When Mimi can't catch sister Missy, she changes tactics!
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Ollie is home!!
Not to my house, but to my parent's home. This is quite remarkable in itself, as Ollie is not a bulldog. Growing up my parents always had bulldogs. There was brindle Jimmy, fawn and white Willie, fawn and white Max, and brindle Max 2. Not only does parental dog number 5 have it's own name, (read - not Max 3) but he has legs, a tail and a nose.
Ollie is definitely my mother's dog, which allows for a lot more fun in doggie land. Imagine Little Ollie walking the streets in something like this
Click HERE or perhaps something a bit more subtle Subtle Here
Now, for those who want to walk a little further than Ollie’s little legs can take him, we have this available how can one not be excited about being able to take your dog with you anywhere? 
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
Follow up
How anti-climatic was this event. Because the email was not sent from anything school related, the school really couldn't take disciplinary action. I did have to meet with the principal to "Discuss some of Sarah's questionable behavior." So off I went to meet with the principal and guidance counselor.
We had asked Sarah what Mr. Wolfe was going to talk to us about - and we got the story of the cafeteria, which evidently was the precursor to Friday's big event. It goes a bit like this; Sarah and Elo were sitting at the same lunch table. Elo commented that she "wasn't going to eat this crap" she was referring to her lunch. Time passes and Sarah gets up to throw her trash away, but kept her water.
Elo moves to Sarah's seat and refuses to move so that Sarah could sit down. Sarah pours some of her water on Elo's tray. Elo throws a fit and then throws food at Sarah and hits her in the back. Because I know that I should respect Mr. Wolfe, I bit my tongue instead of saying, "So what's your point."
The meeting ended with the schduling of a mediation session at school the next morning. The result of that was also very mundane. The girls agreed to be social with each other.
We had asked Sarah what Mr. Wolfe was going to talk to us about - and we got the story of the cafeteria, which evidently was the precursor to Friday's big event. It goes a bit like this; Sarah and Elo were sitting at the same lunch table. Elo commented that she "wasn't going to eat this crap" she was referring to her lunch. Time passes and Sarah gets up to throw her trash away, but kept her water.
Elo moves to Sarah's seat and refuses to move so that Sarah could sit down. Sarah pours some of her water on Elo's tray. Elo throws a fit and then throws food at Sarah and hits her in the back. Because I know that I should respect Mr. Wolfe, I bit my tongue instead of saying, "So what's your point."
The meeting ended with the schduling of a mediation session at school the next morning. The result of that was also very mundane. The girls agreed to be social with each other.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Where is the line drawn
Raising a fifth grade girl has been an exciting trip through the world of, "Oh lord, can't this happen when she's 20? A couple months back Sarah was very distraught because she saw some of her friends cheating and stood up for herself and her grades by telling a school adult. One of the girls who was cheating, Elo Agbaike has turned my daughter's world upside down again.
Sarah came home in tears yesterday and it took some stamina on my part to get the information out of her. Seems that Elo took it upon herself to rearrange the seating in her class so that Sarah could no longer see the whiteboard. Sarah has been very focused and serious about her school work, thanks in large part to her Grandfather's stimulus package.
I know that fifth grade girls can range from catty to down right cliquey. I know that words are going to be tossed around and feelings hurt. However, a parent must step in when it involves harassment and bullying. It is with great embarrassment that I provide the text of an email message written by a young lady from Olde Sawmill Elementary school. I can only guess that Elo did not feel the need to purchase vowels from Pat Sajack last night.
Here's the text, untouched by editing;
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Elo Agbaike <elorocks1@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 6:02 PM
Subject:
To: sarah
No person needs to put up with this, fifth grade or not. This has been forwarded to the school principal, the school guidance counselor and Elo's mother. So far I've heard back from the principal, and an investigation into harassment and bullying will begin Monday.
Sarah came home in tears yesterday and it took some stamina on my part to get the information out of her. Seems that Elo took it upon herself to rearrange the seating in her class so that Sarah could no longer see the whiteboard. Sarah has been very focused and serious about her school work, thanks in large part to her Grandfather's stimulus package.
I know that fifth grade girls can range from catty to down right cliquey. I know that words are going to be tossed around and feelings hurt. However, a parent must step in when it involves harassment and bullying. It is with great embarrassment that I provide the text of an email message written by a young lady from Olde Sawmill Elementary school. I can only guess that Elo did not feel the need to purchase vowels from Pat Sajack last night.
Here's the text, untouched by editing;
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Elo Agbaike <elorocks1@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 6:02 PM
Subject:
To: sarah
U no Sarah, u dont hve 2 ignore me and b mean 2 me. Only a true bitch and hor wud do wut u r doin. OOOOPPPPPSSSS!!!!!!! Srry, i gess that means that u r a true bitch and hor!!! And also, i hve talked 2 a lot of cool ppl, and they think that u r nothin near cool. So stop acting lik it. Also, Alex and Haley think that u r really wierd and want u 2 stop following them and talking 2 them. Bye bye, Bitch ass hor!!!
No person needs to put up with this, fifth grade or not. This has been forwarded to the school principal, the school guidance counselor and Elo's mother. So far I've heard back from the principal, and an investigation into harassment and bullying will begin Monday.
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