"Our Special Needs"...

In Julianne's Kindergarten class, there are, what seems to be, a zillion children in her class. She has one great teacher, Mrs. Oldani, and one great Kindergarten Aide, Mrs. Trimble. They both work very hard with Julianne to give her the special help she needs. I can't express my gratitude for them, for their willingness and patience to work extra hard with Julianne.

This past Thursday, while I was at school picking Julianne up to take her to her Speech therapy, Mrs. Trimble came out and gave me the most wonderful gift. She explained to me that she writes poems, and once while praying about the blessings in her life, it became clear to her that helping Julianne was a blessing to her. It fulfilled something she needed. ((How SWEET is that!!)) So, here is the poem she wrote for Julianne:

Our Special Needs

A moment of genius

A moment of grace

We have been working hard this year.

Some days in sync

Some days further apart.

You mastered a concept,

I hoped and prayed would be possible.

You said to me, "It is because you have been

helping me!"

A moment of genius

A moment of grace

It is then that I realized what I knew all

along, that as we spend time together,

I am truly blessed.

I thank God for seeing through his eyes, his

miracle, "YOU"!

Love, Mrs. Trimble

It is just so wonderful to me, that so often, the people who are helping Julianne, often discover that she is *special* in many, many ways!! She is an absolute blessing!

Our Goings on!

It's been awhile since I've added anything here! Whew....sometimes it feels like I'm just going and going and going....

But, instead of cleaning right now, I'm doing this. :) I'll pay for it later.

So, here are some things we have done in the last few weeks.

The Walker Scottish Rite's trivia night was held not too long ago. Jeff and I went, along with my brothers Bryan and Billy, and Bryan's fiance Cammie. Allison and Alena were volunteer "table runners". It was an awesome night, which benefitted a great cause.... Here are a few pics. Oh, it was a "Sports theme" night.








And look at our great centerpiece for our table. :)


I think they raised a lot of money! God bless them for all they do for children with speech and language disorders!


Also, we were in the midst of basketball season. It is over now (sigh of relief). Alena LOVED playing. Mason HATED it. Allison enjoyed it as usual.

Pics of the kids NOT playing... which is hard ya know...just sitting there and eating junk food. ;)









#54 is Allison...


We also went to the Magic House one Friday when they didn't have school. I took the five kids all by myself. I won't ever be doing that again. :)



Climbing the three story beanstalk:






Sorry....this is all jam packed into this one entry...but I've been busy, and also my computer crashed and I had to get a new one...WHICH I LOVE.... but....

More pics:

Some radom Julianne pics that crack me up:

Coming down the steps I hear her tell Audrey, "We are the Cheetah girls!"... And well, this is what she looked like when I turned around:


Audrey was worse....but no pictures to prove it.

Also...at grandmas.....doing some balancing. This sequence needs no words....just guess. :)
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Ha!!!