Yes, access is part of it, but T will be entering the school system within 18 months, and an IEP is a legal document, transportable to other districts. So it's also the bigger longer term look -- yes, services needed now, but also what services in the future. It takes at least 3 months to get an IEP you can start with and we are still working on trying to get the IEP we want a year later.

And this is Alabama. Tyler will be starting kinder in 2012, too.

My mom until she retired last year was a speech pathologist with a school system, and that was one of the things she did--work with/evaluate kids too young to be in school yet but who maybe needed help.

Teppy, I'll keep you posted on the potential for Cinci. The fact that Cincinnati Roller Girls are there (plus, you know, YOU) is a great plus.

Lola ate my laptop keyboard earlier today. It's very inconvenient for me to replace it. But I'm pricing them anyway.

msbelle, that guy is smoking crack.

Teppy, I'll keep you posted on the potential for Cinci. The fact that Cincinnati Roller Girls are there (plus, you know, YOU) is a great plus.

Plus, Graeter's!!!

AND Skyline! I think that's what DH misses most about Ohio.

And I just need to say, not all people who are Republicans hate women. Honestly.

I know, that's why I specified elected Republicans. I'm assuming that the folks who voted for them don't necessarily agree with everything they do once they are in office.

msbelle, I am impressed with your ability to pull out the useful note in a rather hamfisted criticism.

Matilda just lost her first baby tooth.

The who with the what now??

Congrats to your friends, Liese!

Matilda is too young to lose teeth! What did the tooth fairy bring her?

Help me hivemind! mr. flea has been asked to provide an estimate of relocation costs for a company in Germany that is thinking about hiring him. They have never made an international hire before, apparently. What do we need to remember to ask for/about? I have: plane tickets, shipping container for stuff, allowance for temporary housing and help finding same, coverage of immigration and visa fees, assistance of and payment for an immigration lawyer if that is necessary, help finding permanent housing and understanding how it works there, help understanding benefits and our eligibility for them (health insurance and other governmental benefits), help understanding the schooling system and getting our children into public schools (there are some good bilingual public schools, but getting into them, especially on short notice, is another matter), help with language instruction.

What have I forgotten?

Packing/unpacking?