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Here in sunny Denver
Ahhh here we are in sunny Denver Colorado. Our flights were ok. My son didn’t sleep on either of them so he and therefore I was awake for more than 20 hours by the time we got here. We were … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, holidays, schooling, special needs
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Drama and disappointment…the spice of life? Character building?
In the wee hours of this morning (4:45am to be exact), I was dragged reluctantly from my deep slumber by the shrill tones of our phone ringing. Half in a stupor I heard the sound of my Mother’s voice on … Continue reading
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Tagged difficult behaviours, disappointment, holidays, parenting, sacrifice, special needs
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Heave a great sigh at the injustice….and move on! Or…run away, run away!
As you know, my six year old was suspended from school on Friday. We had a very productive day during which he helped me clean the house, the kitchen, his room, and entertain a friend who came over with their … Continue reading
ThirtySeven
I haven’t posted in a while, and so I have three separate posts in mind. This is the catch up one, and there will be two Cubby house progress posts to follow over the next two days. Well, what a … Continue reading
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Tagged birthday cake, difficult behaviours, difficult children, kids, school, special needs
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Casualties of War
Hi blog world. I haven’t visited for a while. Hectic times 🙂 As the title suggests, there was a war… and there were casualties. I, sadly was the main casualty. My injuries? A very sore left side of my jaw … Continue reading
Maths at home and other topics
Well, his first week of mainstream school didn’t go very well. He only had to do three days as they didn’t start until Tuesday, and Wednesday was a public holiday in Australia. He has definitely improved as he no longer … Continue reading
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Tagged education, family, homework, maths help, special needs, teaching, Tricky kids
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Voyage into the everyday unknown
Well it’s Friday. Yesterday was my little boys last day at his special school. Next term will see him a full time member of his mainstream school. How do I feel about that? Terrified. Is he ready yet? Not completely…am … Continue reading
Punishment for having a day out
Alas, I had rather a dramatic end to what was essentially a great day. My plan for the day was to take my son to school, run my dog around the garden a bit, then meet my friend for a … Continue reading
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Tagged behaviour problems, Children, dogs, family, kids, special needs
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Bah! Why does everyone think kids HAVE to socialize?
Ahh headache gone, back to ‘normal’. So how did my little man do on his third full day at his normal school today? Well, if you don’t count the running away three times; throwing sand at someone; throwing chairs at … Continue reading
Day in the life... 