And so it goes…

Today is Critter’s last day of school, and possibly his last day at his current school.  This fills me with great sadness and joy at the same time.  Let me explain…
Critter started attending his current school after being placed in the CI program, which his home school did not have.  He has spent the last [...]

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Just how old is that textbook?

Last night I was helping Critter study for his social studies BA (benchmark assessment – I guess test is a word that causes too much stress).  One of the questions on the study sheet was “What does the First Lady do?” (Yup, you guessed it, the test is on government).  The answer, supplied by the [...]

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A lightbulb goes on?

I was speaking to the principal at Critter’s school yesterday regarding stuff with Critter.  She thinks Critter is a delightful child and she relishes the fact that he goes out of his way to make sure he says hello to her each day.  But I digress.  She did mention that Critter is a bit reckless [...]

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Hope?

I received a reply from my email of yesterday.  It appears Critter will be getting a new PT and a meeting will be set when he starts.  I hope he is more positive.  Critter, in the last week, has gone from very positive to very negative.  The school would say that’s because he can’t keep [...]

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(non)Update

I have yet to hear anything from Mrs. K regarding a meeting with Miss J, the physical therapist, about Critter and his crutches.  I sent the following email this morning:
Last week you mentioned that you were going to talk to Justine regarding Christopher’s crutches.  I asked to be in on that conversation, but haven’t heard [...]

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And so it begins

Critter has worked very hard this summer to use his crutches. I knew there would be challenges the first few days of school as he learned to use them in a new environment. What I didn’t expect (but should have) was this email (words in brackets indicate editing of the email to protect [...]

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