I found the following list....
"Most frequently Challenged books from 1990-2000
I will hightlight those I have read.... or at least those I know I have read, a few I think I might have but, not 100% sure...
How about you? which ones have you read? Should I tag everyone with this? I think I should......
Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
Forever by Judy Blume
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Giver by Lois Lowry
It's Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Sex by Madonna
Earth's Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard
The Witches by Roald Dahl
The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
The Goats by Brock Cole
Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
Blubber by Judy Blume
Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam
We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
Final Exit by Derek Humphry
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
What's Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Beloved by Toni Morrison
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The Pigman by Paul Zindel
Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard
Deenie by Judy Blume
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (currently on my to read list lol)
Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole
Cujo by Stephen King
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
Ordinary People by Judith Guest
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
What's Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Crazy Lady by Jane Conly
Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
Fade by Robert Cormier
Guess What? by Mem Fox
The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Native Son by Richard Wright
Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women's Fantasies by Nancy Friday
Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
Jack by A.M. Homes
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
Carrie by Stephen King
Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge
Family Secrets by Norma Klein
Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
The Dead Zone by Stephen King
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
Private Parts by Howard Stern
Where's Waldo? by Martin Hanford
Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
Sex Education by Jenny Davis
The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts
The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
The Terrorist by Caroline Cooney
Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
****I know I read a toni morrison book but I cant recall which...she has a few that have made the list******
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Why can't they listen?
ok mostly SHE....why can't she listen.
This story actually begins, I believe wednesday night.....no wednesday morning at her therapists office. We discussed her bedtime and how she doesnt like to sleep and is proud of her non sleeping. She talked with Rebekah about it, gave suggestions blah blah blah....all pretty much what we had been doing with some success.....One new, good suggestion.....close the house down too....as it is time to go to bed for her, begin to turn off lights and lock doors....Ok far enough.
One suggestion stunk.....Rebekah generally settles down easier on nights her and Christine read a book together....(Rebekah listens, Christine reads). On nights when Rebekah does not settle down and does not go to bed after reading, Christine does not read to her the next night, she must earn her book for the next night. I mentioned how many times the reading settles rebekah down. The therapist thought maybe I should read to her on the nights Christine wont....well doesnt that defeat the purpose of Christine NOT reading?
Eh whatever.
Ok, so Wednesday night we put her to bed. We all settle down....and about 11pm I hear a thumping....I find Rebekah rolling up (Like a reverse summersault) and then rolling back down and KICKING the wall by her bed....now this is a common wall....on the other side is our neighbors bed room.....UGH....
She finally falls asleep.
Thursday night, we send her to bed as usual.....and as usual, she goofs off. In her goofing off, she breaks off a wood slat from the upper bunk.....wood slat falls on the floor....screw remains attached to the wood slat....and fallen wood slat exposes staples in bottom of the upper bunk.
All of this we are oblivious to.
About 15 minutes or so later (grand total of time so far since put in bed is less then 30 minutes)I hear a scream....I figure christine has forcibly put Rebekah in bed again or prevented her from leaving the room. I ignore it.
A minute or 2 passes....Christine appears to get the first aid kit. She says she cut her foot. No biggie, I think, she prob stepped on a car or caught her toenail on something....
Then I hear Nathan come down....he walks over taps Ivan on the shoulder and says "rebekah is Bleeding" So, Ivan goes upstairs, also expecting to find nothing because Rebekah loves drama.
TO his surprise he finds blood....lots of it....thru 2 bandaids....turns out Rebekah was standing on the edge of the bottom bunk, holding on to the top and swinging around. Then she dropped off and landed on the above mentioned slat.....
Of course it is now 10min passed the time Urgent care closes. So we call the advice nurse who decides she should have it examined....
So off to the ER.....where we spend the next 90min or so....they were rather quick that evening. It is deemed "almost stitch worthy". THey soak her foot in benadine, trim up the skin....it was a puncture and a tear....dress the wound....and send us on our way.....(we go back for a recheck monday)
We arrive home about 1245.....and Rebekah procedes to stay awake until 2am.
Had she have listened and gone to bed when we said go to bed.....at least I would have been asleep earlier....she might not have been but she certainly wouldnt have gotten hurt.
We have the slat on my desk....we keep referring to it as "her friend"
This story actually begins, I believe wednesday night.....no wednesday morning at her therapists office. We discussed her bedtime and how she doesnt like to sleep and is proud of her non sleeping. She talked with Rebekah about it, gave suggestions blah blah blah....all pretty much what we had been doing with some success.....One new, good suggestion.....close the house down too....as it is time to go to bed for her, begin to turn off lights and lock doors....Ok far enough.
One suggestion stunk.....Rebekah generally settles down easier on nights her and Christine read a book together....(Rebekah listens, Christine reads). On nights when Rebekah does not settle down and does not go to bed after reading, Christine does not read to her the next night, she must earn her book for the next night. I mentioned how many times the reading settles rebekah down. The therapist thought maybe I should read to her on the nights Christine wont....well doesnt that defeat the purpose of Christine NOT reading?
Eh whatever.
Ok, so Wednesday night we put her to bed. We all settle down....and about 11pm I hear a thumping....I find Rebekah rolling up (Like a reverse summersault) and then rolling back down and KICKING the wall by her bed....now this is a common wall....on the other side is our neighbors bed room.....UGH....
She finally falls asleep.
Thursday night, we send her to bed as usual.....and as usual, she goofs off. In her goofing off, she breaks off a wood slat from the upper bunk.....wood slat falls on the floor....screw remains attached to the wood slat....and fallen wood slat exposes staples in bottom of the upper bunk.
All of this we are oblivious to.
About 15 minutes or so later (grand total of time so far since put in bed is less then 30 minutes)I hear a scream....I figure christine has forcibly put Rebekah in bed again or prevented her from leaving the room. I ignore it.
A minute or 2 passes....Christine appears to get the first aid kit. She says she cut her foot. No biggie, I think, she prob stepped on a car or caught her toenail on something....
Then I hear Nathan come down....he walks over taps Ivan on the shoulder and says "rebekah is Bleeding" So, Ivan goes upstairs, also expecting to find nothing because Rebekah loves drama.
TO his surprise he finds blood....lots of it....thru 2 bandaids....turns out Rebekah was standing on the edge of the bottom bunk, holding on to the top and swinging around. Then she dropped off and landed on the above mentioned slat.....
Of course it is now 10min passed the time Urgent care closes. So we call the advice nurse who decides she should have it examined....
So off to the ER.....where we spend the next 90min or so....they were rather quick that evening. It is deemed "almost stitch worthy". THey soak her foot in benadine, trim up the skin....it was a puncture and a tear....dress the wound....and send us on our way.....(we go back for a recheck monday)
We arrive home about 1245.....and Rebekah procedes to stay awake until 2am.
Had she have listened and gone to bed when we said go to bed.....at least I would have been asleep earlier....she might not have been but she certainly wouldnt have gotten hurt.
We have the slat on my desk....we keep referring to it as "her friend"
Updated book list
1) "My Ox is Broken" by adam-troy Castro
2) "Republic" by Plato (suggestion courtesy of will smith)
3) "The heart's Code" by Paul Pearsall
4) "The Innocent Man" by John Grisham
5) "Green River, Running Red" by Ann Rule
6) "My Michael" by Amos Oz
7) "At First Sight" by Nicolas sparks
8) "Japanese woman dont Get Old or Fat" by Naomi MOyarama
9) "flight from Heaven" by Jan Karon
10)"The Pursuit of Hapiness" by Chris Gardner
11) "Island of Hope, Island of Tears" by David Brownstone and company
12) "Ellis Island Interviews" by Peter Mortan Coan
13) "Flood" by Andrew Vacchs
14) "How Children Raise Parents" by Dan B Allender
15) "its My Heart" by The Childrens Heart Foundation so the next time I am asked at a picnic I can give a "real response"
16) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer...same reason as above
17) "Partners fo the Heart" by Vivien Thomas, autobiography
18) "God, Guns, and rock n roll" by Ted Nugent
19) " 100 People who are screwing Up America (and al Franken is #37) by Bernard Goldberg
20) "Einstein Never Used Flash Cards" by Kathy HIrsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
21) "Every Second Counts, The Race to Transplant the First Human Heart" by Donald McRae
22) "Freedom Writers Diary" by The freedom writers with Erin Gruwell
23) "DaVinci for Dummies"
24) "In This Sign" by Joanne Greenberg
25) "Mayada: Daughter of Iraq" by Jean Sasson
26) "Brave New World & Brave New World Revisited" by Aldous Huxley
27) "Night" by Elie Wiesel
28) "Stolen Lives: 20 years in a Desert Jail" by Malika Oufkir
29) "Sinister Shorts" by Perri O'Shaughnessy
You will notice, I have read 3 of the books so far. 2 were good, one was ok....2 of those will be given away as I read them and they really arent ones I will save to re-read or refer to later. Actually one of them is already gone.
As said before, I will not be doing book reviews....I might make an occasional comment on the books but reviews just arent my thing.
I have added a few books and found the name of another and made the changes.
Should you choose to read any of these books and wish to perhaps purchase them thru amazon.com.....do me a favor, and go to www.caheartconnection.org and click on the amazon link on the left before you make your purchase.
2) "Republic" by Plato (suggestion courtesy of will smith)
3) "The heart's Code" by Paul Pearsall
4) "The Innocent Man" by John Grisham
5) "Green River, Running Red" by Ann Rule
6) "My Michael" by Amos Oz
7) "At First Sight" by Nicolas sparks
8) "Japanese woman dont Get Old or Fat" by Naomi MOyarama
9) "flight from Heaven" by Jan Karon
10)
11) "Island of Hope, Island of Tears" by David Brownstone and company
12) "Ellis Island Interviews" by Peter Mortan Coan
13) "Flood" by Andrew Vacchs
14) "How Children Raise Parents" by Dan B Allender
15) "its My Heart" by The Childrens Heart Foundation so the next time I am asked at a picnic I can give a "real response"
16) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer...same reason as above
17) "Partners fo the Heart" by Vivien Thomas, autobiography
18) "God, Guns, and rock n roll" by Ted Nugent
19) " 100 People who are screwing Up America (and al Franken is #37) by Bernard Goldberg
20) "Einstein Never Used Flash Cards" by Kathy HIrsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
21) "Every Second Counts, The Race to Transplant the First Human Heart" by Donald McRae
22) "Freedom Writers Diary" by The freedom writers with Erin Gruwell
23) "DaVinci for Dummies"
24) "In This Sign" by Joanne Greenberg
25)
26) "Brave New World & Brave New World Revisited" by Aldous Huxley
27) "Night" by Elie Wiesel
28) "Stolen Lives: 20 years in a Desert Jail" by Malika Oufkir
29) "Sinister Shorts" by Perri O'Shaughnessy
You will notice, I have read 3 of the books so far. 2 were good, one was ok....2 of those will be given away as I read them and they really arent ones I will save to re-read or refer to later. Actually one of them is already gone.
As said before, I will not be doing book reviews....I might make an occasional comment on the books but reviews just arent my thing.
I have added a few books and found the name of another and made the changes.
Should you choose to read any of these books and wish to perhaps purchase them thru amazon.com.....do me a favor, and go to www.caheartconnection.org and click on the amazon link on the left before you make your purchase.
A tag from my daughter---UGH
1. When is the last time you held hands with someone? prob recently.....with 2 small children, you have a tendacy to do that with them often
2. You wake up as the opposite gender, what's the one thing you would do? scratch my balls
3. Have you ever crawled through a window? Yes.
4. Where is your mum? prob at her house
5. Morning or night person? Neither....what ever I need to be although my daughter and husband would say morning...but that is out of necessity
6. What was the last movie you watched? eeek...I dont really do movies....first thought was memoirs of a geisha but, then I remembered we took the little ones to see "Flushed away" not long ago
7. Favorite number? dont have one....
8. Any cool scars? nope
9. Things about the opposite sex you notice first? uh....
10. What do you do when no one is watching? nothing, there is always someone watching it seems....I cant even pee in peace.
11. Ever been in love? Yes
12. What's something your friends make fun of you for? I dont know....I used to get teased for always having a book.
13. What is your curfew? when I am ready for bed.
14. Do you talk a lot? I used to....always in trouble in school...now I prefer to observe but have a tendancy to ramble on when nervous.
15. You + alcohol = I dont remember?
17. Would you marry for money? Absolutely not, life is far to short to do something stupid like that.
18. Could you live without a computer? Yes, I have my books....of course I would have to buy them somewhere besides amazon....
19. If you could live in any past time period, where would it be? 1800's on a prarie prob....childhood "Little house" fan
20. Do you drink enough water? no
21. Do you wear shoes in the house or take 'em off? Take them off
22. What is your favorite fruit? Strawberries
23. What is your favorite place to visit? I dont know....havent been to alot of places....and where I want to re-visit depends on my mood
24. Are you photogenic? not usually, IMO
25. Do you dream in colour or black and white? Color
26. Why do you take surveys? Purely entertainment value.
27. Do you drink alcohol? no opposed to it and do consume occasionally
28. What is the most beautiful language? not one I am speaking.
29. Do you like being kissed when you are asleep? just curious, if I am asleep how would I know? but actually that is a bit creepy
30. What do you like most; sunrise or sunset? Sunset
31. Do you want to live till 100 yrs? live if I am able to still enjoy life....not if I have no clue what is going on around me
32. Is a flat stomach important to you? could care less either way
33. When you watch movies at home, do you like the lights on or off? depends on the movie....
34. Do you believe in magic? believe? isnt it all slight of hand stuff? or do you mean mix up a potion and turn a prince into a frog stuff?
35. Do you like to watch cartoons? old ones, the new ones disgust me...all seem really gross, or really sexual
36. At what age did you find out that Santa Clause wasn't real? I dont recall
37. Do you write poems? no
38. Do you snort? No
39. You sleep more on your back, front, or sides? sides mostly
40. Would you rather have a poodle or a rottweiler? Rottweiler
41. Are you basically a happy person? yes
42. Are you tired? A little
43. Did you drink anything with caffeine today? coffee and surely sweet tea in a bit
44. How many landline/cellular phones do you have in your home? 3 landline, 3 cellphones
45. Do you get along with your parents? Yes
46. Do you like/love anyone now? Yes
47. What do you do when you're sad? put on a happy face....
48. What do you need most now? energy...need to empty washer
49. What song are you listening to now? nothing but I think I will turn something on
50. What are you craving for now? a pepsi
2. You wake up as the opposite gender, what's the one thing you would do? scratch my balls
3. Have you ever crawled through a window? Yes.
4. Where is your mum? prob at her house
5. Morning or night person? Neither....what ever I need to be although my daughter and husband would say morning...but that is out of necessity
6. What was the last movie you watched? eeek...I dont really do movies....first thought was memoirs of a geisha but, then I remembered we took the little ones to see "Flushed away" not long ago
7. Favorite number? dont have one....
8. Any cool scars? nope
9. Things about the opposite sex you notice first? uh....
10. What do you do when no one is watching? nothing, there is always someone watching it seems....I cant even pee in peace.
11. Ever been in love? Yes
12. What's something your friends make fun of you for? I dont know....I used to get teased for always having a book.
13. What is your curfew? when I am ready for bed.
14. Do you talk a lot? I used to....always in trouble in school...now I prefer to observe but have a tendancy to ramble on when nervous.
15. You + alcohol = I dont remember?
17. Would you marry for money? Absolutely not, life is far to short to do something stupid like that.
18. Could you live without a computer? Yes, I have my books....of course I would have to buy them somewhere besides amazon....
19. If you could live in any past time period, where would it be? 1800's on a prarie prob....childhood "Little house" fan
20. Do you drink enough water? no
21. Do you wear shoes in the house or take 'em off? Take them off
22. What is your favorite fruit? Strawberries
23. What is your favorite place to visit? I dont know....havent been to alot of places....and where I want to re-visit depends on my mood
24. Are you photogenic? not usually, IMO
25. Do you dream in colour or black and white? Color
26. Why do you take surveys? Purely entertainment value.
27. Do you drink alcohol? no opposed to it and do consume occasionally
28. What is the most beautiful language? not one I am speaking.
29. Do you like being kissed when you are asleep? just curious, if I am asleep how would I know? but actually that is a bit creepy
30. What do you like most; sunrise or sunset? Sunset
31. Do you want to live till 100 yrs? live if I am able to still enjoy life....not if I have no clue what is going on around me
32. Is a flat stomach important to you? could care less either way
33. When you watch movies at home, do you like the lights on or off? depends on the movie....
34. Do you believe in magic? believe? isnt it all slight of hand stuff? or do you mean mix up a potion and turn a prince into a frog stuff?
35. Do you like to watch cartoons? old ones, the new ones disgust me...all seem really gross, or really sexual
36. At what age did you find out that Santa Clause wasn't real? I dont recall
37. Do you write poems? no
38. Do you snort? No
39. You sleep more on your back, front, or sides? sides mostly
40. Would you rather have a poodle or a rottweiler? Rottweiler
41. Are you basically a happy person? yes
42. Are you tired? A little
43. Did you drink anything with caffeine today? coffee and surely sweet tea in a bit
44. How many landline/cellular phones do you have in your home? 3 landline, 3 cellphones
45. Do you get along with your parents? Yes
46. Do you like/love anyone now? Yes
47. What do you do when you're sad? put on a happy face....
48. What do you need most now? energy...need to empty washer
49. What song are you listening to now? nothing but I think I will turn something on
50. What are you craving for now? a pepsi
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Girl Scout Cookies, anyone?
Rebekah is a Brownie this year, her first year as a Girl Scout. Her troop is selling cookies but, they are not doing the grocery store table sales just the preorders. Apparently there are 2 different bakers. Our baker is Little Brownies.
Girl scout cookies anyone????
Our girl scouts sell
Samoas
Thin Mints
Do-si-dos
All Abouts
Trefoils
Tagalongs
Little Brownies (sugar free)
Cafe Cookies
I have no clue how to make a link hot but here is a wikipedia entry with cookie descriptions:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_scout_cookies#Varieties_of_cookies
Carmel delights are known as Samoas here, peanut butter patties are known as tagalongs (although I would not have guessed that, I would have guessed Do-si-dos)
Girl scout cookies anyone????
Our girl scouts sell
Samoas
Thin Mints
Do-si-dos
All Abouts
Trefoils
Tagalongs
Little Brownies (sugar free)
Cafe Cookies
I have no clue how to make a link hot but here is a wikipedia entry with cookie descriptions:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_scout_cookies#Varieties_of_cookies
Carmel delights are known as Samoas here, peanut butter patties are known as tagalongs (although I would not have guessed that, I would have guessed Do-si-dos)
DUH!
We have a vehicle loan, it is for the work van.
On Monday the 27th(of december), they called me on my cell phone about the payment,with all the holidays I forgot, it was due on the 21st....I hate coupon books....mail me a bill, please.
Knowing that it was almost paid off, I asked the payoff amount...she told me 519 and some change, I said ok, I am not home right now but, I am writing the amount down and will mail it out tomorrow. She said fine she would make a notation. At least I think that is what she said, about half the office staff at this place speaks broken english in a variety of accents. (the van came from a place that buys lease-up work vehicles and resells them so, the loan was not with a major bank)
I get home and mail it out the next day (the 28th), which is a Thursday. Now, remember we still have the New year holiday and they are closed on the weekend. Apparently, they did not receive it til the 4th...which is totally reasonable given the holiday, counting the day I mailed it, it took 4 working days to receive it for them to record it.
I assume (yah, yah my dad told me to assume is to make an ass out of u and me)all is well and the vehicle is paid off. I should be receiving the pink slip anyday....
Today, they call.
"Where is your payment?"
"What?" I say
"Your payment.", they say.
I say "You called me and I sent it, you cashed it."
They say "Wwell we didnt receive it til the 4th so there is still a balance due and it was due the 21st."
UM ok...
"How much?"
"31.86" they say
"OK can you take it over the phone?" (because I really want it gone)
"No", they say, "We only accept checks in the mail and wire transfers."
"So if I mail today what is the amount I will owe when you receive it?"
"I dont know" I get back
UM alrighty then, I am mailing $35.00....
hmm rethinking....if they added on 31.86 last month (late charge is 23.00...go figure I am sure there is a late charge because they amount I didnt know about was due the 21st)......maybe I should send them 40....
On Monday the 27th(of december), they called me on my cell phone about the payment,with all the holidays I forgot, it was due on the 21st....I hate coupon books....mail me a bill, please.
Knowing that it was almost paid off, I asked the payoff amount...she told me 519 and some change, I said ok, I am not home right now but, I am writing the amount down and will mail it out tomorrow. She said fine she would make a notation. At least I think that is what she said, about half the office staff at this place speaks broken english in a variety of accents. (the van came from a place that buys lease-up work vehicles and resells them so, the loan was not with a major bank)
I get home and mail it out the next day (the 28th), which is a Thursday. Now, remember we still have the New year holiday and they are closed on the weekend. Apparently, they did not receive it til the 4th...which is totally reasonable given the holiday, counting the day I mailed it, it took 4 working days to receive it for them to record it.
I assume (yah, yah my dad told me to assume is to make an ass out of u and me)all is well and the vehicle is paid off. I should be receiving the pink slip anyday....
Today, they call.
"Where is your payment?"
"What?" I say
"Your payment.", they say.
I say "You called me and I sent it, you cashed it."
They say "Wwell we didnt receive it til the 4th so there is still a balance due and it was due the 21st."
UM ok...
"How much?"
"31.86" they say
"OK can you take it over the phone?" (because I really want it gone)
"No", they say, "We only accept checks in the mail and wire transfers."
"So if I mail today what is the amount I will owe when you receive it?"
"I dont know" I get back
UM alrighty then, I am mailing $35.00....
hmm rethinking....if they added on 31.86 last month (late charge is 23.00...go figure I am sure there is a late charge because they amount I didnt know about was due the 21st)......maybe I should send them 40....
more books!
ok a few more for THE list
22) Freedom Writers Diary by The freedom writers with Erin Gruwell
23) DaVinci for Dummies
24) In This Sign by Joanne Greenberg
I think I had more but cant locate them at this moment.....
HEY anyone know if changing your username is possible?
22) Freedom Writers Diary by The freedom writers with Erin Gruwell
23) DaVinci for Dummies
24) In This Sign by Joanne Greenberg
I think I had more but cant locate them at this moment.....
HEY anyone know if changing your username is possible?
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Books
I like to read.....I often have many books sitting around my desk on my list of books to read. A friend of mines husband told me that every January, she makes a list of books she is going to read for the upcoming year.
I thought I would try something similar here (of course it will require my daughters help to figure out how to cross off the ones I finish.) I will not be doing book reviews....I might make an occasional comment on the books but reviews just arent my thing.
Since I have started this on a whim, I will be adding more books to it as I find all the details (aka exact name and/or author)...I might even let you know, if I just couldnt finish the book.
Should you choose to read any of these books and wish to perhaps purchase them thru amazon.com.....do me a favor, and go to www.caheartconnection.org and click on the amazon link before you make your purchase.
1) "My Ox is Broken" by adam-troy Castro
2) "Republic" by Plato (suggestion courtesy of will smith)
3) "The heart's Code" by Paul Pearsall
4) "The Innocent Man" by John Grisham
5) The ann rule book in my car...title to come...
6) "My Michael" by Amos Oz
7) "At First Sight" by nicolas sparks
8) "Japanese woman dont Get Old or Fat" by Naomi MOyarama
9) "flight from Heaven" by Jan Karon
10) "The Pursuit of Hapiness" by Chris Gardner
11) "Island of Hope, Island of Tears" by David Brownstone and company
12) "Ellis Island Interviews" by Peter Mortan Coan
13) "Flood" by Andrew Vacchs
14) "How Children Raise Parents" by Dan B Allender
15) "its My Heart" by The Childrens Heart Foundation so the next time I am asked at a picnic I can give a "real response"
16) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer...same reason as above
17) "Partners fo the Heart" by Vivien Thomas, autobiography
18) "God, Guns, and rock n roll" by Ted Nugent
19) " 100 People who are screwing Up America (and al Franken is #37) by Bernard Goldberg
20) "Einstein Never Used Flash Cards" by Kathy HIrsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
21) "Every Second Counts, The Race to Transplant the First Human Heart" by Donald McRae
from Dans blog--the alphabet
A - Available/Single?Nope!
B - Best Friend?eh have had bad luck in that area....I have good friends....and friends....
C - Cake or Pie?Depends on the type of pie vs cake.....
D - Drink Of Choice?Coffee or apple juice...used to be pepsi but I have broken that habit.
E – Essential Item You Use Everyday?My toothbrush
F - Favourite Colour?cobalt blue.....
G - Gummy Bears Or Worms?do you mean gummy worms? if so worms.
H - Hometown?Long Beach, CA
I - Indulgence?hmmm lobster tail in butter from an expensive restraunt.....
J - January Or February?February
K - Kids & Their Names?Three, Christine, Rebekah and Nathan
L - Life Is Incomplete Without?Fun
M - Marriage date? Oct 21
N - Number Of Siblings?One
O - Oranges Or Apples?Apples
P - Phobias/Fears?Not fond of heights, being shot (seriously, no laughing)
Q - Favourite Quote? "Are we having fun yet?"
R - Reason to Smile?Kids :)
S - Season?Fall
T - Tag people?Jeanne
U - Unknown Fact About Me? Well its unknown....so why should I tell? (besides I hate thinking of these things) wait do you know I graduated Highschool with honors and a seal bearer? I was smart once upon a time
V - Vegetable you don’t like?Cucumbers.
W - Worst Habit? I bite my nails...and chew my lip
X - X-rays You’ve Had: Feet and Knees
Y - Your Favourite Food?I just cant pick a favorite, sorry, really depends on my mood
Z – Zodiac Sign?Leo
oh and since these are tag thingies...I tag Jeanne
B - Best Friend?eh have had bad luck in that area....I have good friends....and friends....
C - Cake or Pie?Depends on the type of pie vs cake.....
D - Drink Of Choice?Coffee or apple juice...used to be pepsi but I have broken that habit.
E – Essential Item You Use Everyday?My toothbrush
F - Favourite Colour?cobalt blue.....
G - Gummy Bears Or Worms?do you mean gummy worms? if so worms.
H - Hometown?Long Beach, CA
I - Indulgence?hmmm lobster tail in butter from an expensive restraunt.....
J - January Or February?February
K - Kids & Their Names?Three, Christine, Rebekah and Nathan
L - Life Is Incomplete Without?Fun
M - Marriage date? Oct 21
N - Number Of Siblings?One
O - Oranges Or Apples?Apples
P - Phobias/Fears?Not fond of heights, being shot (seriously, no laughing)
Q - Favourite Quote? "Are we having fun yet?"
R - Reason to Smile?Kids :)
S - Season?Fall
T - Tag people?Jeanne
U - Unknown Fact About Me? Well its unknown....so why should I tell? (besides I hate thinking of these things) wait do you know I graduated Highschool with honors and a seal bearer? I was smart once upon a time
V - Vegetable you don’t like?Cucumbers.
W - Worst Habit? I bite my nails...and chew my lip
X - X-rays You’ve Had: Feet and Knees
Y - Your Favourite Food?I just cant pick a favorite, sorry, really depends on my mood
Z – Zodiac Sign?Leo
oh and since these are tag thingies...I tag Jeanne
Just for Dan
/Because he complained....
I havent been up to much.....School/College started back up for Christine, so we have been getting that routine down
I made one of 3 necessary doctor appts for my children....
Finished another blanket for Rebekah. Started Nathans but that might be derailed by one for a gift....poor little guy will be sad....Sunday night he brought me the bag with his material pieces in it and asked me to make his :(
We have girl scouts today. at 1pm. I am afraid I will forget......because I already have multiple times today while trying to figure out my game plan.
My weekend becomes busy starting friday morning. Christine is going to attempt to get Rebekah to sit thru Sign Language 1 which Rebekah has been personally invited to. Then I have to buy christine books for her Music class. Then Christine goes to Disneyland....The class is 9-12. Books will be bought when rebekah is done with class. Christine goes to disneyland after that UNLESS it is before 1030. Then at 3pm Rebekah has a psych appt again.....Then that evening is the block in oranges monthly sign language chat.
Saturday, Ivan has to meet a friend to pick up some part, and do a minor repair on his gun...or seomthing...Christine has a dance that evening. And sunday I think she is doing something at the Band Rehersal room.
Somewhere in the middle of all of that I have to get my laundry done because soon it is going to trap the girls in their room.
I havent been up to much.....School/College started back up for Christine, so we have been getting that routine down
I made one of 3 necessary doctor appts for my children....
Finished another blanket for Rebekah. Started Nathans but that might be derailed by one for a gift....poor little guy will be sad....Sunday night he brought me the bag with his material pieces in it and asked me to make his :(
We have girl scouts today. at 1pm. I am afraid I will forget......because I already have multiple times today while trying to figure out my game plan.
My weekend becomes busy starting friday morning. Christine is going to attempt to get Rebekah to sit thru Sign Language 1 which Rebekah has been personally invited to. Then I have to buy christine books for her Music class. Then Christine goes to Disneyland....The class is 9-12. Books will be bought when rebekah is done with class. Christine goes to disneyland after that UNLESS it is before 1030. Then at 3pm Rebekah has a psych appt again.....Then that evening is the block in oranges monthly sign language chat.
Saturday, Ivan has to meet a friend to pick up some part, and do a minor repair on his gun...or seomthing...Christine has a dance that evening. And sunday I think she is doing something at the Band Rehersal room.
Somewhere in the middle of all of that I have to get my laundry done because soon it is going to trap the girls in their room.
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Blankets
I finished a blanket.
Actually, Blanket #2, #1 is put away in a box for a birthday present. And blanket #3 is more then half way done.
No I dont have pictures, and even if I did, I still dont know how to post them here. Perhaps My oldest might take one and post it in HER blog, since people have asked me.
My back hurts a bit from bending over for so long.
Nothing else new here. Been a lazy day. Maybe I will read a bit later......
Current read is a book on the amazing race called, "my ox is broken" or something like that.
Actually, Blanket #2, #1 is put away in a box for a birthday present. And blanket #3 is more then half way done.
No I dont have pictures, and even if I did, I still dont know how to post them here. Perhaps My oldest might take one and post it in HER blog, since people have asked me.
My back hurts a bit from bending over for so long.
Nothing else new here. Been a lazy day. Maybe I will read a bit later......
Current read is a book on the amazing race called, "my ox is broken" or something like that.
Thursday, January 04, 2007
LOOK!
Two days in a row!
Ok, I have absolutely nothing to say, just wanted to be able to say that ROFL
There has to be SOMETHING I can say......
I got a new post card (www.postcrossing.com) from Hungary today. I dont think I had any from there before.....
I really have nothing exciting to say....
so, while you are postcrossing, you can also try book crossing (www.bookcrossing.com) little different concept.....people dont send you book, you find them, or release them into "the wild". (also available in countries besides the US)
YEP, I'm bored, you're bored......I think I will go read....or maybe play with a blanket....no read...
Ok, I have absolutely nothing to say, just wanted to be able to say that ROFL
There has to be SOMETHING I can say......
I got a new post card (www.postcrossing.com) from Hungary today. I dont think I had any from there before.....
I really have nothing exciting to say....
so, while you are postcrossing, you can also try book crossing (www.bookcrossing.com) little different concept.....people dont send you book, you find them, or release them into "the wild". (also available in countries besides the US)
YEP, I'm bored, you're bored......I think I will go read....or maybe play with a blanket....no read...
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
For those of you with the new google blogger thingy
Might find me commenting on your blogs....when i never did before,
Why you ask? Well because apparently I have some setting out of whack and logging into comment is the only way I can log in....once I comment I am good.
If I go to blogger.com or to the main dashboard link I have, I log in then nothing.....I click where I need to and it all disappears and is never replaced with anything.....
It is actually driving me crazy......
Gotta run, a little one wants apple juice......
Why you ask? Well because apparently I have some setting out of whack and logging into comment is the only way I can log in....once I comment I am good.
If I go to blogger.com or to the main dashboard link I have, I log in then nothing.....I click where I need to and it all disappears and is never replaced with anything.....
It is actually driving me crazy......
Gotta run, a little one wants apple juice......
Been there, done that...
So I thought I would try one of these things......Dan had it, Nance had it, not sure if christine did...(where is her promised post on President Ford? instead I get happy birthday to the master of funk or somethin?)
"Been There, Done That"(red means I've been there)
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid (does the replica in vegas count?)
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris (once again does Vegas count?)
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game (and survived the crush afterwards)
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs(tapes actually)
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey (not yet...on my amazon wish list tho! check back next year)
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident(according to the police report)
150. Saved someone’s life
"Been There, Done That"(red means I've been there)
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid (does the replica in vegas count?)
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris (once again does Vegas count?)
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game (and survived the crush afterwards)
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs(tapes actually)
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey (not yet...on my amazon wish list tho! check back next year)
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident(according to the police report)
150. Saved someone’s life
for those that care
ok so this isnt really an update of any type....
Ok so I think I updated this to the new format...whatever that is.....none of it makes sense to me.....
but I do see the posting has changed a bit....I can actually hit enter and make paragraphs from my aol account....before I had to use IE (::::LA LA LA LA:::: are y'all done babblling about the evils of IE? I am not using foxfire, modzilla or any of the other crap...I barely understand IE)
I still have no clue how to put links in the side bar or anything else but, the blog is here....maybe someday I might actually use it more then once in a blue moon.
Ok so I think I updated this to the new format...whatever that is.....none of it makes sense to me.....
but I do see the posting has changed a bit....I can actually hit enter and make paragraphs from my aol account....before I had to use IE (::::LA LA LA LA:::: are y'all done babblling about the evils of IE? I am not using foxfire, modzilla or any of the other crap...I barely understand IE)
I still have no clue how to put links in the side bar or anything else but, the blog is here....maybe someday I might actually use it more then once in a blue moon.
Friday, September 08, 2006
Alright already...I will say SOMETHING
SOMETHING
just kidding....
lets see....What's new? Nothing much yet. ha ha....
Found this cool website
www.postcrossing.com and have signed up for it. It is a postcard exchange. They send you an address, you send a post card and then you get a postcard....
At least I think that is how it works....
Monday, Sept. 11 we get to drive to Los Angeles....hopefully no where near any federal building or traffic will be ridiculous. Why LA you ask? Because our PC (that pediatric cardiologist, not personal computer) is not seeing clinic patients anymore. The other local one, is, hmm, how should I remain politically correct?...not to my liking. Long story short, when Rebekah was a little one, she could not diagnose her Heart defect. That means, we don't see her. Cant treat what you cant diagnose. So, off we go to the guy who did diagnose in LA, for both girls. Our peds office said they could never clear the oldest for sports or other possibly strenuous activity, that the cardiologist would need to do it, since ours isn't seeing patients anymore, I figure we need to see someone in case clearance is ever necessary.
While in LA, we plan on either seeing Olvera street, China town or Little Tokyo. My heart says Little Tokyo but I am finding a few of the "sights" closed on Mondays. We will play it by ear.
just kidding....
lets see....What's new? Nothing much yet. ha ha....
Found this cool website
www.postcrossing.com and have signed up for it. It is a postcard exchange. They send you an address, you send a post card and then you get a postcard....
At least I think that is how it works....
Monday, Sept. 11 we get to drive to Los Angeles....hopefully no where near any federal building or traffic will be ridiculous. Why LA you ask? Because our PC (that pediatric cardiologist, not personal computer) is not seeing clinic patients anymore. The other local one, is, hmm, how should I remain politically correct?...not to my liking. Long story short, when Rebekah was a little one, she could not diagnose her Heart defect. That means, we don't see her. Cant treat what you cant diagnose. So, off we go to the guy who did diagnose in LA, for both girls. Our peds office said they could never clear the oldest for sports or other possibly strenuous activity, that the cardiologist would need to do it, since ours isn't seeing patients anymore, I figure we need to see someone in case clearance is ever necessary.
While in LA, we plan on either seeing Olvera street, China town or Little Tokyo. My heart says Little Tokyo but I am finding a few of the "sights" closed on Mondays. We will play it by ear.
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
How'd it go?
Pretty crappy actually...
The doctor/therapist whatever....sucks...she just kept saying that the school district should be supplying these services....which I dont understand and which she still refuses to clarify....She said we need to call TASK to get services...um ah ok but what services? she says I dont know they will tell you...so I called, they cant tell me crap....only that perhaps I should ask for a complete psychological evaluation...
um ok....
He will send me a sample letter via email...I havent gotten it yet.
I currently have a call into her ADHD guy to see if he has any idea what the stupid therapist is talking about....
I guess I am mostly irritated because it is like she is saying something is wrong with your child but she wont tell me WHAT or even what she thinks.....its worse then the first PC we saw, at least she gave me ideas and terms....I had something to go on....
We are supposed to go back on the 25th, I cant figure out why, she obviously doesnt want to see rebekah....We took her in for help dealing with the issues she has revolving around her hospitlization and follow up picc line and nien gazillion doc appt or nurse visits....which really makes me scratch my head more, what would the school district have to do with THAT?
The doctor/therapist whatever....sucks...she just kept saying that the school district should be supplying these services....which I dont understand and which she still refuses to clarify....She said we need to call TASK to get services...um ah ok but what services? she says I dont know they will tell you...so I called, they cant tell me crap....only that perhaps I should ask for a complete psychological evaluation...
um ok....
He will send me a sample letter via email...I havent gotten it yet.
I currently have a call into her ADHD guy to see if he has any idea what the stupid therapist is talking about....
I guess I am mostly irritated because it is like she is saying something is wrong with your child but she wont tell me WHAT or even what she thinks.....its worse then the first PC we saw, at least she gave me ideas and terms....I had something to go on....
We are supposed to go back on the 25th, I cant figure out why, she obviously doesnt want to see rebekah....We took her in for help dealing with the issues she has revolving around her hospitlization and follow up picc line and nien gazillion doc appt or nurse visits....which really makes me scratch my head more, what would the school district have to do with THAT?
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Back we go.......
Today, in about an hour, we head back to the Therapist's office to see what she thinks of Rebekah....
she talked to us for about an hour, then had us ok her getting her developmental peds input, the other 2 therapists (1 therapist, 1 phsycologist) and the preschools input....
Should be interesting.....
Last time at the intake appt, rebekah sat there....the whole time....hiding, actually, behind daddy....quietly....Talk about making liars out of us.
I wonder what she will have to say.....
she talked to us for about an hour, then had us ok her getting her developmental peds input, the other 2 therapists (1 therapist, 1 phsycologist) and the preschools input....
Should be interesting.....
Last time at the intake appt, rebekah sat there....the whole time....hiding, actually, behind daddy....quietly....Talk about making liars out of us.
I wonder what she will have to say.....
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