Critterfixer Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Another 1000 words cut from the manuscript. I've done the front third and am working my way back through the last third. Saving the big middle for last. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 We made it to noon and no kids have cried and mommy has not lost her schmidt! Success! 😅Wow!! You're doing a lot better than me. We've had tears, we've had, " how could you have forgotten how to ADD over vacation?? You're in third grade!!" we've had tantrums. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Ds has a bad cold. I'm struggling with feeling ticked off at him because this is the last thing that my 92 year old mom needs to be exposed to. And me too. He'd better not get me sick right before camp. (I do have some sympathy for him too. ) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk :grouphug: :grouphug: Those colds are going around. It's the pits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Warning: Epic Latin Fail! Yesterday, driving home from church... Dd11: Mom, why would anyone name their neighborhood "Buttwood"? Me: ? Dd11: That neighborhood we just passed is called Laurelwood, and Laurel is the Latin word for butt! Me: Uh, I don't think so. Where did you get that? Dd11: Well people sometimes say you shouldn't rest on your laurels... :lol: :smilielol5: :smilielol5: :smilielol5: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Aloo gobi recipe, please? We're trying to go meatless 3x/week for health reasons. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 The ice cream man is playing Cruella Deville. :ohmy: What kind of creepy ice cream man do you have? #nopuppycones! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 I came, I saw, I ketchupped. I spent all weekend doing school stuff. Moving mom and getting her settled took a lot of time and got me off schedule. Plus, now, I have another whole house to upkeep. I think I am about caught up. :hurray: :grouphug: :grouphug: Hang in there, Dawn! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 (edited) I won't get the results from the eval until later this week or possibly early next week, but Celery did great on the CELF (got to and/or finished the 21+yo sections for most/all of it - therapist said she'd never had a kid do that well), so we know his vocab and some other language stuff is fine (which we pretty much knew already). The therapist said he'd score moderate/severe deficit on artic (which is why he had the eval). She got another therapist to look at him too (who works more with apraxia), and that one said he does not have apraxia... that he's "a classic 'r' kid", i.e. a kid who struggles with the letter r (to be clear, he struggles with l, sh, and some other sounds as well). And... the recommendation is pretty much to continue doing the same stuff that he had been doing in speech therapy for the past 7.5 years. Sigh. I mean, it's good that he doesn't have apraxia or w/e, but "do more of same" is kind of demotivating at this point. They suggested doing 2 half hours a week at their practice on top of the 2 hours a week he gets in school. To the tune of a $80 copay a week (would've been a $50 copay a week if DW hadn't decided on doing the HSA when she had to pick health insurance this past Friday). Not sure if we will or won't... we might give it a try for a few months or something. :grouphug: :grouphug: Everyone love on luuknam & family boeja! (did I spell that right?) Edited August 14, 2017 by AMJ 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 :grouphug: :grouphug: I'm not super upset... I was just hoping they'd say something magical, like "you know what, half a dozen speech therapists and peds etc have all managed to miss some minor defect in your kid's tongue, and with one small simple surgery he'll talk like a pro". Or, you know, *something*. But I knew it was fairly unlikely. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 AMJ, get thee some albuterol! IME, people who have problems getting over colds often have some underlying mild asthma. The 3 week lingering cough is something that doesn't happen with every cold I get, just the ones I can't address sufficiently at the start of them. I caught this one while we were on our trip. I did my best to stay quiet when I could, but there was only so much I could do, so three weeks of coughing it will be. With luck it will be finished by my birthday. I'm hesitant to add any meds to my personal pharmacy unless they are really needed. I'm on 7 prescriptions and 3 doctor-ordered supplements, and have to split my meds into 5 separate times of day for proper dosage spread and getting some meds away from others. The cough does produce small globs of mucus from the upper throat, so I'm mostly treating the symptoms (warm showers, plenty of fluids, sometimes something fizzy to drink) and resting to calm coughing fits. I'm also eating less frequently because eating triggers more mucus production and coughing, and things just don't taste the same right now. I feel slightly peckish all of the time, but I am losing some weight (just a pound or two a week) and I'm not starving or malnourished. The good thing is this stuff NEVER goes into my lungs. My lungs always stay clear. My sister on the other hand gets bronchitis and walking pneumonia if someone contagious even enters the same town as her. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Sorry Spud, but that first sentence ....... what?? I googled it. Looks yummy! https://www.google.com/search?q=aloo+gobi&rlz=1C1FDUM_enUS508US529&oq=aloo+gobi&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.1490j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 (edited) I'm not super upset... I was just hoping they'd say something magical, like "you know what, half a dozen speech therapists and peds etc have all managed to miss some minor defect in your kid's tongue, and with one small simple surgery he'll talk like a pro". Or, you know, *something*. But I knew it was fairly unlikely. Has anyone ever checked to see if he is tongue tied? Our pediatrician missed it on dd. It was her dentist (and I) who caught it. She didn't get her tongue clipped until she was school-aged (rather than as a baby like most kids). Edited August 14, 2017 by Jean in Newcastle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Has anyone ever checked to see if he is tongue tied? Our pediatrician missed it on dd. It was her dentist (and I) who caught it. She didn't get her tongue clipped until she was school-aged (rather than as a baby like most kids). I think I had the ped look a couple of years ago or something, and I definitely had the evaluator look today (though I didn't think to use those exact words, but I asked her to check if there was something wrong with his tongue or whatever, and she looked in his mouth and all that). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 I ate all the things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 I ate all the things. That could be dangerous. Where are your children? 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 It's page 2200!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 That could be dangerous. Where are your children? In their cages. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Okay, first: Evals are for diagnosis, so you know what you are dealing with. After the eval comes the working out of the plan, and learning helpful stuff to do (and not do). Second: They aren't just work-arounds and coping mechanisms; they are life skills your son will need to function well in adulthood. Is Braille just a coping mechanism for a blind person? No, it's a life skill, as is lip-reading for someone who is deaf. Not everyone has to learn these skills, but they are invaluable for people who have those particular issues. We ALL have issues of some form or another that we have to learn to deal with. Some issues just get more labeling, or run into more preconceptions or unrealistic expectations. Getting them identified is key to stopping the blame game and helping the child get on with learning how to handle their own issues (and yes, DD had teachers who actually blamed her for not paying attention, until her very short attention span was identified by a specialist). Such issues seem to be more prevalent with really smart kids. Often such issues also go undiagnosed longer because the kid IS smart and figures out little tricks to muddle through and get by for the immediate moment. The older they get, however, and the more demanding their schoolwork gets the harder it is for them to continue getting by on the tricks they have figured out. Then there's the fact that not only do many different issues share some symptoms and effects, but they also often co-occur. Vision function, allergies, sensory integration, ADHD, Autism spectrum, just being age 7 or younger -- all of these can cause the same set of "symptoms" or "problems" in a young child. My DD has had the first three at ages 6 & 7, and before we could get the ADHD reliably identified we had to identify and address the other issues, get her a little older, and find someone actually qualified. Get your son's vision function checked. If you haven't already look into allergy testing (though I recommend doing as much as possible through a blood draw instead of skin pricks, if possible, because the skin pricks are torture when the child starts to react). Find a qualified child development center and/or neuropsych to test for other things. With these checks there might be mention of some sensory integration issues -- if you get this suggestion then get him checked for these, too. And have you had his hearing checked, beyond a routine school-run screening? My DD thought her vision function and sensory integration therapies were a lot of fun, and was disappointed when they ended (because she got better!). Many issues CAN be treated and show improvement. This lessens the demand on the brain to keep dealing with the addressable issues, freeing it up for more focus on learning and getting on with life. My daughter went from absolutely hating school and believing she was stupid, worthless, and could do no right to being a lot more confident in herself, liking learning (when she could do it her way), and feeling she is smart and worthwhile. She still struggles at times, especially during spring and fall allergy seasons, and none of this addresses the teen angst and hormone surges that come with growing up. But she knows that there are ways to figure things out, if she just keeps on working at it. Hang in there. :grouphug: :grouphug: Not going to get into an argument about life skills vs. coping mechanisms. :) And your allergy testing suggestion makes me think you have not read this whole thread! Shame on you! :LOL: he's had an allergist since he was a toddler. Allergies definitely affect things. But yes, I think I can't push off eye testing any longer, at the very least. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanalouwho Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 We just finished with a written narration from wws. Me: this is good, you've got everything in there that ought to be, but look how simple your sentences are (reads aloud), I just don't see the artistry that you put into your other writing. You sound bored. Dd: i am bored. I'm trying to convey that to my audience. [emoji23][emoji849]🤣 She has found her voice! Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 WHO IS THE DINGBAT WHO DESIGNED THE OLD WESTERN CULTURES PDF WORKBOOK?!? Stupid stupid stupid. We have it figured out, but for heaven's sake. Y'all are supposed to be fairly bright - use some sense! I am on sabbatical from butt kicking or I'd have to email a few people and express my dissatisfaction. Heere endeth today's rant. Errr, we used it without any problems. What does that say about me? :mellow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Also, I really hate it when I say "This is my experience," and someone else says, "My experience was not that way so you are wrong." :001_huh: Interesting. I can't say that's ever really happened to me. Are you sure about this? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Wasted away again in overplanningville Lookin for my lost teacher's manual Some people claim That it's the Hive that's to blame But I know (ba ba bum bum bum) It's my own dang fault :grouphug: You can blame if it makes you feel better. I work in QA. I'm used to people blaming me. I can handle it. :D 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ikslo Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 What's Burning Cargo? Online free typing game 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Interesting. I can't say that's ever really happened to me. Are you sure about this? Do I have to come after you with a bazooka? Hmmm? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 We just finished with a written narration from wws. Me: this is good, you've got everything in there that ought to be, but look how simple your sentences are (reads aloud), I just don't see the artistry that you put into your other writing. You sound bored. Dd: i am bored. I'm trying to convey that to my audience. 😂🙄🤣 :smilielol5: :smilielol5: :smilielol5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 At tire place getting tires rotated and pre-trip check. Bored. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Interesting. I can't say that's ever really happened to me. Are you sure about this? :laugh: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 We just finished with a written narration from wws. Me: this is good, you've got everything in there that ought to be, but look how simple your sentences are (reads aloud), I just don't see the artistry that you put into your other writing. You sound bored. Dd: i am bored. I'm trying to convey that to my audience. 😂🙄🤣 Umm, Spudz? I think she won that go-round! :laugh: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Do I have to come after you with a bazooka? Hmmm? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 :sad: Sorry. That's really frustrating. As far as writing goes, I'm guessing he has lots of hand strength from parkour and other activity? I don't really know what makes writing a chore... That's the thing, though. He has wonderful penmanship. It just takes him 5 minutes to write a sentence. The physical part isn't a problem. It's the brain/hand connection (I'm almost positive - I've been wrong before. There was that one time I thought I was wrong, but I wasn't ;) ). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Pastry parcels are like pastry w filling inside wrapped up like in a hankie. Aloo gobi is a potato cauliflower curry.That sounds very interesting!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 We just finished with a written narration from wws. Me: this is good, you've got everything in there that ought to be, but look how simple your sentences are (reads aloud), I just don't see the artistry that you put into your other writing. You sound bored. Dd: i am bored. I'm trying to convey that to my audience. 😂🙄🤣 Well then.... I guess your job is done!!😜 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 We just finished with a written narration from wws. Me: this is good, you've got everything in there that ought to be, but look how simple your sentences are (reads aloud), I just don't see the artistry that you put into your other writing. You sound bored. Dd: i am bored. I'm trying to convey that to my audience. 😂🙄🤣 Tell her to pretend she has to sell that mess to an agent. You've got to take boring and make it sound like the best thing ever! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Also, I really hate it when I say "This is my experience," and someone else says, "My experience was not that way so you are wrong." :001_huh: I haven't had that experience at all! :D 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Sorry Spud, but that first sentence ....... what?? My sentiments exactly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Tell her to pretend she has to sell that mess to an agent. You've got to take boring and make it sound like the best thing ever! And trust me. Even if you love your story to death, and think it's the greatest thing ever, it's going to sound sooooo stupid when you summarize it or try to convey the greatness in a paragraph or less. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 The smell of tires makes me mildly sick. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 I have edited two major chapters today and cut over 2000 words. I have cleaned a room in my big dirty house. I have cooked a spectacular dinner of fried chicken, steamed broccoli, delicately simmered corn on the cob, and cut up a fantastic cantaloupe for dessert. And I'm editing again. Tell me it's okay if I want to lay in bed tonight with a cup of chocolate chips and binge-watch all the Cadfael I checked out from the library. Again. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 We just finished with a written narration from wws. Me: this is good, you've got everything in there that ought to be, but look how simple your sentences are (reads aloud), I just don't see the artistry that you put into your other writing. You sound bored. Dd: i am bored. I'm trying to convey that to my audience. 😂🙄🤣 I just read this to DS, then told him he couldn't use that line. It's copyrighted. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Interesting. I can't say that's ever really happened to me. Are you sure about this? Okay, just got to this! Mind meld. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 The smell of tires makes me mildly sick. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I love the smell of new tires. Don't tell anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 I have edited two major chapters today and cut over 2000 words. I have cleaned a room in my big dirty house. I have cooked a spectacular dinner of fried chicken, steamed broccoli, delicately simmered corn on the cob, and cut up a fantastic cantaloupe for dessert. And I'm editing again. Tell me it's okay if I want to lay in bed tonight with a cup of chocolate chips and binge-watch all the Cadfael I checked out from the library. Again. Nope. Not until the book sells. Now get back to making us squillions! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Ketchupped. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 I love the smell of new tires. Don't tell anyone. I would yell it out here but I'm afraid that everyone would back away from me slowly. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Yes, she particularly hates the summarizing. She does much better on the re-writing from outlines. Sometimes I think it would also be better all around if I could do it the original WTM way from our readings, but I don't quite feel confident enough for that yet... Tell her, although it is both odious and obnoxious to have to summarize things, it is a very, very useful and practical exercise. I wish I liked doing it and I wish I was better at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Nope. Not until the book sells. Now get back to making us squillions! Wah! :crying: Okay, how about if I edit another 1000 words out of another chapter, thereby making the novel that much more appealing to potential publishers? Then can I watch Cadfael? Please? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Nope. Not until the book sells. Now get back to making us squillions! Wah! :crying: Okay, how about if I edit another 1000 words out of another chapter, thereby making the novel that much more appealing to potential publishers? Then can I watch Cadfael? Please? Here, ikslo, does this help? (I want that island!) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 I'm going to mention being whipped by fellow ninja elephants in the dedication. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 I'm going to mention being whipped by fellow ninja elephants in the dedication. That might be misconstrued... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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