[blparent] Long overdue update and request for help?

Mon Sep 24 19:42:34 UTC 2012

Jo Elizabeth,
I would prefer a preschool, but a daycare with a preschool curriculum 
will work as well.

Pipi

9/18/2012 6:41 PM, Jo Elizabeth Pinto wrote:
> 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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