Trey's Field Trip (w/ a tag-a-long brother)

Trey's class went to the local museum of science and industry to learn how to be nature guides.

These pictures are not really representative of the "guide" experience....
But they sum up the trip as a whole...

Both boys had a great time learning about foxes, owls, bears, and frogs....
But their favorite part was....

Diggin through the owl 'hairball' looking for rodent bones- GROSS!

BTW- we got to bring the rodent bones home as a souvenir- more gross!

Basketball Game- Check Out Emily's Crazy Defensive Skills.....

I know....these are riveting, aren't they?

It's hard to get a good indoor basketball shot... not enough light
But, that doesn't keep me from trying

Crazy defense skills? O.K., not really, but she takes the game quite seriously. Except when she is dribbling the ball between her legs, Harlem Globetrotters style

Almost finished w/ my paper....

I have two paragraphs left- yet I keep putting it off. So, as part of my procrastination efforts, I am going to 'entertain' you w/ some new pictures.
Stay tuned!

How to Keep Track of So Many Dates.....

I had to spend most of the day recapping the intricate details of my children's hearing/non-hearing lives. We are preparing for the potential due process hearing, and I was asked to put together timelines for each of the children- when they lost their hearing, when they received their hearing aids/implants, etc. You would think it would all be imprinted on my brain- and the information would be readily available. But, I think with all of the many dates, multiplied by four, some of the details become a bit fuzzy.

It was a task well-worth doing, and now I have it all in print :)

The Kids Discovered the Webcam...

Which is really funny. They keep trying to record their best moments, but it tends to break down into an endless cycle of "you 'totally' ruined my movie", which upon watching was definitely not 'ruinable'. But, it's been a great tool for Trey. He's gotten into recording himself singing songs. It's very cute- and NOT very recognizable.

But I LOVE it!

Quick Update: Due Process Hearing, Audiology, etc.

Hello-

Just a quick heads-up. This week and next are basically the online equivalent of Finals....and I'm swamped. Literally, since there is no final exam, they give you extra projects, and I was already at my limit with the normal weeks work. So, I may be hit or miss for the next bit.

But, quickly, I met with the director of Trey's school, and I think we're going to proceed w/ the due process hearing. That said, I have a ton of work to do for the lawyer on that as well- this weekend :( So, I'm going to be on the computer, but no here necessarily. What else?

I am unsure if my daughter, Delaney, EVER goes to speech, and this is concerning to me. Research to come, I'll keep you posted. And last but not least, Emily's FM receiver appears to not be working, and they sent it home to me to fix....huh? And yet they promise me they can meet Trey's needs.

In The Market For A Good Audiologist-

It just dawned on me that Jake has not been to the Audiologist in 9+ months. We never go that long, due to the fluctuating nature of the kids hearing loss. So, I'm on a quest for a great Audiologist, who works with children and has experience with Widex hearing aids. It doesn't seem like it would be that difficult does it? Well, it is. And, I'm talking it's hard when *not* taking location into the equation. If I throw in "I'd love not to have to drive forever" than you can just forget about it :) But, that said, I haven't done this research for awhile- I grew complacent with driving a ways away, and having someone who was good (but she is now gone), and in retrospect ordered hearing aids for the boys that were not really great choices. So let me change that 'good' to she was 'o.k.'. Wish me luck!