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[Kaneke]

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Dad would say "a little liver with a lot of onions" about her markings: pretty girl! Nice wide brain box with room for something besides run.

she has several "saddles" --- large oblong liver colored areas -- on her back and sides, that don't show in the picture, and her docked tail is likewise liver

she seems very intelligent (similar to my beloved springer spaniels and miniature silver poodle), and is quite the cuddle-bunny WHEN she isn't jumping around and barking and whining

she has also just experienced the "correction" of the electronic collar -- yipe yipe yipe !

the collar that came in the mail was the wrong one, and rather than wait another 3 to 4 days for the correct one to ship, DH elected to go over to YF&P and Del's to buy the correct one (return the ebay mistake later) ... unfortunately YF&P didn't have it but Del's did

we do try to Buy Local any time we can

this will let me do more chicken keeping and less dog-sitting

 

[jbear]

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Huh. The link didn't work for me. I'm not surprised. It's my day so far...

The server is down -- try again later. It's worth it.

yes it is.. very cute.

 

[jbear]

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Crap. My family is composed of many English teachers.

Sorry Mia, but that was funny! And yes I know my grammer mostly sucks.

heehee.. that was really cute..

My grammar is definitely out of town most days..

 

[SadieSue]

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The server is down -- try again later. It's worth it.

yes it is.. very cute.

Oh yes - saw it on someone's FB link this afternoon. Very cute!

 

[Stumpfarmer]

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I'm envious: I do fine until I hit the quadratic equation and then my brain gets tied up in tight little knots. I've taken special math tutorials twice, and worked through equations with the tutor and by myself for two or three hours and do fine by the end of the session, but then I fall asleep and everything disappears. I have a learning disability called Global Reversals or Deep Reversals that is also the reason I've never had a driver's license. I get lost in computations that involve a lot of inverted expressions; I do not know left from right and have been known to steer into rather than away from hazzards.

On the other hand, I understand how linear regressions work and what the data patterns they produce mean, I just can't do the computations. It's possible if I'd been diagnosed and remediated in grade school (which I began in 1958, so good luck with that) I could have overcome the computational and kinesthetic parts of reversals. I don't think the world is a better place for me being boxed in by my learning disabilities.


Oh, well: cranky about that, oh well. Silly to even talk about it after a great productive day. Had my hired hand for the first time in forever, got much forrarder in the Wyandotte coop and a bunch of house and yard cleaning I couldn't do alone has been accomplished, and since she was doing my chores I had sufficient energy to dye my boring pale blue sheets a much more thrilling shade of blue, and in general am a happy camper. As is Elvis, who got a bucket of alfalfa pellets and an armload of lemon balm.

 

[Stumpfarmer]

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Oh, I DID report him, as soon as I left his classroom, I walked straight over and talked to the counselors and teacher who are part of Alex's team.

When Alex was little, I volunteered a lot in his classes. Mostly, I worked with the kids who had difficulty in math. In second grade they had to do 1 minute math - 40 problems and you had to score 80% correctly to move to the next level. Alex had 3 minutes and still had a very difficult time. There were 3 other kids who the teacher had labeled as troubled that she had me work with. These kids almost never advanced, but like Alex, they NEVER missed a single problem that they did answer. The kids are not slow, they were all very bright. They solve, double check, and are sure of things before they record their answers. This was proven when the teacher introduced multiplication near the end of the year. Most of the kids never got it, but Alex and the 3 boys understood perfectly with the first lesson. They did not work fast, but they knew and they were accurate.

I hate that kids with different learning styles are punished. These kids should have had the highest grades, but because the schools value speed over accuracy, their grades were low.

Good for you.

 

[HoneysuckleHills]

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I wish I had super-powers, but, much to the dissapointment of my kids, I'm just plain old ordinary Mom. Brainy enough to get in the AP classes in school, but not truly gifted like the other kids in the class were, so I did not fit in anywhere. I hated High School because of that, but happily discovered that I was the norm in college.

The social aspect of Autism is really starting to get to Alex now. When he finds someone who will listen to all his ideas, he does not know when to shut-up, so they listen only once. He hates group-projects at school, his IEP states he can do them solo, but I want him to first try and work with others. He doesn't ever have any friends over to play with or hang-out with unless they are sons of my friends. He's having a birthday on October 9, and wants a party at K1Speed. I'm having trouble coming up with the 6 rider minimum, and now they just e-mailed, they require 8 kids for a party! (There web-site states 6, so 6 they will honor!) How did you make it through Middle School?

I read this to my daughter (turned 15 yesterday) because she had shared with me an experience from her summer ASB camp. (She's president of her student body this year.) She had been so moved by a presentation given by various adults who reflected on their painful jr high experiences. They shared what it was like to be disabled, or foreign, or overweight or just not "cool" or popular. She said she and the other campers were in tears by the end of the presentation. She was so moved by this experience that it was the first thing she told me about when she came home from camp. She told me that she was going to look for students that may be having trouble and try to make a difference. So I read your post to her and she said she'd love to come to his party if there's room. She's a lot of fun and she's kind. Let me know if there's room. (She's not much into go-carts but she said she'd try

edited to add: Oh, applesauce, meant to send a PM. Sorry.

 

[Hinotori]

Urgh, I hate the Pierce County web site. I've been digging through to see what the requirements are for a permanent coop and can't find any info on animal housing. Does anyone know if I need a permit for it?

Our current coop is mobile so I didn't worry about it. We have a huge carport that is usable for whatever we need if I do need a permit for a permanent one.

 

[AriLovesChickens]

I never thought that trying to get a coop (and run) would be so overwhelming.

 

[HoneysuckleHills]

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PromisedLand and I were just talking about you and your coop needs (when we were at dawng's) and PromisedLand said she'd help you build one some weekend. I told her that it sounded like you really would rather buy one. If you want to talk to her, PM me and I'll give you her phone number and the two of you can take it from there. (I take it RonB's buddy isn't going to work out?) Building my coop was really stressful for me. I imagine it is for many of us, especially when we already have chicks and they are growing! I really like my coop a lot and you are more than welcome to come over and see what I did. Also, dawng's coop is really cute. I'm sure she'd love to have you stop by.
Good luck!