Re: Meghan bamboozles us!!

[Guest guest]

I am repeatedly amused by our kids ingenuity and appllication of it!!!  Way to

go Meghan!

Loree

Meghan bamboozles us!!

  I haven't written in awhile however had to share the creativity of my Missy

Meghan (age 15 DS).........when she was born one of the books I read said

that one characteristic about people with DS is that they do not have the

capacity for understanding humor........years and many laughs later I have

gratefully disagree.......over and over this child has made me laugh and

has laughed right along with me. Her latest escapade had me laughing

yesterday...... I got an email from her teacher at school.......a little of

the story......the school is trying to focus on " healthy " lunches ie less

french fries (Meghans favorite food), less soda and chips only as " extras "

that you have to bring money from home for........the teachers were so

proud of themselves for working this out with the Special needs kids

....made contracts about french fries only on Wednesdays etc........well I

guess the teachers have gotten a little lax in their

enforcement........anyways, initially Meghan would want $3 for lunch

money...however probably since Christmas it has gone up to $5..... I

couldn't figure it out but had kind of relegated the " food " supervision to

the teacher because she was quite invested in it (and I figured they could

fight that battle lol)......so the email from the teacher says for some

reason she notice that at lunch the kids all had snacks " ...chips,

soda...and she asked them where they had gotten it and they said " Meghan "

with big smiles!! Seems the cafeteria people assumed Meghans basic food

was paid for through a " lunch money account " (I thought she used the cash I

gave her) and no-one has really been paying attention.......so every day

she has gotten the basic chicken sandwich free and has used her $5 to buy

french fried and snacks for the other kids!!! Oh my gosh I was laughing

when I got that email.......I think the teacher was shocked at Meghans

ingenuity and that she hasd bamboozeled them )). Honestly it gives me a

laugh every time I think of it. When she got home I asked her about it and

she readily admitted that she had been buying the kids " treats " ......guess

she didn't think they should go without!!! Needless today she will be

going to school with only $2 lol......

Hope you are having a good Thursday and enjoying your children!!

(mom to 19 NDA and Meghan 15 DS)

[Guest guest]

Hahaha! Love it! I love it even more that she was treating her friends & not

just herself. Smart & kind

Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®

Meghan bamboozles us!!

I haven't written in awhile however had to share the creativity of my Missy

Meghan (age 15 DS).........when she was born one of the books I read said

that one characteristic about people with DS is that they do not have the

capacity for understanding humor........years and many laughs later I have

gratefully disagree.......over and over this child has made me laugh and

has laughed right along with me. Her latest escapade had me laughing

yesterday...... I got an email from her teacher at school.......a little of

the story......the school is trying to focus on " healthy " lunches ie less

french fries (Meghans favorite food), less soda and chips only as " extras "

that you have to bring money from home for........the teachers were so

proud of themselves for working this out with the Special needs kids

....made contracts about french fries only on Wednesdays etc........well I

guess the teachers have gotten a little lax in their

enforcement........anyways, initially Meghan would want $3 for lunch

money...however probably since Christmas it has gone up to $5..... I

couldn't figure it out but had kind of relegated the " food " supervision to

the teacher because she was quite invested in it (and I figured they could

fight that battle lol)......so the email from the teacher says for some

reason she notice that at lunch the kids all had snacks " ...chips,

soda...and she asked them where they had gotten it and they said " Meghan "

with big smiles!! Seems the cafeteria people assumed Meghans basic food

was paid for through a " lunch money account " (I thought she used the cash I

gave her) and no-one has really been paying attention.......so every day

she has gotten the basic chicken sandwich free and has used her $5 to buy

french fried and snacks for the other kids!!! Oh my gosh I was laughing

when I got that email.......I think the teacher was shocked at Meghans

ingenuity and that she hasd bamboozeled them )). Honestly it gives me a

laugh every time I think of it. When she got home I asked her about it and

she readily admitted that she had been buying the kids " treats " ......guess

she didn't think they should go without!!! Needless today she will be

going to school with only $2 lol......

Hope you are having a good Thursday and enjoying your children!!

(mom to 19 NDA and Meghan 15 DS)

[Guest guest]

My has a great sense of humor and is a master with puns! Whoever

thought our kids could not understand humor was mistaken.

Granny

On Thursday, May 10, 2012, <corbin1182@...> wrote:

> Hahaha! Love it! I love it even more that she was treating her friends &

not just herself. Smart & kind

>

> Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®

>

>

>

> Meghan bamboozles us!!

>

>

>

> I haven't written in awhile however had to share the creativity of my

Missy

>

> Meghan (age 15 DS).........when she was born one of the books I read said

>

> that one characteristic about people with DS is that they do not have the

>

> capacity for understanding humor........years and many laughs later I have

>

> gratefully disagree.......over and over this child has made me laugh and

>

> has laughed right along with me. Her latest escapade had me laughing

>

> yesterday...... I got an email from her teacher at school.......a little

of

>

> the story......the school is trying to focus on " healthy " lunches ie less

>

> french fries (Meghans favorite food), less soda and chips only as " extras "

>

> that you have to bring money from home for........the teachers were so

>

> proud of themselves for working this out with the Special needs kids

>

> ...made contracts about french fries only on Wednesdays etc........well I

>

> guess the teachers have gotten a little lax in their

>

> enforcement........anyways, initially Meghan would want $3 for lunch

>

> money...however probably since Christmas it has gone up to $5..... I

>

> couldn't figure it out but had kind of relegated the " food " supervision to

>

> the teacher because she was quite invested in it (and I figured they could

>

> fight that battle lol)......so the email from the teacher says for some

>

> reason she notice that at lunch the kids all had snacks " ...chips,

>

> soda...and she asked them where they had gotten it and they said " Meghan "

>

> with big smiles!! Seems the cafeteria people assumed Meghans basic food

>

> was paid for through a " lunch money account " (I thought she used the cash

I

>

> gave her) and no-one has really been paying attention.......so every day

>

> she has gotten the basic chicken sandwich free and has used her $5 to buy

>

> french fried and snacks for the other kids!!! Oh my gosh I was laughing

>

> when I got that email.......I think the teacher was shocked at Meghans

>

> ingenuity and that she hasd bamboozeled them )). Honestly it gives me a

>

> laugh every time I think of it. When she got home I asked her about it

and

>

> she readily admitted that she had been buying the kids " treats " ......guess

>

> she didn't think they should go without!!! Needless today she will be

>

> going to school with only $2 lol......

>

>

>

> Hope you are having a good Thursday and enjoying your children!!

>

>

>

> (mom to 19 NDA and Meghan 15 DS)

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Well, if there were any sort of " problem-solving " goals on her IEP, I'd

say she's met them, LOL. Good for Meghan, and what fun to be able to

treat her friends to treats (sorry for your wallet though.) Great

story, thanks for sharing!

Completely agree with your " disagree " on people with DS not

understanding humor... not only " gets " it but is actually

quite funny herself. And, she really relishes in her jokes and puns,

laughing and then saying " get it? get it? " to make sure we're enjoying

it as well. And even if her joke wasn't funny, her laughter is so

contagious that we all end up laughing along too. Glad that author was

wrong!

, mom to (16), (14 DS) and Sammy (12)

On 5/10/2012 6:14 AM, Emileane wrote:

>

> I haven't written in awhile however had to share the creativity of my

> Missy

> Meghan (age 15 DS).........when she was born one of the books I read said

> that one characteristic about people with DS is that they do not have the

> capacity for understanding humor........years and many laughs later I have

> gratefully disagree.......over and over this child has made me laugh and

> has laughed right along with me. Her latest escapade had me laughing

> yesterday...... I got an email from her teacher at school.......a

> little of

> the story......the school is trying to focus on " healthy " lunches ie less

> french fries (Meghans favorite food), less soda and chips only as " extras "

> that you have to bring money from home for........the teachers were so

> proud of themselves for working this out with the Special needs kids

> ...made contracts about french fries only on Wednesdays etc........well I

> guess the teachers have gotten a little lax in their

> enforcement........anyways, initially Meghan would want $3 for lunch

> money...however probably since Christmas it has gone up to $5..... I

> couldn't figure it out but had kind of relegated the " food " supervision to

> the teacher because she was quite invested in it (and I figured they could

> fight that battle lol)......so the email from the teacher says for some

> reason she notice that at lunch the kids all had snacks " ...chips,

> soda...and she asked them where they had gotten it and they said " Meghan "

> with big smiles!! Seems the cafeteria people assumed Meghans basic food

> was paid for through a " lunch money account " (I thought she used the

> cash I

> gave her) and no-one has really been paying attention.......so every day

> she has gotten the basic chicken sandwich free and has used her $5 to buy

> french fried and snacks for the other kids!!! Oh my gosh I was laughing

> when I got that email.......I think the teacher was shocked at Meghans

> ingenuity and that she hasd bamboozeled them )). Honestly it gives me a

> laugh every time I think of it. When she got home I asked her about it and

> she readily admitted that she had been buying the kids " treats " ......guess

> she didn't think they should go without!!! Needless today she will be

> going to school with only $2 lol......

>

> Hope you are having a good Thursday and enjoying your children!!

>

> (mom to 19 NDA and Meghan 15 DS)

>

>

[Guest guest]

Wonderful story! Thank you for sharing!    Kiersten

 

" ...affliction is a treasure, and scarce any man hath enough of it. No man hath

affliction enough that is not matured, and ripened by it, and made fit for God

by that affliction. "

Donne, Meditation XVII

>________________________________

> From: Emileane <lemileane@...>

>

>Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 9:14 AM

>Subject: Meghan bamboozles us!!

>

>

> 

>I haven't written in awhile however had to share the creativity of my Missy

>Meghan (age 15 DS).........when she was born one of the books I read said

>that one characteristic about people with DS is that they do not have the

>capacity for understanding humor........years and many laughs later I have

>gratefully disagree.......over and over this child has made me laugh and

>has laughed right along with me. Her latest escapade had me laughing

>yesterday...... I got an email from her teacher at school.......a little of

>the story......the school is trying to focus on " healthy " lunches ie less

>french fries (Meghans favorite food), less soda and chips only as " extras "

>that you have to bring money from home for........the teachers were so

>proud of themselves for working this out with the Special needs kids

>...made contracts about french fries only on Wednesdays etc........well I

>guess the teachers have gotten a little lax in their

>enforcement........anyways, initially Meghan would want $3 for lunch

>money...however probably since Christmas it has gone up to $5..... I

>couldn't figure it out but had kind of relegated the " food " supervision to

>the teacher because she was quite invested in it (and I figured they could

>fight that battle lol)......so the email from the teacher says for some

>reason she notice that at lunch the kids all had snacks " ...chips,

>soda...and she asked them where they had gotten it and they said " Meghan "

>with big smiles!! Seems the cafeteria people assumed Meghans basic food

>was paid for through a " lunch money account " (I thought she used the cash I

>gave her) and no-one has really been paying attention.......so every day

>she has gotten the basic chicken sandwich free and has used her $5 to buy

>french fried and snacks for the other kids!!! Oh my gosh I was laughing

>when I got that email.......I think the teacher was shocked at Meghans

>ingenuity and that she hasd bamboozeled them )). Honestly it gives me a

>laugh every time I think of it. When she got home I asked her about it and

>she readily admitted that she had been buying the kids " treats " ......guess

>she didn't think they should go without!!! Needless today she will be

>going to school with only $2 lol......

>

>Hope you are having a good Thursday and enjoying your children!!

>

> (mom to 19 NDA and Meghan 15 DS)

>

>