Tanner, Oliver and their friends were all busy playing Tag on Sunday night. Due to a series of misfortunes Tanner fell from the jungle gym and sustained a buckle fracture in his left wrist. Both bones were obviously bent, clearly revealed in the X-rays. Thankfully, they were not broken.

The result: serious pain and permission to miss school. Pain medications, elevating his arm and ice packs have all helped with the pain. School work has been another task that we have successfully dealt with as well.

Right after breakfast Tanner begins work on his spelling page for the day while I take Oliver to school. As soon as he finishes the page we read for about an hour. We finished The Secrets of Droon, From the Ice Caves of Krog yesterday. This is a delightful book that he started on Friday night. We take turns where he reads until he is ready for a break (at least three pages) and then I read up to three pages. It’s then his turn again.

After reading he takes a little break while I get some work done. Next, it’s usually time for him to have a snack and then we’re on to math. Thankfully, he loves math and is really good at it. Because he truly wasn’t able to do much of anything on Monday and very little on Tuesday we worked hard to catch up yesterday and today will be a continuation of the same.

Tomorrow he will go back to school – caught up and ready to learn more! The key for us has been to to spread things out and include plenty of breaks.

CIPA’s Big Book Sale and Open House
On Thursday, August 27th from 6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m.I will have the privilege of joining 49 friends at the Red Lion Inn on 4040 Quebec Street, Denver, CO 80216

We will have booths loaded with our books, programs and materials. There will be goodies and a cash bar. This is guaranteed to be a great time! Come early so that you won’t miss anything!

Full details here: http://www.cipabooks.com/

I received this information this morning and just had to share with YOU!

Join other parents and educators for a Free IEP Workshop!

Topic: Key Ingredients for Effective IEPs
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Time: 5:30 p.m. –6:00 p.m. – Free dinner and time to network/chat.
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Workshop

If you have an IEP, please bring it.
Place: North Metro Community Services
1185 W. 124th Ave.
Westminster, CO 80234

Also: 2.5 Contact Hour certificate. Childcare available. Sign language
interpretation may be available – Contact PEAK Parent Center to request by September 16, 2009 at 719.531.9400.
Everyone in the Denver Metro Region is welcome!

Please visit PEAK Parent Center’s website for additional information:
www.peakparent.org/workshopsTrainings.asp
611 North Weber Street, Ste 200
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
719.531.9400 or
800.284.0251

Tommy – Live at La Rumba
Friday August 21, 2009 at 7:00pm
La Rumba
99 W. 9th Ave.
Denver, Colorado Get Directions

PHAMALY band members and well known vocalists will give their rendition of The Who’s 1969 rock opera “Tommy” to benefit PHAMALY – the Physically Handicapped Actors & Musical Artists League.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Cocktails and Lipgloss DJ Tyler “Danger” Jacobson will play the music of The Who and other British Beat artists from 6 – 7 p.m.

Admission is only $10! VIPA reserved seats are available for only $20!
The live performance of “Tommy” will run from 7 – 9 p.m.

For tickets call 303-575-0005 or log onto www.phamaly.org for more information.

Note: All guests must be 21 or older, ID required at the door.

I continue to read more news about the new flu shot almost daily and I (still) haven’t found one single convincing reason to have one.

Recently I located a site that is really informative. I think you’ll like it. Here is the link: http://www.thenhf.com/vaccinations.html

Do you have questions or comments? I’d love to hear them. Thank you,
~Rhonda