*Girls DL Trip* OLD THREAD

[stacielee]

Oh, I hope poor Cheryl is okay. Is anyone maybe with her? Has anyone acutally talked to her today? I know she's a strong, professional woman and all, but you know......I'm just worried about her since I haven't seen her post anything since this morning. I'm sure she's just heartbroken.

She also has friends in town for a couple of days, I talked to her ... yesterday, I think. They are staying at the Grand Cali.

Just got back from our DL trip, it was so nice to have it in the 80's instead of 100's!! Although it was a bit humid! And I am EXHAUSTED! Two full days of lots of walking. I kept track of all the rides we did, 23 Tuesday and 24 Wednesday. Heather, I think we have a lot of work to do!! For everyone else, our plan is to do the Gumball Rally; I looked at this year's results and the winning team did over 50 in 1 day! We definitely need to practice!!

Stacerita, check your voicemail.

 

[LittleBlackRaincloud]

Hi everyone! I hope Cheryl is doing well. I'm glad she has friends and a trip to keep her mind off of things.

Stacie, we do have our work cut out for us! I'm hoping that they announce the dates soon!

I hope Beth is having a nice time. I just put dinner in the oven, it took me longer to put together than I expected. It's a new recipe and I hope it's good. Seafood Lasagna by pampered chef. It sounds good!

Have a great night everyone! Hugs to those that need it.

Heather

 

[21yankees]

Cheryl

I'm sure Beth and her family are having a great time today/tonight.

I hope you all had a nice day.

I went to the podiatrist again today. He wants to schedule surgery to have whatever it is removed from my ankle. Now I'm waiting for my insurance to approve it so I can get it done as soon as possible. I'll be on crutches for 3-4 weeks because of where the incision will be. It will be interesting to keep up with my kids during that time. I'll keep you all posted as to when it's going to happen.

steph

 

[lulubelle]

That's right, Cheryl's college roommate is visiting for a few days. I think that is it.

Heather, Seafood Lasagne sounds delish! Let us know how it turns out. I know what you mean about taking longer though, I made pizza with a premade crust, added toppings and cheese, thinking it would be super fast. By the time I cut up the veggies and whatnot, it took awhile.

Have a nice evening, ladies.

 

[cheshiregirl]

Just got back from our DL trip, it was so nice to have it in the 80's instead of 100's!! Although it was a bit humid! And I am EXHAUSTED! Two full days of lots of walking. I kept track of all the rides we did, 23 Tuesday and 24 Wednesday. Heather, I think we have a lot of work to do!! For everyone else, our plan is to do the Gumball Rally; I looked at this year's results and the winning team did over 50 in 1 day! We definitely need to practice!!

I wanna gumball rally too. It looks like so much fun!!!

Things are really, really hectic here. Between the move and all the chaos at work I totally have my hands full. But, to top it all off, they had a clinician come into Ty's classroom a few weeks ago to do an evaluation and observe the class. And, according to the report they are concerned that he might have sensory processing issues--basically they believe that he is hyposensitive and that he needs more touching, thrill seeking, loud noises, etc. than his peers. He also has attention span issues, doesn't respect the boundaries that are set for him and has trouble staying involved in any one activity long enough to interact with his peers while wanting the total attention of his teachers. Honestly I just thought that this is what toddlers do, but it seems that Ty is taking all the toddler tendencies to extremes.

So tomorrow we have a doctor's appt with his pediatrician to go over the report with her and get a referral to a pediatric occupational therapist (which the report recommends). So I assume that we will go from there into testing and evaluation as to what exactly his issues are and then how we deal with them. I am feeling like a sucky mom as this has hit me my surprise in terms of not recognizing that his behaviors are abnormal, but he's an only child and they tell you not to compare kids this age to one another, so how was I supposed to know???

Anyhow, love and prayers to Cheryl, Beth, Kelly and everyone else who is dealing with stressful situations right now! Someday I really do hope to be in a place where I can be a little more active on the boards again, but for now a quick pop in now and then is gonna have to do! Miss you all!!!

 

[LulubellesDD]

Hi ladies!

I just wanted to say hello to everyone before I head out to the east coast for the weekend.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

P.S.
Cheryl,

I am so sorry for your loss! Mom told me that Chase was a great cat. It's never fun to lose a pet. I hope you are cooping with it okay!

 

[disney-inspired]

I wanna gumball rally too. It looks like so much fun!!!

Things are really, really hectic here. Between the move and all the chaos at work I totally have my hands full. But, to top it all off, they had a clinician come into Ty's classroom a few weeks ago to do an evaluation and observe the class. And, according to the report they are concerned that he might have sensory processing issues--basically they believe that he is hyposensitive and that he needs more touching, thrill seeking, loud noises, etc. than his peers. He also has attention span issues, doesn't respect the boundaries that are set for him and has trouble staying involved in any one activity long enough to interact with his peers while wanting the total attention of his teachers. Honestly I just thought that this is what toddlers do, but it seems that Ty is taking all the toddler tendencies to extremes.

So tomorrow we have a doctor's appt with his pediatrician to go over the report with her and get a referral to a pediatric occupational therapist (which the report recommends). So I assume that we will go from there into testing and evaluation as to what exactly his issues are and then how we deal with them. I am feeling like a sucky mom as this has hit me my surprise in terms of not recognizing that his behaviors are abnormal, but he's an only child and they tell you not to compare kids this age to one another, so how was I supposed to know???

Anyhow, love and prayers to Cheryl, Beth, Kelly and everyone else who is dealing with stressful situations right now! Someday I really do hope to be in a place where I can be a little more active on the boards again, but for now a quick pop in now and then is gonna have to do! Miss you all!!!

Jane, this is not addressed to you because I don't know your own situation and I don't want anyone to take this the wrong way. It's good that you are seeing your pediatrician because it's always better to be a step ahead than behind. I know there are children who have social and learning challenges and I don't argue with the veracity of that but I do have some qualms with the way it is sometimes diagnosed.

As a child who was diagnosed ADD/ADHD (and who knows what else) at the age of 6, after an observer watched our class for an afternoon, they were all set to medicate and put me in a special classroom. I'm glad my mom did not accept their word as fact because the truth is I did not and do not have ADD/ADHD, I just had a lot of energy.

I'm not a professional but what 2 year old has a large attention span, respects boundaries, and shares attention? All the 2 year old kids I have been around (I have six little cousins) did all of the above. Then, they just grew out of it.

I just think people are so quick to slap you with a diagnosis.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[LittleBlackRaincloud]

I wanna gumball rally too. It looks like so much fun!!!

Things are really, really hectic here. Between the move and all the chaos at work I totally have my hands full. But, to top it all off, they had a clinician come into Ty's classroom a few weeks ago to do an evaluation and observe the class. And, according to the report they are concerned that he might have sensory processing issues--basically they believe that he is hyposensitive and that he needs more touching, thrill seeking, loud noises, etc. than his peers. He also has attention span issues, doesn't respect the boundaries that are set for him and has trouble staying involved in any one activity long enough to interact with his peers while wanting the total attention of his teachers. Honestly I just thought that this is what toddlers do, but it seems that Ty is taking all the toddler tendencies to extremes.

So tomorrow we have a doctor's appt with his pediatrician to go over the report with her and get a referral to a pediatric occupational therapist (which the report recommends). So I assume that we will go from there into testing and evaluation as to what exactly his issues are and then how we deal with them. I am feeling like a sucky mom as this has hit me my surprise in terms of not recognizing that his behaviors are abnormal, but he's an only child and they tell you not to compare kids this age to one another, so how was I supposed to know???

Anyhow, love and prayers to Cheryl, Beth, Kelly and everyone else who is dealing with stressful situations right now! Someday I really do hope to be in a place where I can be a little more active on the boards again, but for now a quick pop in now and then is gonna have to do! Miss you all!!!

Hugs Jane . You are NOT a bad mom. These things can creep up on us, and I do believe that there is some truth to what Cristabel states about medication and such. You are doing great taking him to the doctor. OT will not hurt him, and he'll probably love it. Nathan does. I know how you feel though about thinking it's all just normal toddler stuff. I struggle with that everyday. How do I tell the difference between normal toddler temper and autistic meltdown? How do I help him learn to share when he's 2.5 and isn't really suppose to!? Teachers expect a lot out of kids because they have to. With so many, they have to have order, and the more challenging children always catch the blame. It sucks. I'm so nervous about school starting this fall, that I talk myself out of sending him everyday. I've looked at all the homeschooling stuff, but the fact is, he needs peers to learn from. I'm rattling on at this point. I just wanted you to know that I'm sorry, and I pray it all works out. You my friend are a great mom!

 

[grumpyvet]

I heard from Cheryl, and she is being kept busy with her college roommate and DD. They are going to Dl sometime and I guess running around.

She's doing okay...it's just hard!!!

 

[LittleBlackRaincloud]

Thanks for updating us AmySue. I don't even want to think about it. I have a cat that's going to be 11 next month. She has been through so much with me. My heart aches for Cheryl.

 

[jordansmomma]

Cheryl

I'm sure Beth and her family are having a great time today/tonight.

I hope you all had a nice day.

I went to the podiatrist again today. He wants to schedule surgery to have whatever it is removed from my ankle. Now I'm waiting for my insurance to approve it so I can get it done as soon as possible. I'll be on crutches for 3-4 weeks because of where the incision will be. It will be interesting to keep up with my kids during that time. I'll keep you all posted as to when it's going to happen.

steph

Oh Steph I hope you get it soon, so you are out of pain.
Good luck with the crutches. I was not so graceful on them.
Keeping up with kids good luck with that. But just think of the down time you will get from work & you can enjoy some family time. Ya'know since you are such a busy & hardworking lady!

I wanna gumball rally too. It looks like so much fun!!!

Things are really, really hectic here. Between the move and all the chaos at work I totally have my hands full. But, to top it all off, they had a clinician come into Ty's classroom a few weeks ago to do an evaluation and observe the class. And, according to the report they are concerned that he might have sensory processing issues--basically they believe that he is hyposensitive and that he needs more touching, thrill seeking, loud noises, etc. than his peers. He also has attention span issues, doesn't respect the boundaries that are set for him and has trouble staying involved in any one activity long enough to interact with his peers while wanting the total attention of his teachers. Honestly I just thought that this is what toddlers do, but it seems that Ty is taking all the toddler tendencies to extremes.

So tomorrow we have a doctor's appt with his pediatrician to go over the report with her and get a referral to a pediatric occupational therapist (which the report recommends). So I assume that we will go from there into testing and evaluation as to what exactly his issues are and then how we deal with them. I am feeling like a sucky mom as this has hit me my surprise in terms of not recognizing that his behaviors are abnormal, but he's an only child and they tell you not to compare kids this age to one another, so how was I supposed to know???

Anyhow, love and prayers to Cheryl, Beth, Kelly and everyone else who is dealing with stressful situations right now! Someday I really do hope to be in a place where I can be a little more active on the boards again, but for now a quick pop in now and then is gonna have to do! Miss you all!!!

I hope it all works out Jane. You have had a rough few wks!
But really what toddlers share? To them its MINE. MINE. MINE.

I heard from Cheryl, and she is being kept busy with her college roommate and DD. They are going to Dl sometime and I guess running around.

She's doing okay...it's just hard!!!

Thanks for the update. I am glad she is doing good.

 

[prettyprincessbelle]

Good morning, girls!

Cheryl, mrore big super hugs from me.

Cheryl

I'm sure Beth and her family are having a great time today/tonight.

I hope you all had a nice day.

I went to the podiatrist again today. He wants to schedule surgery to have whatever it is removed from my ankle. Now I'm waiting for my insurance to approve it so I can get it done as soon as possible. I'll be on crutches for 3-4 weeks because of where the incision will be. It will be interesting to keep up with my kids during that time. I'll keep you all posted as to when it's going to happen.

steph

Oh, Steph

My Mom just had this exact surgery. Her cysts, growth, whatever it was, ended up being smack dab on her artery. She had a 3 hour long surgery last week and is not so great with her crutches so she's been hobbling around. She goes for her stitches removal next Wednesday. Her incision is about 5 or 6 inches long and we guessed 10 or so stitches? I'll find out Wednesday because her incision looks pretty gnarly! Keep us posted!

 

[disney-super-mom]

Good morning ladies.

Cheryl - I hope you're doing alright.

Steph - Oh, you poor babe. I hope the surgery goes well and it turns out to be nothing too serious. Yes, keeping up with your kids while on crutches ought to be interesting.....to say the least.

Amy - Thanks for the update on how Cheryl is doing.

Jane - Hang in there sweety.


I woke up this morning at 6:00am and thought I was going to toss my cookies! I got up and went to the downstairs bathroom, where I proceeded to get the sweats and started getting lightheaded......and still feeling like I was going to toss my cookies any minute. So I layed down on the cold tile floor in the bathroom for about 15 minutes.....oh, that cold tile floor felt good. Then I got up and was fine. Weird right? And no, I'm not preggers.

Anyway, we're headed out this morning to go to Silverwood Themepark for the day. The boys received Silverwood tickets for their birthdays, so we're going to spend the day having some FUN! It's a nice place with both a themepark side and a water park side. Whooo Hooooo!

Have a great day everyone!

 

[kelmac284]

Cheryl I hope you are enjoying your company and doing ok about your kitty! I have two cats that have moved in with my mom since my divorce but I had them for almost 10 years on my own before I moved back to Cali. I had them since they were kittens and before I had kids so they were like my children! They are now both 16 and although they both are still fairly healthy I know they are getting up there in age and probably won't be around a whole lot longer. So I def feel your pain. ((hugs)) again!

Steph good luck with your upcoming surgery and I will be thinking good thoughts that it is nothing serious and that it goes smoothly!

Jane I hope that you can get some answers about your son. I know that must be very frustrating and esp with everything else you've been going through lately. ((hugs))

Capri that is so weird. I have had that before though. Maybe you just got up too fast and had like a head rush or something. Is it hot where you live? Maybe you were over heated. I take SO many meds that I don't feel well all the time just from that. Hope you feel better and have fun today!

Beth hope you had a BLAST yesterday with your girls. It sure sounded like it! It is nice that you live in a town where you can do stuff like that. Can't wait to hear how it went!

As for us it has been an interesting few days. I am finding it VERY hard to talk to Lynn because we had a total communication breakdown before she left. Basically my pastor told me that she is practically an adult and if she is going to rebel and NOT do chores or sneak out at night that there was basically nothing I could do about it and for my "sanity" I just had to ignore it. Well I don't know about anyone else but I can't live like that in my own house. Having someone, esp someone who I raised that in my eyes is STILL very immature and technically a child, completely ignore everything I say and do WHATEVER she pleases. That is kind of what caused the problems before because I would get angry that she was defying me and it would come to a head and then eventually she went to live with my parents and then of course ran away from THEM too. Even when THEY were letting her do pretty much whatever she wanted. She was STILL sneaking out every night to drink, smoke and have sex and returning just before dawn. That is why she was flunking out of school because she was staying up ALL night long "partying". So NOW she is back after being gone for 6 months and I don't even know how to act around her. Things are just REALLY awkward and weird. I don't feel like I can say ANYTHING to her and even though Shane laid down the law she is not doing it. She USED to have chores before like the dishes or taking it the trash and she had to do her own laundry but now he said he is not going to make her do anything except clean up after herself which she isn't even doing that. I spent a long time helping Katy clean up her room a few days before she came back because she had lost her bible and we were looking for it and cleaning at the same time and since she has gotten here she has spread her crap all over the room and didn't make the bed. Her dirty clothes were all over the floor and Shelby said when she got dressed yesterday she wasn't even wearing underwear. YUCK! And I am stuck just having to tell Shane everything because I don't feel comfortable saying anything to her. Then she walked up to the mall yesterday to look for work and my mom, against my wishes, paid her cell phone bill and gave her money which she immediately bought cigarettes with even though we told her we did NOT want her smoking around our house. So it is REALLY frustrating!

I just hope that she finds a job and can then find a place to live because I feel like I am walking on egg shells in my own home. Last night at 11 I told all three girls to go to bed because they have to go to work with me today and she told the little girls she didn't have to do what I said because she was older. Then Shelby asked Shane if Lynn had to go to bed and he told her no. So we are already starting with the NOT listening to me and the double standards.

Anyway I don't know it is going to be a LONG road. Like I said I just hope she can find something quickly and move back out cuz otherwise it is going to cause MAJOR friction in our family!

 

[tinkermell]

Good morning ladies!

Gee, where do I start?

First of all the biggest of hugs to Cheryl. I am so sorry about Chase, and hope that with your Mom and good friends around, that this will help with your sadness of losing a cherished pet. Please take care.

Beth, I will be praying that everything will be as alot of our friends on here were saying. Nothing!!!!! But I know that the unknown is not fun, and waiting for answers is the absolute pits!!! What I would like to mention is the nurse who called you. It sounds like she was jumping the guns to already tell you about surgeons and all. Why couldn't that wait until solid evidence is found? Whatever happened to the doctors visit, where they tell you then? I don't know? To our nurses out there.......................is this normal? Anyways, take heart, and know that we all care and hope and pray that all of your tests will be normal.

Jane, what everyone is saying is good, but getting more info is even better. My oldest son had alot of the same issues as yours. As a toddler, he was evaluated, and some things came up. So as parents, we kept our eyes open. As he got older, and into school some things came up. We held him back, and still wasn't working. So we had him checked again more thoroughly. He was classic ADD. This was a fairly new diagnosis at this time. I kept thinking you had to be hyperactive, and all over the place. He was mellow, but still really had a hard time staying on task, and listening. Along with this he had thought processing audiology problems. This even helped us at home with telling him things. He used to get into alot of trouble cuz he would consistently not do what we had asked him to do. We thought he was just plain defiant. Come to find out.........he was confused more than anything. Now that is when we thought we were bad parents!! At school, he was inrolled in the Resourse Program. They taught him how to adapt, and the teachers made sure that all of his work was given to him one subject at a time. Too much info at one time, was too much for him. One of his teachers even placed him next to the smartest kid in class, which was brilliant. All he had to do was look at this kid and see what he was doing next, or ask him. He also couldn't learn to read phonectically, but around 3rd grade, all of the sudden he could read everything. It was all by memory somehow. Big words too! He has an incredible memory. By the time he was in resourse for little over one year, they had caught him up to his real grade level and above! So what I am trying to tell you is information ahead of time is everything!!! Because we were on the look out, our son did fine in school. He was a lousy English student, but anything he could memorize was a breeze.
Jane, you are not a sucky parent. How is a parent to know such things? A sucky parent is one who does not follow up on observations, and tries to pretend that nothing is wrong. That is when the child is deprived. Please take heart and know you are a great parent!!! Just sharing these things with us, shows how much you care!!

This is for Cristabel. Cristabel, it sounds like you were diagnosed from just observations? Our son was tested over a course of days that took hours. He also was put into the Resourse Program for just about an hour a day. He was still in regular classes. As Mothers we just know when something is not right. And I'm sure your Mom knew too, and she knew you were just full of energy, and nothing more.

Steph, I am sorry about your ankle surgery. I hope you can look at the bright side of things...............getting some rest and time off!! Woo hoo!!!!!

Heather, my thoughts and prayers are for you too with Nathan. Be encouraged!

 

[disney-inspired]

Good morning ladies!

This is for Cristabel. Cristabel, it sounds like you were diagnosed from just observations? Our son was tested over a course of days that took hours. He also was put into the Resourse Program for just about an hour a day. He was still in regular classes. As Mothers we just know when something is not right. And I'm sure your Mom knew too, and she knew you were just full of energy, and nothing more.

Yes, that's exactly what happened. That is what I have qualms with, when observers only watch a child over a day or two and smack a label on them. I'm all about doing everything thoroughly, so what they did for your son sounds good and right

I don't know how long they have been observing Jane's son that's why I wasn't addressing it to her situation.

 

[sahbushka]

MamaKate - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Sarah

 

[disney-inspired]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATIE!
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[cheshiregirl]

Thanks friends for the words of reassurance and advice! Today we went to the pediatrician's office and she is not concerned at all about him. Basically she said what I was already thinking--he's a bright, active, athletic and highly energentic 22 month old. From her perspective there is nothing to be worried about at this point in time except for making sure that we keep him safe given his daredevil tendencies. In the future if he does indeed have some attention deficit and hyperactivity issues that is something that she will not officially diagnose until 5-6 at the earliest.

About the only suggestion that she had beyond what we are already doing is to look into gymnastics classes to not only help channel some of his energy and athletic abilities, but also to make sure that he learns how to fall "right". As she put it, given his energy and adventurish spirit, he's going to take tumbles, so he might as well learn how to do it in such a way as to prevent injury.

Hopefully our daycare providers can/will continue to be supportive of our family and will continue to cherish and nurture my boy despite the fact that he does require more supervision and boundary setting than some of his peers. I know that the lead teacher of the 1-2 year olds wants us to keep him there, and not just for the enrollment dollars, but because she adores him. We also adore one of his two teachers and she loves his energy. However in the next couple months we will be transitioning to the next age group and if the teachers in that room can't handle him then we'll start to look at other options.

Tonight I'm having dinner with a friend who is celebrating her 25th birthday (she's a baby still), and tomorrow another friend and I are going to dinner and to see New Kids on the Block. It should be a lot of fun and in between I hope to get a few more boxes unpacked. Hope that everyone else is having a great day and looking forward to a fun weekend!

 

[21yankees]

Happy Birthday Sarah and Kate!

steph