Re: time on the school bus .. and about Jan

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In a message dated 8/26/2002 9:24:52 PM Central Standard Time,

rdill@... writes:

> She's about to move out again from her parents.

HI Rick

My big kids are moving out this weekend too ............ bitter sweet since

is a big help to me. I know I may gripe but she is about the only one

I trust as a sitter for Sara and when she is living with me she's available

whenever I need her. She doesn't cook or clean ...... here, she says lol but

I did enjoy having my adult daughter around. Now mind you I'll see her daily

heehee I keep Tater during the day for her and I know she won't miss my meals

but it will be sad when she leaves (again) ....... did I mention my adult son

is moving in with leaving me too lol he was only here for 2 months

but it did seem like a year lolololol sons aren't as helpful as daughters lol

and if I heard one more time " Mommmmmmmmmmmm why didn't you buy any chips

this week " I was going to scream

Anyway said she's not moving back lolol we'll see

Kathy mom to Sara 10 ..... and Joe 24, 23 and Kaite 13

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In a message dated 8/26/02 9:24:36 PM Central Daylight Time,

rdill@... writes:

> Once Jan got on the school bus, she always had an hour ride, no matter

> how far the school was. If it was close, she was picked up first and

> then they went everywhere to pick up other kids and finally delivered

> her to school. At that time I got the school bus driver really worried

> because I followed it to see why the 20 minute drive took an hour. Many

> of her placements were really an hour away.

>

never rode a school bus, except on a few field trips. But he

belonged to a social group with the CP Assn. for some time. Often we would

meet them there but there were times. One time we went to a show and rode

their special bus. We were gone from home 6 hours to see a 2 hour show. We

went all over the city. Don't know how they figured out the route. That was

the last time we did that. doesn't have the patience to wait that

many do, in fact he has a very short fuse. Esp. those with wheelchairs that

get hauled around on buses, It takes forever to load one of those buses and

they all wait patiently. It's a good thing, but it's kind of pathetic.

Jessie, mom of , age 37, the light of my life.

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I've gotta say, I love Austin riding the same bus as his brother. I know he

gets where he's going on time, and safely. Gotta say, it's another benefit

of living in a small town, LOL.

Beth, Mom to Austin, 5ds, and Dakota d

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Beth,

Maybe its also a benefit of having twins???

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sons aren't as helpful as daughters lol

and if I heard one more time " Mommmmmmmmmmmm why didn't you buy any chips this

week " I was going to scream

Oh Kathy...this is too funny. I recently found out that TJ and his friends rate

their mother's kitchens. He said I got an F, but his friend JW's mom got an A+.

I asked how she rated so high and he said she had 20 bags of chips. The last

time a few of his friends came over, I ordered pizza. He tells me I got an A

for effort, but I am still failing...lol!

I could not get him to do his own laundry, even after it would pile up for a few

weeks. He told me the other night that he spent $15 on laundry..I'm betting he

quits wearing 3 outfits a day. His laundry excuse before he left was that he'd

find a girl to do it for him at WVU...guess he hasn't found one yet.

I love having around, too....but I got so tired of watching those reality

shows that she enjoys. I have my TV, cell phone and car back and she has

settled in her new apartment.

OH yea, TJ wants to come home for the weekend...........they don't stay gone

that long, huh?

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In a message dated Mon, 26 Aug 2002 10:03:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, JB66111

writes:

> One time we went to a show and rode

> their special bus. We were gone from home 6 hours to see a 2 hour show. We

> went all over the city. Don't know how they figured out

> the route. That was

> the last time we did that.

I drove Stefanie to preschool ... if she rode the bus, the ten minute trip would

take 1 1/2 hours. After that, she rode the same bus as the neighborhood kids,so

her bus ride was the same as theirs. Sometimes special ed kids are routed in

pretty irrational ways, the amount of time they spend on the bus is unimportant

if the school can save money by using one bus to go all over creation! So, they

are subjected to long bus rides that regular ed kids would never be asked to

take..... and their parents would not tolerate.

Here we had special ed kids leaving schools early and arriving late. It was a

matter of convienience for the transportation routing. Who cares if those kids

lose an hour of academics during the day, we gotta get two runs out of those

buses! When the school system refused to change what was going on, a local

parent advocate group filed a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights ... and

guess what ... they agreed it was discrimination, those students were deprived

of school instruction time that the law said they were to have. Now, they

arrive at the same time as the other students and leave at the same time. ;-)

Cheryl in VA

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But of course, , LOL. I knew that would come in handy somehow. LOL

Beth

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In a message dated 8/27/02 10:38:41 AM Central Daylight Time,

linman42@... writes:

> Beth,

> Maybe its also a benefit of having twins???

>

>

>

Nah, probably small town. LOL always road the same bus as her sisters.

road the same big bus as all his neighbors to. Now thats not to

say they never had a lttle yellow bus, they did, but it was purchased to get

kristi to school (a whole block, hehe) during the year or so after her spinal

surgery. that was before and , she's been out of school for

like 3 yrs now. They recently got rid of the little yellow bus and got a

diesel Chevy suburban to haul to school and back every day. :-) and

's grandma is the driver. I love small towns. heehe

Joy (who means populations under 1000 for small towns, but you could go as

high as 2000, lol)