New Year New Attitude

Well I can't believe 2010 is gone.... I mean where did it go???

Now it's February 2011 where did January go?

So far this year having to really sit back and let God have control and do what He desires for our lives it not real easy....

Caleb is doing so much better in his school work now. He still has a long way to go but he is working hard. We still have trouble with his ADD, OCD and Anxiety Disorder (he sees someone for these). We worked with the local school system for continuing to get help in school once he moves on to first grade. Well they did say after their testing he does qualify for services under 'other medical reasons'. In other words his ADD, OCD and Anxiety. But their idea of IEP for him is for his teacher that has a class of 25-28 students to walk up to him throughout the day and tap on his shoulder and say 'come on Caleb let's stay on task' "Caleb lets pay attention' "Caleb let's move on' I mean COME ON what teacher is going to have time for that????

So.... after much prayer we are walking in faith and trying to get all 3 kids into a private Christian school. The school starts at 3yr old preschool level and so far goes to 7th grade. It is a relatively new school and they add a grade every year. All teachers from kinder up have Master degrees and the preschool teachers all have Bachelor degrees. Let me tell you it is not cheap and we did apply for financial aid. If for some reason we don't get enough aid for all 3 kids Robert and Sarah will go back to CrossPoint Christian school and we will have to truly struggle to find out what we can do with/for Caleb. I truly believe with my heart of hearts if he goes public he will get lost and we will never find him. So..... here I stand in faith.. faith that God has a plan...faith that God will provide....faith that God loves Caleb so much he wants what is best for him more then we do as his parents... faith that God will carry Caleb to the life he was created for.

Robert and Sarah are just growing like weeds as well. The 2 of them are so smart it is scary..

This week we had to explain to the kids that their great grand daddy went to heaven. It went better then we thought.. Sarah at 3 just walked away with the attitude of 'yup ok I'm gonna go play now'...Robert asked a couple questions and was 'ok ' ....Caleb well my poor ADD and Anxiety child struggled the most and then again not as bad as we thought. We have been telling Caleb for a long time when he asks about going to heaven that: "we don't need to worry about that right now... God has a job for us to do down here and we need to worry about and concentrate on that job and God will take care of the rest'... well that is how we started 'great grand dad had done all God desired of him to do here on earth and now God said it was his turn to come home to heaven.' a gazillion questions later and he seems fine with it. I will wait to see if once he has had time to process it all some more more questions arise.

My new surgery to replace my lap band to gastric bypass has been denied by the insurance company as not medically necessary.. the doctors office has assured me they are going to appeal and maybe be back on the weight loss road soon. (My band has holes in it and doesn't hold the water anymore it has been like this for a while we just didn't know it).

If I don't post words this year much I plan on posting more pictures at least.. the first ones this year are of Thelma and Louise (Robert's teachers dressed up as old ladies for the letter "O" day at the school) and one of Robert at a birthday party for a school friend... check out the way he is sitting.. man that had to hurt but he said it didn't.

Blessings all!