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justchecking wrote:

Good morning everyone!! I know most of you still don't know me, but that's alright! I'm still in a good mood! How is everyone's lives today? I'm going to take the kids and hide out at the park to get away from this puppy that I can't seem to potty train! Ugh! lol - Took great pictures of hubby driving the engine yesterday so if anyone wants to friend request me to put faces with names and see my page, it'd be a good time to since I just changed my pictures on there to current ones - www.myspace.com/carrie_mcmillen i have my page set to private though fyi. Good getting to know some of you and everyone have a blessed day! If any of you have prayer requests, I'm always here for you....take care!

Harleys Farm wrote:

<quoted text>ok I made it there are you in mo?

Harleys Farm wrote:

<quoted text>ok I made it there are you in mo?

justchecking wrote:

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In response to your message.... Do you have any relatives in Kentucky by that name?

Canadagirl wrote:

<quoted text>Morning Divadog. I will be going to a family reunion for my friend that is sick with cancer. Then my hubby and I are taking our motorcycles to the 28th st car cruise. How are you feeling today with the hand?

Gentle Taz wrote:

I'm lurking here LOL

5ducklings wrote:

<quoted text>Glad you got your dad settled Neecer!! I am sure it is a change for everyone!! Hugs going your way!
Are we doing our personal stats? Guess I missed that well I was sick.
Ok, here's mine: 36 year old SAHM of 5. Ages 13,11,8,6 and 4. I have been married for almost 15 years. I love my life and my job! You couldn't pay me enough to change it!

GR Teacher wrote:

<quoted text>I missed it too. 35, happily married for 6 1/2 yrs. Father of a 2 year old boy and another on the way. With a dog that has never listened to me, a wife in her first tri-mester and a toddler, I have mostly been using these forums to be an opinionated SOB as of late. I live with three beings who currently could care less if I have a thought or opinion, so I have to get my kvetching out somewhere.
I am a special ed teacher and for me, summer ends tommorow, for it is back to work on Monday. However, I taught summer school for 6 weeks over the summer, so I was never off long enough to get bored. I also managed to paint all of the trim work in my family room, re-finish the cupboards in my kitchen, and relandscape much of the yard this summer, so along with chasing a toddler and impregnating my wife, it has been a busy summer and I am looking forward to getting back into the routine of school.

Harleys Farm wrote:

<quoted text> Well I hope you have wonderful start to a new school year. Being that your a special ed teacher you have your hands full, My son was in Gr in Special Ed until we moved to Hopkins got out of Grand Rapids. It was getting to hairy for us there and had to put the kids in the country.

Gentle Taz wrote:

I'm glad I'm done with all the stuff that goes along with having children in school. Now my children are having the fun of dealing with that! Their attitudes toward me have changed quite a bit, for the most part, since they started dealing with it themselves. The teen years were especially fun! NOT LOL

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Gentle Taz wrote:

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It sure would be nice if growing up in the country was like it was for me growing up. Either way, it's better than most areas in cities, especially the larger ones. I had an older guy (my foreman at the time) tell me to cherish how I grew up because that was gone. We roamed all over the area north of Holland and had an old fashioned family farm next door with cows, pigs, and chickens. They grew most of their own animal feed and sold eggs and milk to many in the neighborhood. Our eggs were still warm from the chickens and our milk was still warm from the cow! You can't get much fresher! And we had the freedom to roam the fields with the caveat that you stayed out of people's crops and gardens.

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5ducklings wrote:

<quoted text>Thats the way to to grow up Taz! I am sure you found plenty of trouble none the less!! LOL

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Gentle Taz wrote:

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Actually, we very seldom got into trouble. The most trouble we usually got into was forgetting my dad's tools and leaving them out. We would borrow his hammer or a saw and forget to return it.
Mostly we would go wade in the creek, build leantos with deadfalls, or build shacks with scrap lumber and recycled nails. Or we'd ride our bikes through a shallow spot in the creek to see how far the water would splash! Then we'd have to go home and oil our chains to make sure they'd last as long as possible. Mostly, we'd explore the area, always looking for something new to see.

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mama knows wrote:

Question for teachers, esp. special ed teacher.
What do you think of a school system that denies an IEP for a 14-year-old boy who has been diagnosed with severe depression, aspergers, ADHD, sensory and motor issues, and also just spent 10 days in a psychiatric hospital?

5ducklings wrote:

<quoted text>What is IEP?