Thanks very much for the input, landofthelost and Dottie. We are meeting with the school psychologist and K teacher this morning, and have gotten confirmation that the MAP testing window closes this week. Hopefully puppy power will pull little Shloim through with no lasting emotional scars. I agree that the wife's email was much better than mine, and it incorporated some of Polly's good advice.

Striving to increase my rate of flow, and fight forum gloopiness. sick