Once again another template. I got bored with the old one faster then the last time so here is another stab at as much originality that I can get from pre-chosen template choices.
I had a pisser of a day. I had my introduction to what may be complete incompetence at my son’s school board. Just to be clear, I have nothing against teachers, (Love you Lori!), I have something against outright incompetence with regard to registering students. I heard about this wonderful program being given by my son’s school at his open house. Basically it’s an introduction to the formalized routine of school. It’s also really good for kids that are still not speaking clearly. After speaking with the Principal she recommended The Boy be enrolled and that it should help him and lot. I called two weeks later, spoke to the same Principal, gave her all of The Boy’s information and was told the registration packages would be in during the next couple weeks. Time went by to the point that I realized last week that the program was starting in two weeks and I hadn’t heard anything from the school about the program. After playing phone-tag with the school and the program runners for three days I come to find out that The Boy is not registered for the program. Not only that but the program is full and he now is locked out.
I am now officially PISSED OFF!
I call the Superintendent of our district and leave a very polite message about the fact that I’m irate. The Principal has screwed up and that I want to know why my son is being denied this program when it’s not his fault and what are they going to do about it. About three hours later I have the Principal calling me, telling me that she doesn’t understand how this could happen and that she is so careful with these details. I’m sorry but if she were that careful this wouldn’t have happened to us.
She then asks, “So your really keen on having The Boy in the class.”
“Well yeah, you recommended it to him and said it was designed for kids like him!?!” I replied.
“Ooooooooookay, I’ll call the program runners and see what we can do.”
I have yet to hear back from her and if I don’t hear back from her before noon tomorrow I’m going to be putting another call through to her and then the Superintendent again. I hate to say it but they have created “One of THOSE Parents”. Meaning I’m going to be their worst nightmare for the next 8 years that The Boy is at that school. I’m never going to assume they have their act together or that they know what they are doing.
Can’t wait to see how this turns out…..
Monday, July 10, 2006
Saturday, July 08, 2006
sodrunksodrunksodrunk....
I am having the best weekend. Lots of sleep, and lots of fun with friends Marshy and Vicki in Renfrew. There hasn’t been much going on. Work stuff, home stuff, J downloaded House season’s 1 and 2 so I’m slowly working my way through that. I’m about ¾ of the way through season 1.
KCh. is out of town with work for the next week, then he is back three days, then gone for his vacation in PEI. I’m sorta house sitting by bringing in his papers every night while he is away.
We have the babysitter booked for J’s birthday. We’re planning on leaving at about 1 in the afternoon and going down to Sumerset for shopping in the fun grocery stores there. Cheap Dim Sum lunch, dinner and a movie should make it fun for J. For mine I have a hot stone massage and a hot stone pedicure booked at the spa. CAN’T WAIT!!!
Last weekend was VERY busy. I left the boys at home to go help my best friend move into her first house with her husband. It was a long couple of days but very worth it to be there. The first day was shifting the boxes and furniture from house to truck then truck to house. The second day was me digging out her gardens and planting. It was ROUGH! The one garden that I spent most of the day in had been left to turn into the lawn. I had to dig out sod and the base roots of whatever had been left in there for a couple years at least. The second garden had been maintain pretty well so it was 45 minutes work instead of 4 ½ hours. I added peat moss and even got three flats of annuals on sale for about 30 bucks. I’ll add pictures once I get them from my Mom’s computer.
I’m feeling more then a little bitter that I don’t really have any vacation for the summer. I have a day here and a day there but no long stretches. I feel so tired and worn, but I only get three weeks a year so I don’t want to blow it all in one go and then be stuck if I need the days. In four more years I’ll have earned another week of it through milestone years at work. It will be nice ‘cause you want to save one week to use as one at a time, and then do a week at a time. Oh well, I just have to get through the summer and then The Boy will be in school and then no more daycare…NO MORE DAYCARE!!!! I can’t wait! Not that I’m not going to desperately miss Sam, our provider. Just that I’m not going to miss the cost. $210 every two weeks will be ours again. It’s going to be going straight to the debts for the next year. Once we are dug out from those we are going to start feeling like we are getting ahead.
Ciao for now and will add those pictures in a week or so.
KCh. is out of town with work for the next week, then he is back three days, then gone for his vacation in PEI. I’m sorta house sitting by bringing in his papers every night while he is away.
We have the babysitter booked for J’s birthday. We’re planning on leaving at about 1 in the afternoon and going down to Sumerset for shopping in the fun grocery stores there. Cheap Dim Sum lunch, dinner and a movie should make it fun for J. For mine I have a hot stone massage and a hot stone pedicure booked at the spa. CAN’T WAIT!!!
Last weekend was VERY busy. I left the boys at home to go help my best friend move into her first house with her husband. It was a long couple of days but very worth it to be there. The first day was shifting the boxes and furniture from house to truck then truck to house. The second day was me digging out her gardens and planting. It was ROUGH! The one garden that I spent most of the day in had been left to turn into the lawn. I had to dig out sod and the base roots of whatever had been left in there for a couple years at least. The second garden had been maintain pretty well so it was 45 minutes work instead of 4 ½ hours. I added peat moss and even got three flats of annuals on sale for about 30 bucks. I’ll add pictures once I get them from my Mom’s computer.
I’m feeling more then a little bitter that I don’t really have any vacation for the summer. I have a day here and a day there but no long stretches. I feel so tired and worn, but I only get three weeks a year so I don’t want to blow it all in one go and then be stuck if I need the days. In four more years I’ll have earned another week of it through milestone years at work. It will be nice ‘cause you want to save one week to use as one at a time, and then do a week at a time. Oh well, I just have to get through the summer and then The Boy will be in school and then no more daycare…NO MORE DAYCARE!!!! I can’t wait! Not that I’m not going to desperately miss Sam, our provider. Just that I’m not going to miss the cost. $210 every two weeks will be ours again. It’s going to be going straight to the debts for the next year. Once we are dug out from those we are going to start feeling like we are getting ahead.
Ciao for now and will add those pictures in a week or so.
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