Here are some of the pictures from Emma getting ready for the prom... I'll have to beg for the ones that Chris' Mom took. This is one that I did in sepia and really like... Here is one with Chris and Emma... Here is the sepia one in color with the light switch and basket edited out... This is Emma upon seeing her Father's reaction to her all dressed up,lol...

  I love you Mom, even though we are apart today, I think of you always and ever.  I promise to visit you on Wednesday and we will have lunch! 

Happy Mother's day to all! 

Remember Monday to start going to www.marrow.org
 and clicking onto the "Thanks mom" area and get
signed up on the National Registery to be a bone marrow donor!
It's fast, easy and FREE! They will send you the kit in the mail.
You do the cheek swab and send it back to them. No sticks!
It's FREE from May 7th until May 21st. Do it today and maybe get the call and the chance to SAFE A LIFE!

Chase got a detention for fighting. He showed kids that asked to see his report card and they wouldn't give it back. Chase had to try to reach for it and pushed a kid to get at it. Then the kid fell and hit his head on the desk and the head hitting kid's friend knocked a desk over and threatened retaliation for his friend.

I'm thinking of a letter to the editor. It'll start with how pleased I am that Pleasant Valley school systems are so strict with their no tolerance policies in regards to classroom violence. And especially how proud of them I am for making my autistic son an example. I mean, He only gets teased to the point of tears and frustration on a semi-daily basis, he should with his disability be able to control his temper. I know that since autistic kids are so well known for their abilities to control their tempers that they should receive disciplines for getting teased relentlessly by ignorant and ill mannered classmates. I do believe this is the only way to show them how to behave. I think that the teachers and staff of PVSD are too over burdened and need not concern themselves with petty issues of mental and verbal abuse being heaped on their autistic students. They may as well get used to dealing with it. Since that's what "The real world" is all about!

We're doing pretty well. Just wish we could get out more often and not have to worry about if we can get someone to stay with FIL or not.

Today's our 24th Anniversary so I'm not sure what exactly we'll be doing. I asked our minister to give us details on renewing our vows next year for our 25th.

Tonight Chase has a band concert so that will be a nice outing. I didn't get to watch the Nick news presentation on Autism as I was sleeping, I hope it was good. I wonder if it will show up on you-tube?

I got an email from a friend of ours today.  It really cut me.  Not that is should have because it's  not happening to me.  Our friends are in the midst of getting a divorce.  God I had hoped that they would have worked it out.  It saddens me to hear of love lost.  How do relationships start out so full of hope and promise and end up bitter and hating?  I'm not saying that my own marriage has been a cake walk, but we worked and grew. 

I remember talking to my friend and how scared and sad she was.  I have to say that I feel a bit of my heart breaking for her.  I don't know why I do for her, but it's her husband I'm angry at.  There's a long story about why.  But then I have a tendency to blog out long pointless stories anyways so I'll try to write out what I know of it.  At least the point that seems to be the breaking point. 

Mr. is an airline pilot and flies to Europe and the U.K.  A lot.  So much so that he needed to make a friend that I'll refer to as The Baroness.  On his stay-overs and even independant 'vacations' Mr stayed at the Baroness' home.  Leaving Mrs. home with 2 fairly young children and all the business of day-to-day living to deal with.  Having an affair you say??  Well.....Mr. denied that.  As a matter of fact all of them had vacationed there together as one happy family.    And life went on with Mr. having adventures and making purchases of material goods that were of his desire.  Mrs. was not allowed such extravagances.  She had to work for any spending money that she wanted both for her and the children.  As a matter of fact, if Mr. didn't get his way he struck out in malicious ways.  For example, the house they bought when they moved here was not the home that Mr. wanted.  He acted out by going back to his home country and having an affair with his old girl-friend.  Fucking retard baby.  There was also the time that the Baroness came to thier home and stayed for a few weeks.  But she was offended by a remark that Mrs. made that was meant as a joke.  The Baroness then withdrew in an angry cloud and went home abruptly.  Yes, maturity must be a trait of the Baroness.

She's probably better off without the bastard, but there are the kids to think about. O.K. they seem ok now.  Maybe they'll be even better now they aren't living in a pit of tension and hatred.  I still feel badly for them all.

If I've offended anyone that is divorced I'm sorry.  Actually, I'm sorry more that you had to endure hurt and hardship, maybe not that I may have offended.  I didn't write this out to offend, I'm trying to work it out for myself without wailing on the people involved.  They don't need it and it wouldn't serve any useful purpose anyways.

HUGS

Me

Nothing to say.  I ache all over and am too tired to do anything.  Will call the Dr. now.

have a nice day

Today after getting the mail and seeing a letter from my daughter's high school, I thought "Oh boy, NOW what?"  lol  I never do know with this child what will hit the fan unexpectedly.  Although the last year or so has been without too much incident.  Happily. 

Today we received a letter that my daughter Emma is being inducted into the Delta Epsilon Phi Honor Society for excellence in the German language.  Not too shabby!! 

I only wish that the rest of her subjects were getting those kind of honors.  But I am really pleased that in general she is making more of the grades that she is capable.  Honestly though, she could do much better if she stopped being so picky about what is worth her time and attention.  She can be intellectually snobbish about school subjects.  Could be why I am losing hair? 

Her life is really in a good place right now.  That I can happily say. 

Have a wonderful day!!

If you're not sick of lambs yet, here is a fuzzy cell phone picture of Special Ed and two new lambs Marcus and Ruby.