[tri-med] Re: Aus Alex starts High School

Thank you for sharing such a special time with everyone Karen.
What a very big day for all of you!
Best of luck

barb



> From: trisomy@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [tri-med] Aus Alex starts High School
> Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:59:38 +1100
> 
> Well the master starts high school tomorrow - and the household is in 
> disarray. He is excited and scared all at the same time :-))
> Well we hope that he is starting tomorrow - tomorrow is the "teachers first 
> day" and we are joining them so that they can meet Alex, ask any questions 
> etc. We will find out then if the air conditioning is in - if its not he's 
> not going!! The a/c is the only thing that wasnt in place last year before 
> the summer holidays.
> 
> If all is well the taxi will collect him on Wednesday morning and take him to 
> his "first" official day. The school seems great and best of all they have a 
> farm attached so Alex can stay with his beloved animals. The sad part is that 
> none of his friends are going to this high school so he knows no one. He will 
> have one aide (three aides rotating) that has been with him since 1st class 
> so hopefully she can help ease the transition. The other two are new and I 
> wont meet them until tomorrow.
> 
> So for now four brand new uniforms are pressed and hanging in the wardrobe. 
> We are checking his medical bag again for the hundredth time and I just pray 
> that he gets some sleep tonight!! I so want this to go well. Think of us both 
> - its going to be hard to let him go again after having him by my side 24/7 
> for the last 18 months.
> 
> Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.
>                                             -- Josh Billings
> 
> Keep Looking For Rainbows!!
>    _--_|\
>  /Karen \
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>           v Karen, Mum to Alex (12 years, T-18 Mosaic)
> http://members.optushome.com.au/karens
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