simple things....

You know, you'd think I'd be used to it by now.....how simple things excite and please JEB so much. Getting an ice cream cone, eating a piece of candy, playing with a ball,......saying hi to a friend...... JEB gets so excited and is totally thrilled beyond belief at doing such simple things.

For instance, each morning on our way to school, we stop and pick up another teacher friend of mine, who works at the school I worked at last year, and then go to JEB's school and then I drop her off and then come home. We usually get to her house (a block away from ours) before she's ready to come out the door. So, when we arrive at her house, the front door is closed and we wait for her to come out. He sits in the back, waiting patiently, saying "Mama, look!".....every so often as he waits for her to emerge.....then as the door is opened, he bounces up and down and shouts "Mama, LOOK!!!"" "" _________'s coming! She's coming!" With the biggest smile you've ever seen on his face! You would have thought, she was the QUEEN of England or something, because he just gives her the biggest welcome!!! She opens the door and he bombards her with "Hi, ________!" and again, the biggest, shyest smile ever! And then they have their little conversation as she buckles up and gets all of her stuff in the car.

I love watching him wait for her.....the anticipation......the sheer pleasure he gets as he sees her come out of her house. It just makes his morning! It's amazing really. What a simple thing.....walking out of a house to the car to go to work for the day. Yet, it brings such pleasure to a little boy, who happens to have Down Syndrome. Amazing.

Thank you FATHER for giving me such a sweet little boy. He makes my day!

another week gone by....

Another week has come and gone. Not much happening. JEB had a fantastic week at school. Loves being back with his teacher, Mrs. Pollock....Ms. Pocket to him. I love his daycare too. They have an grandmotherly type person that's in charge of his aftercare program at his school and she loves him to death! She watches out for him, which makes me feel very comfortable about leaving him there while I'm tutoring. It also helps that at the moment, they only have about 8 kids there, so he's not getting lost in a sea of children, which is nice. Having a special needs child gives you cause to worry/fret about such things, but we have been blessed by the current situation.

I did what all good wives do....cleaned the house, did the laundry, did the dishes, cooked dinners, etc.....but I'm still bored. I'm so not a good "stay-at-home" mom, especially when the child is at school all day!! Now, if he was home and we were juggling therapy sessions, that would be a different story, but this being at home with nothing to do, is for the birds!

At least, I'll be able to do women's Bible study at our church, which starts tomorrow, so that is a good thing. I'm actually looking forward to it. A new Beth Moore study, so that will be good. I might even pick up a new friend or two, which would be good. Plus, I'm seriously considering doing something volunteer....just need to find the right thing to do. I'm praying about it, for sure.

Other than it being hotter than blazes here in SW GA, all is well. Really. GOD has blessed us with many things and I am thankful.

another year has begun!

What a sweet face!! I actually really miss hearing his voice around the house. He was so excited to go in and see his teachers and all of his little friends!! Can't believe he's 10! I love you bubba!