The World According to Leslie

Over the past few weeks, we have been doing Gluten-free and Lactose-free for the Princess. She has been having stomach pain when she eats certain foods. Doctor tested for Celiac.  It's not that.  (Good news) Doctor sent her for allergy tests. We did those yesterday. Good news..... NO food allergies. Bad news... NO answer for what's causing pain!  Good news.... found out what else she's allergic to. Bad news.... Unfortunately, she's like me.... allergic to most everything else.  Just to name a few (cats, dogs, tree pollen, grasses--except 2, pollen, dust) Now.... we have to figure out the best option for working with (or treating) her allergies. We also have to wait to see what the doctor says is the next move for figuring out the food/stomach thing.  I'm NOT the world's most patient person.  So..... the waiting game is NO fun for me. Why is that when you go to the doctor (or just about anywhere) there is always good news and bad news....

This is what I was going to say on Tuesday morning, but I somehow erased it before I could say it.   So today, I wrote it in WORD and copied and pasted so I wouldn’t “erase” it again!   In this space, I am purposefully vague about many details. I don’t tell you where I work. You know I’m a teacher. I don’t tell you the name of my daughter’s school. You know she’s in 4 th grade. I don’t reveal her teacher’s name. (Probably to keep the “innocent” protected.)   However, today, I am going to tell you something that really ticked me off!   Every quarter at my daughter’s school, they do awards. They have a time set aside when family can come to see the kids get their awards. Unfortunately, at her current school, we don’t have much communication. For example, skate night papers come home ON the afternoon of Skate Night. The paper to order pictures came home 2 days prior. (What if I didn’t have the money? Then what?) If a student is struggling (as The Princess w...