SO MANY THOUGHTS

THIS EVENING I STARTED TO HAND OUT ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT THIS JOURNAL. I HAVE GREAT HOPE THAT SOMEHOW , SOMEONE WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS IDEA.

I HAVE STARTED TO ADD ADDITIONAL WEBSITES THAT MIGHT BE OF INTEREST. DR.RICHARD  LA VOIE  IS BY FAR MY FAVORITE. I HAVE SAID FOR MANY YEARS THAT IF YOU HAVE ONLY ONE CHOICE TO GIVE SOMEONE AN INSIGHT ON OUR KIDS THIS MAN HAS IT DOWN. HIS COMPREHENSION OF HOW A LEARNING DISABLED MIND WORKS, HOW TO HANDLE IT AND HARNESS IT , IS BY FAR THE GREATEST LESSON I HAVE EVER LEARNED. DO NOT PASS UP THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THIS MAN SPEAK. IF YOU ONLY WATCH ONE TAPE "HOW DIFFICULT CAN THIS BE" HAS TO BE THEE CHOICE.

TONIGHT IN GROUP WE TOSSED AROUND THE IDEA OF TRYING TO START OUR OWN SCHOOL AND WHAT IT WOULD TAKE. TO SOME IT MAY SOUND IMPOSSIBLE BUT AS ONE OF THE SMART MOMS SAID "IF YOU THINK ABOUT ALL THE ENERGY YOU SPEND FIGHTING TO GET WHAT YOU  NEED FOR YOUR CHILD AND IF YOU  TAKE THAT SAME ENERGY TO CREATE SOMETHING TO HELP  YOU AND YOUR CHILD WE WOULD ALL BE BETTER OFF "HOW PROLIFIC IS THAT ? WITH ENOUGH OF US USING  OVERWHELMING PASSION IT COULD HAPPEN AND OUR KIDS WOULD GET WHAT THEY NEED-- THE RIGHT STUFF.

THE THIRD THING ROLLING AROUND IN MY HEAD IS WHY I STARTED THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE. I ACTUALLY ENDED 2004 AND STARTED 2005 SPARRING WITH INLAND REGIONAL CENTER ABOUT PARENTAL VENDORED RESPITE WHICH IS BENG DISCONTINUED. I AM REQUESTING AN APPEAL BECAUSE I FEEL IT VIOLATES THE LANTERMAN ACT . I HAVE WRITTEN  3  LETTERS TO DATE INCLUDING ONE WHICH HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO ALL MY ELECTED OFFICIALS STATE AND FEDERAL. I HAVE NOT RECIEVED ANY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND I BELIEVE THEY THINK I WILL JUST GO AWAY AND MAYBE "I AM SPIITING IN THE WIND" BUT I AM INSISTANT THAT I BE HEARD.IF ANYONE WANTS TO READ OR MODEL A LETTER FROM MY DRAFTS I WILL BE HAPPY TO SEND THEM TO YOU THROUGH THE EMAIL ADDRESS DAKSOPENDOOR@AOL.COM. JUST SEND ME AN EMAIL AND I WILL FORWARD THE PARENTAL RESPITE LETTERS.  THAT BEING SAID  THIS IS ANOTHER REASON I WANT TO ESTABLISH THIS JOURNAL TO UTILIZE IT TO SPEAK UP FOR OUR KIDS SINCE THEY DONT HAVE A VOICE OF THEIR OWN AND CERTAINLY DONT HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE THEIR "VOTE " TO INFLUENCE DECISIONS.

FOR NOW THATS IT  * * * *