[blparent] Long overdue update and request for help?

Tue Sep 18 23:41:33 UTC 2012

I'm putting my brain on this one, since I live in Colorado.  Maybe there's a 
way.  Savannah is sighted, right?  Would you consider in-home care?  Or is 
it a preschool you're looking for?

Jo Elizabeth

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may 
kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at 
evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
-----Original Message----- 
From: Pipi
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 3:40 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Long overdue update and request for help?

The center is providing what help they can, but this is a new situation.
There has only been one other parent who has attended the center who has
brought their child with them. That woman managed to get her voc rehab
to pay for the childcare for her child.
Pipi
On 9/18/2012 3:56 PM, Marla Wertman wrote:
> Will the training center help with finding child care? Maybe you could
> talk to some other parents who attended that center.
> On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:16:23 -0500
> Pipi <blahblahblah0822 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I am unable to get the training necessary where I live. I currently live
>> in a town with the population of 1137 with no way out except through
>> family and friends. I can walk the town safely, but it doesn't have all
>> I need/want anymore. I need to be in a city with public transportation
>> and decent public transportation at that. I need the independence that i
>> don't have here, yet I lack the confidence to live somewhere like that.
>> I'm rambling here.
>> Pipi
>>
>> On 9/18/2012 2:39 PM, Marla Wertman wrote:
>>> I agree with Katie. Is your job requiring you to get training? If so
>>> they should accomidate you. My understanding from your message is that
>>> you are relocating to recieve this training?  If so can you get the
>>> training whare you live?
>>> On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:33:15 -0400
>>> Kate McEachern <kflsouth at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi and welcome back.
>>>>
>>>> I was thinking about you leaving a job for traning and it bugs me.  Is
>>>> there a way you could work less and still get traning in the areas you
>>>> need it?  Is the traning work related because if so you should get to
>>>> keep your job.  If its home related can they send some one to your
>>>> home to work on your time you have to work with them out of work?  I
>>>> would just hate to see you give up a job in this econnamy.
>>>>
>>>> Just some thoughts.
>>>> Katie
>>>>
>>>> On 9/18/12, Gabe Vega Via Iphone4S <theblindtech at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> I'm a little confused, you're leaving a job? To go to a blindness 
>>>>> training
>>>>> center? Can you explain a little.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gabe Vega
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>> (623) 565-9357
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sep 18, 2012, at 11:13 AM, Pipi <blahblahblah0822 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hey y'all,
>>>>>> I am finally settled back down after a fun and full summer and am 
>>>>>> able to
>>>>>> check my email and get caught up again.
>>>>>> I've switched from a desktop to a laptop and from win xp to win 7 so 
>>>>>> i've
>>>>>> not been able to read my emails and such for the past 2 months. I was
>>>>>> stressed enough transitioning that I just did a mass delete here. I 
>>>>>> hope
>>>>>> that I haven['t missed too much.
>>>>>> Savannah and I had a wonderful summer. We spent a week in San Diego 
>>>>>> which
>>>>>> is an absolutely beautiful place. I'd love to live there. Savannah 
>>>>>> started
>>>>>> swim lessons this summer and passed level 1. We also took our first 
>>>>>> train
>>>>>> ride to visit friends in Illinois. We had such a great time that we 
>>>>>> ended
>>>>>> up extending our trip and stayed just shy of 3 weeks. We will also be
>>>>>> going back for Halloween. It was a much needed trip and break from
>>>>>> reality.
>>>>>> Savannah has started preschool. She loves it. It is great to see her
>>>>>> thriving and getting the social interaction that she has needed.
>>>>>> I am working on attending the Colorado Center for the Blind. I have a
>>>>>> tentative start date of January. I'm currently struggling to find
>>>>>> affordable preschool or daycare with a preschool curriculum for 
>>>>>> Savannah.
>>>>>> I will be leaving my job behind for the 6 to 9 months that I will be 
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> the center so I am unable to afford the going rates.
>>>>>> Does anyone know of any scholarships, financial aid, or resources for
>>>>>> paying for a safe and healthy place for Savannah to be while I get 
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> training that I need?
>>>>>> I've considered trying to start fund raising myself by selling 
>>>>>> bottled
>>>>>> water or such outside of Walmart and the likes. The average cost of
>>>>>> preschool or daycare in Littleton is $900 a month.
>>>>>> Any help y'all could give me would be so greatly appreciated.
>>>>>> I hope all are well and I can't wait to catch up with people again.
>>>>>> Oh also, if I had your contact information before, can you please 
>>>>>> send it
>>>>>> to me off list at blahblahblah at iampipi.com I've lost everything in my
>>>>>> computer transition.
>>>>>> Thanks again,
>>>>>> Pipi
>>>>>>
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