Monday, February 28, 2011

day 24- A letter to your parents


Dear Mom and Dad,

                There are so many things that I you both have done for me and I am truly grateful.  You have helped me through so many things and if I could ever be even a little bit like you guys that would be amazing! 

                When I was younger I didn’t think much of how much you both really did for us and mostly me.  You both are so amazing!!  You both had to deal with the bad attitude that I pulled.  I was not the easiest child and I know that now looking back.  I fought with my siblings, didn’t listen to my parents, and am not sure that I even did that well in school.  I tried and it wasn’t the lack of support you guys gave me it was all attitude and feeling like I wasn’t good enough for either of you.  As I look back I realize that it was in my head most of it.  I wasn’t not good enough for both of you.  It was hard to be young and trying to be like everyone else in my family.  I felt like I was the only one that different and that my siblings were so much better than me.  Neither of you never treated us different but I still felt is.  Maybe it was all the things that I had to do that the others didn’t have to do, for example the reading class.  I know that both of you were only looking out for my best interest but it took until I had kids of my own for me to realize it. 
 
                I am so sorry if I have caused either of you any pain.  I know now how much you both care for me.  You both have inspired me to be a better daughter, mother, sister, wife and friend.  You both do so much for the family.  You guys have set a great example for me and my siblings.  You both care for us all so much and you guys help us to care for others.  You both have shown us to be kind towards others and to help where we can.  You guys raised me to be my best and do my best in everything that I do and I am striving for that.

                I am glad that you both are here still to enjoy being a grandmother and grandfather to my children.  You have both helped me in more ways than I can count with my children and I am seeing improvements with them from what I have learned from you guys and what I am trying to teach them.  I notice that I am trying to teach them the same things that you both have taught me.  I hope I am a good teacher like you guys were for me.  I just hope that my kids turn out better than me.  Thank you both for supporting me and helping with all the things that are crazy in my life. I am not trying to make your life any crazier than it already is, I hope you know that.

                You both mean so much to me!  I know I would not have been this way without either of you in my life.

Love You Always!
Andrea

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Long over due!

So sorry for keeping you all waiting but I have been tired.  LOL!!  I know many of you probably think that I run on no sleep... well most of the time you are right. :)  Anyways things have been a whirlwind around here.  I guess I should explain.

Friday the 18th of February was a great day I was out of the house at an job interview since there are no kids at home and I need to help pay off debt that I created.  knowing how long I have been looking I was praying that I would find something soon.  Well after that morning I went home to where my sister was watching my kids and got ready to get down and dirty doing chores, doing shopping, etc...  Then we were off her kids and my kids and us.  We had a blast doing things that if there was one person it would really suck.  LOL!  Anyways as we were shopping I got a call and was offered the job!!!  I know I was so happy I was crying.  (What a wuss.  I know that is what you are thinking.  LOL!)  We decided that I needed a few things and took the kids home and unloaded the car.  Wow that is when daddy pulled up and told me that he was done for the day and we asked him if he could watch most of the kids so we could do a little bit more.  Kid free in a clothes store is so nice!  Any way I started this new job on Monday the 21st.  It has been a interesting week seeing as I am making sure I have babysitters lined up willing and able to take my younger 2 boy for only a few hours a week.  This has been such a fun job and I love being at work and learning and helping people.

Monday daddy watched the kids and when I came home from work the house was still standing. :)  LOL!  It was a big mess but daddy had worked on it a little bit and the kids had each done a load of laundry too.  So I told the kids since they were all watching a moving and it was almost dinner time that who ever wanted to stay up an extra 30 minutes the living room, bedrooms, hall way and dining room had to be cleaned up and they only had until dinner do make it happen.  I have never seen kids move so fast!  LOL!!  My house was spotless in 15 minutes minus vacuuming since I was helping and making dinner.  As soon as it was done the kids all asked if they could stay up longer and I told than that daddy gets to look around and decide if they get to stay up.  He did and then told them that they can!  Oh excitement!!  We had dinner and then as soon as there time was up and they were all asleep I decided that I would like to see my laundry room floor again and start a load of what ever was laying on the floor in the laundry room.  Than I went to my bed to relax until I could move the laundry over.  As soon as the laundry finished I went to move it and notice that it was soaking wet still.  Hummm...  I talked with my husband and we found out that the washer wasn't spinning at all!  CRAP!!!!  I don't need a broken washer! :(  He told me that he would pull it apart the next day to see what was wrong with it.  So I dried a little bit of laundry at a time and had the dryer running  several times on every little bit that was in there.

Well Tuesday only one kids of mine had school and everyone else didn't, so I asked my sister if she could watch the other kids and make sure that Dylan got on and off the bus for me and like such a great sister she said yes.  It was a good day.  The only weird thing was that Gavin wasn't eating very much but he was still running around playing so I didn't think too much of it.  After work I rang all the clothes that were still in the washer out in the tub and then had my husband pull apart the washer and find out that the "gear box" was broken.  He told me that he was going to get a part for it.

Wednesday could had been better  It started at 3:50am as I awoke to high pitch screaming coming from Rhett and Gavin's room.  I run down there just to find out that Gavin was screaming because he was tangled in his blanket and he had to go potty as he is crying and trying to catch his breath.  So I take him to the bathroom and then he tells me that he has a huge headache.  I give him some medicine to help with that headache.  After that he tells me that he has had a bad dream which he really didn't want to tell me(I am sure that is where he got his headache from).  So I ask him if he wants to lay down on the couch since he was too scared to go to his own bed.  He said yes.  I told him the only way for the bad dream to go away is to tell me so I can chase it away for him.  He then told me as he starting crying again.  This is the story I got and understood. 

"I dreamed that there were 3 ghosts in my closet and I was trying to catch them.  Each time I would catch one another one would come and knock me out."

Where does he get this?  Anyway I helped him on to the couch and he felt a little warm but I think anyone after all that would feel warm so I didn't worry about a blanket or anything.  I gave him a drink and turned on the light and the TV since he was clinging to me like Velcro.  After the lights and TV were on he climbed onto the couch and fell asleep within 5 minutes.  I went back to bed thankfully. :)  Then again was woken by Gavin asking for another drink at 5:00am.  I get him a drink and then he tells me that he needs a blanket to which I wonder why he feels so warm.  I didn't worry too much about it since heck it is 5:00am.  I did let him know that we were going to need to get up soon and get ready for the day.  He said ok as he was falling asleep again.  Manhe is wearing me and him out faster than running around.  So we both go back to sleep for a hour and than my alarm goes off it is now 6:00am.  Can we say zombie!  Oh yeah!  I get all the kids up get myself ready and then I wake Gavin who is not wanting to get up at all.  Here I am thinking it is because we have been up all night anyways.  So he is dropped off at school with Rhett and Nikole to have breakfast.  (The rest of this story is what I was told since I wasn't there.)  Gavin was eating breakfast with Rhett and Nikole when he threw up a little in his hands and sat there dazed and not doing too much until grandma came to help him.  He was taken to grandma's and grandpa's house at which point he rested all morning.  He was acting fine all except for eating and drinking which to that he did none.  But then was taken to school at lunch time where he didn't want to eat anything.  So he laid in the office until it was school time and the teacher went to get him but he was asleep.  So she left him there sleeping.  At about 1:30pm I get a call from the school saying that Gavin had a 102.6 temp and they are not sure what to do.

So knowing that I am new to my job I was a little nervous about telling my boss that I needed to go and take care of my little boy.  But it turns out that he was ok with it and told me not to worry about it.  I left and picked Gavin up at about 2:30pm, where he was still sleeping.  I took him home and he climb on the couch to watch TV but I told him that he could have a bubble bath so he was happy about that.  He told me that his head still hurt and so I gave him more medicine to help that and let him have a bath.  After that we showered him off since he was all soapy and cold from sitting in warm water. :)  He went to try to warm up and I told him the fastest way to warm up would be to put clothes on. LOL!  Well he started and got as far as a shirt and underwear and then fell asleep on his bed.As I picked up the kids from school Rhett showed me that he had won 1st place at the school science fair and was going to district level science fair.  He was really excited since he only got 2nd last year. :)  At dinner time he was still sleeping and so I had him take some Motrin and a little water and he then went right back to sleep.  The day ended with Dylan being dropped off at our house since I was home with a sick boy and than dinner for 3 kids and showers etc for 3 kids since Gavin decided to sleep all day and night.  Yeah we made it through that day.

Thursday was a whole other story...

My boss knew that I had to take the boys to some doctors appointments that afternoon.  What was unexpected was that at 5:00am Gavin woke up throwing up.  I heard him and got up to make sure he hadn't thrown up anywhere except in the toilet.  Which he hadn't thank goodness.  So I turn on a very dim light since that way it wouldn't hurt our eyes and I wait until he is finish to get him a drink and put him back in bed.  What I see was a surprise to both him and me.  He was throwing up blood!  Oh this isn't good!  He turns and looks at me after he had finished and asked me with tears in his eyes "Am I going to die?"  I give him a big hug and tel him no.  I gave him 1/2 cup water and put him to bed.  Again at 6:00zm my alarm is going off and as I am getting me and the kids ready for the day I am thinking that I really need to take him to the doctors.  So I decided to take him in and make sure all the kids get to the places that they need to be at.  So at 8:00am I call my work and tell them that I will be in as long as the doctor thinks that Gavin is ok enough to go to the sitters house.  Which he did!  Yeah!!  I was so happy. :)  Not strep and no fever.  He was just very dehydrated which I knew that since he had only 1 1/2 cups of fluid in 2 days, maybe more.  He said as long as he will drink there is no need for a hospital visit.  So he drank like crazy that morning since I told him he couldn't have anything to eat until he drank a lot.  So at lunch time he was starving!  He ate everything he had.  Than he went to school.

As soon as I dropped him off I headed to work and got there about 10:00am.  At 1:30pm I needed to leave to take the boys to the doctors since Rhett needed to have a PFT(Pulmonary Function Test) and than a follow up for having ear surgery and Dylan also needed to have a follow up from have ear surgery.  So I decide that I would get Gavin and Rhett from school.  Lucky they were in the office ready to go, since I got caught in traffic.  Than I race over to a totally different school and school district to get Dylan.  While I was picking up Dylan they wanted me to sign all these papers and stuff.  By then it was 2:30pm!!!!  Holy crap Rhett's PFT is at 2:35pm!!  Why can't I just sign these later!!!!!  Seriously! :(  Not a happy momma here.  We didn't even leave there until almost 2:45pm!  Now I was MAD!!!  Grrrrrrrrr!  I finally make it to the hospital and it is 2:55pm, yes I was rushing it but heck if you don't make it on time you have to come in a different time and with my job I was worried since this was my first week.  My life is not normally like this but there are some days when it is like this.  So because we were late and the doctor was already running behind there was no way for him to have the PFT that day.  After that bit of new I would have steered clear of me since I was PISTED!  That was the test to help us decide if Rhett is going to have expansion surgery again.  Now I had to wait to see when they could get him in.  Lucky for us they could get him in the next day, at 11:00am.  We had the follow up and the boys had a hearing test before we saw the doctor and they can hear better but they still have a hearing loss.  LOL!  I think the doctor expected for it to go away. :)  We didn't even leave the hospital until after 5:00pm.  But my husband was home working on my washer before I even got home!  Yeah!!  I might have a working washer!  Can't wait to see!!!  I come home to help put the washer back and it WORKS!!!!  Thank you honey!!!

Friday I had did all of my laundry the night before and then I had all the kids ready to go and left early for work.  Daddy stayed until grandpa came before he took Rhett and Nikole to school.  Then when I get to work I find out that the phones and the internet is not working.  Oh man!  It was very slow and it finally started to pick back up at almost 10:00am when the phones and the internet were working.  I let the person at my work know I had to take a long lunch to take Rhett up and get his PFT done since they couldn't do it yesterday.  They were fine with that and so I left at10:10am and called my dad who was watching Gavin and Dylan.  He was taking Gavin to school and told me to meet him at the hospital and he would bring Rhett up there since he was dropping off Gavin at the same school anyways.  So I head to the hospital and get there 2 minutes before they do.  Rhett and I hurry and check in and then wait.  LOL!!  I really hate that!  Any way we meet with the doctor for less than 10 minutes and are taken to get the PFT done.  That is what took forever!!  We didn't leave the PFT area until 12:30pm!!  We meet with the doctor right after that and I mean right after, we didn't have to wait at all.  The results are that it has improved since last time meaning July.  I asked the doctor what his professional opinion is on doing the surgeries.  Does he think that they are helping since he has gone up slightly since July?  He said that he thinks that if Rhett had not had the surgeries his lung function would have dropped a lot.  He said that it was up to us to decide if it is worth the pain that he has gone through and would be going through.  Oh joy more to think about. :)  Dropped him off again and went back to work.  He had the district science fair to go to later that day that he couldn't miss.  Ended up staying late to make sure this one guy had his car back since he was told it would be done that day.  After work ran home grabbed the kids and went to U-fit.  While there I did Pilates while the kids had fun with their volunteers playing.  What a great work out!  After that We came home and all went to bed... Well at least the kids and I went to bed. LOL!  I was tired it has been a long fun week as you can totally see.

This was my week in a nutshell.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Wow! Who would have thought...

So I am finally going to bed at a decent hour.  I know for many of you that read this have seen some of my posts and they were the middle of the night.  But since my life now has structure and rhythm I am able to go to bed before the middle of the night.  I am amazed that this has happened since I have always have been a night owl.

Today Rhett won 1st place that the school science fair and is headed to district level.  This is like what happened last time.  But last year he got 2nd place so he is even more excited than last year.  This year his goal was to earn 1st place at school level and then 1st place at district and than got to state and place.  You go Rhett!!!  I guess when you have got your mind to it than you can do anything can't you. :)

Nikole is doing better at getting up making her bed and being ready for school before I need to leave the house.  I am just amazed that she is doing so well.  Both of the kids bed rooms are clean because they were told that if the rooms were messy and bends were not made they wouldn't be able to go to the after school program.  Let us just say that my house is actually really clean from that. :)  LOL!!

Gavin was some how slightly sick today.  Not sure he woke up screaming at 3:55 am.  He was tangled in his blanket and had to go potty and was having a bad dream at the same time.  So I made sure that he went potty and found out what his bad dream was about.  He wold me that there were 3 ghosts in his closet and each time he caught on another one would come and knock him out.  OK???  Kind of weird but I am still trying to figure out what that was all about.  He has slept all day except for a few minutes.  He also told me that his head has been so so so painful.  SO I hope he is better before tomorrow.

Dylan has been loving school and is glad to be back in school,

Falling asleep s oI have to run I will up date later. :)  Night all!

day 22- What makes you different from everyone else

Me different than everyone else?

That is a good question.

Maybe it is the positive things that I see in people.  Maybe it is my outlook on life.  Maybe it is because I know I can do better and I will do better.  Maybe it is because I don't let people run my life. 

I came up with some good ones but they are all maybes.  I cannot think of something that is exact and that makes me stand out as "different".

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Super funny!!!

I just had to share this since it is sooooo funny!

So tonight as we were eating dinner together, we were playing a game that the deaf mentor taught us.  We were making faces and then taking our faces and putting them on other people at our table.  Since facial expressions are a very important part of signing it is something that we can do to help Dylan sign more.

So as we are sitting here doing this Daddy and I started laughing really hard over something and the next thing we hear is, "I think you guys are drinked."  What!?  Did I hear that right?  That was Gavin and he just keep repeating it which made us laugh even harder.  Than to try to top that off Nikole was trying to get Dylan to sign "daddy crazy".  Well he did sign daddy and then he signed dumb.  This was without anyone telling him what that sign was or telling him what to sign.  We couldn't help but laugh since he just kept signing over and over again dumb.  I have no idea where this boy gets it from.  I know for sure it is not me. :)

This had to been one of the best family dinners ever!

If Dylan does that again I will have to see if I can get some pictures or video of it.  It was just too funny.

I hope your evening was as fun as ours, if not than maybe next time. :)

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Fun Birthday!

Dylan had a great birthday and was even able to blow out the candles all by himself which is a first. LOL!!! I have a video of that and it is way funny. He even blew up balloons for his birthday too! I know it is amazing! He he he!!

Here are the videos.  Sorry that some of them are on their side but I cannot fix them on this computer.  Please be patient. :)




I hope you can see what Dylan is doing.  Since he cannot blow very good at all, daddy helped him by giving him the blower for air pressurizer and let him at it.  It was fun for everyone!  This was the first time ever that he has blown out his candles himself.  So happy!!!!

day 23- Something you crave a lot

Yes I realize that this is so out of order that it is just a laugh.  But I am having a hard time with the ones that I have skipped.  I will go back an do them as soon as I can but for now....

Something that I crave....

I think there are many people out there that crave the same thing that I crave. LOL!  At least I am not alone.



YES!  You are right it is CHOCOLATE.  LOL!  Bad for my diet but tastes so good! :)

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Update about USDB (Utah School for the Deaf and Blind)

I am very excited!  I found this article and I just have to share it.


Schools for deaf, blind, taken off state board's list of recommended cuts

Published: Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 1:16 p.m. MST
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SALT LAKE CITY — The State Board of Education finalized a list of recommended programs that could be cut should state budgets be tightened this year, and the Schools for the Deaf and the Blind was not on it.
At a meeting last week, the board drafted a list of possible cuts that included $20 million in funding for USDB. The board decided at its Legislative meeting Thursday that if cuts are necessary, they should be made to a variety of other programs, totaling more than $50 million.
Chairwoman Debra Roberts said that while the board is no longer recommending closing the schools, it will form an ad hoc committee consisting of educators and legislators who will examine the functions and finances of USDB and look at how children are being served.
"This seems like the right timing to open that up," she said. "I think that's a very healthy process."
The committee will make recommendations based on their findings by June 1, so the board can discuss continued funding for the schools with the Legislature. Roberts said it's possible they'll find everything operating as it should be.
"I think it's absolutely the smart thing to do," said Steve Noyce, superintendent of USDB. "I think it gives the Board of Education an opportunity to re-look at the school."
Noyce testified at a Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee earlier this week about the early intervention work the school does for children. He said that should the schools be eliminated, districts would have to provide the services it does, and there's no way they'd be able to provide them as efficiently or thoroughly as USDB.
Noyce said that with the turnover in state board members from election to election, he's always glad to inform them of the services the school provides. What's more, studies of USDB have always been useful.
"Every time we've had a study, we've benefited from the insight we've gained," he said. "I think they'll find out that we provide critical services to children. ... I'm thrilled."
Roberts said it's important to remember the board made the budget cut recommendations at a request from the governor's office, and the board's consistent request of the Legislature is that public education be funded at the same level it was the previous year, with additional funding for growth.

Here is the link if you would rather have that:


Now you are all as updated as I am. :)  This doesn't mean we are going to stop fighting to keep it going and open. These kids need these programs so we are going to do our best.

Stress it's a killer

I have been under a great deal of stress lately and I am grateful to say that some of those stresses are a  lot lower then they were a little while ago.  
With all the kids in school I had hit a new low.  Wondering where I belonged.
It was really hard on me and my family until I found a new place and someone that really needed my help and I felt that I had value helping.
I am very grateful to be helping someone that really needs it.

It was very stressing to find out that Dylan's school might close and at least this year I hope that the school stays open.  I had emails several different people in the government to let them know how important the school is to my family and that we really need it to stay open.  I did have some of them send me email me back informing me that they are going to work very hard to make sure that the school stays open.  I am glad that there are some people out there that understand and are willing to do what it takes to make sure that those that are receiving special services to help improve their lives (especially children) will be able to keep those services.

It was great to get some of that weight off my shoulders.  Being able to get it out what is going on here in Utah so it doesn't happen anywhere else is great for me because it makes me feel like I am helping a whole bunch of people be more aware and to fight for the rights that children have to learn.

Rhett has been enjoying being at the top of the school even though since he was in I want to say 3rd grade everyone in the school knows him or of him.  LOL!!!  He is doing very well in his studies and enjoying his class and friends.  I know he will miss them next year but he will be where he needs to be.  At least he and Dylan will be together in the same school.  This way he will get his signing since his oxygen needs have not decreased and his breathing is labored.  This way he will not need to waste his breath talking to get what he needs across.  He is so smart and sometimes he thinks that just because he is smart he can do what he wants.  I think that might be part of being 11 years old.

Nikole has been improving so much in school.  I mean huge improvements!  I am so proud of her for striving for better since I know that she is really very smart.  She loves going to church and was so happy to have the primary sing Happy Birthday to her.  LOL!!  She was almost too late to be sang too since she was doing something and came late.  But she was lucky I was there and had them wait for her. :)  She has been to some activity days but we have been forgetting, and we are going to remember from now on.  I am planning on her making it to all of them that are coming up.  LOL!!!  She has been so strong and caring, but she does have her issues sometimes.  Man she really needs to have less issues, well at least less often.  When it does happen it really isn't pretty.  She is an amazing helper for Rhett when they go to school.  She almost always takes his backpack and helps him into the school and than again even after school she helps with the oxygen.  She is such an amazing sister to her brothers even though she can sometimes be mean to them but I guess that is always what siblings are for, right? :)

Gavin is doing GREAT!!!  He got all 8 hearts before anyone else in his class.  Which means he knows all the shapes, numbers (meaning count by 10 to 100), letters (meaning the name of all the letters and the sounds of all the letters), his address, his phone number, how to write his name correctly, how to write 1-20 correctly, and writing all the letters correctly.  I have seen him reading before all by himself before I read to him.  LOL!!  He is doing so good.  His mind is just absorbing so much.  He has a hard time being home with no one else but me so I am hoping I can change that and have him stay with someone else that has kids so that he has someone to play with before and after school, since Dylan is at school from before 8 am until 4:30pm 4 days a week.  He likes playing video games all the time but with no one to play with it is really hard on him when I tell him no.  LOL!

Dylan is starting to really enjoy school.  He did have a very rough time going back after missing a whole week but by the end of the week he was really enjoying it.  He looks so small going to school.  Very cute with his backpack all ready and walking down the steps to the van/bus all by himself.  He does need a car seat and so he is strapped in and waving good bye.  Than I don't see him until later that day. :(  Oh well he is signing so much more.  Which is great since now he is starting to communicate better with us.  I wonder what they do at the school but I am scared to visit because......  I really don't want to see my baby grow up.  It is great I don't need to wake him up in the morning since he is only of the only early risers that live in this house.  LOL!!!  He is up and can be ready before everyone else.  So far he isn't on oxygen and he is doing good.  Well we will have to wait and see if there are any changes and if there are I will let everyone know.

Let's pray that life settles down a little and that we get some answers soon about what has been going on with Rhett.  Besides not sleeping, breathing hard, and only eating sometimes I get really worried.  I just have to remember that it is all in the Lords hands and he will make sure everything is take care of.  It is a good thing that I have the Lord or I am not sure I would be able to handle everything.

The next post will be catching up with photos that I have not posted that I need to.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

day 21- A picture of something that makes you happy

Bet you will never guess what can make me smile no matter what. :)  Ok you give up?








Yep you are right DOLPHINS!!!  I love Dolphins!!!  I have always loved them and I always will.

Last picture is so cute!!  Love it!! 
Thanks sweet Dolphins for making not such a great day of mine so much better!

Monday, February 7, 2011

What the HECK!!!

Oh boy I am so mad it isn't even funny. I just found out this most awful news. That the school that Dylan attends JMS(Jean Massieu School) and USDB(Utah School for the Deaf and Blind) might be closed and that is all because of the budget! They can't think of anything else to do away with they have to go after education. What the CRAP ARE THEY THINKING!!!!!

Here is the article that is in the new:

Schools for deaf and blind may be cut from education budget
February 7th, 2011 @ 6:08pm
By Marc Giauque
SALT LAKE CITY -- A legislative appropriations committee on Tuesday will talk about closing the Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind, as well as several other options as they look for ways to further trim the budget.
The proposal doesn't sit well with parents whose children attend these specialized schools.
The idea would be to shift the services currently being provided by the schools to individual districts. It's one of the items being floated by the Utah School Board as it tries to find a way to cut $20 million from its budget.
"We made many recommendations before this one was made," said School Board Chairwoman Deborah Roberts, "but we still have a lot of session left."
"Some very good, very important things may be left by the wayside. That is the reality of not having the funding to do the things you need to do." -School Board Chairwoman Deborah Roberts
Roberts said a great deal of study would have to be put into the idea before any real action was taken.
But Roberts also said they have to look at all options, as they've been tasked with ways to further cut their budget. "None of these cuts are good," Roberts said. "None are wise. "
Many parents of students attending these schools are concerned about the future of their children's education.
"This is my kid and this is my child's education that potentially they're going to flush down the toilet," said Heather Frost, whose son attends one of the schools.
Frost believes it simply would not be cost effective for the district to pick up the services the state school currently provides. "How are they going to provide orientation and mobility, audiology instruction, ASL (American Sign Language) instruction, expanded core curriculum, interpreters or brail?"
The program has been dealing with some in-fighting over how hearing-impaired students are taught. Some of that battle has risen to the level of the School Board.
Roberts said that has weighed on some board members' decisions to take a second look at the program -- but she said if the Board has to make further cuts, they simply have to return to the core of what they do. She said that means providing the state curriculum for all K-12 children.
"Some very good, very important things may be left by the wayside," she said. "That is the reality of not having the funding to do the things you need to do."
Here is the link if you would prefer:

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=14294290

I just want to scream I am so mad. Dylan just started this last month. But I have been fighting the state and the district for education for Rhett since 1st grade and nothing, I can't get any help from them. Holy cow! I thought that all children are given equal opportunity to have a education. With what they are trying to pull it is going to do so much damage!

Since kids are the future they should all be getting a education so they can be able to move this country forward in a good direction. If we don't give them the education they deserve then what is going to happen to them down the road?

I could really use some great ideas. Please send this to everyone you know people have a right to know what is going on here. Please keep us in your prayers that we will over come this stupidity and help our children not hurt them.

day 20- Someone you see yourself marrying or being with in the future

Now this is just funny since I am already married. I think we are planning on staying together too. LOL! Thank you who ever made this list.

day 19- Nicknames you have and why you have them

Nicknames??? Yeah right I don't have any except mom. LOL! If you don't know why I have that one then man you are a little lost. :) Some people out there think that I do have some but I really don't.

To me I see no need for them. I think that if you are going to give someone a name they should use it. LOL! I know WEIRD! huh??? I guess that is why all my kids are always called by their full names. :)

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Gosh Dang!!!

Well Nikole has gotten a cold and has been coughing a little, has a yucky nose and still hasn't been eating right. She is still very pale but acts fine and wants to go to school. So because she has had these symptoms for a week, I have been in contact with the doctor since she and Dylan Shares a room. Since she has been coughing at night I was wondering if I needed to take him out of the bedroom....


Well as it turns out Dylan is now sick. :( Has a nasty cough, runny nose, and a squeaky voice that is very not good. So now I have 2 semi sick kids. They are both on Amoxicillin and recovering. Then we found out that their cousin has Strep. Oh fun! Oh well that is the way that cookie crumbles right? I am praying that they don't have RSV. When I took Dylan to the doctor I was informed that what he has isn't in his lungs which is GREAT!!! His Sats are great so I am going to pray that it doesn't good into his lungs and that he can recover.

I guess this is what happens when kids get share rooms, go to school, not was hands often, and don't cover their mouths. They really like sharing don't they? LOL! Wait! Not they don't!!! They like sharing when they don't like what they have. When it is toys and food they don't like to share at all.

Now on top of all of that drama Rhett is telling me that the muscles in his eye brow are hurting. WHAT! Your Eye Brow??? Yep you heard me right he said the eye brow. Oh great! He has been moaning about it all day and not want to do anything.

This was a conversation that we had Saturday.

"Do you want me to take you to the hospital."
"No."
"Well then why do you keep telling me and complaining about it?"
"It hurts."
"Do you want some medicine?"
"No."
"Than what do you want me to do???"
"I don't know."
"Ok."

What a great talk we had. LOL!! So daddy was like do we have any Tylenol or Motrin that we can give him? Then daddy asks if he wants some and he says yes. WHAT! I just asked you that. Sometimes I wonder if he even listens to me. I ma wondering if his age has anything to do with it.

Grateful that Gavin is having any problems. That is so nice to have at least one that is doing great. Praying that he stays healthy.

Friday, February 4, 2011

day 18- Plans/dreams/goals you have

Wow this one.
I have a whole list. It is almost like a bucket list.

So I guess I will list only some of them for now and when I do a bucket list I will put them all. LOL!

Plans: To help more people, make sure the kids are getting what they need, Be a better advocate for my children, To be a better mom, To be a better wife, To get this great opportunity to help my family more.

Dreams: To be able to take more trips with the family, To make sure my kids are always healthy (LOL!!!).

Goals: To have a better car, To finish my basement, To get an iphone :) and use it (LOL!!), To make sure there is no more debt for our family.

Ok so it isn't a lot but heck it is something right? :)

I know you are probably thinking that my list really sucks but I think it is pretty good. LOL!

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

day 17- Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why

Heck all I have to say about this post is HA HA HA HA HA!!!!
I am totally ROTFL!!

Who would I want to trade places with? Ummmm....
No one comes to mind.
Seriously who would want to take a walk in my shoes?
I wouldn't trust anyone else with my job of taking care of my family like me.
I can just see missed appointments.

It would be great to trade places with someone even for a day,
but I am not sure who that would be.

Maybe I would want to be a famous actress for a day, or maybe someone that is really rich?
But that isn't helpful. I would want to be someone helpful.
I love helping people and if I could be someone different for a day I would want to make some big impact on many different people and their lives.

To be able to help lots of different people would be great!
A doctor, a teacher, or a nurse they would all be good ones. There are so many to choose from.
Or I could be someone from the past? NO!
There is no way they could survive with all the stresses that we have now.

I know there are many different people who think I have got a pretty easy job. It would be great to change places with them just to teach them a lesson. I am sure that the trials that they face are hard for them and they think that others have it easier then they do.

I know the trials I face are for me alone to face. They are hard but I know that I can face them head on with the Lords help. Someone else trails might look easy for me and that is great but they are not meant for me. Maybe my trails would be easy for someone else. I guess the Lord know what we all need to grow stronger.

So I think that I would like to trade places with...
me.

Since it won't be easy and I will be able to help people as much as I can. I will have the Lords help and know that he will be there for me no matter what.

It will be a great adventure! I will have to update you on this great adventure that is in store for me. If you ever want to walk in my shoes please leave a comment and we will see what we can work out. LOL! Not like I will see anyone volunteering.
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