[blparent] back to school

Thu Aug 15 03:40:34 UTC 2013

Congrats, yay, how exciting!  

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From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Star Gazer
Sent: Friday, August 09, 2013 11:49 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] back to school

Thank you gabe and Kala. We are excited. Our older daughter wants the baby
to be born on her birthday which is also in feb. 

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On Aug 8, 2013, at 6:22 PM, Kaila Allen <kailaallen22 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Congratulations I hope everything goes well with your pregnancy. We 
> just decided that we are going to start trying for a third child I am 
> so excited
> 
> Princess Kaila
> 
> On Aug 8, 2013, at 3:07 PM, Gabe Vega Via Iphone4S
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> 
>> Congratulations on the pregnancy. That is great news
>> 
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>>> On Aug 8, 2013, at 2:25 PM, "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
wrote:
>>> 
>>> Our school board is still dorking around. They announced in June 
>>> after school let out that they wanted to expand the walk zone. Then 
>>> they found that it's more difficult to hire crossing guards then 
>>> they expected. Three weeks before school starts, and nobody is sure 
>>> who is eligible for the bus and who isn't. We are just at the edge 
>>> of what may or may not be the walk zone. We live about 200 feet from 
>>> what will probably be a bus stop. The walk to school is about a mile
each way.
>>> I'm trying to figure out if my daughter can ride the bus or what my 
>>> options are. I've talked to the principal who seemed to grasp my
concerns.
>>> What acceptions have been made for kids to ride the bus?  Part of 
>>> why I ask is that we are expecting our second baby due in Feb. I'm 
>>> concerned about walking over icey sidewalks as both winter and my
pregnancy progress.
>>> I think what annoys me the most is that the school board could have 
>>> announced this last schoolyear, say in Feb. That would allow the 
>>> parents the opportunity to network and figure out a solution. As it 
>>> is now, nobody knows what to expect, people are gone on vacation, so 
>>> people aren't around at the same time to discuss. If anybody has 
>>> advice, I'd love to hear it, specifically on making the bus be an
option.
>>> To be clear, all these maybe changes were announced this summer. Our 
>>> house was on the bus line last year.
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>>> Sharon Howerton
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 8:04 PM
>>> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] back to school
>>> 
>>> Jo Elizabeth, perhaps you will meet other parents who can bring Sarah
home.
>>> That was the specific reason that I got involved with school board 
>>> and other activities when my sons were in preschool which, at that 
>>> time, was a 3.5 hour day. An 11:10 dismissal for working parents! Good
luck!
>>> That's a long walk for an almost 11 year old dog even on a good day. 
>>> Keep your cane with you! My first girl retired at 10.5, and I 
>>> probably should have retired her before that.
>>> Sharon
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo 
>>> Elizabeth Pinto
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 3:18 PM
>>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] back to school
>>> 
>>> I'm sending my baby off to kindergarten!  I don't know where the time
went!
>>> 
>>> Tomorrow is Back to School Night, so I'll be seeing the classroom 
>>> and meeting the teacher.  I've already been in e-mail contact with 
>>> her and the school secretary, letting them know that I would prefer 
>>> electronic rather than printed communications.  So far, they seem
cooperative.
>>> 
>>> My only concern right now is that I thought my daughter would be 
>>> able to ride the bus, but we're right on the edge, a mile away from 
>>> school.  Anyone living less than a mile doesn't get bus services.  
>>> So it's looking like I'll need to walk over there and pick her up 
>>> each day, and I need to learn the route.  My worry is that my poor 
>>> guide dog is nearly eleven and feeling her age.  So while it 
>>> shouldn't be too much of a problem in good weather, I may have a real
pickle on my hands when winter comes.
>>> 
>>> 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: Veronica Smith
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 9:49 AM
>>> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
>>> Subject: [blparent] back to school
>>> 
>>> Hello, its that time again and depending on where you all live, its 
>>> back to school time.  Our kiddos begin on August 16 here in NM, but 
>>> I heard AZ already started amonth ago.
>>> Do your children walk, with someone or alone?
>>> Are they just beginning, Pre-school, Kindergarten?
>>> Is this their last year or are they in mid school?
>>> Home schooled, teacher issues?
>>> V
>>> 
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