Wow, I can barely believe that this year my Christmas will be spent with my whole family ;-) My Steve is home and so is my tou-tou (Tamaya)! Now thats the way it should be!
Monday, December 24, 2007
Merry Christmas...
We are back home for a few days, but I wanted to wish you -my readers a very merry Christmas.
Wow, I can barely believe that this year my Christmas will be spent with my whole family ;-) My Steve is home and so is my tou-tou (Tamaya)! Now thats the way it should be!
Wow, I can barely believe that this year my Christmas will be spent with my whole family ;-) My Steve is home and so is my tou-tou (Tamaya)! Now thats the way it should be!
Saturday, December 15, 2007
My son, my son, my son....
Yesterday was Ty's Christmas concert at school... I knew I was in for a treat ;-) Out of all the 20+ shows, out of all the classes that performed my son is the ONLY one that didn't "conform", he decided to take over his class show. We all had a good laugh (mine a nervous one)!!!
Ty is the 7th one counting from left to right - bent over
Ty is now the one in front - grooving!!!
Everyone always tells me not to worry, he's just a kid, he's grow out of it etc... It worries me, I see how OUT THERE he is and I wonder, I really wonder. Right now, yes he can get away with it because he is young and cute.
Part of me wants to beleive he will "grow out of it" another part knows that he is unique and may need "extra help"... I know he is a difficult to parent little guy - I'm his mom and soooo know, but I also know how wonderful he is, how loving he is, how he does everything he does with good intentions... I also have learned how to parent him effectively, and know that if he is pushed into a corner he will fight. Right now he has a great teacher, she is young, she is willing to work with Ty and has been encouraging his good behavior... He adores her and I know she has a soft spot for Ty - what happens when he gets a teacher that is set in her ways and believes discipline is the only way, you know the type that is only into consequence's and strict with the kids... I don't think he could handle that type of "controller". Anyways I guess I'm just over-thinking... but I often worry about my little fellaw and what his future holds.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Wow, I am impressed...
I've got to admit I am VERY happy with the way Ty's school dealt with the bullying. They have a ZERO tolerance policy and it was very obvious they took my concerns very seriously and dealt with it appropriately.
I picked Ty up from school yesterday because we had an appointment. His teacher & the teachers aid stopped me to explain what happened on the school side. She said that Ty was called to the office and that the kids were made to apologize to Ty. The teachers aid said she went with Ty and as soon as Ty saw the kids in question he had a noticeable reaction and hid behind her. My heart broke to hear that - poor little guy!
I thanked the bus driver this morning for talking with the principal. I also called the principal and thanked him for taking the time to deal with it appropriately and that I was very impressed. He mentioned that he "sang" the words of the song they were singing about Ty to the parents when he called them and NOT A ONE was happy with their child and their behavior. One of the parents lives on my street, and through the grapevine I heard that her daughter (the manipulative one) is in BIG trouble. The mom even requested that her daughter sit in the front seat of the bus for the remainder of the year because of her behavior. I also heard that all the children were crying and admitted their fault when they were confronted by the principal. So I am happy to see some resolve and that the parents also didn't take it lightly!!!
On a side note; Ty's teachers mentioned that the past couple days he has been awesome and that they have seen a noticeable change/lack of "touching" his friends and overall he has been very good. I let Ty know how VERY proud I was of his great days and to keep up the good work.
His teacher also commented that her and the other teachers are LOVING his hat ;-)
I am so proud of my little guy - after the initial issues with the hat I gave him the option of wearing another one or his fur hat, he chose the fur hat. I love the fact that his love for his hat (that his grand-papa Dan gave him) was more important than someone else's opinion!!! Now that my friends is my confident little Ty!
I picked Ty up from school yesterday because we had an appointment. His teacher & the teachers aid stopped me to explain what happened on the school side. She said that Ty was called to the office and that the kids were made to apologize to Ty. The teachers aid said she went with Ty and as soon as Ty saw the kids in question he had a noticeable reaction and hid behind her. My heart broke to hear that - poor little guy!
I thanked the bus driver this morning for talking with the principal. I also called the principal and thanked him for taking the time to deal with it appropriately and that I was very impressed. He mentioned that he "sang" the words of the song they were singing about Ty to the parents when he called them and NOT A ONE was happy with their child and their behavior. One of the parents lives on my street, and through the grapevine I heard that her daughter (the manipulative one) is in BIG trouble. The mom even requested that her daughter sit in the front seat of the bus for the remainder of the year because of her behavior. I also heard that all the children were crying and admitted their fault when they were confronted by the principal. So I am happy to see some resolve and that the parents also didn't take it lightly!!!
On a side note; Ty's teachers mentioned that the past couple days he has been awesome and that they have seen a noticeable change/lack of "touching" his friends and overall he has been very good. I let Ty know how VERY proud I was of his great days and to keep up the good work.
His teacher also commented that her and the other teachers are LOVING his hat ;-)
I am so proud of my little guy - after the initial issues with the hat I gave him the option of wearing another one or his fur hat, he chose the fur hat. I love the fact that his love for his hat (that his grand-papa Dan gave him) was more important than someone else's opinion!!! Now that my friends is my confident little Ty!
The hat - honesty isn't it adorable on him!!!
(this pic was taken last year, the hat fits him like a glove this year)
(this pic was taken last year, the hat fits him like a glove this year)
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Bus issues...
Little update on the bus issues...
Last night my girlfriend and I made a "plan" where Ty would sit with her daughter on the bus. Her daughter is 14 and on the high school side of his school. She sits at the back of the bus with the other high school kids. She is a VERY responsible, good kid! All the high school kids just adore Ty, and have always gone out of there way to be super nice to him, they even complimented Ty on his cool fur hat!!! (Ty had been sitting in the first few seats while this was happening)
I talked to the bus driver this morning while putting Ty on the bus and mentioned that I had some concerns about some happenings on the bus that I had just been made aware of, and if he would permit Ty to sit with the older girl until things were resolved I would greatly appreciate it. I also made him aware that I would also be calling the principal of the school this morning so he could address some of these concerns I was having regarding how Ty has been getting treated. Jack (the bus driver, agreed and drove off)
I called and left a message for the principal to call me and he called me about an hour later. I told him I had some very serious concerns and told him the whole story. He listened and said " Thank you Mrs "Sue", the bus driver came to see me this morning with a list of names of the children misbehaving/bullying Ty. I will be contacting these children's parents and you can be assured this is going to be taken care of" He also said the bus driver suggested Ty sit with "the older" girl..lol (hmmm I wonder where he got that idea..lol) I am so grateful that the bus driver decided to step up and address the bus issues as well. I really feel as though he backed up my story and did the right thing. I will make sure I thank him when I see him next, and I will insure that he gets a little Christmas something from us, to let him know we do appreciate him. He is always so cheery and a "good-morning, have a nice weekend" kind of guy. Ty has always adored him and looks up to him so it's nice to see him defend my son!!!
Last night my girlfriend and I made a "plan" where Ty would sit with her daughter on the bus. Her daughter is 14 and on the high school side of his school. She sits at the back of the bus with the other high school kids. She is a VERY responsible, good kid! All the high school kids just adore Ty, and have always gone out of there way to be super nice to him, they even complimented Ty on his cool fur hat!!! (Ty had been sitting in the first few seats while this was happening)
I talked to the bus driver this morning while putting Ty on the bus and mentioned that I had some concerns about some happenings on the bus that I had just been made aware of, and if he would permit Ty to sit with the older girl until things were resolved I would greatly appreciate it. I also made him aware that I would also be calling the principal of the school this morning so he could address some of these concerns I was having regarding how Ty has been getting treated. Jack (the bus driver, agreed and drove off)
I called and left a message for the principal to call me and he called me about an hour later. I told him I had some very serious concerns and told him the whole story. He listened and said " Thank you Mrs "Sue", the bus driver came to see me this morning with a list of names of the children misbehaving/bullying Ty. I will be contacting these children's parents and you can be assured this is going to be taken care of" He also said the bus driver suggested Ty sit with "the older" girl..lol (hmmm I wonder where he got that idea..lol) I am so grateful that the bus driver decided to step up and address the bus issues as well. I really feel as though he backed up my story and did the right thing. I will make sure I thank him when I see him next, and I will insure that he gets a little Christmas something from us, to let him know we do appreciate him. He is always so cheery and a "good-morning, have a nice weekend" kind of guy. Ty has always adored him and looks up to him so it's nice to see him defend my son!!!
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
days gone by...
Sorry about my long-ish absence. Things have been BUSY around here! Let me explain...
Last week Ty had his first report card!!! He is doing about as good as I expected. He is very curious and full of questions. She commented on how intelligent he was when it came to logic and putting things together. He is having a hard time with confidence for cutting and printing.
He is having problems with always touching others (like feeling his friends hair etc...) She thinks it's a sensory issue... I have heard of this being related to international adoption, I'm going to have to look into it further. She also mentioned she is going to get someone on board with more experience and she will have a special chart to try and curb the "touching". She also mentioned he needed to try and control his impulses. He also hasn't been able to sit during circle time etc. I asked her if he was the worst in class, she did say there was about 3 that had things to work on as well. So as bad as it sounds, I'm glad he will not be singled out while they are trying to curb the whole behavior thing.
On the Friday he had a PA day and we enjoyed a couple movies !!! It was nice to have him home. I look forward to spending time with him now that he is away all day, 5 days a week. It so different without him here.
On Saturday AM we went to Steve's work kids Christmas party. Ty loved bouncing in the inflatable play structure, petting the animals and was VERY happy to see Santa. He asked the big guy for a army helicopter... do you know how hard it is to find one of those... well I did finally find one, it wasn't even on his original list. Tamaya had fun, but when it came time to sit on Santa she was unsure about him and resisted the sit. She did however sit next to him, on me for a family picture. I even convinced Steve to get in with us all!!!
That evening Steve and I had our first night out together since Tamaya's been home. Steve's work had the dinner and dance for the adults. It was a good time. It was really nice to be out with friends and have a couple drinks. I had a few Caesars and had a slight glow on, which is very RARE for me. I think the last time I had a couple was a couple years ago. We went to bed around 3 ;-) That was not so nice the next day when I was exhausted though!!!
Sunday I actually went out and finished my Christmas shopping (or so I thought). I kind of blew my budget. I always tell myself the same thing year after year. The kids don't need anything... get them a few things, keep it inexpensive.. yeah right!!! So when I came home and was actually thinking of what I bought I noticed Tamaya's amount of gifts was much more than Ty's pile. Although the 2 piles were the same price... so I decided to make one gift for the 2 of them and added today added a few more for Ty...
Besides all that mumbo... Ty has been getting bullied on the bus by some older kids. He neglected to tell me this information, but I knew something has been bothering him because he has been resisting going on the bus, there was one day he cried and held on to me - it broke my heart. I finally got the whole story (thank goodness for friends with kids on the same bus) It all came about because one of the kids called him an animal killer, and he did tell me about that yesterday. The reason for this comment. Ty has a faux fur hat that he insisted he get to wear to school. So of course, he didn't know or understand why anyone would say this to him, but it hurt his feeling because he loves animals. He told me who it was and this evening, at the bus stop I talked with her mom about it. As soon as she confronted her daughter about it, her very manipulative daughter said to her mom that Ty hits all the kids on the bus, avoiding the whole original comment. (Ty denied hitting and it was confirmed that he doesn't hit anyone by a couple other kids on the bus)
I talked with Ty about this supposed hitting and he admitted he hit an older girl on the bus. He was hit repeatedly in the head by a kid the same age as him, an older girl than hit Ty's hand and he hit her back... Soooo to get to the bottom of the story I called my girlfriend and her daughter said everything that has been going on these past few weeks. Apparently the older kids (grade 3ish) have been singing a song (to a barney tune) about shooting Ty in the head and he is dead. They have been calling him mean, stinky, animal killer, he has been getting hit in the head by this kid his own age and I know there was more, but I can't think of them right now... so anyways... I am going to be making a call to the school tomorrow. I talked with Ty and he admitted to not telling us because he said they said they would shoot his dad if he said anything to him... could you IMAGINE!!! So I told him that from now on he needed to tell me when people where mean to him so we could work on a way to resolve it... he kissed me goodnight and said Thanks mom!
My dear hubby got his MRI results for his back... unfortunately there is nothing they can do about it. He has degenerative disks and it's been from the years of wear and tear. At this point the surgeon is against surgery as he is too young, he is HIGHLY telling/advising Steve to get out of his current trade. At this point we are unsure of what the future holds career wise for him, we are hoping for an accommodation for the remainder of his contract, but he may get medically released... time will tell!
Last week Ty had his first report card!!! He is doing about as good as I expected. He is very curious and full of questions. She commented on how intelligent he was when it came to logic and putting things together. He is having a hard time with confidence for cutting and printing.
He is having problems with always touching others (like feeling his friends hair etc...) She thinks it's a sensory issue... I have heard of this being related to international adoption, I'm going to have to look into it further. She also mentioned she is going to get someone on board with more experience and she will have a special chart to try and curb the "touching". She also mentioned he needed to try and control his impulses. He also hasn't been able to sit during circle time etc. I asked her if he was the worst in class, she did say there was about 3 that had things to work on as well. So as bad as it sounds, I'm glad he will not be singled out while they are trying to curb the whole behavior thing.
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That evening Steve and I had our first night out together since Tamaya's been home. Steve's work had the dinner and dance for the adults. It was a good time. It was really nice to be out with friends and have a couple drinks. I had a few Caesars and had a slight glow on, which is very RARE for me. I think the last time I had a couple was a couple years ago. We went to bed around 3 ;-) That was not so nice the next day when I was exhausted though!!!
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I talked with Ty about this supposed hitting and he admitted he hit an older girl on the bus. He was hit repeatedly in the head by a kid the same age as him, an older girl than hit Ty's hand and he hit her back... Soooo to get to the bottom of the story I called my girlfriend and her daughter said everything that has been going on these past few weeks. Apparently the older kids (grade 3ish) have been singing a song (to a barney tune) about shooting Ty in the head and he is dead. They have been calling him mean, stinky, animal killer, he has been getting hit in the head by this kid his own age and I know there was more, but I can't think of them right now... so anyways... I am going to be making a call to the school tomorrow. I talked with Ty and he admitted to not telling us because he said they said they would shoot his dad if he said anything to him... could you IMAGINE!!! So I told him that from now on he needed to tell me when people where mean to him so we could work on a way to resolve it... he kissed me goodnight and said Thanks mom!
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My dear hubby got his MRI results for his back... unfortunately there is nothing they can do about it. He has degenerative disks and it's been from the years of wear and tear. At this point the surgeon is against surgery as he is too young, he is HIGHLY telling/advising Steve to get out of his current trade. At this point we are unsure of what the future holds career wise for him, we are hoping for an accommodation for the remainder of his contract, but he may get medically released... time will tell!
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I finally have a good dent in my "to do" list. I finally applied for Tamaya's baby bonus, applied and have been approved for our loan to pay off the high credit card "Haiti debt", called for a couplep Canadian citizen application kit to finally apply for the 2 kids!!! (yeah, never have done it for Ty yet) sold my American airline voucher for 1/2 price, sold my ski-doo... and now I can concentrate on re-opening my daycare with no loose ends so to speak :-)
Monday, December 03, 2007
Snow day - Part 2...
What did we do on our snow day? I dressed up the kids and took pictures ;-) I had to make sure Ty's suit still fit, and once he was all dressed up I figured I should take a couple snapshots so I got Tamaya dressed up as well. Tamaya has a extravagant dress that Steve's grandparents gave to her as a gift when she got home.
I have intentions to bring them to get some professional pictures taken, but I highly doubt I will get them in time for Christmas. So I may as well wait until the new year!
I'm not completely satisfied with my pictures and may try again another day - Ty was being SILLY, but here are a couple of the nice ones for your viewing pleasure..lol
Then this afternoon we headed outside to shovel the driveway. I don't even think we had that much snow all of last year!
I have intentions to bring them to get some professional pictures taken, but I highly doubt I will get them in time for Christmas. So I may as well wait until the new year!
I'm not completely satisfied with my pictures and may try again another day - Ty was being SILLY, but here are a couple of the nice ones for your viewing pleasure..lol
Then this afternoon we headed outside to shovel the driveway. I don't even think we had that much snow all of last year!Welcome to Canada Tamaya!!!
Snow day...
I managed to get my Christmas decorations up yesterday. We decided against putting up the tree this year. We are going to be away for the holidays and have a special tree day planned for the kids at my parent house. We are going to "cut" the tree in the back yard (my parents are going to get a pre-cut tree and we are going to pretend to cut it for the kids..lol) Depending on the weather we may get some sliding in. We are going to put the Christmas carols on, make some hot cocoa and decorate the tree with my parents, my sister, Steve, the kids and I. I'm looking forward to it!
This morning I awoke to loads of snow. Steve had to shovel his way out of the driveway! As soon as I saw it I should of gone back to bed, I just knew it had to be a snow day for Ty. The kids slept in until almost 8 :-)
This morning I awoke to loads of snow. Steve had to shovel his way out of the driveway! As soon as I saw it I should of gone back to bed, I just knew it had to be a snow day for Ty. The kids slept in until almost 8 :-)
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