."Leap of Faith"
into the unknown Ive been here before
each time never knowing whats in store
having no choice but to trust and wait
and trust to this scary leap of faith

years ago as a sole parent of two
what Sean has epilepsy life was askew
worries and fears test medicines galore
A leap of faith helped me open that door

Deborah was her name, and became my life
I swore not to trust and never remarry a wife
she opened a dead heart one so many years blue
a leap of faith show me this love was true

I ran into a fire, because she stood at the door
entering with fear i discovered there were 3 more
each trip in could be my kids last, this had to be done
A leap of faith saved that family, and i still had my sons

now our autistic son who has grown into his own
he wants more and from the nest he has flown
these fears so hard each time I have to face them
Another leap of faith shall prevail, to this I say amen

Frank, that was a beautiful poem. You did what you had to do....and I believe you probably raised him right and now he's acting upon those skills and ideals you and Deb instilled in him. We all want to protect our kids (Momma Bear instinct is so strong!!) but sometimes we have to let them test the water themselves.

He knows you'll be there for him whether this works out or not. I pray it does and that this is a good experience for him and for you, too.

You're all in my prayers. :hug:

Frank you said it best...gotta let him spread those wings a little!

I have a class this morning then work after that, I'm going to see if I can get some of my doctors paperwork caught up while she is out of town and get some messages answered, for some reason someone transferred at least ten calls to the wrong phone so I need to go get them. Plus I need to organize my desk the temps who have been working there have left it in chaos! Sitting here now post coffee drinking some sunny-d I have been getting charley horses in my legs for the past couple of weeks GRRR

Hey all, I do remember Mr Green Jeans.I think...and captain kangeroo....also then there was Mr Rodgers....

Frank the name of that one show....they werent really thinking of how it would sound huh..hehehee

I am kindof suffering...I knew it would happen...I got excited to get out and about with the kids yesterday...I took those two long walks...felt so good...as I used to walk miles and miles....just few years ago...

well some of me is out of shape...but also the walking if too much, well I wake as I did today....everything stiff and in pain...and barely could make it down the stairs......struggled...now that up and about a bit...things feeling a bit better...but hate that...I dont want to limit my body to just working...ugggg

Anyhow, just more laundry and a bit cleaning...later I will nap..with the littleones..as we were up for that darn 650am bus... then Mikayla has a basket ball game at 5ish..then Tony has a football game at 630 tonight.

Going to try to get to both, maybe all of us to the bball..then just me or hubby one of us..to the football....hugsss all gotta get back up before I my body gets to stiffed again....uggggg hugsss,sarah

Good Morning Everyone!

I don't have much planned for today. Maybe go by the Oreck store and get an attachment for my vacuum....ooooo, exciting!! :rolleyes:

Sarah - did you go golfing with hubby? How was it?

Renee - glad works going well for you. It'll take a while to get into the rhythm of working full time again. At least it's at a place you enjoy being.

Frank - any word from your son? How'd the first night away go?

Kay - I sent you a little something but have no idea how long it will take to get to you.....

Vonn - keep your chin up....I just know something good will happen to you soon. Everything happens for a reason....I know that doesn't help right now but later on you'll see the reasons behind why things happen the way they do. I have experienced this and although it's hard to wait it does eventually reveal itself to you. :hug:

Sandy - those pics were adorable! And Jim does look like Ashton Kutcher in that one pic with the clown!!

Barb - hope school's going well for you.

Anyone I left out...I'm sorry. You know I care about you. :)

Ya'll have a good day!

Vonn, :hug: Sorry to hear about the denial.

Frank, Prayers for your son. :hug:

Sandy, thanks for the pics. Pretty cool. Glad to hear Jim is still doing well.

Renee, hope you make order out of the chaos left for you.

Kay, glad you had a chance to spoil yourself. Sometimes very theraputic.

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Sorry if I missed anyone. LOL, hard to catch up after crashing last night. Nothing like sitting on the couch and the next thing you know - you're waking up. :rolleyes:

Making short to-do lists and drinking coffee. Trying to figure out what actually needs done today. I have at least one chore that needs completed. After that, it's up in the air - LOL.

Hope everyone has a great day today. :grouphug:

Cute pictures Sandy!

(((Vonn))) - I know things will work out for you as you have such drive and motivation. This in between carp is tough though and I can totally relate to what you are going through. :hug:

Yikes, Kay!!!! Although, your "spa" hour sounds wonderful. I'm glad it helped you and you felt more relaxed.;)

Frank and Deb - You son will be fine. I will continue to keep you both in my prayers. I am glad you opened up about and know that we are here supporting and praying for you both.:hug:

Renee - I hope the job is going well and that you are enjoying it.

Weave - Still keeping you in my prayers.

Sarah - I hope that you are able to kick back and relax some today so that you are all energized for the games this evening.

Kelly - I just have to say . . .You are such a sweetheart. I get your cards and they just make my day. I am sure that this is true for all the others that you send the cards to. You are so good at it and I hope you know how much they mean to others and the good feeling that it brings us. Thank you for being so wonderful.:hug:

Barb - Hope week #2 is going well for you and the students are showing signs of being more knowledgeable than that 1st week. LOL.

Hi everyone else! I hope you all have a good day.:grouphug:

Weave:hug: your dh has the "disneyland dad"(or mom) syndrome. Its
very hard to live with it. I know from experience. But someone has to
be the parent.:( Keeping you in my thoughts.

Frank........hope you get some rest this morning........Im praying for
your son.

all the rest of you........go forth and have a great day.:hug:

My son is feeling better with no fever this a.m. I think I have ptsd when
it comes to my kids health. Now if I can just get him to Kindergarten with
out hours of screaming and crying and having the teacher have to peel him
off of me..........Id be doing good. This is all breaking my heart. I had
him dressed to go and while I made lunches he completely stripped down
to nothing......:(:mad: Im feeling like I didnt give him the tools to succeed
in Kindergarten.:o:( Please pray that something gives.:(

I had to smile when I red this, Sox. DD18 was a terror to get ready in the morning. She consistently refused to get dressed. One day I had had it. I was going to be late for work and she was stark naked. I grabbed her clothes, gave her her blanket to cover herself, and we left. She cried on the way to the car as she was naked and didn't have her clothes on, she cried all the way to the day care center. She got to the day care center (I think she was 3) naked. LOL.

She got a little better after that. However, as she got older it was shoes. All socks would feel funny when she put her shoes on. Shoes were the last thing to put on before we left. I don't know how many times we would be walking out the door and she would sit down, take her shoes off, and have a fit.

One day she did this once again. I was so annoyed and I was yelling at to just fix it while we were in the car on the way to school. Low and behold, she got stung by a scorpion that morning.:eek: I did feel guilty for yelling at her. :o That was the last she ever did this again. And the beginning of her always checking her shoes for scorpions before putting them on.

EDIT: By the way, you son should get better about going to kindergarten. It takes a couple of weeks or so for them to adjust. I do have a friend though that went through this. She ended up pulling him out of kindergarten and waiting a year. He was a young kindergartner as his birthday was in late August. Most kids adjust in time.