[blparent] Long overdue update and request for help?

Mon Sep 24 21:27:54 UTC 2012

i'll be in littleton. i believe it's arapaho county?
On 9/24/2012 3:53 PM, Jo Elizabeth Pinto wrote:
> What county will you be in, do you know?
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> Jo Elizabeth
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> 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: Monday, September 24, 2012 1:42 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Long overdue update and request for help?
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> Jo Elizabeth,
> I would prefer a preschool, but a daycare with a preschool curriculum
> will work as well.
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> Pipi
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> 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?
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>> 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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