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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 101200" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>G'day, everybody.</p><p></p><p>Linda, are you sure it's an albino squirrel? Maybe it's just so darn cold, the poor little thing has finally adapted to have a winter colouration, for camouflage!</p><p></p><p>Sharon I, I hope the school meeting manages to get everything dome in the 30 minutes they've allowed. I really do wonder at them, sometimes... and stockings for the pups - I remember doing that, I bought our dogs a box of dog treats each.</p><p></p><p>Sharon II, I hope you enjoy your quieter day and don't have too frustrating a time, shopping.</p><p></p><p>I had a busy day. difficult child 3 had a test at school but with the current rain (yes! Sydney has rain, but only on the coastal strip where we don't need it as much) the traffic was shocking and of the six candidates scheduled to do the test in at the school, we were the only ones on time, and three never turned up at all. But while we were waiting, I got difficult child 3 to do more bookwork (he also did some in the traffic jams, in the car - couldn't use the excuse, "I might get car-sick" because the car was simply not moving enough for him to GET sick.</p><p>Then a music lesson (playing on the school piano) - we finally met his music teacher AND his science teacher, face to face. Several other teachers spoke to us, including a few to make SURE we are coming to Presentation Day, it will be really important to see difficult child 3 there, they said. I'm wondering if he did better this year than I thought. Either that, or we're becoming a fixture and they like difficult child 3 enough to want to see more of him. Considering the little they told us last year, I'm beginning to feel hopeful he's not done too badly this year, either.</p><p>And heading back down south, picking up my new specs on the way. difficult child 3 did more bookwork in the car - another music lesson, which was able to use the cassette player in the car. </p><p>Then drama class - and I upset another mother by comparing notes about problems with high school teachers not providing necessary support; she is a friend and I should have realised she was tightly wound, the last 12-18 months have been appalling for her, I now feel so bad. I had been in chatterbox mode and just didn't think, or notice how upset she was getting just talking about the problems. </p><p>I think we resolved things (as best as we could, with nobody wanting to admit being upset) and I've since emailed her, apologising again and offering to be a support for her at an upcoming IEP meeting for her son - I made it clear I would have offered anyway, it's not out of guilt but because I care about her and her son and want things to work out for them. I also told her to not feel guilty if she says no, after my foot in mouth this afternoon I wouldn't blame her. But that if she does want to use my help, it's unconditional and in return for help she has given me and difficult child 3.</p><p>I haven't heard back from her yet, but I DID send it to her work email, she probably hasn't seen it yet.</p><p></p><p>We've got damp/wet weather for the next week, enough to not need to water the garden. difficult child 3 has a science experiment to do tomorrow, planting bean seeds. It will be interesting.</p><p></p><p>And I'd better get to bed, it's just ticked over into Wednesday here, and I was late to bed last night, too - talking weddings with my BFF (who has kindly offered to make easy child 2/difficult child 2's wedding dress). Early days yet.</p><p></p><p>Have a good Tuesday, everybody, stay warm.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 101200, member: 1991"] G'day, everybody. Linda, are you sure it's an albino squirrel? Maybe it's just so darn cold, the poor little thing has finally adapted to have a winter colouration, for camouflage! Sharon I, I hope the school meeting manages to get everything dome in the 30 minutes they've allowed. I really do wonder at them, sometimes... and stockings for the pups - I remember doing that, I bought our dogs a box of dog treats each. Sharon II, I hope you enjoy your quieter day and don't have too frustrating a time, shopping. I had a busy day. difficult child 3 had a test at school but with the current rain (yes! Sydney has rain, but only on the coastal strip where we don't need it as much) the traffic was shocking and of the six candidates scheduled to do the test in at the school, we were the only ones on time, and three never turned up at all. But while we were waiting, I got difficult child 3 to do more bookwork (he also did some in the traffic jams, in the car - couldn't use the excuse, "I might get car-sick" because the car was simply not moving enough for him to GET sick. Then a music lesson (playing on the school piano) - we finally met his music teacher AND his science teacher, face to face. Several other teachers spoke to us, including a few to make SURE we are coming to Presentation Day, it will be really important to see difficult child 3 there, they said. I'm wondering if he did better this year than I thought. Either that, or we're becoming a fixture and they like difficult child 3 enough to want to see more of him. Considering the little they told us last year, I'm beginning to feel hopeful he's not done too badly this year, either. And heading back down south, picking up my new specs on the way. difficult child 3 did more bookwork in the car - another music lesson, which was able to use the cassette player in the car. Then drama class - and I upset another mother by comparing notes about problems with high school teachers not providing necessary support; she is a friend and I should have realised she was tightly wound, the last 12-18 months have been appalling for her, I now feel so bad. I had been in chatterbox mode and just didn't think, or notice how upset she was getting just talking about the problems. I think we resolved things (as best as we could, with nobody wanting to admit being upset) and I've since emailed her, apologising again and offering to be a support for her at an upcoming IEP meeting for her son - I made it clear I would have offered anyway, it's not out of guilt but because I care about her and her son and want things to work out for them. I also told her to not feel guilty if she says no, after my foot in mouth this afternoon I wouldn't blame her. But that if she does want to use my help, it's unconditional and in return for help she has given me and difficult child 3. I haven't heard back from her yet, but I DID send it to her work email, she probably hasn't seen it yet. We've got damp/wet weather for the next week, enough to not need to water the garden. difficult child 3 has a science experiment to do tomorrow, planting bean seeds. It will be interesting. And I'd better get to bed, it's just ticked over into Wednesday here, and I was late to bed last night, too - talking weddings with my BFF (who has kindly offered to make easy child 2/difficult child 2's wedding dress). Early days yet. Have a good Tuesday, everybody, stay warm. Marg [/QUOTE]
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