The cool fall breeze is starting to come in. It's not the hot, muggy weather it was a few weeks ago. But Carroll Garden Park at Court and Carroll St. has been our primary home. We moved over a mile to Union St., to Solange, Beonce's sisters former apartment. It's only one block to Carroll Gardens park and it has what the girls and the nannies need. It has fountains that run all summer and that the children love to run in from 10 months to 7. It has two playgrounds, one for younger children, babies,and one for 4 on up. It has several areas for the nannies and parents to sit in and then it has a basketball court, enough room to play soccer, ride your scooter, and throw a baseball.
The twins have been frequenting this area, particularly Gigi, who is determined to ride her scooter like Tess. If you ask Tess if she wants to go anywhere else, she says "No" and zooms off on her scooter. She has that very cool, together look. Gigi, who is more cautious, is riding more and starting to glide. Gigi likes things very secure and controlled.
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Dealing with Pratt!!!
One of the young college students working with us on the weekend is a lovely young woman from Utah who is on a full scholarship to Pratt. She's very quiet and sweet, and doesn't talk too much. It turns out that Stacy is preoccupied because she can't finish her final semester because she needs to pay $6,000 before she can register. Last year she worked a full time job to pay these incidental costs.
Cut to one month later where Stacy has raised the $6000 dollars thanks to a campaign on ______and lots of friends and family supporting her. She also got a $2000 dollar scholarship after my friend appealed to the President of Pratt.
She paid off her balance over a week ago, has been meeting with her professor on her thesis project in sculpture, but Pratt still hasn't let her register.
She's gone to the registars office every day, and she's basically ignored. She's already lost one semester. She had to move out of the dorm when she couldn't pay. Now what she is trying to save is one more semester at Pratt. She doesn't want to lose a whole year. If she can finish her class on sculpture and her thesis project, she won't have to repeat another year and $50,000 in expenses.
If an institution like Pratt is going to give working class kids full scholarships, these are kids without parents who know how to negotiate and maneuver schools, etc, kids without trust funds, then they should provide the kind of money smart education in this area so they don't get lost and burnt out in the shuffle.
It's hard enough to go away to college, to go away to a big city and an expensive Preppy school. Add on the stress of money, trying to fit in and triumph, and the stress is unbelievable.
She's already had to move out of the dorm and has lost one semester. You'd think they'd be on top of these kids with someone helping to guide them, but Linda's been all alone struggling with this situation.
I told her to say:" I need help" and that she does.
Cut to one month later where Stacy has raised the $6000 dollars thanks to a campaign on ______and lots of friends and family supporting her. She also got a $2000 dollar scholarship after my friend appealed to the President of Pratt.
She paid off her balance over a week ago, has been meeting with her professor on her thesis project in sculpture, but Pratt still hasn't let her register.
She's gone to the registars office every day, and she's basically ignored. She's already lost one semester. She had to move out of the dorm when she couldn't pay. Now what she is trying to save is one more semester at Pratt. She doesn't want to lose a whole year. If she can finish her class on sculpture and her thesis project, she won't have to repeat another year and $50,000 in expenses.
If an institution like Pratt is going to give working class kids full scholarships, these are kids without parents who know how to negotiate and maneuver schools, etc, kids without trust funds, then they should provide the kind of money smart education in this area so they don't get lost and burnt out in the shuffle.
It's hard enough to go away to college, to go away to a big city and an expensive Preppy school. Add on the stress of money, trying to fit in and triumph, and the stress is unbelievable.
She's already had to move out of the dorm and has lost one semester. You'd think they'd be on top of these kids with someone helping to guide them, but Linda's been all alone struggling with this situation.
I told her to say:" I need help" and that she does.
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Kidville University, Montesori Schools, Two year Old's, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, NY
I was on the phone for 3 hours today with an Apple technician about my IPhone. The house phone was not charged and I had to Skype them to talk. I can't do it. I called and called and called and finally I got a technician. My screen keeps on going to black on my iPhone. I have to admit, I don't know how to work any of this stuff-not my iPhone, not my Mac computer, not Twitter, Facebook, nothing. Nada. I quit. I am a technology failure.
The girls, Tess and Gigi are two years, 4 months. They are wild. I had not lived with two year old's for 46 years when my eldest was two. I used to think that visiting my other grandchildren was exhausting. I am blown away by the energy of these girls. And they are so different. Gigi bounds out of bed at 6am talking, carrying Mr. Mouse. He's actually not a mouse, but a rabbit we got at Ikea and somehow he became Mr. Mouse. Gigi takes him everywhere with her and about a month ago she began to put him in her mouth while we went down the 3 flights of stairs. Well now there is a big round circle on the top of his head where she has been sucking him. It's gross and we are trying to figure out what to do about this. We have a bag to put Mr. Mouse in when she goes to her "class" or out of the house. But she won't always leave him there. If she gets a little bit nervous he goes into her mouth. Gigi's eyes light up and she has this huge smile.
Tess is a sleeper. She likes to lay in bed next to her mother and snuggle, or kick! She takes her time, has a darling sensitive smile, keeps track of everything, likes to dress up and have her hair done, checks out her environment before she gets involved. She likes to be very safe and secure.
Jordan has been in the girl's room to get them to sleep since Thanksgiving. We had to leave the apartment for a week and we were in various hotels and a loft and we did not have a space separate from the girls.
Two years, 4 months and Jordan is totally nervous about what she is going to do with the girls next year. It turns out that pre-schools for two and one half year old's are $18,000 to $30,000 per child per year! That's $60,000 dollars after taxes for two girls, provided they have room! They are not even 3!
Pratt is $50,000 a year. Who has this kind of money?
The girls, Tess and Gigi are two years, 4 months. They are wild. I had not lived with two year old's for 46 years when my eldest was two. I used to think that visiting my other grandchildren was exhausting. I am blown away by the energy of these girls. And they are so different. Gigi bounds out of bed at 6am talking, carrying Mr. Mouse. He's actually not a mouse, but a rabbit we got at Ikea and somehow he became Mr. Mouse. Gigi takes him everywhere with her and about a month ago she began to put him in her mouth while we went down the 3 flights of stairs. Well now there is a big round circle on the top of his head where she has been sucking him. It's gross and we are trying to figure out what to do about this. We have a bag to put Mr. Mouse in when she goes to her "class" or out of the house. But she won't always leave him there. If she gets a little bit nervous he goes into her mouth. Gigi's eyes light up and she has this huge smile.
Tess is a sleeper. She likes to lay in bed next to her mother and snuggle, or kick! She takes her time, has a darling sensitive smile, keeps track of everything, likes to dress up and have her hair done, checks out her environment before she gets involved. She likes to be very safe and secure.
Jordan has been in the girl's room to get them to sleep since Thanksgiving. We had to leave the apartment for a week and we were in various hotels and a loft and we did not have a space separate from the girls.
Two years, 4 months and Jordan is totally nervous about what she is going to do with the girls next year. It turns out that pre-schools for two and one half year old's are $18,000 to $30,000 per child per year! That's $60,000 dollars after taxes for two girls, provided they have room! They are not even 3!
Pratt is $50,000 a year. Who has this kind of money?
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