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Post by victoriasdad on Apr 18, 2011 21:03:26 GMT -5
victoria got into beths purse and found her pepperspray, she sprayed herself right in the eyes , and then the screaming commenced! btw after you flush with water, use milk it takes the sting out, works lots better
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Apr 18, 2011 20:58:33 GMT -5
Post by victoriasdad on Apr 18, 2011 20:58:33 GMT -5
if there were an 11th commandment it would be that kids with down syndrome must have pizza to survive! victoria will do almost anything with the promise of pizza. so i had the school make a picture of a pizza. with circles for pepperonis, when victoria completes a task, she gets a magnet or velcro pepperoni to put on one of the slices (there are three pepp per slice) she has a good behavior slice also, exclusively for good behavior pepperonis. when she has all the pepp filled in she gets a pizza dollar and brings it home and buys a pizza from mom. we just started this and it is hit and miss (because the school just didnt get it at first, they would just promise i would buy a pizza, instead of a tangible pizza dollar) it is working better now and victoria earned her first pizza today. schedule the pizza out so it takes her a whole week to earn a pizza so that shes not gorgeing on pizza through the week.
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Post by victoriasdad on Apr 18, 2011 20:52:08 GMT -5
victoria wants to be in charge, refuses to cooperate , does not like to be told what to do and does everything in her own time, sounds like everyone in my family.
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Post by victoriasdad on Apr 18, 2011 20:47:34 GMT -5
last year we had to file a complaint wth the idaho department of education. we had tried unsuccessfully to get the spec teacher to give victoria half day of inclusion in mainstream. after the state stepped in we finally got some cooperation though grudgingly. we compromised and victoria got one hour in mainstream to see how it would work out. it was great, every kid in the school knew her and greeted her in the halls. we had made a terrible enemy of the spec teacher and two of her henchmen. after complaining of psycological abuse in the class and being ignored then told we didnt know what we were talking about the teacher was caught abusing another child (using isolation and peer ridicule as weapon of choice) she we were told resigned. victoria went to a spec ed class in the next town. she was doing very well we had one hour of mainstream class until december when the spec ed teacher asked us to forego mainstream during the winter months because it was across campus and she was afraid for victorias health (actually her own) i finally forewent the hour of inclusion with the proviso that beginning of march victoria went back to her old schedule, mean while we got a new spec ed teacher who didnt not know of the arraingement. march came and went and i wrote a letter to remind them of our agreement. she never heard of it, wrote me a letter and wante dto schedule a meeting to talk about "victorias best interest" i called the head of the spec ed but none of my calls were returned, so i had it out with the spec teacher. one of the things that pissed me off was that the teacher said victoria cant do fourth grade work. i said OF COURSE SHE CANT OR SHE WOULD BE IN THAT CLASS ALL DAY LONG, PLZ DONT EXPLAIN TO ME THAT MY DAUGHTER HAS DOWN SYNDROME, I GOT IT! i want her in that class to learn socialization skills not to do algebra, i ended my rant with a threat to once again file a complaint with the department of education. an hour later i got a call from the head of the spec ed apologizing for the misunderstanding, and that victoria would be back in her class as soon as they figure out a schedule.
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Post by victoriasdad on Mar 8, 2010 1:22:53 GMT -5
hey, thank you for your support, for those that have asked and i havent beeen able to deliver, here is the email for the show castingidaho@gmail.com we are dennis and elizabeth davis our home burned thanksgiving day nov26 09
thank you very much
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Post by victoriasdad on Mar 8, 2010 1:19:29 GMT -5
hey , we have been trying to make a video for the show but it is so so hard , we keep ,each in our turn, breaking down and crying, it is terrible reliving that day, but there are so many good memories out of that house too, so we cry because we are sad and then we cry because we are happy, it emotionally draining, the email for the show is castingidaho@gmail.com we are dennis and elizabeth davis from homedale idaho. plz state your name and country of origin for the producers tell them about what a great community we have here in unomas and the other places that people with friends and family with d.s. meet. tell them about us. not just me and beth but all of us and all of the ones we love.
thank you for ur support.
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Post by victoriasdad on Feb 27, 2010 3:55:55 GMT -5
oh mood swings............ so thats whats wrong with her mother, i thought she was possessed by lucifer
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Post by victoriasdad on Feb 27, 2010 3:51:34 GMT -5
haha yes we have behavior problems at school but its not victoria its me!!
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Post by victoriasdad on Feb 27, 2010 3:45:49 GMT -5
yeah, that is what i been hearing, lots of local support
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Post by victoriasdad on Feb 22, 2010 21:50:10 GMT -5
dont know , have our fingers crossed though lollol
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Post by victoriasdad on Feb 19, 2010 23:17:14 GMT -5
lol when we finally got to go hunting my suburban broke down in the desert and was stuck out there for three weeks missed the whole dang season.
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Post by victoriasdad on Feb 19, 2010 23:14:16 GMT -5
hey, this is my second try, as some of you may know our home was destroyed thanksgiving day when our neigbors house caught on fire and traveled to our home. both homes were a total loss. we didnt have homeowners insurance, so we have lost everything we own. someone in our hometown put us in for a extreme home makeover.we are in contact with the producers .they like the recipient of their projects to have a large community support. the d.s. community is the largest and lovingest community we belong too. if anyone would like to help support us by contacting the producers please message me and i can tell you how.
thank you dennis davis victoriasdad
ps when the houses caught on fire my wife grabbedf the two youngest and fled to her mothers, she didnt want victoria to see our home destroyed.. the next day victoria saw our home on the news and started yelling "DAAADDDDD! DAADD! THE HOUSE COOKING i calmly told her no honey our house broken.. she looked up at me with tears in her eyes and she said quietly ... no daddy it cookin i couldnt argue with her, it sure was.
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Post by victoriasdad on Feb 19, 2010 22:47:38 GMT -5
i remember the "apology" obama issued about the special olympics organization but never apologized to the people in the special olympics.
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Post by victoriasdad on Feb 19, 2010 22:41:39 GMT -5
victoria has grown out of her running around buck naked stage..... almost. sometimes for no apparent reason off goes her shirt usually when we have guest.
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Post by victoriasdad on Feb 19, 2010 22:17:22 GMT -5
i have arrived! im on a borrowed comp , post falls is a long way from me i live near boise near the oregon border. while we are on the subject, my home burned down thanksgiving, and we are in contact with extreme home makeover, they like the recipients to have good community support if anyone would like to help us by contacting the producers email me i will give you the email address, i would post it here but i dont know if that is allowed . thank you i will have ;;hopefully ''' internet access after the 26 of feb. thanks for you support
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