Alleah

Alleah at the World War 1 Memorial Museum...a

field trip with Daddies class

YEAH...

that would be me in the blonde wig....noticed the skinned knees behind the fishnet stockings...that was after i fell down who knows how many concrete steps and damaged myself...yeah. Ended up in the ER about an hour later for an Xray....with me is my neighbor Robin and the Angel Sarah and the Devil Nate...

Allis Prisoner....

he is handcuffed to her!

Jedi Zach and Duckman Ty

Ty refused to show his face.....hhhhmmmmm

Vampiress

Sariah...yikes.

Mismatched mess

Alli..this is TOTALLY her personality...she is a mess. good thing she is so stinkin' cute!

The CAKE

ok...here it is....(for those of you who keep buggin me!) this is the cake i made

for the YW/YM standards night a few weeks ago...

Schools continued....

Wow...horrible week last week. I finally just got fed up with Zachs teacher when he came upset one afternoon because she told him if his handwriting didn't improve she was going to make him write in cursive again....DUH. His handwriting will probably always stink and that is one of the things we already discussed with her. Any way, long story short...i went to the principal who was already concerned about the situation and she moved him to another class. Friday i got a call from the bad teacher..she was flat NASTY. I ended up hanging up on her...and again calling the principal to tell her some of the horribly un-PC things she was spewing. about other teachers, Jeff and I parenting and many other rotten things. Most of you that know me well enough know that I don't take things like that lightly. Needless to say, she will most likely NOT be working in this school district next year. She picked the wrong mama bear to try and Bully (like she does her students!)

Brooke

Brooke is SO very sweet. She quickly became "my" girl when i hung out at uncle jeremys house. She would sneak up on my with hugs around my legs and anytime i sat down she was sure to find my lap. I wish i were closer to everyone so i could see them more often...i have to keep up my "Favorite Aunt" status you know!

The Princesses

These are 3 of my 5 (and one on the way) nieces..from left to right....Jayna, Ana, and Brooke.

I went to Las Vegas for Jacksons blessing and we had Olivias 2nd birthday party while i was there...i had to buy them ALL something so i thought Tiaras and jewlery were fitting...and they were a HUGE hit! they loved them...they all walked around for days with thier tiaras and necklaces and pretty rings...it was so much fun!

Schools....

So i am trying to figure out (and by all means if you have allready figured it out...please enlighten me!) why schools have to make things SO difficult for children with certain disabilities to learn. As most of you know Zach was diagnosed with ADD (attention deficit disorder) a few years ago...he has done fine (with medication) up until this year, he started to really struggle in school, getting D's and F's. He was devastated to see those grades! so we went to his teacher to try and figure some things out...to help Zach and to be sure that she understood the extend of issues that kids with ADD have...She was great *on paper* about making certain accomidations for him...easy ones....like moving him to the front of the classroom near her desk...shortening homework assignments and tests...etc. Of course none of this actually happened...and in the mean time we took him to see a Psycologist to see if his diagnosis is really what it is...Yes, it is...and then some. Not only does he have ADD he is ADHD (attention deficit hyperactive disorder) which we were not suprised at all, Zach is an awesome kid, very kind, compassionate and mostly happy. He is also somtimes very emotional, antagonistic and alot of times spacey! (only when he doesnt take his meds and is in certain environments) anyway longer story short it was reccomended that we seek an IEP (individual education plan) for him. We ended up in the principals office in a meeting with his teacher and principal to come up with a plan to help zach. We finally have a legal binding document that requires the school to make certain accomidations (all the ones we originally requested as well as others...) for him with out segrigating him or making him feel different. He doesnt need special education, he just needs a little extra help and attention...i am certianly not entirely pleased with his teacher this year, She seems to have good intentions but doesnt follow through, Which is absolutly imperative with kids with ADD/ADHD.
anyway...i guess i am "THAT MOM" at the school here...the one they hate to see coming...but i will forever be "that mom" when it comes to my kids...because they are the most important...and if i dont fight for them WHO will? just on a footnote...Ty has recently been diagnosed with ADHD , OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) and anxiety issues...the fun times get better!!