Guest guest Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 She's a cutie I see she likes Dora also Dora's one of s favorte shows starts preschool next Tue. Sept. 6th Bridgette --- " Gail M. Kimball " <gmkimball@...> wrote: > Darn those teachers - they worked her too hard. I > just found her on the couch. > > Gail > ************************************************ > " A Creative Mess is Better Than Tidy Idleness " > (author unknown) - > " I must be the most creative person on earth! " - > Gail Kimball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 adores Doh-bah! I made that throw for her (with a matching set for her doll cradle) for her birthday. My mom made her a Dora satchel to take to and from school - kind of like a messenger bag so that she doesn't have the weight put on her left shoulder. And wouldn't you know it - but the new sneakers we bought for school are Dora - and they have ABC's on it, so they match the satchel. Pretty scary, huh?? Hope enjoys preschool. gail Re: After School She's a cutie I see she likes Dora also Dora's one ofs favorte shows starts preschool nextTue. Sept. 6th Bridgette--- "Gail M. Kimball" <gmkimball@...> wrote:> Darn those teachers - they worked her too hard. I> just found her on the couch.> > Gail> ************************************************> "A Creative Mess is Better Than Tidy Idleness"> (author unknown) - > "I must be the most creative person on earth!" -> Gail Kimball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 What a cutie pie!!!!! :0) Give her a hug from me and Mo. Mo sacks out like that after school too. won't go down. He's stubborn :0) He starts Pre K Wednesday. Love you guys. Shellie"Gail M. Kimball" <gmkimball@...> wrote: Darn those teachers - they worked her too hard. I just found her on the couch. Gail************************************************"A Creative Mess is Better Than Tidy Idleness" (author unknown) - "I must be the most creative person on earth!" - Gail Kimball__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 Hi Tabitha- I have 2 children is 11 (ds) and is 8. s is up at 6am and the bus picks up at 720 a and he is home @ 250p. Most of the time he is asleep on the bus in the afternoon and i have to bribe him to get up and off( he is just too big to carry any longer.). Between the 2 we have lots of after school activities to attend . bowls once a week on a challenger league, challenger soccer will also be once a week, has boy scouts once a week , special olympic basket will be 2x a week and attends a dance class once a week for children with down syndrome at the Boston Ballet which he LOVES!!! He is not too interested in snow so it keeps him active during that season. My daughter also takes 2 dance classes a week and wants to. Start girl scouts. Depending on when the activity starts we either do homework b4 then supper and go out or goes to the activity then supper and home work. As you can see there really isn't a lot of time to fill up and they go to bed ( we try) by 830 on school nights. Check in your area for challenger activities I they are great and the kids go at their own pace, there is no pressure. I not sure if I helped or not but I have found brandon does better at the challenger sports and does not get angry and frustrated as easy. Seeing this all written down makes me realize why I am soo tired all the time ! Here I was thinking I was just getting old lol! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry After school I just got done looking at the forum for the local Down Syndrome Association and realized we get about 3 posts a year - I'm so glad I found this (more talkative group! My basic question is this ... how do you fill up those hours between school and bed? Anika is in first grade. She gets up at 6 (sometimes earlier), is on the bus by 7, and home by 3. She hasn't napped in forever (though would benefit from it) and is pretty tired afterschool. She's basically in bed by 6 or 6:30. What we've been doing is: home, snack, movie, dinner, bed. She can be really rude, have frequent meltdowns, and hit other kids (esp. her sister) in those 3 hours so I'm reluctant to get her into sports or Girl Scouts - but this doesn't seem like a healthy lifestyle. I feel like I'm setting her up for obesity (though she's perfect-weight right now). Pretty soon we'll have homework - where's that going to fit in? We just moved away from a big old backyard (sigh) to a condo with very little patio so we are in the house much more than before. Especially those of you who have 2+ kids - what do you do afterschool and how do you work it in? Tabatha Mom-o-2 girls (3 yo and almost 6 yo with DS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Hi Tabatha, I remember wondering what I was supposed to do with my boys when they were as young as your kiddos...and my time was from like 6pm to 8pm...LOL!! I have 3 kids, 13, 11, and 8. is 8 and has Ds. I take her and pick her up each day so she doesn't have to get up until 7am. Her bedtime is 8pm. She needs every bit of that time to sleep. After school, we usually come home since her brothers get home around 4:30 (I pick her up at around 3:15). Since she is my youngest, I am in a little different situation and I will save errands for that time and it is just mommy and time. When we get home, she eats a snack and then she can watch tv, play in the house...she is usually following me around. After the boys get home, she is either still following me around or driving them crazy. Since school is back and they have a tough academic schedule, I normally do flash cards with her, work on phonics and reading, sing our heads off and dance around like fools :0). Around 6, I start to make dinner and she starts to wind down...I see her getting really sleepy at this time and as much as I want her to fall asleep, she won't eat dinner if I let her doze. Now that I've typed all that, I'm thinking none of that helped you one bit...duh. When my boys were 3 and 6, we goofed around alot. I worked and they went to daycare, but I had to entertain them from 6 until 8ish and I was (and am) a single mom. I made super fast dinners and then bathed both of them. It would be about 6:45 and I wasn't going to have them playing outside, they just took a bath, so we would just play. The TV would be on, but back then it was Barney videos. We built with Legos, read stories, they beat each other up...I had to break them up. We were not in any activities at this time. We colored, glued and cut. I put up some glow in the dark stars in their room and we would turn the lights off and pretend we were outside. We talked, alot. My oldest son has struggled with weight since he was 7...out of nowhere he just ballooned and it's only been since the beginning of this year that we finally got a handle on his weight...or at least a handle on how to keep it where it is and not gain anymore, so I understand your fears. It happens and it is VERY hard to undo. My boys don't have any developmental issues, although they are quite " touched " :0) I started in cheer leading last year, and the little twerp just stood there. I'm talking hands on her hips, I'm not doing this no matter what you say...and this was after she BEGGED me to cheer. She went to every single practice and I made her stay with her squad, whether she cheered or not. And don't you know this little smarty pants came home after every practice and did every cheer PERFECTLY? It was like taking $200 and throwing it out the window...but mommy learned a good lesson; does not like to perform in front of other people...on demand. We did a special needs baseball team, but she was just too pooped out to really get into it. This year we are going to try girl scouts, but I have a feeling that she will just be too tired. But, we will try...because you never know. The singing and dancing like monkeys is a lot of fun...I have this little karaoke machine thing that has a video camera in it and you plug it into the tv and point it at yourself. It came with two microphones and a little music player...it wasn't expensive...and we play with that thing all the time. We play different music from a CD, like Miley Cyrus or Selena Gomez, but she can hear and see herself on TV...it's good exercise and I suppose it plays to her vanity :0) I'm not a creative person...my kids are very self sufficient and can entertain themselves...even when she has to do it. As a matter of fact, she pulled out her " Whack-a-Mole " game today because I was working and her brothers were about ready to throttle her! Well, I sure hope something in here helped, I just looked at the time and now I'm wondering if any of what I wrote was even coherent :0) Moyers Kay Independent Sr. Beauty Consultant 832-816-7992 www.marykay.com/jendmoyers ________________________________ From: only9minutes <t_aboumrad@...> Sent: Friday, September 4, 2009 5:38:58 PM Subject: After school I just got done looking at the forum for the local Down Syndrome Association and realized we get about 3 posts a year - I'm so glad I found this (more talkative group! My basic question is this ... how do you fill up those hours between school and bed? Anika is in first grade. She gets up at 6 (sometimes earlier), is on the bus by 7, and home by 3. She hasn't napped in forever (though would benefit from it) and is pretty tired afterschool. She's basically in bed by 6 or 6:30. What we've been doing is: home, snack, movie, dinner, bed. She can be really rude, have frequent meltdowns, and hit other kids (esp. her sister) in those 3 hours so I'm reluctant to get her into sports or Girl Scouts - but this doesn't seem like a healthy lifestyle. I feel like I'm setting her up for obesity (though she's perfect-weight right now). Pretty soon we'll have homework - where's that going to fit in? We just moved away from a big old backyard (sigh) to a condo with very little patio so we are in the house much more than before. Especially those of you who have 2+ kids - what do you do afterschool and how do you work it in? Tabatha Mom-o-2 girls (3 yo and almost 6 yo with DS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.