Re: Check-in Day!, 6/5/2006, 12:00 am

June 5, 2006

Check-In Day!

Very busy here in New Jersey...............

Bobby, Jillian & are all playing lacrosse this Spring, Tara is swiming every Saturday morning with an excellent swim instructor who will be taking her to Special Olympics!!

Tara also skiied with us this past winter, hoping she can compete in down hill in Special Olympics as well......she's an all season girl!!!!

Actually very busy preparing for Tara's annual review meeting, have been doing alot of prep work with Tara's Case Manager, and happy so far with our collaborative decesions, Tara will be in a "reg" 1st grade class" for the entire day!!

I am also doing independent work on becoming an advocate.

I am attending a two day workshop at the end of this month, on Inclusion Practices!

I changed my schedule at the hospital, where I work all weekend, get payed full-time pay, so I'm home all week for the kiddies.............it's a weekend sacrifice, but right now till they all get a little older????????????????

Gail

Mom to Bobby 12, Jillian 9, & Tara(Ds) 7

Check-in Day!, 6/5/2006, 12:00 am

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June 5, 2006

I have been in search of good (free) websites to use this summer to help me do some educational acitivites with my kids. I have found a few websites, but I am sure there are more out there. Can you share them with the group?

I have found the following

www.starfall.com

www.dotolearn.com

http://www.babybumblebee.com/company/freebies.cfm

Thanks in advance for sharing.

Inga

Mom to (8 1/2) and Gretchen-DS & a (4 1/2)

June 5, 2006

Hi Everyone, We are enjoying summer and relaxing a bit not rushing out the door every morning and it nice! Welcome all newbie, I am , wife to Rusty and mom to 12yr,(DS,ADHD,G-tube), Dayton 8yr(on the 4th)(DS,Autism,ADHD) and last 4yr(few days ago), (DS,J-Tube)...

Life stays busy but starting to actually enjoy it all. takes ,ballet,tap and jazz during school yr and goes off to camp during summer and loves it all. We are looking at cheerleader next year,we will see. Dayton is full time job running and never sitting. Always found somewhere he not suppose to be. We do karate at home with him and so far he loves it(I am a former green belt). loves the water and would live in but have to be careful with aspiration with him. When school starts back, he and I will be doing a mama and me class at the local pool.

Down here in south GA, it is mighty warm and hitting nearly 100 everyday...So we are careful when to go outside.

We need to plan a multiples get together mabey in ATLANTA,GA go to zoo or American Adventure(small six flags) even a water park called WhiteWaters.

We are planning a major trip to Orlando in the first part of March 2007 to Disney for a week.

Have a good day!!

Check-in Day!, 6/5/2006, 12:00 am

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Reminder from the Calendar of Multiples-DS

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June 5, 2006

Hi Joyce Fledderjohann here, from sunny southern California. I have three DS kids, Ben-22, -12, and -9-(he is also Autistic). There is NEVER a dull moment around my house! especially keeps us on our toes! Welcome to all you NEW MEMEBERS! This is a great site and everyone is so informative. Well, this is short because I'm just checking in! Take care!

Joyce-wife to Mike almost 31 years!

mom to seven: -30 today!, Leah-28, Mikey-25, -22-DS, -20, -12-DS,

and -9-DS/Autistic

Check-in Day!, 6/5/2006, 12:00 am

More pictures of our kids:http://www.pbase.com/urriegrl/multiplesds

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June 6, 2006

Hi All,

Still very crazy here! I think we must be on our 5th or 6th IEP meeting here in Loudoun County. Seems like staff here feels that IEP meetings are just an invitation (even though their district plan from IDEA 2004 says different.) At several of the IEP meetings, we haven't had pivotal people at the table to discuss important goals like chewing skill development or those that can commit to services, even though we asked for these people to be present. School ends in a week and a half and we haven't even discussed summer yet! Ridiculous! The IEP drafts, research, and advocacy have been ongoing since March and I wonder if this is Loudoun's way of wearing down parents. Staying organized and focused with lists and getting rid of the old drafts helps me keep on top of things! Emails back/forth are a nice record of what's been transpiring, too.

The girls started walking independently in March and are refining their skills with this. They still resort to scooching and rolling to transport themselves and need to be reminded to stand up and walk. It's taken so long for them to learn to walk and people joke that they bet I wish they didn't walk because I have three that are walking now, but they've been so much on me (physically) to carry that my 42 yr old body is very sore and tired and just doesn't bounce back like it did before. I feel like I'm still healing from all the C-sections!

is amazing and I'm grateful to have a son that's typical to help push the girls up developmentally. The kids act like triplets in so many ways. It's sweet to see how they spontaneously play together or hold hands or hug.

Welcome to the new members! I am so grateful for the friendships, advice, and wisdom from this group!

Regards,

Granata

Wife to Joe

Mom to Haley & Nikki, 3 1/2 yr twin girls, both w/DS, and , 2 yr son

-----Original Message-----From: Multiples-DS [mailto:Multiples-DS ]Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 10:58 PMTo: Multiples-DS Subject: Check-in Day!, 6/5/2006, 12:00 amMore pictures of our kids:http://www.pbase.com/urriegrl/multiplesds

Reminder from the Calendar of Multiples-DS

Check-in Day! Monday June 5, 2006All Day This event repeats on the first Monday of every other month. Notes:If you haven't posted in over 8 weeks - you are now at risk for being removed from Multiples-DS! Please check-in with the group by posting to the group -- even a small update! Lurking is NO longer allowed on this group!!Thanks!

June 6, 2006

Go Go Go !!

That is terrible ( illeagl, & unethical) what your district is doing to you!

Honestly, if key people are not present at an annual review, you have the right, & should ask for the meeting to be rescheduled & walk out!

Do you work outside the home M thru F? Your time is just as valuable taking all this time to go back & forth to these "pow-wows!"

I have both my daughter's annual reviews tomorrow, so guess I'm alittle fired up right now, & on my 3rd cup of coffee!

Good Luck to all of us!!

Gail

Mom to Bobby 12, Jillian 9, & Tara(Ds) 7

RE: Check-in Day!, 6/5/2006, 12:00 am

Hi All,

Still very crazy here! I think we must be on our 5th or 6th IEP meeting here in Loudoun County. Seems like staff here feels that IEP meetings are just an invitation (even though their district plan from IDEA 2004 says different.) At several of the IEP meetings, we haven't had pivotal people at the table to discuss important goals like chewing skill development or those that can commit to services, even though we asked for these people to be present. School ends in a week and a half and we haven't even discussed summer yet! Ridiculous! The IEP drafts, research, and advocacy have been ongoing since March and I wonder if this is Loudoun's way of wearing down parents. Staying organized and focused with lists and getting rid of the old drafts helps me keep on top of things! Emails back/forth are a nice record of what's been transpiring, too.

The girls started walking independently in March and are refining their skills with this. They still resort to scooching and rolling to transport themselves and need to be reminded to stand up and walk. It's taken so long for them to learn to walk and people joke that they bet I wish they didn't walk because I have three that are walking now, but they've been so much on me (physically) to carry that my 42 yr old body is very sore and tired and just doesn't bounce back like it did before. I feel like I'm still healing from all the C-sections!

is amazing and I'm grateful to have a son that's typical to help push the girls up developmentally. The kids act like triplets in so many ways. It's sweet to see how they spontaneously play together or hold hands or hug.

Welcome to the new members! I am so grateful for the friendships, advice, and wisdom from this group!

Regards,

Granata

Wife to Joe

Mom to Haley & Nikki, 3 1/2 yr twin girls, both w/DS, and , 2 yr son

-----Original Message-----From: Multiples-DS [mailto:Multiples-DS ]Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 10:58 PMTo: Multiples-DS Subject: Check-in Day!, 6/5/2006, 12:00 amMore pictures of our kids:http://www.pbase.com/urriegrl/multiplesds

Reminder from the Calendar of Multiples-DS

Check-in Day! Monday June 5, 2006All Day This event repeats on the first Monday of every other month. Notes:If you haven't posted in over 8 weeks - you are now at risk for being removed from Multiples-DS! Please check-in with the group by posting to the group -- even a small update! Lurking is NO longer allowed on this group!!Thanks!

June 6, 2006

Hi everyone,

We made it thru the end of the boys' first year of school, which they

absolutley loved, wrote a good IEP, and are settling in for a fun

summer. I have the boys enrolled in Kindermusik once a week for 5

weeks. We have done the classes before and just loved them. Luke

will be taking a speech class at the University of Illinois geared

for preschoolers with an IEP. They work in small groups (no more

than 6), work from the child's IEP, and also have an OT who comes in

once a week. It's 4 hours a week, two hours at a time. I hope he

likes it, because his speech is really emerging and that's one

therapy we can't take time off of. I was a little put out with our

school who said he didn't qualify for ESY. But I am satisfied that I

was able to get him into this speech class over the summer. We have

our playgroup once a week, so they get to do fun things with their

friends, and I get to spend time with my friends, too! We are flying

to Colorado in July for 9 days to visit family, and we're looking

forward to speding time in the mountains and at Rocky Mtn. Natl.

Park. It will be an adventure to be sure. I will have my knee

scoped at the end of July, so I am glad most of the boys' activities

will be over by then since I will be a little less mobile than usual

for awhile.

Have a great summer!

--mom to Luke & Jake, age 4

June 6, 2006

Inga:

Here are a few I use:

http://www.preschoolprintables.com/parent/parent.shtml

http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/index.html

http://www.first-school.ws/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html

http://www.dltk-kids.com/

mom to Luke (DS) and Jake--age 4

-- In Multiples-DS , i.wronski@... wrote:

>

> I have been in search of good (free) websites to use this summer to

help me do some educational acitivites with my kids. I have found a

few websites, but I am sure there are more out there. Can you share

them with the group?

>

> I have found the following

> www.starfall.com

> www.dotolearn.com

> http://www.babybumblebee.com/company/freebies.cfm

>

> Thanks in advance for sharing.

>

> Inga

> Mom to (8 1/2) and Gretchen-DS & a (4 1/2)

>

June 7, 2006

Thanks for sharing good news about schooling and IEP's----and good luck with your knee.

Sherrill

mom to Jillian 8 1/2, and (D/s) 4

June 7, 2006

Yahoo , the girls are walking!!!! WOW, I bet you thought you were busy and crazy before right?!!! HA HA HA.......I'm thinking of you as I'm sure everyone on this list is!!

Take care and keep up the great work!!

Sherrill

mom to Jillian 8 1/2, and (D/s) 4

June 7, 2006

Hi Gail,

Sounds like a great summer. I'm not surprised you're becoming an advocate; you've always been very helpful to me when I've needed it. Why don't you think about moving to Boston?!!! Good luck.

Sherrill

mom to Jillian 8 1/2, and (D/s) 4

June 7, 2006

Hi Inga,

Thanks for sharing the websites you found.

Have you stopped working yet? I would love to get together this summer; if we ever see some sun!!

Sherrill

June 7, 2006

This is Deanna et al. Everything is still the same here. Kids still out of control. has plateaued. I am just very down about many things right now.....my basement flooding Memorial weekend sure didn't help. We just keep on trucking. Hopefully Alyssa will pass her exams and move on to 8th. Hopefully will move on to 5th....very smart just refuses to turn in homework. I am hoping everyone else is doing much better!!!!!

Deanna mom to Alyssa, 12 , 10 Jarod, 5 1/2 , 3 (DS) ~i~Jordan (DS) 1/20/03-2/2/03

June 8, 2006

Hi Sherrill-

As of today I am a stay at home mom. Feels kind of wierd. So hard to believe that after 16 years of sitting in traffic to Boston every day I don't have to do it anymore.

We should definately plan to get together this summer. How about a picnic at castle island? The kids can watch the boats and planes. Anybody else in the Boston area want to join us?

Inga

-------------- Original message from SETREB@...: --------------

Hi Inga,

Thanks for sharing the websites you found.

Have you stopped working yet? I would love to get together this summer; if we ever see some sun!!

Sherrill

June 8, 2006

Thanks Sherrill !!

Gail

Mom to Bobby 12, Jillian 9, & Tara(Ds) 7

Re: Check-in Day!, 6/5/2006, 12:00 am

Hi Gail,

Sounds like a great summer. I'm not surprised you're becoming an advocate; you've always been very helpful to me when I've needed it. Why don't you think about moving to Boston?!!! Good luck.

Sherrill

mom to Jillian 8 1/2, and (D/s) 4

June 8, 2006

Deanna,

I hope your spirits will be lifted soon, I feel the same way, it seems when it rains it pours. I wouldn't trade my life for anything, but sometimes I find myself wondering will it always be so hard? what is around the corner? my 83 yr old MIL is battling cancer and just released from the hospital into my care? My mom is 83 and we are converting our detached garage into a home for her. This week I broke down and took my other 3 children to the eye doctor (Zack ds has bifocals) they have said stuff like I see different in each eye, or i see worse at night, well all 3 need glasses for stigmatisms, and I feel like a dope for ignoring their pleas. My older son Jake has alapecia universalis no hair or brows and a only a few lashes, well the eye doctor informed me his eyes are in jeopardy and very dry since your lashes act as a barrier and seal in moisture so he will require meds. Lately he is getting called a freak w/ no brows and has started making a bizarre throat clearing sound ( maybe a behavior tick?). Each thing alone is no big deal , but all at once is getting me down. So I'll pray we both get a lift and things get easier ok?

Irene

Jake 10

, , & Zachary ds 8

Re: Check-in Day!, 6/5/2006, 12:00 am

This is Deanna et al. Everything is still the same here. Kids still out of control. has plateaued. I am just very down about many things right now.....my basement flooding Memorial weekend sure didn't help. We just keep on trucking. Hopefully Alyssa will pass her exams and move on to 8th. Hopefully will move on to 5th....very smart just refuses to turn in homework. I am hoping everyone else is doing much better!!!!!

Deanna mom to Alyssa, 12 , 10 Jarod, 5 1/2 , 3 (DS) ~i~Jordan (DS) 1/20/03-2/2/03

June 10, 2006

Deanna,

Do Alyssa and actually have to pass exams to move on to the next grade, or is it just based on the year's work/grades. If they have exams, is it every year? What state do you live in? I know that "high-stakes testing" is becoming huge, but it seems like to test every year with the threat of being held back woudn't profit anyone!

Casey, mom to (DS) and , 6

June 12, 2006

Hello,

Checking in here. I have a lot to catch up on, as I haven't checked

here in awhile. As soon as I type this, I am going to read and

catch up on what's been happening here.

Nothing dramatic here, which is good actually! is doing so

well. Her language development is just amazing us. It seems like

every few days, we hear her say a new word. Tonight it was " bath "

when I put her in the bathtub. Well, she doesn't say these words

exactly right (she said " baa " ) but we know what she means. She does

say some words very clearly though, the really important ones LOL,

like " shoes " and " outside. " She loves to get her shoes on and go

outside!

Lately it seems that is my easy child, and the others are the

ones with problems. My son Ian is suffering the angst of pubery,

has trouble getting to sleep at night and won't tell me why,

and Kate, well, she is just trouble - very strong-willed. But

overall, we are all doing OK here.

All for now.

Cherie S.

mom to Ian 12, 9, Kate & (DS) 26 months

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