Tagless & Formerly Tagless 5 :: The Babnanas are still dancin'!

[Mean Queen]

Good morning ya'll.

Glad to see you back.

 

[SadieDog]

Good morning ya'll.

HI! So good to hear from you.

 

[IWasBornToLoveDisney]

First... Hi Smileybug!

Ditto. Sounds like he's got some very deep issues and I'm a little surprised he's even being "mainstreamed." I know school districts are trying to do that more and more but some kids just can't handle it. But you did a great job handling it!!

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See that was one thing that I didn't understand. He obviously doesn't have any easy time with this.

At one point during the morning yesterday, a teacher pulled me away from the boy to give my some pointers. (By the way, while it may not be entirely "normal", I would love to have a class with that teacher, I don't care what he teaches, just to listen to him talk. I 100% adore his English accent! ) *cough* anyways... So he showed me a sheet that the boy's middle school had made with 'goals' for him. They were things like listening the first time a teacher gives directions, participating, things like that. Then he showed me a list of things that we were "providing" him with. Things like reading things out loud to him, like tests, filling bubble sheets in for him, letting him remove himself from any situation, letting him wear earplugs, letting him wear his hat, etc.

I at one point had to write a paragraph for him on his favorite middle school teacher as well yesterday. He said what he wanted me to write down. He told me about who I'm assuming was a 'special' teacher for him. He told me about her helping him with schedules, telling his parents about assembilies, (he doesn't like a sudden change in a set schedule), and taking him to the high school the last semester of ms. I asked what he meant and he said that she had been bringing him to the building just to get him used to it. He practiced just walking in the front door for a month. She took him through the hallways so he knew what it would be like.

Then this morning his dad brought him in. His dad was talking to my instructor when I went up to the boy to say good morning. His dad was saying that all he did when he got home was complain about how boring it was, and that his dad didn't think it was doing any good. At first, I think my instructor was planning on introducing us, but after that comment I stayed closer to the boy and didn't say anything.

Later in the day at a 'debriefing' meeting, my instructor mentioned what his dad had said to the rest of the teachers. He then said, "Well yeah, when you stand out in the hallway, it's going to be boring!" I was relieved to know that all of the teachers are on my side and are sympathetic. They all have at some point mentioned how well I've done with him these two days, and said that I am handling it extremely well. That made me sigh in relief. At least they thought I was doing a good job! They were also joking about how attatched to me he became today. He wasn't talking as much, but was much closer to me. I actually had trouble walking! One of them suggested I go tumbling down the hall and see if he follows! I'm glad they are being light hearted in this situation!

On a side note about the teachers in this program; I am so glad to be spending so much time with them! They are fabulous teachers that just make me laugh and smile! They have been treating us tutors as equals in front of the freshmen and also in the debriefing meetings. They've been helping me out with this boy, so I'm not feeling too on my own. It's good to know I can say, "I need a break." and one of them will just jump in. I think this is going to work out, and I might sign up for the second session, when I can have a group of my own instead of one boy!

 

[TarzansKat]

TK....I'm so sorry about your mom.

But, YAY on the ultasound!!!

Thank you, on both counts.

I just realized we finally made it to double digits... 99 days!! woohooo~ Isn't there a song??? ninety-nine days of day dreamin' left. ninety-nine days to go. omg... Can't wait.

Happy Double Digit Dance!!!



IWBTLD, what a tough situation it sounds like you're in.

 

[TarzansKat]

Good morning, folks!

I am still so wiped out from this weekend, I feel like I need a recovery day.

However, making my five year old stay in all day is probably not the best idea. I'm trying to figure out what we can do that will be low impact on me, but still fun.

 

[SadieDog]

IWBTLD, I am with you on the english accent. I could listen to that all day.

Keep up the good work and good luck.

 

[kimmar067]

Little Tan Ponies?

Licking Toe Parts?

Lost in Tinkerbell's Pants?

Last To Post?!.....


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...fourth time's a charm...

 

[kimmar067]

Good morning ya'll.

...DANG!!! I missed her....

 

[SadieDog]

Good morning. Cool and rainy here. Awful headache but the coffee should help.

 

[Tinkerbellarella]

Good morning. Cool and rainy here. Awful headache but the coffee should help.

Feel better!

 

[SadieDog]

Feel better!

Thanks. It's already improved some. I will go shower. Breathing in the steam will help my sinuses.

 

[Smileybug]

Hey ya'll.

My compass is broken. I don't know what direction I'm going in. We over slept. And this was a bad, bad, bad day for that to happen. (A really BAD day) We hit the floor running. I just don't know where I'm running to.

 

[SadieDog]

Hey ya'll.

My compass is broken. I don't know what direction I'm going in. We over slept. And this was a bad, bad, bad day for that to happen. (A really BAD day) We hit the floor running. I just don't know where I'm running to.

Hoping your day improves as the day goes on.

 

[Tinkerbellarella]

Hey ya'll.

My compass is broken. I don't know what direction I'm going in. We over slept. And this was a bad, bad, bad day for that to happen. (A really BAD day) We hit the floor running. I just don't know where I'm running to.

At this point maybe you should just run to the bar.

 

[LegoMom3]

Hey y'all!!

Smileybug, I'm glad in the midst of your running SOMEwhere and oversleeping, that you still popped in to say hello! Hope you get your bearings soon and get caught up and your day levels out.

SadieDog - did the shower and coffee help? Hey, I wonder what a shower IN coffee would be like?!.... I also hope your day improves!



SO!....what a day we had here yesterday! Woke up to rain beating against the window. The rain continued, hard, throughout the morning. And into the afternoon. Did I mention it was raining hard?! We topped out by the end of the day at 7+ inches of rain!!....in ONE day!!! Our pond flooded into the yard and parking area, the driveway and the road into town washed out, and the worst of it was the swimming pond at camp, which broke through the spillway/dam and is now nothing more than a big, big mud hole. It can be fixed, but not for this summer season. We still have the pool, but lots of kids like the "ol' swimmin' hole" bit and there was a zip line in there too.

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[Smileybug]

Thanks for the well wishes ya'll. I'm just being whinny today. And no....I don't need any cheese with that.

LegoMom, that is terrible about the swimming hole. Were ya'll expecting that kind of rain?

 

[Tinkerbellarella]

SO!....what a day we had here yesterday! Woke up to rain beating against the window. The rain continued, hard, throughout the morning. And into the afternoon. Did I mention it was raining hard?! We topped out by the end of the day at 7+ inches of rain!!....in ONE day!!! Our pond flooded into the yard and parking area, the driveway and the road into town washed out, and the worst of it was the swimming pond at camp, which broke through the spillway/dam and is now nothing more than a big, big mud hole. It can be fixed, but not for this summer season. We still have the pool, but lots of kids like the "ol' swimmin' hole" bit and there was a zip line in there too.

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This just makes me think of all the flooding we had in the NE at the end of April. I have friends who STILL haven't moved back home due to the damage. We were getting 4-7" of rain a day...for like 3 days!

I hope everything dries out for you soon. And that's really too bad about the swimmin' hole. It sounds like fun. It makes me think of the previews of that new Kevin James/Adam Sandler/Rob Schneider/Chris Rock/David Spade movie that's coming out...what's it called?


Grown Ups!

Did all the aminals make it ok?

 

[Smileybug]

This just makes me think of all the flooding we had in the NE at the end of April. I have friends who STILL haven't moved back home due to the damage. We were getting 4-7" of rain a day...for like 3 days!

I hope everything dries out for you soon. And that's really too bad about the swimmin' hole. It sounds like fun. It makes me think of the previews of that new Kevin James/Adam Sandler/Rob Schneider/Chris Rock/David Spade movie that's coming out...what's it called?


Grown Ups!

Did all the aminals make it ok?

Now that made me laugh. You remembered all those names IN the movie. But had to think about the name OF the movie.

 

[SadieDog]

Hey y'all!!

Smileybug, I'm glad in the midst of your running SOMEwhere and oversleeping, that you still popped in to say hello! Hope you get your bearings soon and get caught up and your day levels out.

SadieDog - did the shower and coffee help? Hey, I wonder what a shower IN coffee would be like?!.... I also hope your day improves!



SO!....what a day we had here yesterday! Woke up to rain beating against the window. The rain continued, hard, throughout the morning. And into the afternoon. Did I mention it was raining hard?! We topped out by the end of the day at 7+ inches of rain!!....in ONE day!!! Our pond flooded into the yard and parking area, the driveway and the road into town washed out, and the worst of it was the swimming pond at camp, which broke through the spillway/dam and is now nothing more than a big, big mud hole. It can be fixed, but not for this summer season. We still have the pool, but lots of kids like the "ol' swimmin' hole" bit and there was a zip line in there too.

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Yes, the shower and coffee helped a lot. I still need to do the neti pot and that will help even more.

Wow, that's so much rain all at once. Too bad about the swimming hole. So that means you can't use the zip line either?

 

[Smileybug]

Yes, the shower and coffee helped a lot. I still need to do the neti pot and that will help even more.

Wow, that's so much rain all at once. Too bad about the swimming hole. So that means you can't use the zip line either?

I'm a neti pot convert now!! I had to really give myself a serious talking to though. The first time is kind of scary.