Thanks, Jamie!! I would think he has the greatest mentor in the world! He is with his Grandpa ALL THE TIME!! I still need to have him tested for ADHD too...seeing as he is a drug baby.

We took off and went camping. It was SO NOCE to be out of the house, and camping. A nice "brain break" and some good family time too!!! I was glad to get home last night, so I could sleep in my bed, though!! HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!! -Jamie

Please give my your advice....I was about to seriously hurt J last night. We live on a dead end street....he knows he is not to go past that DAMN STOP SIGN!!! WELL>>>he went and asked his Grandpa if he could go to his friends that Grandpa has let him go to before...Grandpa said you better ask your Mom...he JUST got done being grounded yesterday after a week...he punched Chuy in the face. WELL>>>The little brad DID NOT come and ask me!!!! Chuy was on his way home from picking my Mom up from work and saw J a block and a half away from where he wasn't suppose to go past...Chuy pulled up and said...What are you doing? He puffed up his chest and screamed at Chuy...>WHAT>>>WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO???????? To which Chuy said...tell your Mom and he came straight home to tell me. I went DIRECTLY to where Chuy saw him. He was GONE! I proceded to drive around for 45 minutes looking for him. I was so scared...I went back home and we took Gracie to Grandpa and Chuy drove me. I was about to go call the police when we saw him. HIS LITTLE A$$ TRIED TO RUN!!!!!!!!! I FLIPPED OUT!!!!!!!!! I JUMPED out of the car and I was SCREAMING at him......asking him what the H he thought he was doing? And to get his A$$ in the car. I screamed so loud a lady a half a block down yelled back...OMG>>>WTH?????????? I screamed at him the whole way home and got his butt when I got in the house. I do not know what to do with this boy. He wants to be a gangster. He thinks they are cool...he is always trying to put bandanas on and all this other stuff. The two boys he was with RAN>>>>>>>>>they ran so fast after we pulled up! I'd like to have swatted them too!!! I told him those little BRATS had better NEVER EVER STEP FOOT ON OUR DOORSTEP AGAIN!!!! The one has such a bad mouth that Gracie's sitter won't even let him in their yard (all the kids go over there to jump on the trampoline)...she doesn't even speak English and knows how bad his mouth is!!!! The other one...he's just a big BRAT!!! Just walking in our house not even knocking and trying to take Gracie outside....that scares me...what does he want my 18 month old outside for anyway!!!!!!!!!!!!! OK>>>So I flipped out and someone said to me that he's just trying to get his independance....IDC>>>I told him....not my kid!! He WON'T BE RUNNING THE STREETS at no 10 years old...or 16 or 17 for that matter!!!!! ONE OF US will end up locked up!!!!!!! I scared him so bad he peed his pants!! He scared the U KNOW WHAT out of me!!!!!!!!!!! I sent him to bed...I let him come out about 2 hours later for some food and then RIGHT BACK IN THERE!!!!!! He is grounded the REST OF THE SUMMER!!!! Some think I am over reacting...but it's like I told him this morning...there are VERY BAD people in this world! It is NOT LIKE it was when I was 10 years old!!!! We had a child molester patroling our area......they JUST GOT HIM!!!! AND>>>He is NOT going to be a little gangster!! He has CP>>>He couldn't even protect himself out of a wet paper bag!!!! He thinks gangsters are cool...I am seriously rethinking wanting another one after last night. SERIOUSLY!!! I thought I was going to have a heart attack he scared me that much.

Well...it is Monday. But on a brighter note it's my Wednesday yayyyyy! I'm off Thurs and Fri this week. I am also only working 8 hr days woohoo....even if OT is made mandatory we are exempt from it during weeks that we have PTO. Sooooo I will work 24 hrs period!! We had an awesome weeeknd. We went to the fair Fri night...Sadie absolutely loved the animals. My oldest daughter was with us too so there was some good bonding time for sisters. Sadie missed her big sister lots and was very close to her. My oldest, a friend, and I went strawberry picking.....I picked 13lbs and my friend 20lbs. We had a blast.....we then went to a glass blowing place and out for lunch before heading home. Sat afternoon was my son's softball playoff game. Every team in the league makes it into the playoffs no matter how they did all yr...so it's like starting with a clean slate. LOL my son's team didn't win a game all yr. They won the game Sat so they were in the championship game Sun LOL. They didn't win but were 2nd place. Pretty good for only winning that one game all yr. Yesterday we went to church, took a nap, and went to the softball game. Very busy but fun weekend. Today is work and I have an eye dr appt. Nothing else on the agenda.

Marsha, you have so much going on & seem to be determined to be strong & make it through. My thoughts & prayers go out to you & Nate. I hope that the docs find something to make you feel better soon!