Hopefully you can see this.... Laura had to write and publish a how to booklet which is of course about dogs. The dog in the pic is Cleo- a cock-a-poo we have puppysat a few times for our friend Lindsay. She is the cutest dog!!
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Friday, April 30, 2010
So many things to make!
I have all sorts of things I want to put on this blog but if I'm not careful I will spend all day at the computer. It is mind-numbing the amount of time spent in front of a screen... I always feel guilty too.
Anyway, in addition to the stuff I'm working on I'd like to try some of the tutorials on the amazing Artmind blog. Just found a really fun plaster carving tutorial. She makes it look so do-able.
Anyway, in addition to the stuff I'm working on I'd like to try some of the tutorials on the amazing Artmind blog. Just found a really fun plaster carving tutorial. She makes it look so do-able.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Finally - something about Auditory Processing Disorder - Thanks Rosie!!
Totally off subject but finally someone is bringing Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) to the general public!! Thanks Rosie O'Donnell !! She was on the ABC Morning Show yesterday and this article was in the Science Times as well (one of my favorite subjects)
I just read this article and listened to the video about APD. It's comforting to know that this is getting more coverage and it somehow legitimizes what so many of us parents as well as our children have been going through. I have often had a difficult time explaining this to friends and family and I hope this book will help make it easier to understand and to explain.
The craziest part is it is all soooooo familiar bc I think I too have this disorder. I was able to figure out ways to cope and luckily did very well at school but it wasn't until i was mature enough to care about grades that I was able to come up with my own coping skills. We found out Laura had this when she was four years old. Not because a teacher pointed it out but because we were considering private school as an option. In NYC you have to take a standardized test called the ERB and our daughters testing scores were so off compared to what we knew of her.
Initially the advice we received was " I guess she's just not a private school candidate". Pretty unbelievable. and scary. If anyone needs private school or the equivalent of it , it would be a kid with a learning disability. And frankly I wish everybody could get the kind of attention my children get at school... maybe if those Goldman Sachs people pd huge taxes on their bonuses we could afford to better equip our public schools0 but I digress..
Because we insisted I was able to get the name of a wonderful neuro- psychologist in Brooklyn who tested Laura and we found that she has APD. Since then has had lots of Speech Therapy (really for comprehension) and Occupational Therapy with some wonderful therapists who have been amazing in their treatment of her as well as support to our family. Laura's first year was spent at a public school and we were able to get her into a private school where she repeated kindergarten and has loved school ever since. Here is the link to the book referred to in this article. I will be ordering it soon!!
Another book I highly reccommend is Scattered but Smart. This really explains how the executive skills are compromised by this disorder. I'm sure everybody will find something that is familiar in there!
That's all for now. Next post will have some photos of my latest projects and more book recommendations as well. I LOVE BOOKS and am totally addicted to Amazon!
I just read this article and listened to the video about APD. It's comforting to know that this is getting more coverage and it somehow legitimizes what so many of us parents as well as our children have been going through. I have often had a difficult time explaining this to friends and family and I hope this book will help make it easier to understand and to explain.
The craziest part is it is all soooooo familiar bc I think I too have this disorder. I was able to figure out ways to cope and luckily did very well at school but it wasn't until i was mature enough to care about grades that I was able to come up with my own coping skills. We found out Laura had this when she was four years old. Not because a teacher pointed it out but because we were considering private school as an option. In NYC you have to take a standardized test called the ERB and our daughters testing scores were so off compared to what we knew of her.
Initially the advice we received was " I guess she's just not a private school candidate". Pretty unbelievable. and scary. If anyone needs private school or the equivalent of it , it would be a kid with a learning disability. And frankly I wish everybody could get the kind of attention my children get at school... maybe if those Goldman Sachs people pd huge taxes on their bonuses we could afford to better equip our public schools0 but I digress..
Because we insisted I was able to get the name of a wonderful neuro- psychologist in Brooklyn who tested Laura and we found that she has APD. Since then has had lots of Speech Therapy (really for comprehension) and Occupational Therapy with some wonderful therapists who have been amazing in their treatment of her as well as support to our family. Laura's first year was spent at a public school and we were able to get her into a private school where she repeated kindergarten and has loved school ever since. Here is the link to the book referred to in this article. I will be ordering it soon!!
Another book I highly reccommend is Scattered but Smart. This really explains how the executive skills are compromised by this disorder. I'm sure everybody will find something that is familiar in there!
That's all for now. Next post will have some photos of my latest projects and more book recommendations as well. I LOVE BOOKS and am totally addicted to Amazon!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
On the hunt for bday activities- Laura first.
scrumdilly-do!: knots and string and friends and things
So this year I am aiming to have birthday parties for both daughters much earlier than usual so that their friends can actually be there. All the kids seem to leave the City right after school ends so at the moment I am planning Laura's party and surfing the net to see if there are any craft-y activities I can come up with. This is one of them. Check it out you probably did this when you were little. Will keep on posting ideas as I find them...
So this year I am aiming to have birthday parties for both daughters much earlier than usual so that their friends can actually be there. All the kids seem to leave the City right after school ends so at the moment I am planning Laura's party and surfing the net to see if there are any craft-y activities I can come up with. This is one of them. Check it out you probably did this when you were little. Will keep on posting ideas as I find them...
Monday, April 19, 2010
Purl has opened its new store!!
Yesterday I was out in Soho and able to stop in to my new obsession- Purl on Broome Street. They just moved there and now their 2 small stores have been combined into one large one. So exciting and it gave me lots of ideas. I just don't have enough hours in the day. At the moment I am catching up on mending and fixing stuff that I have in a pile for AGES! Nothing like procrastination!!
In the meantime I finally taught myself how to do the tunisian simple stitch. It is so cool. It looks like knitting and weaving all at the same time but its CROCHET. I've been making all sorts of little samples. Now I have to figure out what to make with it! Here are some of the samples:
I can't quite figure out how to add the last sentence at the bottom so it's here for tonight. I've almost finished my granny square pillow. It's pretty cool... I think. maybe ? not sure but it feels great to be doing stuff with my hands again and I finally took out my sewing maching and am leaving it out for good -- otherwise I will never use it. And a good sewing machine is a terrible thing to waste!!
In the meantime I finally taught myself how to do the tunisian simple stitch. It is so cool. It looks like knitting and weaving all at the same time but its CROCHET. I've been making all sorts of little samples. Now I have to figure out what to make with it! Here are some of the samples:
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| I LOVE this new stitch I learned. I want to make cozies for everything in my house now!! |
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Lotssa yarn
Just one of the photos I took at my friend Nancy's pad. I love going there. I always find cool stuff to phototgraph some of which I saw as a kid when I would visit her mom's house.
I'd like to figure out how i can use several photos for the same posting iif possible. Also why are the photos from flickr so much smaller?
Oh and this is a pillow Arlen (Nancy's mom)designed on the huge loom she had in her basement. At least I think that's where....
I'd like to figure out how i can use several photos for the same posting iif possible. Also why are the photos from flickr so much smaller?
Oh and this is a pillow Arlen (Nancy's mom)designed on the huge loom she had in her basement. At least I think that's where....
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