I’ve been jotting off one-liners on FB and twitter, I haven’t even been blogging (about personal life or news lol)
Hi! I’m Jenn! For those who don’t know I live in South Florida and I’ll begrudgingly admit I love it here. All three of my kids are Floridians, but I am from the DC/Baltimore metro area. Love it, it miss, don’t wanna live there. My mom died a few years ago and I inherited my brother and sister and father. The twins are off to college next year! They graduate June 7. Michael is headed to Stetson to do something involving computers and cinematography and Sara is staying local and transferring out later.
My bio kids are doing great (because face it, the twins are my kids too). Dorian is honor roll this year and is staying in the gifted classes for 4th grade next year. He’s way into his guitar and I wish I was as cool at 9 as he is. We just got him a new bike as an early birthday present because he outgrew his a while ago. He’s probably going to outgrow me by the end of the summer.
We had Malachai’s IEP this morning and his aide got approved and funded for next year (which means his is a definite) I just need to write a letter requesting s/he be put in place during language arts and not any other time of day. They also recommended gifted testing for placement next year so we’ll be getting a call about that over the summer. His IQ was scored at 128 in 2007, so they based it on that. Apparently at 130 he would have def. gotten in. Then they asked if we were on free or reduced lunch, and since we are the score is lowered to 116 to get in. I got a little vocal – that’s kind of fucked up, yah? Why lower the bar because our income is a little lower than someone else? Meh. It is so more economic groups are represented, but… affirmative action anyone? Just because I’ve got less money than someone else doesn’t mean we go to the museum any less and doesn’t mean my kids aren’t as smart as someone who has more money. I just think it’s a fucked up way to measure who gets into the G&T program. It’s something I can’t articulate the right way, so I hope you get what I am saying. Why lower the smart bar because of income, ya know? That ranks up there with making tests easier so more people pass them – which Fl has done repeatedly and I think that’s fucked up too. Ooo I’ll step off my soapbox now. So, the boy is smart, but needs redirection to stay on task. I’m hoping we can wean him off of the aid before he gets to jr. high.
Eshiva is trying out for company dance on Saturday. I still don’t know if we’re doing it, but I am obviously leaning towards it. She “graduates” from pre-k in June and I think it’s a joke that they have a whole graduation thing. We missed the K orientation last night, but it’s just to go over the curric, which we know. I still need to drop off the papers to enroll her. Her world is dance and school right now, she loves them both.
The office gal tried to corral me for PTA next year, but since it involves talking to tons of people, I’m not sure sure. I might sign up for something easy to do that doesn’t involve calling every parent in the school.
I have been busy in my garden. We’re also pricing gutters for the house, expanding the driveway, extending the back patio, doing some interior work, it never ends. I am amazed our house is still standing some days lol All it takes is money, right? And we all need more of it. We got three quotes for the gutters. I am leaning towards the middle quote, although the base quote is the work I originally wanted done. OTOH, I could put them up my damn self, but what about hurricanes? *shrugs* I finally set money aside and I’m getting my hair done next week. Don’t know what yet, but it’ll be back to red, maybe some blue, black, purple, whatever. I’ve been able to put money into savings for both us and each of the kids each check. I plan to have at least a grand by the end of the year and I want the kids to have at least 100$ each by the end of the year. I think we can do it unless *knock on wood* something comes up.
My gram isn’t doing too well, but she’s hanging on. I spoke with her today and she kept going on and on about wanting chickens and fresh eggs and she doesn’t have a coop but she could keep them on her back porch because it’s screened in. I don’t know if she really wants chickens or if she’s going senile. I’d love chickens, but we can’t have them in the Springs She keeps telling me she is 83 and she’s tired. I said your 83! You deserve some time off to rest. It’s sad I have a better grasp on a world without my mother than I do on a world without my gram.
So that’s what we’ve been up to! Summer is almost here. The kids are in camp 3 days a week and we’ll be touring Florida as often as we can on alternating weekends. I want to show them there is more than the fishbowl I like to live in. I’m thinking St. Augustine, Tampa, head out Alligator Alley and see the other coast, maybe go camping. I haven’t decided yet. I wanted to get up to Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, but that might be next summer. I think we’ll give driving trips a try a little more locally this summer and see how they pan out.
I think that’s it! I just thought I’d jump on the train of filling ya’ll in since I haven’t been posting as much as I’d like to.
and a little bit extra, Eshiva tried out for company. We had no music, no head shots, no resume and no dance rehearsed. I think she did ok. I have no idea, as I couldn’t watch, but she wasn’t crying 
