Re: Brag Time!

February 24, 2006

Let's see...whats up with ...

Nothing especially special going on... he's 13 now, and keeps telling me he's

ready to be 14!! He just got his haircut, and he thinks he's the most

handsome guy on the block...thats always a good feeling!! He loves playing

video

games with his brothers on the weekends. Joe and I are trying to get them out

of

the house more though, and we're going to go buy 4 or 5 mitts, and a ball and

bat, and see if we can't get our own lil family game going this weekend!

His IEP is coming up in April, and I've already talked to the teacher about

some new math objectives...I'd like to learn more about money, and learn

decimals, and use the calculator, etc... I want to reinforce this at home, by

starting an allowance, and letting him choose to purchase lil things at the

store, and have HIM talk to the cashiers, and pay, and wait for his change,

etc...

~~Angel~~

Mom to

13, Mosaic Down Syndrome/Hirschsprung's Disease

Lance 17, Tyler 14, 11

Jaeda 9 and Shayne 3

February 24, 2006

Hi Kristy,

is able to go up & down the stairs by himself! And giving me a

heart attack! Now that he is getting around very easily, every time he does

something his new words are; I do that & I did it. And recently we are

having evals done for IEP. He won't do anything for the person doing the

eval. But...when I leave the room does things, that he

won't do at home for me.

He had turned into a real three year old.

PS

I have quick question for you, I have a neighbor who has a daughter with

special needs. She will be graduating next year, but not with a GED. I am

not sure what the diploma is called. She found a community college that

will accept her. But..according to our school district, they said that no

college will accept her because it is not a GED. Do you have any insight on

this? I am trying to help her because she is from Poland and does not speak

English well.

Thanks,

Brag Time!

> Hi Everyone,

> I think this is the quietest I have ever seen this group! LOL So, that

> makes me think that everything is PERFECT in your household and there are

> no problems what so ever! That's GREAT! LOL

> Since everything is going so wonderfully, I think it must be BRAG TIME!

> Please share with everyone what your child has been doing! Has he/she

> accomplished something recently? A milestone? Maybe a great grade in

> school? Or, have they done something that was really funny or touching?

> This is a great way to share and it really can help parents to hear about

> other kids. So, please share!

> Kristy

>

February 24, 2006

Thanks for sharing Angel! I am sure that is the most handsome guy on the

block! LOL

Good luck with your weekend outing! I think that is a great idea! It is a

wonderful way to bring the family together, get good exercise, and create

memories! I am always " creating memories " with my kids! It is the little things

that will always stick out the most when you grow older, so I am sure this

weekend will be a great one to remember!

It is good that you are working with on money and concepts like it. When

ever we go to the store I try to have Tim think about the cost of things, how

much money we will give to the cashier and how much we should get in return.

Even as bright as Tim is in most areas, money is still a hard thing to concept.

Especially receiving change, but he seems to be getting the concepts.

If you come up with any good stratagies that help along the way, please

share them with us, because I know this is something that most of our kids

struggle with.

Thanks

Kristy

LDSAngel77@... wrote:

Let's see...whats up with ...

Nothing especially special going on... he's 13 now, and keeps telling me he's

ready to be 14!! He just got his haircut, and he thinks he's the most

handsome guy on the block...thats always a good feeling!! He loves playing

video

games with his brothers on the weekends. Joe and I are trying to get them out

of

the house more though, and we're going to go buy 4 or 5 mitts, and a ball and

bat, and see if we can't get our own lil family game going this weekend!

His IEP is coming up in April, and I've already talked to the teacher about

some new math objectives...I'd like to learn more about money, and learn

decimals, and use the calculator, etc... I want to reinforce this at home, by

starting an allowance, and letting him choose to purchase lil things at the

store, and have HIM talk to the cashiers, and pay, and wait for his change,

etc...

~~Angel~~

Mom to

13, Mosaic Down Syndrome/Hirschsprung's Disease

Lance 17, Tyler 14, 11

Jaeda 9 and Shayne 3

February 24, 2006

that is awesome! I remember that heart stopping moment when my kids

started climbing stairs! It is hard not to stand behind them or hold on to them!

It sounds like has grown leaps and bounds in the past year! Its funny

what they will do for one person and not the next! Perhaps he is thinking when

you are in the room you will do it for him?

As for the young lady who is graduating. Please find out some more information

for me. What kind of school is she graduating from? What is the diploma called

that she is getting? Does she have a plan in place to help her with

transitioning? I would think that if the community college said they would

accept her then they would know what they are talking about. Also, sometimes you

can just take an entry test and if you pass that test you can go to the college.

(community colleges usually do this)

Kristy

" R. Green " wrote:

Hi Kristy,

is able to go up & down the stairs by himself! And giving me a

heart attack! Now that he is getting around very easily, every time he does

something his new words are; I do that & I did it. And recently we are

having evals done for IEP. He won't do anything for the person doing the

eval. But...when I leave the room does things, that he

won't do at home for me.

He had turned into a real three year old.

PS

I have quick question for you, I have a neighbor who has a daughter with

special needs. She will be graduating next year, but not with a GED. I am

not sure what the diploma is called. She found a community college that

will accept her. But..according to our school district, they said that no

college will accept her because it is not a GED. Do you have any insight on

this? I am trying to help her because she is from Poland and does not speak

English well.

Thanks,

Brag Time!

> Hi Everyone,

> I think this is the quietest I have ever seen this group! LOL So, that

> makes me think that everything is PERFECT in your household and there are

> no problems what so ever! That's GREAT! LOL

> Since everything is going so wonderfully, I think it must be BRAG TIME!

> Please share with everyone what your child has been doing! Has he/she

> accomplished something recently? A milestone? Maybe a great grade in

> school? Or, have they done something that was really funny or touching?

> This is a great way to share and it really can help parents to hear about

> other kids. So, please share!

> Kristy

>

February 25, 2006

Hi Kristy,

My neighbors daughter is going to a public high school & will be receiving

an IEP diploma. The high school is offering her life skills plus some

academics. And informed her that no college will accept an IEP.

Thanks,

Brag Time!

>

>> Hi Everyone,

>> I think this is the quietest I have ever seen this group! LOL So, that

>> makes me think that everything is PERFECT in your household and there are

>> no problems what so ever! That's GREAT! LOL

>> Since everything is going so wonderfully, I think it must be BRAG TIME!

>> Please share with everyone what your child has been doing! Has he/she

>> accomplished something recently? A milestone? Maybe a great grade in

>> school? Or, have they done something that was really funny or touching?

>> This is a great way to share and it really can help parents to hear

>> about

>> other kids. So, please share!

>> Kristy

>>

February 25, 2006

ok, its my turn....well Layla was in the kitchen with grandma, and

of course we had tejano music on ( and well the little tune my mom

made for her and layla to dance) and now that dancing with the stars

is on she has a permanent partner...poooorrrr layla....well....if

you hold layla as if your getting ready to couple dance and tell her

dancy, dancy she will put her arm out ready to go....its to

funny...and of course when your done with the turns, she jerks her

little body for more...its amazing....this is the child that would

not understand the simplest of things...GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME,

AND ALL THE TIME GOD IS GOOD.......she is the joy in my life...

gina, bragging mommy of layla 5 mos,mds/av canal...

> > Hi Kristy,

> >

> > is able to go up & down the stairs by himself! And

giving me a

> > heart attack! Now that he is getting around very easily, every

time he

> > does

> > something his new words are; I do that & I did it. And recently

we are

> > having evals done for IEP. He won't do anything for the person

doing the

> > eval. But...when I leave the room does

things, that he

> > won't do at home for me.

> >

> > He had turned into a real three year old.

> >

> > PS

> > I have quick question for you, I have a neighbor who has a

daughter with

> > special needs. She will be graduating next year, but not with a

GED. I

> > am

> > not sure what the diploma is called. She found a community

college that

> > will accept her. But..according to our school district, they

said that no

> > college will accept her because it is not a GED. Do you have

any insight

> > on

> > this? I am trying to help her because she is from Poland and

does not

> > speak

> > English well.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Brag Time!

> >

> >> Hi Everyone,

> >> I think this is the quietest I have ever seen this group! LOL

So, that

> >> makes me think that everything is PERFECT in your household and

there are

> >> no problems what so ever! That's GREAT! LOL

> >> Since everything is going so wonderfully, I think it must be

BRAG TIME!

> >> Please share with everyone what your child has been doing! Has

he/she

> >> accomplished something recently? A milestone? Maybe a great

grade in

> >> school? Or, have they done something that was really funny or

touching?

> >> This is a great way to share and it really can help parents to

hear

> >> about

> >> other kids. So, please share!

> >> Kristy

> >>

February 27, 2006

Hi Everyone - I haven't had much time to post lately, but giving the invitation

to brag to a grandma is something that can't be passed up. lol

Adam is doing great. He is well adjusted to preschool now. He has meet most

of his IEP goals, except potty training. He will run to the bathroom, with his

mom or I following quickly behind, pull off his pull-up, yelling " Go Potty " the

whole time. We put him on the potty and he sits their for a couple of minutes

and says " All Done " and gets up. Unfortunately, he really didn't do anything.

Oh well, at least he is starting to get the concept.

He is talking is two and three word phrases now. He is a very good " parrot "

and loves to repeat everything he hears. The other day, a little girl from his

school came into the preschool to read a story to the kids. Adam was trying to

repeat her as she read and about half way through the story, the little girl was

laughing so hard she couldn't finish reading.

He knows his letters and numbers to 20, he can sound out small words like CAT

and BAT. I would recommend the leap frog toy and videos. They are wonderful

for learning letters and sounds. He has the refrigerator phonics and word

whammer. He also knows his shapes and some colors. He is learning the days of

the week and starting to write his name with some help. The thing that is the

most amazing to me is that my granddaughter, who is a " typical " child knows part

of the ABC's, can count to 10 and knows a couple of the colors. She can talk up

a storm though. For example, on Sunday morning in church, if she starts getting

board and wants to go out of church, she yells " I am going to pee pee my pants " .

This is a big church and everyone knows when Skylar has to go. lol mom

thinks maybe sometimes it is a good thing that he doesn't talk much yet.lol

Enough bragging - you know I could go on for days. I love being a grandma

Donna - gram to Adam 3 1/2 MDS and Skylar 3 1/2

Kristy Colvin wrote:

Hi Everyone,

I think this is the quietest I have ever seen this group! LOL So, that makes me

think that everything is PERFECT in your household and there are no problems

what so ever! That's GREAT! LOL

Since everything is going so wonderfully, I think it must be BRAG TIME!

Please share with everyone what your child has been doing! Has he/she

accomplished something recently? A milestone? Maybe a great grade in school? Or,

have they done something that was really funny or touching?

This is a great way to share and it really can help parents to hear about other

kids. So, please share!

Kristy

February 27, 2006

Donna,

Thank you for sharing! Adam is growing in leaps and bounds! I am glad to hear

he is doing so wonderfully!

Kristy

Donna Spudic wrote:

Hi Everyone - I haven't had much time to post lately, but giving the

invitation to brag to a grandma is something that can't be passed up. lol