Monday, June 25, 2007
More drama
Ok, first day of the new semester at school, even though the school term ends in 2 weeks the new semester started today.
After all the drama and meetings earlier this term over the conflict between Simon and his English teacher, we were told that with the new semester due to start Simon wouldn't be in his class anyway. Wrong!! Simon got his timetable this morning and sure enough has the same English teacher. So he went to the Head teacher - the same one who we saw earlier - to see about getting moved from the class, only to be told that can't happen because all of the other English classes are full and to change his English class would mess up all of his other subjects. This was all supposed to be sorted out before classes were set for the second semester.
I was fuming after school and rang to speak to the head teacher but of course he wasn't available. I have left a message for him to call me back, but I bet I'll be the one ringing back tomorrow.
After we had been home for a few minutes and I was getting afternoon tea organised Shane showed me his hand, it had gone into spasm in the car on the way home, but he didn't want to alarm us because Simon was 
driving home in the rain. I've printed out the photos and will be making an appointment for him tomorrow, this really needs more investigation. Shane said he can put up with the twitching but this clawing of his hand gets so painful and lasts so long it is debilitating.
driving home in the rain. I've printed out the photos and will be making an appointment for him tomorrow, this really needs more investigation. Shane said he can put up with the twitching but this clawing of his hand gets so painful and lasts so long it is debilitating.It never ends here!!!
Thursday, June 14, 2007
What a gift!!
What a surprise and what a gorgeous start to the day for me. Seems some cross stitching friends have been working away on this beautiful surprise which arrived with the parcel postie this morning. I am definitely spoilt and was oblivious to what these 15 special ladies were busy doing.
I'll try and post the individual squares too, though my picture posting skills seem sorely lacking.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Definitely on a roll
Here is finish #15 for 2007. One of 2 ballet dancing pigs. I haven't decided yet if I'll stitch the other one or get back to Fish City and Nature's Home Afghan. If I could clone myself I could get everything stitched LOL.
Sunday, June 10, 2007
14 Finishes in just over 5 months
Here is finish #14, a freebie design from Sue Hillis, but I changed the colour of the shorts and the socks.
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Poor Me :(
Boo Hoo, I am sick. Started 2 days ago with a sore throat and is now a full on winter cold, coughing and sneexing and feverish. Generally feeling blah!!
We were planning on visiting my parents this weekend and it is MIL's birthday Sunday, but I won't be going too far and sharing this.
Hard enough not to breathe on John since he cannot afford to get sick.
I wonder if I can trust John to pick up a storage box for me for the stitching I want to work on in rotation? Probably not. I may venture out well wrapped up and get one myself.
We were planning on visiting my parents this weekend and it is MIL's birthday Sunday, but I won't be going too far and sharing this.
Hard enough not to breathe on John since he cannot afford to get sick.
I wonder if I can trust John to pick up a storage box for me for the stitching I want to work on in rotation? Probably not. I may venture out well wrapped up and get one myself.
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Another day...
...another hospital visit. Still no good news and talk of yet another biopsy, so we will see what next week brings.
On the home front, Shane has had a couple of days of his tic/seizure/movement whatever it is disorder so he was pretty umimpressed. Tomorrow he is having a mental health day from school so he can hang out at home in his pjs and rest.
Bradley thought his birthday was "absolutely great" so that was a positive for the week.
I still need a decent sleep, just have to get the brain to switch off instead of clicking into high gear.
Still stitching away, distracted from my big projects this week so I had a clean up and sorting session and ended up working on a pig UFO and started a little freebie which I'll probably finish tomorrow.
Now I need to spend the evening working out the menu for the next fortnight and getting my shopping list organised. Tomorrow is mortgage and shopping - yuck!!
On the home front, Shane has had a couple of days of his tic/seizure/movement whatever it is disorder so he was pretty umimpressed. Tomorrow he is having a mental health day from school so he can hang out at home in his pjs and rest.
Bradley thought his birthday was "absolutely great" so that was a positive for the week.
I still need a decent sleep, just have to get the brain to switch off instead of clicking into high gear.
Still stitching away, distracted from my big projects this week so I had a clean up and sorting session and ended up working on a pig UFO and started a little freebie which I'll probably finish tomorrow.
Now I need to spend the evening working out the menu for the next fortnight and getting my shopping list organised. Tomorrow is mortgage and shopping - yuck!!
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Feeling a bit better, happier...
...not so down in the dumps. Still the unknown with the kidney transplant and we'll just keep hanging on tight for the roller coaster ride that our lives have become, but one day at a time.
The best thing of the week was meeting the 'teacher'.
I have great respect for good teachers having been a teacher myself and cosidered a good one. I actually had a parent stop me in the shopping centre the other day to talk about her son - I taught him 10 years ago and she still remembers me, so that was pretty good.
But the best was the interview with Simon's 'teacher'. What a joke, waffling waste of time. He contradicted himself and his letter so much it was funny. His letter accused Simon of having anger issues for the past 18 months. While he was talking to me he said that he just sensed aggression from the moment he met Simon and now he watches Simon out of the corner of his eye and he can see that he is weighing him up.
I wanted to know why then Simon was placed in the same teacher's home group for 2007 if he had been such an aggressive problem in 2006. The teacher said that he was really pleased when he saw Simon was in his class again as he is such a motivated student. Huh?? Call me confused. If a student displayed aggression towards you for a full year why would you choose to have that student in your class again?
I pointed out that we have never had issues with Simon with any other adult - school, work or athletics, that this is the first we have heard about anger issues in 11 years at school. The teacher's response, "Everyone else must have worked our how to deal with Simon and never offer him help or advice. So I'll have to change my approach and never help or criticise Simon."
Just bizarre. It ended with him saying that Simon is very good and he should go into advanced English.
We never did get to the part of the letter where he says Simon and his girlfriend are too affectionate at school "indicating possible extreme sexual contact."
Sadly this man will continue 'teaching' until retirement age, not far away but what a joke.
There is a semester change in a week, so we'll see if Simon still has him for English and swap classes if necessary.
But it was the best laugh of the week.
Today I have a busy day cooking ready for Bradley's 20th birthday. Home made sausage rolls, spicy vegetable triangles, mini quiches, caramel slice, cupcakes and whatever else I think of. I bought a packet mix for a Caramel mudcake so will give that a try. If it doesn't turn out I'll cheat and buy one from the Cheesecake shop when we got out tomorrow. Bradley and I are having a mother/son day out for his birthday.
Now off to cook :)
The best thing of the week was meeting the 'teacher'.
I have great respect for good teachers having been a teacher myself and cosidered a good one. I actually had a parent stop me in the shopping centre the other day to talk about her son - I taught him 10 years ago and she still remembers me, so that was pretty good.
But the best was the interview with Simon's 'teacher'. What a joke, waffling waste of time. He contradicted himself and his letter so much it was funny. His letter accused Simon of having anger issues for the past 18 months. While he was talking to me he said that he just sensed aggression from the moment he met Simon and now he watches Simon out of the corner of his eye and he can see that he is weighing him up.
I wanted to know why then Simon was placed in the same teacher's home group for 2007 if he had been such an aggressive problem in 2006. The teacher said that he was really pleased when he saw Simon was in his class again as he is such a motivated student. Huh?? Call me confused. If a student displayed aggression towards you for a full year why would you choose to have that student in your class again?
I pointed out that we have never had issues with Simon with any other adult - school, work or athletics, that this is the first we have heard about anger issues in 11 years at school. The teacher's response, "Everyone else must have worked our how to deal with Simon and never offer him help or advice. So I'll have to change my approach and never help or criticise Simon."
Just bizarre. It ended with him saying that Simon is very good and he should go into advanced English.
We never did get to the part of the letter where he says Simon and his girlfriend are too affectionate at school "indicating possible extreme sexual contact."
Sadly this man will continue 'teaching' until retirement age, not far away but what a joke.
There is a semester change in a week, so we'll see if Simon still has him for English and swap classes if necessary.
But it was the best laugh of the week.
Today I have a busy day cooking ready for Bradley's 20th birthday. Home made sausage rolls, spicy vegetable triangles, mini quiches, caramel slice, cupcakes and whatever else I think of. I bought a packet mix for a Caramel mudcake so will give that a try. If it doesn't turn out I'll cheat and buy one from the Cheesecake shop when we got out tomorrow. Bradley and I are having a mother/son day out for his birthday.
Now off to cook :)
