For a very long time I have battled with my daughter's doctor to try and get an appointment with a specialist to see if she does indeed suffer with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder). Due to the type of health insurance that covers Katie, a referral is mandatory. Even with numerous evaluations from her elementary school stating that in their opinion she does indeed show signs for ADD, Katie's pediatrician keeps insisting that she is quite young yet and will most likely "grow out of this phase".
I am not forcing this issue because I want Katie on some kind of adhd medication. I want to make sure so that all the necessary steps can be taken to help her out more in school. I get daily behavior/status reports from her teacher. For the most part she does very well. Except for when it comes time to read. She does so poorly in that subject and it is not because she can't read but because she cannot stay focus, she loses interest almost immediately when it comes to sitting down and reading a book. You have to constantly keep her on track. It is so frustrating but mostly for her. She WANTS to enjoy reading but she just can't. And although the school will allow her more time on her FCAT ( Florida's lame ass excuse for a competency test)this year if she does not pass it they will hold her back. That means she would have repeated not only Kindergarten but also the Third grade. I am at my witts end with this dilemma. Any suggestions? I am desperate.
Showing posts with label education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label education. Show all posts
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Monday, August 18, 2008
New school year and a Hurricane to boot!
The kids started back to school today. Everything was ready the night before so this morning went smooth as silk.
Jeff is a senior this year. I still can't get over the fact that by this time next year he will be a freshman in college (both fingers crossed). They grow up to damn fast! Jeff is excited about this being his last year in high school but he did wish to be able to at least spend one year in the new school. That won't happen because the new building will not be ready until next year. Officially his graduating class (2009) will be the last class of the old school.
Katie was so cute this morning. She had her clothes laid out from last night. She woke herself up, got herself dressed and packed her own snack while I made her breakfast. When I dropped her off she was more excited about getting the heck out of the car that she almost forgot to kiss me goodbye. She was decked out in all Hannah Montana clothes to even her shoes. She is growing up too fast!
I have been watching the updates of Tropical Storm Fay which I now believe is an official Hurricane. It figures. The kids are back to school and a Hurricane is headed in our direction. Not really sure where exactly it will make landfall. They are projecting somewhere north of Tampa but you know it can go anywhere! So... I have been filling jugs of water and stocking up on necessary survival items. We have batteries, flashlights, gas for the grill and the cooler is ready in case we need to put perishables in there. We have plenty of ice and the animals have enough food for two weeks.
I am not really worried about the storm itself but I am really nervous on the condition of the huge tree in our backyard. Every time we get a storm with some strong winds, the tree looses some good size branches. I can only imagine what is going to happen when winds sustaining at over 85 miles an hour is going to do. Hopefully if it does up root the tree it will fall away from the house. Otherwise this thing is going to take out the lanai and possibly the back wall of the house. We have warned the landlord several times but he has not done diddly. All I can say is good luck to the landman if that happens because we will be outta there in a heartbeat!
There is a lot of stuff that I am dealing with at the moment. I promise in the next few days I will let you know all about it. For now though I have tons of work to do...
Jeff is a senior this year. I still can't get over the fact that by this time next year he will be a freshman in college (both fingers crossed). They grow up to damn fast! Jeff is excited about this being his last year in high school but he did wish to be able to at least spend one year in the new school. That won't happen because the new building will not be ready until next year. Officially his graduating class (2009) will be the last class of the old school.
Katie was so cute this morning. She had her clothes laid out from last night. She woke herself up, got herself dressed and packed her own snack while I made her breakfast. When I dropped her off she was more excited about getting the heck out of the car that she almost forgot to kiss me goodbye. She was decked out in all Hannah Montana clothes to even her shoes. She is growing up too fast!
I have been watching the updates of Tropical Storm Fay which I now believe is an official Hurricane. It figures. The kids are back to school and a Hurricane is headed in our direction. Not really sure where exactly it will make landfall. They are projecting somewhere north of Tampa but you know it can go anywhere! So... I have been filling jugs of water and stocking up on necessary survival items. We have batteries, flashlights, gas for the grill and the cooler is ready in case we need to put perishables in there. We have plenty of ice and the animals have enough food for two weeks.
I am not really worried about the storm itself but I am really nervous on the condition of the huge tree in our backyard. Every time we get a storm with some strong winds, the tree looses some good size branches. I can only imagine what is going to happen when winds sustaining at over 85 miles an hour is going to do. Hopefully if it does up root the tree it will fall away from the house. Otherwise this thing is going to take out the lanai and possibly the back wall of the house. We have warned the landlord several times but he has not done diddly. All I can say is good luck to the landman if that happens because we will be outta there in a heartbeat!
There is a lot of stuff that I am dealing with at the moment. I promise in the next few days I will let you know all about it. For now though I have tons of work to do...
Monday, April 28, 2008
Riddle me this Batman...
Sorry for being away... you can blame my absence on this:
2(2x-4) - 3(4x-1) = 2(x+3)
I had my class yesterday and I know how to do this but my mind was a blank... which is not really all that unusual. I get that way when I am under pressure. Good thing I am not a 911 dispatcher:)
My son was sitting next to me making sure that I was doing it the right way and when I froze he said " looks like we need to work on your memorization skills Missy" WTF? That came from my 17 year old. I didn't know whether to be pissed or proud of him at that point so I just gave him a blank stare. Yeah... that always works.
2(2x-4) - 3(4x-1) = 2(x+3)
I had my class yesterday and I know how to do this but my mind was a blank... which is not really all that unusual. I get that way when I am under pressure. Good thing I am not a 911 dispatcher:)
My son was sitting next to me making sure that I was doing it the right way and when I froze he said " looks like we need to work on your memorization skills Missy" WTF? That came from my 17 year old. I didn't know whether to be pissed or proud of him at that point so I just gave him a blank stare. Yeah... that always works.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
I hate. loathe... better yet DESPISE Algebra!
I have spent more than 24 hours (not all together) studying the chapter and doing practice problems and all the extra problems just so I can wrap my tiny mind around the "basics" and after taking the quiz and the test I end up with 43.50 out of 50 possible. That's a "B" people. I know that a B is still good but it took all that damn work for just a B. Oy... this is just the first week! I guess it's a good thing I am not working because I probably would be failing this damn course right now!!!
ok... I am done venting... I need a drink! Maybe a couple... screw it, I am going for the bottle!
ok... I am done venting... I need a drink! Maybe a couple... screw it, I am going for the bottle!
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Same (bleep) different day.
I have been working hard on the algebra and damn I feel like my brain will implode any second now. I am taking a break so I thought I should post to keep you all up to date.
I spoke to the Human Resource Dept ( owner's wife) on Thursday regarding the pay I received. It turns out that the owner told the office manager to inform me that he could only pay $10.00/hour. It would have been fine and I would have worked anyway... but her not telling me made me a little leery. Did she think I wouldn't have filled in? Just be straight with me and there won't be any problems. Geez.. I am not a monster and the money helped.
Yesterday, we took my parents out to dinner to celebrate my dad's 61st birthday. They had a great time and I know my parents were grateful just to go somewhere. They have spent some money on a new water heater and they are redoing the kitchen. So a break was good for them. Afterwards we brought an apple pie back to their house to eat. I would love to help them out this weekend painting and replacing the floor but this algebra is a monster and I really want to keep my GPA.. so all the studying and work needs to pay off.
Also a reminder people to submit your ideas for the contest being held for Regalo Boutique. The details are here.
I spoke to the Human Resource Dept ( owner's wife) on Thursday regarding the pay I received. It turns out that the owner told the office manager to inform me that he could only pay $10.00/hour. It would have been fine and I would have worked anyway... but her not telling me made me a little leery. Did she think I wouldn't have filled in? Just be straight with me and there won't be any problems. Geez.. I am not a monster and the money helped.
Yesterday, we took my parents out to dinner to celebrate my dad's 61st birthday. They had a great time and I know my parents were grateful just to go somewhere. They have spent some money on a new water heater and they are redoing the kitchen. So a break was good for them. Afterwards we brought an apple pie back to their house to eat. I would love to help them out this weekend painting and replacing the floor but this algebra is a monster and I really want to keep my GPA.. so all the studying and work needs to pay off.
Also a reminder people to submit your ideas for the contest being held for Regalo Boutique. The details are here.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Another term has begun...
hence the reason for no post yesterday. Besides filling in at work yesterday and accessing my classes, I was to exhausted to spend any time in the evening online. College algebra is going to be a hard one for me. I have no doubt that I will not complete the course but I am already having my doubts on how much of this I am going to understand. My son has already volunteered to tutor me... such an angel he is.
My software applications class is about Vista and Office 2007. I have both so I should pass this course with flying colors. I will really feel dumb if I don't:)
It was bitter sweet leaving work yesterday knowing that once again I will be without a job. The business is picking up only slightly but the techs are doing a much better job at selling their jobs than they were before. I enjoyed working with everyone and I will miss them.
The only real issue I have is that when they paid me for four days work it was not at my regular wage. Instead of making $12.50 an hour they paid me $10.oo. I don't know if they intended to do that or not. When I was originally called and asked to fill in, I was told that they would pay me cash but the amount was never discussed, so I just assumed it was at the same wage I was making before they laid me off. I would also assume that if my regular wage was an issue that they would have told me what they could pay me. So... I did place a call and spoke to the office manager and she will ask them. Somehow though I feel like a heathen for even asking.
Ok everyone, I have more reading to do so I will catch up with all of you later....
Don't forget about the Regalo Boutique contest. I am too lazy to post a link to it so just scroll down a few posts and you should find it with no problems....
My software applications class is about Vista and Office 2007. I have both so I should pass this course with flying colors. I will really feel dumb if I don't:)
It was bitter sweet leaving work yesterday knowing that once again I will be without a job. The business is picking up only slightly but the techs are doing a much better job at selling their jobs than they were before. I enjoyed working with everyone and I will miss them.
The only real issue I have is that when they paid me for four days work it was not at my regular wage. Instead of making $12.50 an hour they paid me $10.oo. I don't know if they intended to do that or not. When I was originally called and asked to fill in, I was told that they would pay me cash but the amount was never discussed, so I just assumed it was at the same wage I was making before they laid me off. I would also assume that if my regular wage was an issue that they would have told me what they could pay me. So... I did place a call and spoke to the office manager and she will ask them. Somehow though I feel like a heathen for even asking.
Ok everyone, I have more reading to do so I will catch up with all of you later....
Don't forget about the Regalo Boutique contest. I am too lazy to post a link to it so just scroll down a few posts and you should find it with no problems....
Saturday, April 12, 2008
I am not lazy....just super busy:)
It's been awhile but I have had things to do...
I did work the one day at my previous job and it was somehow different. I mean the people were the same and the job was the same but I felt weird. Like I truly didn't belong. The techs were funny as usual and the majority of them hated that fact that I would not be permanent but I was told how valuable I am and that they are working hard to bring me back. But with all that said, I thought to myself..."Do I really want to come back?" I am however filling in again while two of the office staff go to St. Louis for a Customer Service Seminar. I have worked Friday and will be working Monday-Wednesday of next week.
The kids have already been on Spring Break and we were still able to take them to Busch Gardens on the Friday before they went back to school. We didn't spend quite as much as we would normally but the kids didn't complain. It was good that we had season passes and we spent very little on snacks and ate our main meal outside the park.
I just finished my second term of school on Tuesday and I am pretty sure that I made the President's List again. I am noticing that each term is getting a little more involved. I had English Composition and Marketing which both had term papers that were a big part of the grade and it was very intense and involving but I did receive 100's on them. I need to be able to manage my time better so I do not have to burn the midnight oil so often. My next classes, College Algebra and Software Applications will start on Wednesday, April 16th. So I am trying to take advantage of the week off.
I have come up with an idea for a contest involving Regalo Boutique and you fellow bloggers. I don't want to give too much of it away but I promise if you check back before the weekend is over the post will be up and running.
Also if there is anyone that would like to ask me question just for the heck of it or to get to know me a little better... please ask away.
I did work the one day at my previous job and it was somehow different. I mean the people were the same and the job was the same but I felt weird. Like I truly didn't belong. The techs were funny as usual and the majority of them hated that fact that I would not be permanent but I was told how valuable I am and that they are working hard to bring me back. But with all that said, I thought to myself..."Do I really want to come back?" I am however filling in again while two of the office staff go to St. Louis for a Customer Service Seminar. I have worked Friday and will be working Monday-Wednesday of next week.
The kids have already been on Spring Break and we were still able to take them to Busch Gardens on the Friday before they went back to school. We didn't spend quite as much as we would normally but the kids didn't complain. It was good that we had season passes and we spent very little on snacks and ate our main meal outside the park.
I just finished my second term of school on Tuesday and I am pretty sure that I made the President's List again. I am noticing that each term is getting a little more involved. I had English Composition and Marketing which both had term papers that were a big part of the grade and it was very intense and involving but I did receive 100's on them. I need to be able to manage my time better so I do not have to burn the midnight oil so often. My next classes, College Algebra and Software Applications will start on Wednesday, April 16th. So I am trying to take advantage of the week off.
I have come up with an idea for a contest involving Regalo Boutique and you fellow bloggers. I don't want to give too much of it away but I promise if you check back before the weekend is over the post will be up and running.
Also if there is anyone that would like to ask me question just for the heck of it or to get to know me a little better... please ask away.
Monday, November 5, 2007
Busy Weekend... Busier week ahead
This weekend was daunting and exhausting.
I managed to:
I managed to:
- Get all the laundry done
- Take Jeff back and forth to work
- Scrub the downstairs floor ( Hardwood)
- Cook dinner
- Grocery shopping
- Clean dinner dishes
- Get all the necessary paperwork done for my online classes
- Piss Chris off several times (apparently that is what I am most excellent at;)
- Make Potato Salad AND egg salad.
- And a bunch of little odds and ends
Now that we have a second computer in the house ( I am the Queen of one computer that's all mine) mainly because of my school requirements and the fact that I will need to be on more than all the other heathens that live here. Also because Chris has takin a likin to Guild Wars and now plays with his buddy Phil, who happens to live in England. Don't even ask how many hours he played this weekend.
I am so super hyped about starting school on Wednesday. I am so nervous and anxious and really worried whether or not I will make it. I just hope my family will understand that I will need their help. Pfft.. who am I kidding. They expect me to be Wonder Woman.
Friday, November 2, 2007
It's official... I have lost my mind...
after being out of school for almost 19 years, I have decided to further my education by enrolling at a University that allows me to get my Bachelors online. I am going for Bachelors of Science in Business. I have wanted to do this for over ten years but figured my life was too hectic and with raising a young family it wouldn't be feasible to do. This is going to take me until 2011 to complete but I am so anxious to get started. My first class starts this Wednesday, November 7th.
My family is behind me 100 percent and my son has volunteered to help me with my math... haha... thanks Jeff. I just may take you up on that offer.
There are three reasons that factored my decision to pursue this. 1: Proving to Jeff just how important an education really is to getting a better paying job, 2: This will give me tremendous knowledge to get the online store where it should be and maintaining the business and 3: To get me out of my dead end, going nowhere job I have now. Before you ask whether or not I got a chance to talk to my boss about a raise, the answer is no. He has not been in long enough to corner and apparently his golf game is far more important.
Wish me luck.
My family is behind me 100 percent and my son has volunteered to help me with my math... haha... thanks Jeff. I just may take you up on that offer.
There are three reasons that factored my decision to pursue this. 1: Proving to Jeff just how important an education really is to getting a better paying job, 2: This will give me tremendous knowledge to get the online store where it should be and maintaining the business and 3: To get me out of my dead end, going nowhere job I have now. Before you ask whether or not I got a chance to talk to my boss about a raise, the answer is no. He has not been in long enough to corner and apparently his golf game is far more important.
Wish me luck.
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