Halloween display caught on our Sunday walk in a nice part of town
Cute blue and white house on our Sunday walk. I think the little house in front of the big house is so cute.
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We woke up to some light snow this morning, enough to cover the grass. It's supposed to go back to fall temperatures tomorrow though. The trick is to have a good winter jacket and you don't really feel that cold.
I found this 'Prosciutto-Wrapped Halibut with Puttanesca Sauce' recipe in the news article below, sounds delicious.
K's Argon laser surgery went well yesterday. The retinal tear is a serious condition because it can lead to retinal detachment that may cause the eye to become blind. The laser basically spot welds around the tear and thus tries to prevent a retinal detachment. He said the doctor told him to relax, then (pow!) shot this light in his eye 4 separate times. His eye started watering and he winced in pain. Then he all he could see was bright white light out of the eye, then it became blurry for a few hours. It was a bit sore, so he took some Advil painkiller. He's back at school today, and the eye's ok, no gym for a week. There's a follow up appointment in 6 weeks.
M just made the last payment on the basement, so it's officially done. The painter is still finishing up the last minute things, but after today, that should be it!
I had a meeting this morning with the department head of K's school. Apparently the school has a person full time working with kids that aren't achieving. She's going to work with him during the school day when it's convenient, teaching study skills, doing some testing. She's recommending we get an outside (non family tutor) at $50 -60$ and hour a few times a week to work on remedial tutoring as opposed to homework help (I think that's what she said). I don't have a problem with her helping out. I just think an extra tutor would just add one more thing to his calendar. (Unless it was a bright young guy that could inspire him). We'll see what happens with that. Life seems to be one challenge after another. Thought we could relax after the basement was done!
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4 comments:
Gosh, my eyes started watering in sympathy when I read about K's surgery. Was it hard for him to relax after the first blast? Did they give him something to relax? I'm not sure I could...
And congratulations of a project well done!! I know you must be excited about that and finally getting to move in :-)
You're such a caring person, thanks and sorry to be so graphic. K is a brave sort, his sister might not have done so well.
The thing is, the basement stairs were oil painted yesterday so we have to wait till Sat for them to dry before we can head downstairs!
Hey Christine
I would be all over that school board! I had issues with my son and I was not about to be told to go to Oxford or any of the other centers that are out there. It for us was not about the cost either but it was the principal of it. I took it as high as the school board and got what I wanted. I know the squeaky wheel can be a pain in the butt but it was what I needed for my son to succeed. And I am proud to say yesterday he was at the U of T filling out his attendance forms. I wish you luck in your quest.
Thanks for your input, mom. I value other people's opinions and I feel the same as you did. That's great to know your son's doing well now. Today, K seems to be totally focussed on Halloween as a kid should be.
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