Family Forum / Parenting / Mothers / September 2006

DS1 has been assessed for his gross motor skills. According to the
therapist, he's not lagging behind, but at risk for developing a delay
in balance skills. At the moment we wait and see how he develops in
school, after X-mas we'll reassess if therapy is needed.

Went to see my doctor today re the cataracts. On the screen were my ecg
results from earlier in the summer. I'd assumed that because I hadnt
heard anything they were ok and she thought we'd arranged for me to go
and see her to discuss them. she wants me to have another ecg done ...

Katherine was sent a list of 10 words to learn to spell yesterday. They
will be getting weekly spellings. Fine, but she could spell them all
with ease. So I had a quick word with her teacher this morning. She
smiled and said dont worry we can handle that.

We've had a fantastic harvest this year. So many apples and pears. We've
run out of room for storage at the moment so I've been busy chopping up
the blemished ones, turning some into apple pie, some into sauce and
getting some ready to make Perry/Cider.

I was just looking up mapquest and saw there is a thing called a
"mapquest navigator" on nextel phones.  I wondered if that would help
you with directions?
Looking at this for myself.  Ended up in God knows where when I was

ok, we've eliminated the non-RSVPing parents from future
invites, but we had around 18 kids (6 sets of sibling groups),
& the associated parents, 2 of whom are thier teachers, so the
kids listened ;)

    I know it's kinda old news but this was very nice.  Passed along and so
forth...
http://www.mamarocks.com/ode_to_the_crocodile_hunter.htm

DS (5) loved soccer last season, played all summer in the yard with DH and
now that the season has started doesn't want to play. He went to practice 1
and did fantastic. He was actually the best guy out there and just did so
well, the coach comented too. There are a few ...

for all of you reading in Vermont/New Hampshire/Western Mass.......Sorry.  I
simply had to wash my windows.  if it rains you can blame me!
-Aula

here are a lot of therapy toys. they're pretty expensive, but
the point is to give you ideas you can adapt with things you
can find closer to home :)
http://www.bright-start.com/index.asp?

BBC is running a poll on the release of the video that shows Steve Irwin's
death.  53% said they'd watch.  I was surprised.  I wouldn't but, would you?
Curious.

Met with the school yesterday. They tried to brush off all my concerns,
including how ds was feeling singled out/ isolated being sent home early.
Their reaction? "Kids have to get used to disappointment".  News flash for
you people... There is a difference between disappointment ...

I woke up this morning feeling like there was way too much to get done and
no where near enough time.  So, at almost diner time, we have completed:
me - cleaned house, washed most of the windows, did laundry, did next step
in making about 20 pair of earrings from pressed ...

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Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:16:06 GMT
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