DD1 is home waiting for the results of her COVID test. She is feeling much better but still has a terrible cough. I would like to keep her home and let her participate remotely, but school policy is no remote if sick - only if waiting for COVID results or quarantining.
I’m meeting with an academic coach today that specializes in executive dysfunction and ADHD. He may be able to help us with DD1’s NVLD. I’m hopeful.
I started a book on NVLD over the weekend. It describes DD1 perfectly - from her behavior as an infant/toddler, to her food aversions, to her constant stream-of-consciousness talking, her awkward gait when running (but not walking). It all makes sense now. I wish we figured it out sooner.
mae0111, Our school is the same on no remote. If you're just home sick without a full blown quarantine situation, you work on whatever assignments your regular teacher has you do. Our remote students are a fully separate class so they don't want to deal with the back and forth. Good luck with your meeting! I hope you get some good direction!
Our weekend was great. Mini Halloween party was a huge success. The girls had a minor tweenager meltdown over music choices, but we pulled through. It was basically 3 8 year old girls battling wills with 3 6 year old boys. Bound to happen. Mini wedding dinner for my brother was perfect! We got some really gorgeous family photos done out in my yard with the foliage in the background. Then Sunday we took the kids to the zoo to walk around for a bit and then came home to watch football and chill. The zoo had timed tickets, masks were required, and everything was set up in a nice one way loop around. It was a little chilly out, so not crowded at all. It was really nice to have a kind of "normal" feeling weekend with plans, instead of just being cooped up in the house and bored all weekend.
Then I came in to an email this morning that it looks like my team member might be job hunting. I will cry if I lose him.
My kids are both in school for the first time since March this morning. They were so excited to go, I am keeping my fingers crossed that everything goes well. I got there early this morning with both kids and got all of their stuff stored away with their teachers. I am so excited and the house is so quiet.
I think it’s so weird that schools aren’t innovating to allow sick kids to join Zoom meetings. Our school is, in part to encourage parents to keep their kids home even if it’s “just a cold”. DD has a friend who missed a week with a cold, and she was a Zoom kid for the week. Our friend’s 2 kids had strep, so they were Zoomers until they were better.
mommyatty - I agree it’s weird. She’s zooming in to her actual class right now - so not a separate remote class. Her teacher is zooming from home too. It’s just so stupid that she can’t do it to prevent her from infecting everyone else, but she needs to participate if at all possible.
She just told me that she thinks she does better on zoom. I’m going to consider pulling her out next semester.
The book is called “Raising NLD Superstars” by Marcia Brown Rubenstien. I’m only 1/2 way through, and so far there’s not a ton of actionable solutions, but it’s been helping me to hear that we aren’t alone. The ADHD profile just didn’t totally fit her. So while that’s definitely a correct diagnosis, there was something missing that no one could quite figure out.
Post by librarychica on Oct 26, 2020 9:59:49 GMT -5
I have a splitting headache. Like I may take a half day level of splitting. I got news as well that basically all my financial discretion will be taken away for performance bonuses and raises next year. I’m sure my staff is going to be thrilled.
The weekend was great, though! We drove to a friend’s farm and the girls got to ride her horse and play with her baby goats. They were in heaven.
My kids are both in school for the first time since March this morning. They were so excited to go, I am keeping my fingers crossed that everything goes well. I got there early this morning with both kids and got all of their stuff stored away with their teachers. I am so excited and the house is so quiet.
Lucky! I had all three of mine in school for exactly 2 days and then one got quarantined for 2 weeks and then they shut grades 6-12 down again before she got to go back. But those 2 days were GLORIOUS! Sigh, at least my elementary kid gets to stay in person for the time being... although I feel like it’s temporary at this point.
Weekend was fine. Nothing exciting. It got snowy and cold yesterday, which isn’t awesome. I made a pavlova and some muffins. Kids did kid stuff. DH went deer looking (when you go hunting, but only actually look because the things you have tags for are on private land...).
Nothing exciting this week. Our county slid back a step or whatever for covid so now I’m just holding my breath that some of the things that have been lifelines for my kiddos are still allowed to operate. Haven’t heard anything to the contrary yet, so fingers crossed that martial arts, drama club, and riding can continue...
Post by traveltheworld on Oct 26, 2020 10:11:07 GMT -5
DH and DS tested negative for covid. Yay! They technically still have to stay in isolation for the full 14 days, so DS is just hanging out at home. His teacher said she will give him some work at some point, but I'm not entirely convinced she will.
Busy weekend here and I am still exhausted. We went to the aviary on Saturday with my parents. Then DS1 had a soccer game and we went to my parents' place for dinner after. Yesterday, I cleaned the kitchen and bathroom floors. DH and I met my parents and my brother and SIL for an adults only dinner at a nice and fairly empty restaurant. It was tough to get up this morning - the mornings are getting darker and colder.
Friday was a bad day with the dog trying to get the cat and getting me while I was trying to protect the cat. It was my fault, I should have brought the cat through a separate door, but it was raining, and I was trying to make it work. We need a dog trainer to come to our home to work on the dog. cat situation since nothing except keeping them totally separate works. And DH won't do any of the dog training which is very frustrating since he was the one that wanted the dog and picked the dog out (a breed that doesn't get along with cats).
Saturday was fine. Soccer in the morning. The kids and DH went to watch the MI game at a friends house in our pod, and I stayed home which was nice. Sunday we stayed in because numbers are going up, and I wasn't sure about going to the pumpkin patch.
Our nanny is sick. She went to the doctor yesterday (not Covid), but she is out today and tomorrow at a minimum. So I am working from home, and it is snowing. But I have to go into work tonight for the evening since we are short. I am trying to hire someone, but have been plagued by uncertainty which I think is a me problem rather than a candidate problem since I have at least 3 good choices now. I think I just always feel like it should go faster than it does, and now I will be changing the schedule, and I don't want it to feel like a bait and switch. I am in the calling references stage, so I am making forward progress- it just takes time. And you want it to take time, but on the other hand, it is mostly me filling in for the empty schedule spots. And I do really need to get next week together, but it is hard without the nanny. Maybe if I just do next week's schedule without the new person, I will feel better. And the new person will just be gravy. ETA- I guess I did do the schedule for that week- it is the following week after the election that I need.
Post by sandandsea on Oct 26, 2020 11:05:01 GMT -5
We had a race this weekend and ds did very well. Dh did too but that’s normal, not as big of a deal. So it was busy and we got home late last night. Also I’ve determined that I live in a mask compliant bubble area. As soon as we get more than an hour away mask compliance drops dramatically. This weekend it was probably only 50% compliant while at home we see 95%+. We are way more cautious around them and socially distance, etc. but it makes sense why our area has such lower cases compared to most but also makes me believe masks work!
Post by supertrooper1 on Oct 26, 2020 11:10:52 GMT -5
It was cold and windy this weekend which made it hard to do anything outside. We didn't do much on Saturday except go out for lunch. Yesterday, beau, DS and I visited his mom and then went to my parents house for a visit. We really don't know what we're going to do this winter when the weather is bad with everything still closed and no sports for DS.
OMG. We just found out that MA is now on the list of places where my kids can't go or they have to quarantine from school for 14 days. Our town TOUCHES MA. Some people have backyards that are basically in the next state. Store parking lots here are at least half MA license plates. Some kids with divorced parents have parents who live in the next town over, IN MA. This is so insane.
twinmomma, we have that too, but for work not school. I'm in IL, but I can't go to Indiana or WI or maybe even Iowa. 14 days is so long, so my boss said he might accept 5 days quarantine and a negative covid test.
I think it’s so weird that schools aren’t innovating to allow sick kids to join Zoom meetings. Our school is, in part to encourage parents to keep their kids home even if it’s “just a cold”. DD has a friend who missed a week with a cold, and she was a Zoom kid for the week. Our friend’s 2 kids had strep, so they were Zoomers until they were better.
This is how we're operating as well. We don't want parents to send their kids to school with any symptoms at all, so if they are home, we enroll them in the remote classroom and they can follow that schedule. I imagine to do it otherwise encourages people to send their kids to school when they should stay home.
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
OMG. We just found out that MA is now on the list of places where my kids can't go or they have to quarantine from school for 14 days. Our town TOUCHES MA. Some people have backyards that are basically in the next state. Store parking lots here are at least half MA license plates. Some kids with divorced parents have parents who live in the next town over, IN MA. This is so insane.
Yay MA made the naughty list!!
But please everyone, keep playing hockey with no masks.
I think it’s so weird that schools aren’t innovating to allow sick kids to join Zoom meetings. Our school is, in part to encourage parents to keep their kids home even if it’s “just a cold”. DD has a friend who missed a week with a cold, and she was a Zoom kid for the week. Our friend’s 2 kids had strep, so they were Zoomers until they were better.
This is how we're operating as well. We don't want parents to send their kids to school with any symptoms at all, so if they are home, we enroll them in the remote classroom and they can follow that schedule. I imagine to do it otherwise encourages people to send their kids to school when they should stay home.
This is what I’ve been trying to explain to the principal. My kid feels fine, and shall be coughing all over everyone. So... how’s about you let her stay home a few extra days and zoom in??? No? Ok cool - COVID tests for all...
You guys. I’m trying not to get excited, but I talked to my contact today who said they are working hard to get an offer to me, maybe by the end of the week. I’m praying like crazy that I get this job. I love the people I’ve met, and the possibilities with this job are so exciting. Like I feel like I’m not only leaving a shitty situation but I’m going to a situation that is so in line with my values and work style. So please say a pray or think good thoughts for me.
The kids really enjoyed their first day in person at a new school. I was nervous for them, as mid year transfers. But they had a great time, even at aftercare until I could pick them up.
I just realized I have this weekend to get my house in order and finish rearranging so beau and his son can move in. They move in here in two weeks and next weekend we've got the kids and they want to do a final sleepover in the apartment before it's gone. Then we move him in the weekend after that. Ugghhhhh Cue panic list making now.