The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Figgy1]

The secret to success is to always pay off your credit card balances each and every month. Then you will never pay an penny's worth of interest, and your credit score will soar upwards in no time.

What she said

 

[Figgy1]

Wow! Finally! Your family must be so happy to have him back on days. It's about time--that nighttime gig went on for way too long.

THNX. I'm very happy the boys not so much because one of them can get a little mouthy in the morning and my dh will be here if and when he does. Last night I went to bed not too much after my "regular time" compared to the past several months. I should be able to function today with a very short nap after the boys leave and by Monday all should be as normal as the Figgy household gets

 

[Figgy1]

Good lord . . . the kid will turn 21 by the time they all stop falling over one another--talk about a ridiculous bureaucracy!!

We went through some although not exactly the same things to some extent as far as waiting for the perfect as can be school settings. In most cases it can take up to 90 days from start to finish for an initial program placement. Our first one was less but it did seem like forever. Just me but in the long run waiting a couple of extra weeks was well worth the wait for the right program as opposed to getting a quick but unhelpful setting

 

[Figgy1]

I heard about this the other day and just shook my head. First of all, the dog would never let in a stranger, and second of all, what's to stop them, if they help themselves to all your treats in the kitchen?

They did have a disclosure about free roaming fur babies.

 

[Figgy1]

I warned you

 

[Figgy1]

Mrs Ferret is good to move to Alaska

What she didn't tell you was, she's willing to move to the southern most coastal area which has weather just a bit cooler than your present location with not much snow

 

[Figgy1]

Good luck this morning @MouseDreaming

 

[Figgy1]

I told a friend about my irregular heart rate during my surgery. She told my grandson's girlfriend that I had "Heart Disease". Poor girl spent all day today worrying about me. Cheyenne is my grandson's girlfriend, and she is a real sweetheart. She has lost both of her two grandmothers recently, and now calls me "grandma". I told her what happened to me during surgery, and she now understands. I assured her that I am going to be checking with my regular doctor in the very near future about this event. I'm pretty sure I eased her mind. It's funny how some people jump to the absolute worst conclusions from the mention of a problem. Not funny at all when they pass along that false info to another person.

{{HUGS}}

 

[Figgy1]

Hard Frost Warning. Too early for Hard Frosts.

Florida anyone?

You have to ask

 

[Figgy1]

I like Michaels too my Go To. I pulled up Hobby Lobby. All over East but not by you. We don't have AC Moore

Sympathy like. No AC Moore

 

[Figgy1]

It was cold today. Jeans came out, I was holding out with Capri's. The strong winds were gone and the sun came out. Felt like Spring despite how cold it was. Hard frost warnings. Can see it forming. Blahhhhh.

Warm {{HUGS}} It's way, way, way too early!

 

[Figgy1]

Can't wait to hear how your coping with daylight transition works out. Oy. I'm actually surprised it didn't last the balance of the year. Didn't see that coming.

So far at least last night was a bit better A section of building where they worked opened back up sooner than expected I'm not dreading the holidays and with him home we'll be able to get the deep cleaning done by the weekend In more good news Christmas dinner is at my in laws. we'll be bringing some food and the boys will complain about not being able but too bad

 

[MinnieM123]

 

[Figgy1]

Walked into my house this evening. It was 50. Not amused.

FLORIDA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[FutureCEO]

this is kinda of me at work all day long

 

[Songbird76]

Good lord . . . the kid will turn 21 by the time they all stop falling over one another--talk about a ridiculous bureaucracy!!

Well, DH called someone else. It's all VERY confusing to me. I guess there's a chain....the old school notifies the district that they can no longer handle a situation. The district either signs off on the child going to a different school, or looks for another school under their jurisdiction that CAN handle it. If they find one under their jurisdiction, they won't sign off on moving said child to another type of school. You have regular school, special circumstances, and cluster 4, which is basically special education. The school we are moving him to is a cluster 4. So because the district found another school under their jurisdiction who said they thought they could handle it, the district wouldn't sign off for a cluster 4 school. We bypassed that by enrolling him in the cluster 4 school ourselves and then the cluster 4 school asks for all the information to give to an admittance committee that reviews it and decides if they agree that school is the right place for him. If they had said no, we'd have had to look at other options. But they said yes, they agree...so then THEY pass it on to a board and if everybody says "yes, that's fine" then he can go to the school. We're waiting for that board. BUT, the gal said the district changed their mind and said no, they couldn't offer him a suitable place, AND we enrolled him ourselves, so they got TWO applications for him, PLUS they gave him urgency because of certain circumstances. She said it's never happened before that the board has said no if the committee has approved the application and recommended admittance. So the chance that he would be the first ever "no" is slim to none, AND she said we don't have to wait for that answer for him to start, because the answer will be yes anyway. So we have an appointment Monday with the school to do a sort of intake and so he can see the school, and with any luck, he can start the next day.
The only thing we are worried about now is that because of his age, they want to put him back a year so he's with kids his own age and stage of development. Because of his birthday, he finished kindergarten a year sooner than most kids, so he went to 1st grade when he was 5. He's been in 5th grade this year and he's 9. Which would mean he'd only be 11 when he goes to jr. high. BUT, he's in all the advanced groups for math, reading, language. He's working at a 6th or 7th grade level, though chronologically, his age is 4th grade. The old school purposely didn't let him skip a grade because of his age, even though he's capable of doing the work. So the new school wants to put him in a group based on his age, and they said that even the 5th graders aren't doing 5th grade level because most of the kids just aren't cognitively that strong, so they are giving him advanced work anyway, and it doesn't matter whether he does that work in a classroom with kids his own age or a year or 2 older. Which is true...if he's not doing the same work as they are, then it doesn't matter so much where he does it, and it WOULD be nice for him to be with kids his own age for a change, instead of a bunch of kids 2 years older than him, since at his old school, half the kids in his class had been held back a year. BUT, where do they go from there? If he finishes the elementary curriculum, do they make him pick his nose for a year or two until he's jr. high aged? Do they give him jr. high level material a year or two early at the elementary school? And if they do that, what happens when he gets to jr. high and has already done that material? And if they DON'T, do they skip him over to the jr. high when he's a year or 2 younger than most of the kids? I get the impression this doesn't happen a lot and it's going to be a tricky thing to navigate what is best for HIM, because it's not the standard situation where the kid is working below grade level and just fits right into the class as is. I guess we have a lot of questions for Monday.

 

[Songbird76]

I heard about this the other day and just shook my head. First of all, the dog would never let in a stranger, and second of all, what's to stop them, if they help themselves to all your treats in the kitchen?

They way I read it, you leave your door unlocked for them...what's to stop ANYONE from coming in and helping themselves to all your treats in the kitchen?

 

[MinnieM123]

So far at least last night was a bit better A section of building where they worked opened back up sooner than expected I'm not dreading the holidays and with him home we'll be able to get the deep cleaning done by the weekend In more good news Christmas dinner is at my in laws. we'll be bringing some food and the boys will complain about not being able but too bad

My goodness, you're already setting plans for Christmas dinner?! I haven't even figured out yet where we're going for Thanksgiving dinner. Just been so busy at work that I'm drained. Although, I did call one restaurant but they had a ridiculous fee ($100) they'd charge you, if you didn't cancel 6 days ahead. Heck, anyone could get unexpectedly ill, etc., and I flat out refused to agree to those terms. Then I tried another restaurant, but they were already booked solid. At this rate, we may end up at McDonalds for turkey nuggets. . .

 

[MinnieM123]

Mrs Ferret is good to move to Alaska

Yea! I like Mrs. Ferret, and you both have the right idea. I'm in! Look--neighboring homes--we could be besties!

 

[Figgy1]

Well, DH called someone else. It's all VERY confusing to me. I guess there's a chain....the old school notifies the district that they can no longer handle a situation. The district either signs off on the child going to a different school, or looks for another school under their jurisdiction that CAN handle it. If they find one under their jurisdiction, they won't sign off on moving said child to another type of school. You have regular school, special circumstances, and cluster 4, which is basically special education. The school we are moving him to is a cluster 4. So because the district found another school under their jurisdiction who said they thought they could handle it, the district wouldn't sign off for a cluster 4 school. We bypassed that by enrolling him in the cluster 4 school ourselves and then the cluster 4 school asks for all the information to give to an admittance committee that reviews it and decides if they agree that school is the right place for him. If they had said no, we'd have had to look at other options. But they said yes, they agree...so then THEY pass it on to a board and if everybody says "yes, that's fine" then he can go to the school. We're waiting for that board. BUT, the gal said the district changed their mind and said no, they couldn't offer him a suitable place, AND we enrolled him ourselves, so they got TWO applications for him, PLUS they gave him urgency because of certain circumstances. She said it's never happened before that the board has said no if the committee has approved the application and recommended admittance. So the chance that he would be the first ever "no" is slim to none, AND she said we don't have to wait for that answer for him to start, because the answer will be yes anyway. So we have an appointment Monday with the school to do a sort of intake and so he can see the school, and with any luck, he can start the next day.
The only thing we are worried about now is that because of his age, they want to put him back a year so he's with kids his own age and stage of development. Because of his birthday, he finished kindergarten a year sooner than most kids, so he went to 1st grade when he was 5. He's been in 5th grade this year and he's 9. Which would mean he'd only be 11 when he goes to jr. high. BUT, he's in all the advanced groups for math, reading, language. He's working at a 6th or 7th grade level, though chronologically, his age is 4th grade. The old school purposely didn't let him skip a grade because of his age, even though he's capable of doing the work. So the new school wants to put him in a group based on his age, and they said that even the 5th graders aren't doing 5th grade level because most of the kids just aren't cognitively that strong, so they are giving him advanced work anyway, and it doesn't matter whether he does that work in a classroom with kids his own age or a year or 2 older. Which is true...if he's not doing the same work as they are, then it doesn't matter so much where he does it, and it WOULD be nice for him to be with kids his own age for a change, instead of a bunch of kids 2 years older than him, since at his old school, half the kids in his class had been held back a year. BUT, where do they go from there? If he finishes the elementary curriculum, do they make him pick his nose for a year or two until he's jr. high aged? Do they give him jr. high level material a year or two early at the elementary school? And if they do that, what happens when he gets to jr. high and has already done that material? And if they DON'T, do they skip him over to the jr. high when he's a year or 2 younger than most of the kids? I get the impression this doesn't happen a lot and it's going to be a tricky thing to navigate what is best for HIM, because it's not the standard situation where the kid is working below grade level and just fits right into the class as is. I guess we have a lot of questions for Monday.

JHMO but i think having him with kids closer to his own age may be better for him. My ds was in a group with several levels of academic ability and they each got their own academic work as the years progressed geared to their needs and abilities. From what you're describing that program works the same way so relax until Monday but take a list of all your questions just to be certain. Prayers and pixie dust