Father's Day

It was a Happy Father's Day at our house. Grandparents were here...great day at church...Daddy got off work early...and we ate at "Fuddy's" (Fudrucker's). Our Saturday was super busy, we were at church for an all-day yard sale (7a-7p) and Aaron had a birthday party to attend, in the middle of all that. Anyway, Sunday morning, the little boy, whose bday Aaron attended, came to church, and sat with Aaron- he was so happy to see his friend there. After church, Aaron went scrambling around to find his friend, I found out why once we were on the way home...this little boy didn't have a Bible, so Aaron gave him his Bible that his granddaddy gave to him. I thought that was just about the sweetest thing in the world. I know God was pleased with his selfless act of kindness. This is our last week of homeschool for this term, and we are testing this week, so keep us in your prayers, that Aaron & Matthew will not fall apart & be able to complete their tests, without any stress...and without having to take 10 million breaks!

ALL-STAR Baseball!

This is the 1st year that all 3 of our boys have made an "All-Star" team, this is Matthew's 1st available year! We're so excited and proud of their accomplishments. They excel at something positive in spite of all they have working against them! Talk about using your enemy to win your battles! I'll update you along...the Regional games begin June 30 and will continue through June 13, with 3 series running during that time. Aaron & Matthew are excited that the team colors are purple, because that's mom's favorite color. The coaches love working with the boys...because they are so literal-minded, any coaching they do, it sticks! and they can count on the boys to follow what they say to a T. They both could easily hit one out of the park this season, if "all the stars line up in a row", or the Lord offers a good breeze. All of our boys are awesome at baseball. It's truly a gift from God!

NEW Meds

Well, it's been a week today that Aaron began his Abilify...so far, so good. He doesn't seems to "lash out" quite as frequently or at such a high frequency! He still has his usual ticks, picks, and shakes, but those we've learned to accept. His counselor has given him "homework", because at his last session (he was un-medicated) she saw & talked with his other side, which doesn't feel or want to feel emotions, good or bad. Needless to say, Aaron had intentionally been getting more hugs, from us & from his brothers. Not feeling or wanting to feel loved is not an option around here! Our school session is almost over for our summer break, so we're wrapping up 3rd grade. I beleive we'll be able to go on to 4th on every subject, with a heavy review in Math. This week Aaron's "lightbulb" went off with his "multiplying-double-digits-with-regrouping", which in itself is amazing! Matthew is still Matthew...but he is removing himself more from situations to go calm down. He's still a chatter box but I think that might be genetics. He's finishing up 1st grade well & is reading better than I thought I could teach him to. He's the only one whom the public schools didn't teach to read & to hear him read so eloquently, makes me tear up, because I did that! I taught him how to read, well, me & God helped in a BIG way! So, for now, that's about it, just taking it moment-by-moment, while preparing for EOG tests. Pray for us.