Guessing Games and Special Education ! ! !

Contest for an iPad! Still Trying to Win ;)

2011-06-20T10:30:00.000-07:00

I’m posting this to enter a contest offered by Buy More Contact at Uppercase Woman! I want to win theiPad 2! Enter to win here!

Ipad Giveaway

2011-05-09T12:47:00.000-07:00

Here’s some copy for your blog: I’m posting this to enter a contest offered by CheckNGo at The Centsible Life! I want to win the iPad 2! Enter to win here:

Win an Ipad on Centsible Life!

Good luck to everyone! :)

To My Daughters Teachers

2010-12-06T16:04:00.000-08:00

That Teacher is You!

A teacher gentle, a teacher kind
helping shape a childs mind!
My child has learned and grown so much
through your hard work and guiding touch!
You have seen her thru, thick and thin
although she doesn't always win!
She's in the race and always proud
with you cheering beside her loud!
I've seen the way she looks at you
happy with awe to learn something new!
Although you have so very many
you treasure them like a shiny penny!

I am writing from my heart to thank you
for all the good, hard work that you do.
I know its sometimes hard to see
the growth within just like a tree.
Know that with time the growth is shown
as she journeys forward not alone.
You've helped to shape and mold
a young heart and that is gold!
As I close I positively have to say.
Thank you and enjoy your holiday!

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2010-08-10T16:31:00.000-07:00

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Open letter to teachers about inclusion!

2010-04-30T07:03:00.000-07:00

Inclusion does not mean the child must work at grade level. If it did then alot of other kids should not be in class. Not every kid is at grade level in a class. It means that if the subject is Australia and the third grade class needs read a passage & write 3 paragraphs about Australia, the child that is included with an IEP may have the passage read to them (on tape or by a person) and they write 3 sentances about Australia. That is giving the child access to the same information and having them produce the work at their level.

I went to observe the general education class at my daughters school. She has a wonderful teacher that she loves. However, my daughter is not included in reading, language arts or math in general education. So as I watched the class I was picturing my daughter in the class. When I first got there they started working on 15 minutes of morning work, which was to prove a three digit addition problem, next problem was if cookie costs 5 cents how many with quarter, next problem is Campers cook food an fire is that make believe or real, next problem is which two continents does Asia touch. Now my daughter could positively do a single digit add prob and most probably do a double digit add problem. Maybe could pick out the nickles pick out a quarter, she might be able to know which was make believe or real and she could find Asia on a simple map. She could do adjusted work in all the same type of activites that the general education class kids could do. I observed the independent center work for the 45 minutes after that and I believe my daughter could do some type of work in each of the centers. For example there was word wall gen ed kids had to write a # of sentances--my daughter could write one, gen ed kids had to write an invitation with who, what, where...-my daughter could write that too... That is what inclusion is all about. It is hard work for the teachers to adjust the workpapers to be at her level but the benefit to my daughter would be great.

The intense work in the resource room is very concentrated--not very engaging and there is not much opportunity for independence that I see in the general education classroom. I believe it is better for short period of times for intense work on specific subjects but should be used only in addition to time in the general education classroom.

Please teachers keep an open mind about inclusion and don't assume that if a child is NOT on grade level they cannot be included. If work is multiplication my daughter could do 1x2, 1x3... with repetition gen ed kids may do double digits... It can work for the benefit of all the kids.

I am not giving up. Every year I will try for more and more inclusion.

WIN a Bounce House at Two Of A Kind, Working On A Full House during her Outdoor Oasis Event!

2010-03-19T09:49:00.000-07:00

WIN a Bounce House at Two Of A Kind, Working On A Full House during her Outdoor Oasis Event!

WOW would we love that here. My kids love bouncing and it looks like lots of fun. Here is the link to the giveaway - http://www.twoofakindworkingonafullhouse.com/2010/03/rock-crawler-bounce-house-from.html

WOW it worked thank you so much for the info how to make a link clickable. I just go into compose and hit enter and its clickable!!! :) You made my day!

http://www.playhousebouncers.com/

WOW great Contest alert

2010-02-11T06:43:00.000-08:00

I just entered a great contest for a AT&T Cordless Headset. Here is the info “win an AT&T TL670 Cordless Headset for your home office from OfficeSupplyGeek”. To to http://officesupplygeek.com/office-electronics/communications/at-t-cordless-headset-tl7610-review-and-giveaway/ to enter the contest. You have until Feb 17, 2009.

Oh look at this beautiful apron ! !

2009-09-23T05:42:00.000-07:00

There is a contest for a beautiful apron. I love the color its gorgeous. Go check it out for yourself. Here is the link http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/sevensisters/. I put my name in the hat too. So get on over there the giveaway ends on Sept 26.

E-books made Easy with IREX!

2009-09-16T12:42:00.000-07:00

I saw this link for a contest about the IREX e-book reader. It compares itself to the Kindle or the Sony ereader. Boy I would love to try it out. I love reading in bed but the lighting leaves alot to be desired. I would love a reader that can be read in bed without bothering anyone. The most important feature in an ereader for me is ability to see it at night to read in bed and ability to get ebooks from different sources (sorry thats two). This sounds like a great reader especially now that all Barnes & Noble ebooks can be used on it. Yahoo. At the website posted below the interview from Kevin Hamilton of IREX discussing the reader is there it is great. http://bookbloggerappreciationweek.com/index.php/site/comments/special_message_from_kevin_hamilton_of_irex/ WOW competition in the ebook reader market sure can only help us consumers get the best choice for our individual lifestyles. I have been longing for an ebook reader for a long time, maybe soon I will jump into the market after some research to see which one is the best fit for me. Right now a contest is going on at http://bookbloggerappreciationweek.com/index.php/site/comments/win_an_ereader_from_irex_technologies/ so go check it out and make your own blog entry and enter the link at Mr. Linky for a chance. Its dated September 14, 2009 its down the page toward the bottom. Good luck to all.

Fiber is great for all!

2009-09-04T12:00:00.000-07:00

Now I am not talking about the fiber you eat or the fiber you wear sure those are great for all of us but what about fiber technology! I wish fiber technology was available in all areas especially in my area. It is so much faster than standard cable or DSL. The telecom companies should get on-board with this technology because our population is growing and it seems so many people feel the need for instant information and access so this technology is needed to allow the ability to carry so much infomation quickly. If more companies got into this the cost would go down and that makes it easier for consumers in the long run. There are a few companies out there with this technology (Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-Verse) however it isn't available in most areas.

I currently have the lowest end high-speed DSL, but would sure love to get the faster fiber option. My area was one of the last around here to get the DSL service so I expect it will be one of the last areas to get the fiber technology.

To learn more about fiber optics visit http://fiberforall.org/fios-triple-play-bundle/

Interesting band

2009-08-28T12:30:00.000-07:00

Not sure how to post a widget but here is my try. Cool a band dedicated to womens cancer.

Cool contest of ebook reader

2009-08-20T06:02:00.000-07:00

There is a cool contest over at romance readers for an ebook reader.

http://www.ireadromance.com/wordpress/?p=1601

Although I am not positive its still going on but I figured its worth a shot. Oh well good luck.

HP Poorer than you contest submission

2009-08-20T05:24:00.001-07:00

Hi. This is my submission. I hope you enjoy its a song sung to Clementine! I am NOT a singer and NOT good looking but it was fun. I couldn't get the video to upload to youtube in one shot for some reason on my system it worked and sounded great (well at least you could hear me!) but when it got to youtube is was only 11 sec the first time and the second one was 11 sec too.

Here are links to the two
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS1NSndYtIo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBQTJFvZuwE

Well at least you get an idea of what I did. I made them public (boy I hope there are not alot of negative comments--be gentle people firsttimer here!). It was fun. Thanks for the chance.

The words are:

Saving money as a student isn't hard if you try
go to thrift stores even flea markets
and Craigslist for a buy.

Ask your parents or your grandmas
to give you gift cards for food and fun.

Don't get sucked in to using credit cards
you will lose in the end.

Bank on-lin if you can
it will save you interest and late fees
and your time.

Enjoy your school year have some fun
save your pennies you might need them
to buy the next round of beer.

HP Back to School

2009-08-12T16:37:00.000-07:00

Back to school is HOT, HOT, HOT!!!
College in Miami Florida is cool -- NOT.
I walked and sweated across campus all the way.
And cursed why did I schedule my classes in the day.
Being from Cleveland the blue skies looked nice.
But staying in the air conditioning made me think twice.
Back to school is time for elders to give some advice.
Use extra deodorant and even then its a roll of the dice.
Who smells worse you or the next guy.
It was me a few times I will not lie.

Stay cool and learn from my tale.
August in Miami is not for the frail.

Aprons are my newest obsession!

2009-07-10T16:08:00.000-07:00

I love aprons and everytime I see apron givaways I enter them. I won one beautiful apron and it is so gorgeous I only wear it when company comes. I saw a new contest and here is the link

http://notquitejunecleaver.com/2009/07/06/as-promised-apron-giveaway/

And here is a button if my copying and pasting works -- phoey it didn't work. Sorry I cannot get the button to post. Not sure why. I see it could be a prob with ie8 and blogger. Uggg--nothing but problems since I upgraded to ie8. Contest is on till July 13, 2009.

Boojiboo Flirty Apron GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

2009-06-26T05:11:00.000-07:00

Great contest for a gorgeous apron. I love the sexy style of these aprons. Good luck to all.

Boojiboo Flirty Apron GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Kindle

2009-04-07T11:03:00.000-07:00

I would love a Kindle. I have been thinking about them for a while and I love new gadgets and I love to read so put the two together and I think Kindle. I think it would really improve my reading habits by allowing me to read in the bedroom (which I had not been doing because of the lights I would need). I love to read in bed and this would be a nice way to do it without turning on lots of lights. I see there are a few contests for them so I am trying to win one. There is a wonderful contest at http://juliestratford.com/amazon-kindle-2-giveaway/ where Julie is giving away a Kindle2. Yahoo! I am trying to win. Now on to twitter to figure out how to twitter someone!

My two princesses!

2009-03-02T09:50:00.000-08:00

These are my two princesses. They are having fun with the wonderful princess dresses they received just yesterday. This is our spring fun photo! There is a wonderful giveaway for a Seagate backup system and here is the link http://www.aordinarylife.com/2009/02/hop-into-spring-with-seagate-photo.html.

Wonderful group of bloggers

2009-02-02T12:21:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to say I am truly inspired by all the bloggers I am visiting in the One World One Heart giveaway. I have honestly never seen such wonderful art in so many different mediums. I am in awe as I go from site to site I don't think the art could get any better and then the next one surprises me. I am so glad I got the chance to visit such wonderful sites it has inspired me to finish the scrapbook I started when my first daughter was born and finish my quilts I have partially done. I hope to join in the One World One Heart next year!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart you are so talented and inspiring!

Insurance !!!!!

2009-02-01T16:00:00.000-08:00

Well I am upset today. State Farm is trying to pull out of Florida for homeowners insurance but wants all their customers to keep using them for auto insurance! What! No Way! I have been with State Farm since 1980 and this is how they treat old long-time customers. I did not hear there have been an extraordinary amount of home fires or home thefts that would cause State Farm to have tremendous losses. I will be looking around on Monday. THANKS ALOT STATE FARM!

I have more to add 2/10/09

I see what you are saying-- but in todays paper 2/10/09 here is a quote."State Farm said it's losing $20 million per month, in part because of discounts it's giving under state law to customers who fortified their homes against hurricanes. The company earned $134 million in 2006, $108 million in 2007 and lost $199 million in 2008, largely due to its agreement with the state last year to refund $120 million to customers who didn't receive the so-called mitigation discounts. But as of late last year, it had $621 million in reserves."

If you take the two years without the refund amount you see an earnings of 43mill. Yes it had to give back 120mill because it overcharged alot but that was a one time thing. Also this is an old time insurance company that had profits for years and years. Sure they did have some hurricane losses -- but that was in certain areas of FL not ALL of FL. And they also pulled out of windstorm coverage in South FL years ago. If they were afraid of windstorm losses they could have pulled out of windstorm coverage for all of coastal areas but kept inland coverage and also kept all other homeowner insurance. I have NEVER read that fires or theft are putting them out of business.

The conspiracy junky in my thinks its because they are overinsuring homes (ie because so many people bought when home prices were high they got mortgages for the high amount but Oh Oh the homes are not worth that but the homeowners are required to have ins to cover the mortgage--and State Farm is afraid they would be holding the bag on the overinsurance!). Thats what I think is the REAL reason.

My far between posts! This one about Ebooks

2009-01-01T16:09:00.001-08:00

I don't know about you guys but I love Ebooks they are so convienent. You never need to go to the bookstore, although I do love just browsing the shelves and the coffee. The price is right too, books have become so expensive -- hardbacks are too expensive for me and paperbacks are getting right up there too. And with Ebooks you don't have to figure out what to do with the books after you read them just delete and you are done. And Ebooks are green--not wasting paper. So think about ebooks the next time you are buying a book.

Books on Board is a wonderful place to get Ebooks, they have a great selection a large number of books (they have ALL the bestsellers) and the prices are great! -- here is the link to the home site to search for your favorite authors http://www.booksonboard.com/index.html Books on Board is having a contest now for a Sony Ebooks reader and here is the link http://www.booksonboard.com/index.php?F=device_contest . Others sites to buy ebooks are Amazon and many other sites. Please consider Ebooks for your next purchase. Thanks for reading my latest soapbox stand.