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Yet another idea I swiped from davensjournal
Jun 30th, 2005 by Babs

I took the most accurate villain personality test
created by:
The Arch Villainess Gracie

Since she was my favorite part of the Emperor’s New Groove I’ll take it.

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*gigglesnort*
Jun 29th, 2005 by Babs

Your LJ Strip Club by ScreamingDolai
username
The type of joint you run

Your club is called The Kit-Clap Club
Sleazy manager peacecrafty
Scary bouncer blackthornglade
Most frequent customer tsukitamahen
Highest paid stripper davensjournal
Can do really acrobatic pole tricks charabok
Just doing this to pay for med school darthanne
Had to get “enhancements” to make more money orionpower2001
Quiz created with MemeGen!

While not quite the line up for the 2 of Rods (which I AM still working on), it’s still rather amusing, and gives me a few ideas.

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Somebody slap me please!
Jun 28th, 2005 by Babs

I’m still in shock.

Short story, long version

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Favorite Songs Meme
Jun 25th, 2005 by Babs

“Cause orionpower2001 made me do it:

“List your current six favorite songs, then pick six other people that have to do the same.”

1. Bring Me to Life by Evanescense. Any song that can be played to death on the radio and still be one I love to listen to has got to be a fave.

2. Beverly Hills by Weezer. I don’t know what the fuck it is about this song, but I have to crank up the radio every time it comes on.

3. Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy) by Big and Rich. Does it really need an explanation?

4. No One is to Blame by Howard Jones. I recently heard this again on Mike FM and now realize what windsorblue was talking about when she mentioned the piano version in response to an earlier post of mine. Luckily it turns out the only version I’ve heard until now is the piano version. What was Howie thinking recording that synth version? Ick!

5. 1985 by Bowling for Soup. I graduated from highschool in 1982, so I can relate quite well to this song.

6. Jungle Love by Morris Day and the TIme. Oh-wee, oh-wee, oh!

Checks flist for the few remaining folks on LJ who may not have compleed this.

tj_335
nakey_pagan
kannaophelia
billion_dlr_boy
silent_trtmnt03
fablespinner

If you’ve already done this before I apologize.

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Jun 22nd, 2005 by Babs

When my son, Ben, was 2 1/2 he had a severe speech delay. He spent six months with Early Intervention before transferring over the the Arlington Heights Nursery School at the age of three, where he spent the next year and a half. One of the things that was regularly brought up at the parent/teacher meetings was that my son was disruptive and they would often have to chase him around the classroom. Since both I and my sister have ADD, that was the first thing I asked about. The teachers assured me that this was normal behavior, even though none of the other kids were behaving this way.

When Arlington’s early childhood program (or whatever they call the preschool SPED program) declared him cured of his speech problems and dumped him back into my lap, I chose to home school him. That way he couldn’t distract others, and there was little to distract him. I did this for three years, and for those three years he was a happy boy who interacted with people of all ages. He may not have known everything a kid his age should’ve known, but he could comprehend some things they couldn’t.

One summer, I had him tested for ADD, since he was having trouble paying attention to me and it was becoming frustrating for both of us. He was diagnosed with ADHD, as well as having significant issues with processing information. While I was reading up on these things to help me teach him, someone “squealed” to the Arlington SPED, who informed me that I was not capable of teaching my son, that he needed experienced teachers and a real school. Concerned about what could happen if I refused, I complied. I’m now regretting that decision.

I just returned from Ben’s IEP meeting. He is now in the 8th grade, and will not be graduating because he is failing two classes. They claim it’s because he hasn’t been doing his homework, which I find amusing because he has always had problems with homework and has always maintained B’s and C’s (with the occasional D) in the past. Why all of a sudden is it having such an impact THIS year? Mrs. Chertoff, the Ottoson SPED liason had the nerve to ask me what I was doing about his homework. Well, I’ve been hovering over, and threatening, him for seven years. That obviously hasn’t worked, so this year I had the Homework Club written into his IEP, but the school refused to waive the fee for the AM/PM pass needed to participate, so arrangements were made so that he could stay after with her and get his work done. And yet, he’s still coming home with homework chasers the length of my arm.

The only way he’s going to make it into the 9th grade, now, is if he goes to summer school. Which I have to pay for. Did I mention my son lost points on his autobiography report because I couldn’t afford to buy dress shoes to complete his “costume”?

Hi, my name is Babs Powers, and I’m the mother of an 8th grade drop out.

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