Monthly Archives: May 2011

I’ve fallen in love

Wow! I absolutely loved Emerson. Thank goodness! The gentleman who showed us around was just lovely which helped of course. He knew all of the kids by name and seemed to genuinely love his job. It wasn’t too far to … Continue reading

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Off to Emerson

I’m off to check out Emerson today. It’s similar to Heatherwood as in it’s a school for kids with a mild intellectual disability. It’s also closer than Heatherwood. I could drive Beth fairly easily there. It’s be just over an … Continue reading

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Been to Heatherwood

Well today was the day that we went and checked out Heatherwood. Paul met myself and my friend Amanda there. My first impression was about how close it was to Springvale Road. It’s not really an issue anymore; though Beth … Continue reading

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a social story about periods

just thought I’d share this if anybody out there has a girl. When girls start to get a bit older they go through what is called puberty. Puberty can seem a bit yucky sometimes. You get hair in funny places. … Continue reading

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So proud of my girl

There’s been an issue at school lately with Beth fancying a boy in her grade. It seemed funny to start with and quite cute but last week our principal told me that the boys parents were concerned as it was … Continue reading

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Sensational session

Beth and I just got back from Sensational Kids. Once again she had a pretty good session. First Beth had speech therapy with Rod. Last time they had made up a story with a picture of a girl with her … Continue reading

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On a lighter note

Just thought I’d put in a Beth funny. We were on the way to swimming (she’s doing amazingly by the way) and Beth spotted somebodies tights hanging from the electricity wires. She starts laughing and says “It must be whacky … Continue reading

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Looking at another school

I’ve been having a bit of a rethink in regards to a special school. There’s a school called Heatherwood that caters to special needs kids, the problem is that it’s so far from us. We’re in Belgrave/Upwey and they’re in … Continue reading

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Beth at our session today

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Sensational Kids and stuff in the news

I just had a look of the transcript of a speech Bill Shorten made, thought I’d share part of it with you. I was particularly touched by the bit at the end that speaks of a ‘Shut Out’ report from … Continue reading

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