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[Guest guest]

Hi everyone...How is everyone doing?

I am doing well. Keeping up with my goal of weight loss. So far lost

6.5 pounds. (started jan 9th)

So not too bad.

Been exercising & eating much better.

I started a weight loss support group of my own so that is helping a

lot.

I'm about ready for bed soon...i'm finally getting to bed around 12

a.m. instead of 3, 4 a.m. (which i would just stay up & eat all

night instead of sleeping when i was tired trying to get work

done)...now I just get up early & work etc.. MUCH BETTER!

Been off the pop since i started, drinking my water & 1% milk now.

simmons is my main tape i work out to so far.

It will be nice once I can start going outside & doing things. Right

now so cold i can't stand it!

Well I hope everyone is doing well.

Take care & I " ll try to check in again soon.

[Guest guest]

Kathy,

I need to do the same. There is no need for me to keep 's old IEP's

and IFSP's. All his evaluations are on file at Kennedy Krieger - if I ever

need them. I'm just itching to do some major cleaning - but I have to do it

when my dad will be here to haul stuff to the dump (not sure if our trash

carrier would take it or not).

Whenever I visit my dad, I look around and think " what am I going to do with

all this stuff one day? " ....lol! At least my sister Joni will share the

responsibility. Maybe we will get lucky and he'll marry again. He does

have a new woman in his life

Checking in

HI

Life here is a little better, I have Mom totally moved out .......... stuff

brought here and stuff taken to her/our storage unit. Somewhere in all of

this

moving around I misplaced my shredder. Mom borrowed it and when she died I

thought I brought it home .......... and it's not here lol soooooooooooo

dear

hubby bought me another one ..... one sure way of the missing shredder to

show up

heehee I have 2 file cabinets (one 2 drawer, one 4 drawer) and several well

LOTS of boxes of needless paperwork that needs to be thrown away. Most of

this

paper work is Sara's, back to when she was in EI to present. I am such a

packrat I have never thrown away anything with Sara's name on it and since

Ive gone

through this terrible ordeal with moms stuff Im weeding out. I don't want my

older kids to have to go through my stuff and say " What was up with Mom

keeping all of this junk " lol I worked 2 days on my closet, morning till

night and

it pretty much organized for a month I found myself moving boxes of stuff

from one room to another .......... What a waste of time I'm still having

a

hard time getting rid of any of moms stuff but today is garbage day and I do

have quite a bit out in my driveway so I must be getting better with this.

The pool is open but way to cold to swim. Sara attempted yesterday but

didn't

stay in this frigid water long. Bless her heart, she's put on weight since

last yr. all stemming from her medicine and me not watching what she's been

eating. She told me after she got into her suit that she needs to diet,

listing

all of the foods she NEEDS to eat and not eat. I wish she loved salads but

she

really is not crazy about raw veggies. I see Sara's is maturing if she can

look

at her self in a suit and say " ooooh Im so chubby " she now sounds like all

of

my girls (only she is the only one who really is chubby) Kaite takes her for

daily walks and she plays hard outside everyday. I think Im going to look

into

a nutritionist and see if they can help .......... really this might be a

waste of time since I DO NOT have a hubby that will coparent in this area. I

constantly hear " if Sara wants this let her have it " ..... HELLO ..... maybe

hubby

needs the nutrition counseling more than Sara does lol I do love him dearly

but he is of no help when it comes to the girls and saying NO

Sara's IEP meeting is May 10th and I foresee that this will be the battle of

my life. They look down, flat out refuse to include children at this level

and

I will settle for nothing less than what she has now in 5th grade. Sara's

best friends Mom told me the same, so at least we will be united on this

issue.

Now I have to ASAP educate her on how to run meetings and take control and

teach her the laws by May 10th ....... her meeting date also lol I will send

an

advocate with her to help her stay focused.

Well, nothing else new, we are bailing to Destin with all of my sibs and

their kids Memorial Day week. We are all starved for fun and togetherness

.... and

not at MY house this year heehee the beach is where I want to run to when

life

overwhelms me, so after my May IEP meeting I'll be sitting on go lol

Love you all

Kathy mom to Sara 12

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As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

Josh. 24:15

[Guest guest]

Kathy,

There is a young woman, whose mom is on the Down-syn list, who does weight

watchers. She lost her extra pounds and continues to eat nutritiously. WW

allows points per day (with flex points to use during the week for special

meals), stresses drinking fluid, eating veggies, getting fiber in and slowly

incorporates excercising (and you add points for that!). Journaling is a

must (she can get help) and subtracting points could help her with math. I

started WW almost a month ago and have lost over 10 pounds. I buy all fat

free products available and basically eat whatever I want within reason.

also lost 3 pounds - I'm sure it's because of the fat free stuff I

am buying. The minimum age to join is 10 years and I think a note from the

doctors is required for minor children.

Bless her heart, she's put on weight since

> last yr. all stemming from her medicine and me not watching what she's

been

> eating. She told me after she got into her suit that she needs to diet,

> listing

> all of the foods she NEEDS to eat and not eat. I wish she loved salads but

> she

> really is not crazy about raw veggies. I see Sara's is maturing if she can

> look

> at her self in a suit and say " ooooh Im so chubby " she now sounds like all

> of

> my girls (only she is the only one who really is chubby) Kaite takes her

for

> daily walks and she plays hard outside everyday. I think Im going to look

> into

> a nutritionist and see if they can help .......... really this might be a

> waste of time since I DO NOT have a hubby that will coparent in this area.

I

> constantly hear " if Sara wants this let her have it " ..... HELLO .....

maybe

> hubby

> needs the nutrition counseling more than Sara does lol I do love him

dearly

> but he is of no help when it comes to the girls and saying NO

>

>

> Sara's IEP meeting is May 10th and I foresee that this will be the battle

of

> my life. They look down, flat out refuse to include children at this level

> and

> I will settle for nothing less than what she has now in 5th grade. Sara's

> best friends Mom told me the same, so at least we will be united on this

> issue.

> Now I have to ASAP educate her on how to run meetings and take control and

> teach her the laws by May 10th ....... her meeting date also lol I will

send

> an

> advocate with her to help her stay focused.

>

> Well, nothing else new, we are bailing to Destin with all of my sibs and

> their kids Memorial Day week. We are all starved for fun and togetherness

> ... and

> not at MY house this year heehee the beach is where I want to run to when

> life

> overwhelms me, so after my May IEP meeting I'll be sitting on go lol

>

>

> Love you all

>

>

> Kathy mom to Sara 12

>

> ¸...¸ ___/ /\ \___ ¸...¸

> ,·´º o`·, /__/ _/\_ \__\ ,·´º o`·,

> ```)¨(´´´ | | | | | | | | | ```)¨(´´´

> ¸,.-·²°´ ¸,.-·~·~·-.,¸ `°²·-.¸

>

> As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

> Josh. 24:15

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