November 14, 2012

ITIS SOOOO MUCH EASIER TO WRITE THIS WHEN I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT-- JUST RATTLILNG ALONG ON RANDOM TOPICS IS EASY

 

BUT TODAY I HAVE 2 REPORTS.

  TEAL AND THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

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A HUGE " THANK YOU" TO CARLENE, MEGAN AND ANN FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO BE SUCH GREAT ADVOCATES.

JOCELYN WAS IN FACT BEING BULLIED AT SCHOOL BY NOT JUST KIDS. IT DIDN'T SEEM OBVIOUS AT FIRST UNTIL ALL THE FACTS CAME TOGETHER. IT WAS GREAT THAT ALL THREE OF YOU TOOK TIME OUT OF YOUR SCHEDULE TO MAKE SURE JUSTICE WAS SERVED. HOPEFULLY, THE SCHOOL WILL KEEP THEIR END, AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT. TEAL WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE ALL THREE OF YOU ( NOT LIKE THE PRICIPAL) WHO WILL HOPEFULLY NOT IGNORE ME TOMORROW WHEN I SAY "GOODMORNING" TO HER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I THINK JOCELYN FEELS MORE AT EASE KNOWING THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE STICKING UP FOR HER AND IS THERE FOR HER AND TEAL!!

 

THANKS AGAIN,
MANDY, JOCELYN AND TEAL

BY THE WAY, I GAVE JOCELYN YOUR E-MAIL, MEGAN!!

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I DID NOT GRAB THE BUTT OF THAT PRINCIPAL--- AS WAS MENTIONED--- TO DEMO WHAT TEAL HAS BEEN GOING THRU...  THE PRINCIPAL WHEN FACED WITH 5 OF US-- BOTH PARENTS, ANNE MEGAN AND ME- WAS LESS THAN POLITE AND SAID SHE JUST DID NOT HAVE TIME FOR US. SHE REFERRED US TO THE SPECIAL ED WOMAN -- WHO WAS PLEASENT ENOUGH-  AND DID WRITE THINGS DOWN ON HER PIECE OF PAPER..

 

THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO  AND HAVE NOT BEEN "ON TOP OF IT" 

 

 SHE HAD A FEW GOOD IDEAS-- FIRE DRILLS BEING ONE OF THEM-- APPARENTLY FOR DRILLS THERE IS A GROUP OF KIDS -- ON RESPIRQTORS ETC WHO ARE SHUFFLED TO THE BACK DOOR  OF THE AUDITORIUM- WHERE IF IT IS A REAL FIRE THE FIRE DEPT KNOWS WHERE THEY ARE...

 

SHE WAS DISCOURAGING ABOUT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE STUDENT BEHAVIOR- AND SHE MAY BE RIGHT --- SHE SUGGESTED 60 CHANGE CLASSES 10 MIN AHEAD OF TEH GENERAL STUDENT POPULATON---  BUT  WE ALSO TOLD HER THE NAMES OF THE 4 ADULTS WHO WE KNEW TO BE A PROBLEM--  WHEN I TALKED WITH 60 AT THE FARM SHE SAID "MISS ANXXXXXX DOESN'T LIKE ME"- AS WE THEN MET WITH  THE PERSON WHO HAD VIDEO'D 60 DURING A FIREDRILL  WE FOUND OUT WHO MS ANDERSXXX WAS-- .  FROM HER COMMENTS-- SHE DOES NOT LIKE TEAL- AND MUCH PREFERS TO TREAT 60 LIKE A SAC OF FLOUR--- IT IS VERY   INCONVENIENT FOR HER TO DEAL--SHE THOUGHT  HER JOB WAS TO WALK 6 " BEHIND 60 AND PREVENT A FALL-AND TEAL WAS IN HER WAY....  SHE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND 6" BEHIND WAS EXACTLY WHERE  THE KIDS WERE WHO WERE PULLING HIS TAIL- SO SHE WAS IN FACT MAKING THE PROBLEM WORSE.

60'S MOM  SIGNED A PAPER SAYING 60 WAS GOING TO FALL ANYWAY-- BOTH WITH OR WITHOUT TEAL  AND EVERYONE SHOULD LEAVE 60 ALONE UNLESS SHE ASKS FOR HELP.

 

AS WE WENT TO LEAVE 60 GOT TANGLED IN HER FEET AND TOOK A NOSEDIVE  RIGHT OVER TEAL-- WHO ALSO FELL-- AS WE ALL STOOD AROUND LAUGHING... AND WATCHING 60 GET BACK ON HER FEET TOTALLY WITH THE HELP OF THE DOG...ONE OF THE STAFF WENT BY WITH A "WHY AREN'T YOU HELPING??"  LOOK.  MISSING THE POINT THAT  THIS IS ABOUT INDEPENDENCE  -  60 AND TEAL DID NOT  NEED HELP- THEY WERE WORKING FINE TOGETHER- IN THIS PARTICULAR  CASE  HE BROKE HER FALL .  WE  THEN WALKED OUT THE DOOR-- AND 60 WAS  LOOKING LIKE ANY KID OUT WALKING HER DOG.... HER  LEGS LOOKING BETTER WITH EVERY STEP.  HER NEUROLOGIST IS AMAZED AT THE IMPROVEMENT IN HER LEGS SINCE TEAL ..

 

60 NOW HAS MEGAN'S AND MY PHONE NUMBER  AND WILL HOPEFULLY GIVE US A DAILY REPORT TO BE SURE THE SCHOOL KEEPS IT'S BARGAIN..

 

THE OPTION STILL IS FOR 60 TO GO TO ANOTHER SCHOOL-- AT THE EXPENSE OF THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.

 

THE NEGATIVE ATTITUDE OF  EVEN THAT ONE STAFF MEMBER IS A HORRID BURDEN FOR 60. 

I DO NOT THINK WE HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM YET-- BUT WE ARE NOT DONE TRYING TO SOLVE IT EITHER. 

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AND THEN THERE WAS

"THE BOARD MEETING" 

HISTORICALLY IT WAS A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO GO TO DINNER AT THE COUNTRY CLUB TO HELP EAT UP THE MINIMUM IN THE DINING ROOM BEFORE I GOT CHARGED FOR IT..

 

WELL... WE HAVE  GROWN TO A GROUP  WHO THINK....WITH MINUTES AND PIECES OF PAPER WITH BUDGETS  TO LOOK AT

 

 IT IS BEST EXPLAINED BY THE LAUNDRY CHORE

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THANKS TO A PERSON NAMED STEPHANIE  WE HAVE THE MONEY FOR ANOTHER WASCOMAT TO BE PUT IN THE FEED ROOM OF THE BARN.  WHICH BRINGS UP MY DRYING SYSTEM .   A COMBINATION OF SCAFFOLDING AND LADDERS DRAPPED WITH A MISMATCH OF BEDSPREAD TYPE THINGS.

 

THERE ARE THOSE--- GEORGE AND ANNE-- WHO RIGHTLY SAY  WE MUST LOOK GOOD... AND USE A DRYER INSTEAD OF THE UNSIGHTLY "FLUFFIES" BLOWING IN THE BREEZES...PLUS   WE MUST THINK OF .TYDING UP THE CHICKENS AND MARY

 

THEN I COME FROM THE OTHER END AND SAY-- THE PLACE HAS TO BE FUN-- OR WE HAVE NO VOLUNTEERS--- AND REGARDLESS OF ANY MONEY-- YOU COULD NOT PAY ANYONE TO DO WHAT OUR VOLUNTEERS DO-- 

ABD OSHA WOULD HAVE A HEART ATTACK...

 

 GEORGE ADDED-- YOU COULD NEVER HIRE THE QUALITY EITHER.

 

SO THERE IS AN ARGUEMENTAL DEBATE OF APPEARENCE AS OPPOSED TO CREATIVITY AND FUNCTIONALITY..

 

THESE CAMERAS HAVE EASED UP OUR BURDEN OF THE FEED BILL-- AND EVERYONE DISCUSSED THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A TARGETED AUDIENCE WHICH SHOU LD BE THE DREAM PROJECT FOR A COMPANY LIKE PURINA  AS WE SPOON FEED PUPS IN TRAINING WITH THEIR CANNED FOOD.

 

WE HAVE AN HUGE   AMOUNT OF  CREDIBILITY TO "SELL" AND IT SHOULD BE WORTH A PALLET OF FOOD A MONTH..

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BECKY  ( VET IN THE GUEST HOUSE BONDING WITH STU) IS DOING FAMOUSLY-- WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WITH HIM YESTERDAY--  SHE POINTED OUT THAT THE SERVICE DOGS ACTALLY PRODUCED WERE NOT THE COMPLETE "PRODUCE'  THE EXISTANC OF THIS FARM AMIDST A VERY STRANGE WORLD - IS ONE PLACED THAT IS REAL.

 

I THINK REAL = NOT PERFECTED

PERFECTION IS EXENSIVE

 

 TODAY WE-- SHE --MEGAN AND I -- WILL BRAVE THE COSTCO CROWDS..  10 TO 12 ISH.  HE IS DOING BEAUTIFULLY.

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AND SOMEONE IS COMING TO CUT BEEF IN FRONT OF THE FIRE...

 

SOUNDS GOOD TO ME---

 

THERE WAS SOMETHIGN WIERD I WAS SUPPOSED TO INCLUDE ITHE DD

WAS IT THE FROG IN THE TOILET--?? OR WAS THAT YESTERDAY??

I FORGET.