Umm what? She’s 8. She needs reminders to do things. 8 year olds are still leaning habits. Remind her to turn the water off when she’s done. She doesn’t need to pay you anything.
We tried to get pregnant in 2019. It didn’t work. This year I’ll be able to focus a little more on fitness goals. My friend and I have been contemplating swimming Alcatraz October 2020. We aren’t a solid yes yet. But it’s something to look forward to. I’d also like to finally get to a 10k open water swim this next summer.
Most public schools are not unwilling to provide adequate services but many are unable to. One of my schools has 175 students on ieps. Honestly, it is impossible for any organization to provide "adequate" services for the individual needs of those 175 students with 6 teachers (2 with chronic illnesses) 5 assistants and 1 part-time school psy, speech path, ot, and pt. But everyday we show up and do our fucking best with the limited resources the state gives us. We also have 3 sped teaching vacancies at that one school. There are no unemployed teachers in my state. My district is also regularly fined by the state for over-identifying so we lose even more funding because the state believes we're providing too many services. So please stop saying schools are unwilling. It's just not true. (Rant over)
As for OP, homeschooling can be good for some kids. The fact that you would be hiring a reading specialist to do the reading instruction makes it better. I'm generally not a fan of homeschool but there are thousands of kids who benefit from it and it's the best choice. If you choose that route, please continue to do your reading instruction through a specialist.
I agree. In other words, the system is broken. And we show up and do our very best for students every damn day. I have one kid who gets reading intervention 4 days a week, and reading instruction from me 4 days a week. That’s 8 sessions of reading instruction weekly. And not just for him, we do that for a lot of students.
My cat had surgery on Friday to remove her suspected melanoma lump. My H brought her in, and I picked her up, and somehow I was getting all of the blame for the vet trip and he was still getting kitty cuddles while I was getting shunned. She's doing well though, and we should have full pathology results on Monday. She was also cuddling with me last night, I think because I was warm and available, and my H was playing computer games, but I'm on the path to forgiveness. LOL!
I'm currently drinking a protein shake and waking up enough to go to the gym. I read a supposed spoiler about Midsommer (I think?) on Twitter last night and it caused me to have one long continuous and nightmary dream that I kept waking up from and then falling back into when I got back to sleep. Ugh.
We're supposed to get snow in a few hours, and I'm kind of hoping we just get dumped on and get to cozy up in the house for the next week.
Midsommar is such a weird and scary movie. But I could not stop watching it!
We use SIPPS (systematic instruction in phonics, phonological awareness, sight words ) for mtss and Orton Gillingham for sped. SIPPS has quite a few similarities with OG and Wired for Reading. I think it’s a solid approach to intervention. But it took years for our school to get something that really works to support our tier 2 kids.
She did not qualify for an IEP, just a 504, which was a joke (think stress balls, and large print, not actual teaching). They said she scored "too high" to get an IEP, and completely ignored the huge disparity between her cognitive ability, otherwise, and her ability to make sense of the written word. My choice was to do something else with her, or hire an attorney to fight the school, which would have probably gotten her an IEP, but the school district we were in did not have teachers or resources to actually implement anything effective for kids with Dyslexia, at that time, and my kid could not wait for them to get their shit together. It has gotten better, since then, but most people I know still need an attorney or at least an advocate to get services, and the services are not always science based.
This was our experience with my SD. She also scored “too high” on reading comprehension and other state standardized testing, so we were told she could not qualify for an IEP on that basis, but she couldn’t spell anything to save her life and oral reading was a huge struggle for her. We even had her privately evaluated by a Neuropsychiatrist who diagnosed her with dyslexia (among other things) and recommended an IEP, but the school refused to provide one. Only a 504, which really did very little. We were not able to get the resources we needed for her in the classroom, and so we had to supplement with private OG tutoring outside of school. (Homeschooling never would have been an option for us).
Are there any interventions/small groups that she is part of at school? I mean if a student doesn’t qualify for an iep they don’t qualify. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t struggling. Your school should have RTI (response to intervention) or MTSS (multi tiered systems of support). Which would mean your child would be getting tier 2 supports, like small, targeted reading and math groups, etc. Is this happening? Or has this taken place in the past?
Low iron means you have very little energy. I’m not sure this is correlated. But, maybe I’m wrong.
her iron levels are in the normal range, but the ferritin is on the really low end.
and she is not anemic or low energy (at all!)
she is a challenging child for sure...we all just want to sleep again. 6+ months of this is wearing us all down. She was a great sleeper for the first 2+ years
It takes a very long time for ferritin levels to return to normal. At least speaking as an adult. My ferritin was at a 5, while all other iron levels were very normal. I started taking a supplement around October 2019. I had a recheck in December, I was at a 10. I need to be 30 or above. I have another recheck sometime in February. Basically, it takes a long time for iron supplements to work.
I’m working out this morning. Apparently it may or may not snow in the next couple of day and it supposed to get really cold. So I’ll get my groceries today instead of tomorrow. Other than that I’m hoping to be extremely lazy.
Crap. I’m sorry. Over my years of teaching I’ve had two kids with broken legs, a couple broken arms and wrists. They were all very resilient and w to be at school. I had a kid break her arm this year and she came to school the next day. Obviously it’s not the same as the leg. But kids can be tough.
I’m guessing you can change the tension on the pedals to make it easier to get out of the pedal. The tension shouldn’t be so loose that they can’t stay clipped. Find out do you can change the tension in the pedal.
So we decided to do Depot lupron for 2 months then start the next fet cycle with lupron. Next transfer is tentivly scheduled for early March. Honestly I have just been focusing on getting through the holidays as that was (tw loss) when we were going to announce to our families.
Currently trying to work on getting my weight back down as I gained several pounds that I didn't need as I am already overweight during the loss and holiday time period because I just couldn't care about food and making better choices in regards to it
I had to stop the depot lupron. I felt so yucky on it. Hot flashes, night sweats. And my body was just sore. I hope it’s better for you.
First day back at school and it will be a slow start! We are changing desks, going over procedure and expectations. Just easing our way back to the grind. I did get my 5 am workout in this morning.
Friday: HIIt workout Saturday: off Sunday: I’m trying to slowly get back into running outside. I broke my ankle almost five years ago and it’s still shitty and I need surgery at some point. BUT, I can still run indoors and I survived a short run outside today with minimal pain and a short run last Thursday. I won’t be doing a marathon anytime soon. But I’m going to try to go outside once or twice a week for a short distance.
My triggers are hydration and ? I am chronically anemic - I should see if an iron supplement would help. I take Imitrex (if that doesn't help, the only thing that works is throwing up and sleep). I am thinking about looking in to Botox - but I don't get them enough, I think.
You have my sympathies. Migraines suck.
I take Slow FE twice a week. My gynecologist recommended it. My ferritin is super low and it’s actually starting to work. Of course ask your dr first. But it might be a supplement to look into.
joenali - sending good thoughts as you try to make a decision about what's next. I know the only real way to confirm endometriosis is laparoscopy. Is it the same for adenomyosis?
Definitively it’s a hysterectomy. But my RE said he could see it on the ultrasound. You can also have an mri done to confirm. So I’ll be asking about that as well. Since the endometrial tissue is growing inside the muscle wall of the uterus it can’t be seen using or removed by laparoscopic surgery.
We are doing well. I have an email out to an embryo donation agency requesting more information via phone call. They are located in Denver so unfortunately we can’t meet in person. I think egg donation is off the table because of costs. I also have an email out to my gyn requesting info on hysterectomy and making sure we’ve done all testing needed to really confirm my diagnosis of adenomyosis. I checked the amount of sick leave have available in case we go the hysterectomy route. I have more than enough. Hopefully we’ll have some sort of decision made in the next couple of weeks. I’ve also stopped lupron injections. I did not like his it made me feel at all. My mother also reminded me of my age. Thanks mom!!
I woke up sick this morning. I have to go to work tomorrow there is no way I could have a sub the first day back at school. Looks like I’ll be doing nothing all day long.
I also basically stopped buying newly manufactured clothes for myself about a year ago since the fashion industry is another huge contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. I’m not in the workforce so that makes it easier, but I truly don’t “need” anything that I don’t already have. I have made a few exceptions that I felt I could justify (women owned STEM clothing, a Patagonia fleece made from 100% recycled materials, running shirt made from recycled ocean plastic) but otherwise have only worn what I already have, used Rent the Runway, or picked up things at secondhand stores. It hasn’t been that hard. Every time I get bored with my clothes, the season changes.
Oh yes I forgot about that! I don’t shop much but all my work and casual clothes from the past 3 years have been from 2nd hand stores.
A few years ago I gave up fast fashion stores like Old Navy, H&M, Target, etc.
This year I did buy some new athletic gear because I got a gift card, but otherwise I plan to stick to thrifting. It’s so economical too!
My friends and I have clothing exchanges a few times a year. I always bring a lot and usually come back with several new to me clothing items. It’s super fun too! We tend to have them seasonally.
I would love to reduce the amount of paper I use at school. It’s horrible. If I mess up on a copy job I put the pile in a scrap bin for the kids to use. But I use so much paper and I’m sure what gets sent home also is recycled. I don’t know how to minimize this part of my life. Thoughts?
Put worksheets in paper protectors or plastic sleeves and have kids use dry erase markers. Use the worksheets again For other groups or days as needed or even save them for next year.
I’ve actually done that for our math games. But honestly, just on our team of five alone there are 125 students. The paper use is out of control. Even if we double side things.
I would love to reduce the amount of paper I use at school. It’s horrible. If I mess up on a copy job I put the pile in a scrap bin for the kids to use. But I use so much paper and I’m sure what gets sent home also is recycled. I don’t know how to minimize this part of my life. Thoughts?
I would suggest going to a dispensary and talking to them-you’ll find they’re usually very knowledgeable and can recommend different strains or even if you should smoke or use edibles or whatnot.
This.
But also look into a company called Dosist which does a high CBD, low THC blend for various ailments. The THC is what gets you high while CBD is what is being touted for medicinal properties — but in my experience, CBD alone is unlikely to provide any immediate/rescue pain relief properties.
Yes. A thc, cbd 1:1 could help you with migraines. I was taking a 1:1 for awhile to help with some neck pain. It worked ok, but I actually did notice an improvement in my anxiety. I used an edible but was told a tincture would work faster. But the flavor is just something I couldn’t get past. So I opted for edibles.
We don’t have anything purchased or planned yet. Just ideas that we send our travel agent.
Another place I’d like to go is Lake Cowichan on Vancouver island. It’s so pretty and so relaxing. I’d love to find lake property up there but it’s quite expensive. And from where we live it takes about a whole day to get there.
Last day of break! I spent yesterday afternoon in my classroom making copies and planning the week. I’m so glad I went in yesterday. I don’t have to think of school until Monday morning.
DH and are going to the gym at noon and then my team from school is having a party tonight. We try to all get together at least once during break. It should be fun.