Oh, I missed the likely diagnosis, ((Twins)). Do you need to sleep with a mask now? My dmom was diagnosed w/ S A and started sleeping with a mask and it did wonders for her. Good point re: studying and limits and what actually matters and shows up in reality. . .
I sort of understand about the block scheduling, Harriet. However, what I think we really need to do is to get together for coffee and a nice long chat while our dd14s meet each other and share creative ideas and maybe get a project of some sort going. . . . .Maybe someday.
OK, that sounds like so much fun!! that is a lot of travel, though. Does the class meet every day? Once a week? I would like to learn more about gardening. I know so little right now - and we have such a large (for me) property to care for.
Nice to hear Norma's cheery greeting.
Kathryn, I forgot to tell you how impressed I am with your exercising early this morning!!
Hope the compressor gets fixed soon, MT. sounds like you have some interesting views in the meantime, though.
Hi nancy! You're off to a good start w/ dgs and dh.
Hi blessed! Glad to hear dd17 isn't the only one who does this. Yes, with older siblings, our dd17s know how important the Jr. year is.
I'm eating lunch, taking a break from. .. . . well. . . . um. .. . . taking a break? I haven't done anything substantial this morning beyond the a.m. routine - and that isn't even completely finished. I did greet the girls wen they got home, made lunch, and did a crossword puzzle. . . . I have IGADS today.
I will not report back until I have some progress to share!
I think I can safely say Good Afternoon to everyone as it is now 12 noon! Temp here is now 63* - up from low 50s this morning - and not a cloud in the sky!
"Meanwhiles" are good as they are time savers and most can be done naturally as a habit. It's fun to think of new combinations of Meanwhiles. This morning I walked on treadmill while cuop. I had done a.m. routines first and put a lol in before walking. Afterward my knees were a little shaky so I had a cup of coffee and a clementine. Dh had washed up a few things from late last night with his breakfast dishes and while my coffee was heating in microwave I emptied the drainer.
Talk of school and schedules is interesting to me. It's been about 15 years since our youngest guy graduated from h.s. I'm sure some changes have been made since then. I don't know specific details of our dgkids schedules as there are at least 3 different school districts involved, but I do know that dgd18 had enough credits to graduate by the end of the fall semester, but wants to walk with her class in June so has taken classes for extra credit, some electives and is taking an english class at a local college 3 times a week for credit. I think only 1 year of P E is required here. I do know that she's had all AP classes through h.s. and she must keep close watch on her progress as she gets very upset if she thinks she might get lower than an A grade.
Dee... tsk, tsk on your insurance company. I'm sorry you've had so much trouble with it. We have AARP and have had no problems with dh's meds. Too bad you can't switch to someone else.
Harmony... (re your comment a few days ago) thank you for your kind thoughts! You are an inspiration to me by all you accomplish. (Is this a mutual admiration society? lol
OKay... good luck with your gardening classes. Sounds interesting.
It's time for a bite of lunch, then another lol and some decluttering in office/craft room.
Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible. --- Francis of Assisi
It's up to 37* here today now yea!
dd & I communicated via fb she is frustrated at the lack of service there I told here that one of the companies is working on the towers here and service is whacky this week. I saw that on the news. They are fine we are fine all is well!
Well I need to s2s got my schedule mixed up.
Got some notes for my planner and still need to do some journaling.
One sm. egg from the new layer is all so far today.
Have a great day!
A very nice day here, supposed to be in the 60's today. Dsil in NY said it was very cold, single digits with snow so I am grateful for the warmer weather.
My meanwhile was mopping the kitchen floor while listening to an audio book. I listening to a Nora Roberts book. I mix up the audio books, something classic and then something modern.
Yes, Harriet I did enjoy "Kidnapped" and "Treasure Island". Realized my tastes have changed, remembering looking at both these books when I was younger and thinking they were to boyish for me, but now they are nice adventures to read. The readers for both these books did a fantastic job.
Work day for me today at WM. So going to shower and rest a bit.
More school ramblings: I know ds graduated hs with way too many credits, but we never even bothered considering early graduation. We likely won't with any of our kids, regardless of credits. I skipped a grade myself, graduated at age 16 and am not generally in favor of that - not b/c of academic competence issues (I was perfectly ready academically for Univ. studies) but b/c of social/emotional maturity. Of course, that depends on each kid. Also, the high school offers so much that ds had plenty to do with band all 4 years, his robotics club, humanities course (2 hour college level course for Srs. w/ 4? potential AP exams to be taken from it - I think it is a widespread course), 5 years of Latin. In fact, he wanted to take AP Bio but couldn't fit it into his schedule. I wanted him to take Calc 3 and 4 at the Univ. his Sr. year, as a few of his friends did, but it didn't work out with his commitment to his other courses and robotics. That was fine; it probably didn't matter that much in the end and he really enjoyed statistics. It seems to me many kids are now graduating high school with enough college credit under their belts through AP credit and dual enrollment programs that they are entering Universities as sophomores or higher. However, from our experience looking into Universities with ds last year, we know one can't assume the college credit earned in high school will transfer. Universities vary on this point, perhaps with the more competitive ones being more picky. With AP courses, a student needs certain scores on the exams, and the college credit given per score varies Univ. to Univ. I suppose 5s are pretty safe to get some credit. However, some universities ds applied to didn't care a whit about AP exam scores - they test their students and place them where they want them. There is a high school program at our community college where students accrue massive amounts of "college credit." However, Univ. Mich. typically will only accept about half those credits; they don't recognize all those classes. Another point I don't know but I wonder about is if one stands a better chance getting into the most competitive Universities if one graduates in June rather than mid-year? Not sure about that though. All that to say, the University one is applying to has the final word on what constitutes college credit for incoming students.
You're probably all tired of hearing from me. I guess with my past as a teacher/college instructor and dh's being a professor, we've talked through these issues many times from many different angles. And dh has a certain perspective as he knows how the University education game is played - though, he works mostly with grad students. Plus, we learned so much going through the application process with ds last year. We will certainly do things differently with dd17 next year -- but she is so different anyway that is pretty much a given. OK - I'll stop jawing and get to work. . . .
Morning y'all... Yes I can still say that for the next 11 minutes.
Ivy wish I had read your post before I went to the drs. I had no knowledge of reversal drops so I just went blindly along my way for the rest of the day. I have dry macular degeneration and as my dr told me...your eyes are full of it. Just had a tiny spot of it when it when it was first discovered 9 years ago. He said the mg wasn't effecting my eyesight yet, but put me on a vitamin regement. Not much else I can do. I also now need glasses to drive with but I figured that out befor I went.
Elizbeth...you are very observent about your DD's behavior. That fact that swinging on the swings seems to calm her down is a very important clue with some behavioral/chemical conditions. The professional term is called "stemming" Children use repeitive body movement to calm their nervious systems down. Its one of the reasons babies like to be rocked. Ever notice that some people are better at rocking a baby to sleep than others. Think of it this way. Babies are rocked internally from the time they are conceived. Also, they are always aware of the sound of their mother's heart beat as they can hear it while in the womb. Most effective "rockers" are usually the people who rock the baby to the exact timing and rythem of the mother's heart. It is a movement that the babies associate with comfort and an internal instinct that they recognize. Its why autistic kids rock back and forth in their chairs..its the body's natural way of releasing energy. Some kids like to rub their blankets, or certain fabrics. Some kids play with their hair...its physical habits that seem to drive adults crazy ...in a nice way. Hyper kids drum their pencils or tap on their desks. As we grow into adults some of us keep these habits...bet someone here in the village plays with their hair or jiggles their leg whild they sit.
I don't think your dd's behavior is caused by anything you are doing. It sounds to me like its an impulse control thing. One minutes she's yelling at you and the next she telling you she's sorry for her behavior. Have you seen these same types of behavior with her teacher and classmate??? Does you dd teacher have any suggestions for you??? From an outsider I want to tell you that you're not doing any thing wrong...you're just reacting to her behaviors. More understanding of why she behaves this way will help you deal with all this siturations. Didn't mean for this to be such a long post, but my heart really goes out to you.......
Live boldly, take risk, no regrets...Jillian Michaels
I forgot to tell you, Sunny, that your dgd18 sounds like a real go-getter, a very accomplished young scholar and will likely go far!
So glad that cowinkie has wisdom for ((Elizabeth)). Yes, I do in fact sometimes jiggle my foot/leg when sitting. I have never been hyperactive, though - quite the opposite actually. LOL! Ds jiggles his leg quite often when sitting. He was not hyperactive at all as a kid, but he certainly did jiggle. Before the interviews required for some of the Universities he applied to, we coached him NOT to jiggle his leg. Who knows how that went. . . .
OK, I finished up the a.m. routine. Folded a lol, flipped the twins, started the breadmaker. I'm off to have some devo time -- I should have done it much earlier today. Then, I'm off to G F S to buy some supplies for the moms group.
I Really love hearing about the school issues especially the university. ddolder went through the same thing regarding things not transferring. Very frustrating. We are now in a situation where dd 17, when she transferred schools, went from one highly competitive school where she was in ap physics and honors math programs to where she had to retake a basic algebra 2 class because they do things differently here and didn't know if she would be able to "keep up" with their program as most kids fail when they come to their school. (she is so frustrated and is considering contacting the local community college to get back to where she was but she doesn't know if they will accept her as she is a junior). She doesn't care if they give her college credit or not. Same with history, she was ready to go in honors history in last school and thy pulled that option here. Also frustrating is her class last year in the other school covered everything she is learning this year- she wanted to transfer to a different history but because they feel it's not the same she must sit in the remainder of this class. She likes the school, much kinder and better socially and people do want to learn, but she knows she is falling behind and won't be able to compete with others in the act compared to those in her old school. dd older had ap french and english and the english did not transfer from the high school and since each school has different requirements and each counselor gives different information in transferring, the process can get very confusing and frustrating especially when you are paying for college courses. I have heard from many of dd older's friends that most of them had classes that didn't transfer or found out after a year at college changing their plans on what was necessary.
heading out.. see you all later. soup is made (it's so so) carrot/bacon salad made, radish salad made. apple tart will be made when I come back. (simple) premade crust and apples.
Elizabeth: make sure you read Cowinkie's post. And, may I ask, do you have a rocking chair? I used to rock back and forth on my knees as an toddler, literally propelling my crib from one side of the room to the other, then turn around and rock it back (while crying.) As I got older, I loved swinging. Now I have rockers. One on the back deck, two on the front porch, two in the family room and two in the living room. And I still rock back and forth in my seat while crying hysterically.
When your dd says that she wants to be hugged when she gets that way, make sure you rock her back and forth too.
