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Today I have to go in to work for a little while- its ok- Marcus will once again be with Uncle Adam- works out well cause we need to work on Children's Church for tomorrow-its going to be awesome- hopefully we will make Mr Adam a pizza- meaning we turn him into a pizza-

Marcus is so tired he is kind of just walking in a daze- he actually saying he will do his chores - now I know he is tired- we do not plan on doing a whole lot today- I will work on the house later and prepare for service tomorrow but other then that a calm day

Marcus was able to get a special reward yesterday for staying at camp and doing as well as he did- not that he was perfect - but for being away and all that went on he did well- oh he had his moments (especially Thursday evening) but he had consequences because of it- all done though

Oh his reward- drum sticks and drum pad with a dvd and instruction book- I said first he has to read the book then he can began practicing with the sticks and dvd- just a start for him we will see where it goes.

Its Friday

Well Marcus comes home today- Got a phone call last night - had a bit of a rough day yesterday- which was probably caused by being way tired and way overstimulated- not that I think it is an excuse but Hey I am tired and did not even go so I can imagine what he is going to be like when he comes home- I hope he sleeps-

Can not wait to hear his perspective of camp after he gets the much needed sleep.

I have to work for a bit tomorrow but it will be alright - Saturdays do not take too long- plus Marcus will probably just being sleeping most of the day aaway-

Series and other stuff

I am doing a series on my other blog http://www.parentsyouarenotalone.com/ - just some tools from our behavior specialist at school- the information is priceless

Ok so what I have been doing- not a whole lot- well I have still be working out and in fact did so today at work- although it was kinda stupid to walk for 40 minutes in the heat - but I was killing 2 birds with 1 stone- I had to go to another facility and I wanted to get my walk in.

Right now I am chillin- and just watching my animals- they are all senior citizens- they are not getting any younger- makes me a little sad- so I enjoy them as much as I can- they are a calming part of my day - Clarence comes and sits on my lap and just purrrs or I get a nose in my face when the Isaac has to go out- Felix meows when he wants me to come upstairs and then there is Libby who wants attention when she wants it and when she is done she is done

They are all unique and special needs animals- I tend to attract that :) Love them anyway no matter what

I would not be speaking the truth...

if I said I was not a little anxious today-why you ask- Marcus went to church camp, he is with Uncle Adam and yet with 1000s of other children- I am hoping and praying for a good outcome this week-
First that he is able to keep it all under control and stay all week- second or this should be first that God does something amazing in his life- All things are possible!!

So this week it is me and the animals at the house- a quiet week- and yet I have things I need to get done - no more procrastinating- well maybe today I am a little tired but will start something that I need to work on today

Praying for Marcus all week - we have a fun Sunday planned if all goes well and he is excited about it

Swimming- Shopping and Setting up

that is on the agenda for the day- not to mention cleaning-

It is 7:26 and I have already done the swimming this morning a quarter of a mile- not to shabby-it will keep increasing as I go but for a couple of weeks it will be a quarter-

We have to go shopping for camp just some necessities for Marcus- we had things in the cart last night and meltdown city occurred - however- I handled it quite well and yes I am proud of myself- I am using the tools of a wise man. LOL -Ignore ignore- I did that and then he started hitting me- so I ignored- and then I did not say anything and walked out with him clinging with his arms wrapped around me- ( i had to kick off my shoes cause I was sliding) and continued to walk to the car - no eye contact nothing said- waited- waited waited- I got in and pulled up to where he was (hmm I have done this before-kinda worked the same way too) and said time to go- he was not for it so I pulled in and waited some more- all the while reading my phone (another trick I LOVE) he cam to the car and proceeded to pull on the door- did not say anything about points and such- some more things happened and I waited - he gave in and got in the car- of course I said once we were in a confined area there is a consequence to this type of behavior and his words- I know... If he knows then why do it - ugh its all good- he did his consequence this morning when I swam.

I am learning- I have learned a lot this summer- which in turns helps Marcus- it does getting tiring - you know thinking ahead or evaluating how to best handle the situation at that time- oh I am not always on target and yes I get frustrated but still learning.

So shopping will have to happen today- and then we go to meet the Tobias' to set up for Children's Church- which is going to be awesome- we are going to be talking about healing-

God is going to do something amazing- I know it

Friday Update

Well last night I biked about 4 miles- back tracking and working my way slowly to my goal- I also walk/ran for about 20 min with Isaac (the dog) he loved it and yes it was 9:00 pm at night when I did this with the dog - no heatstroke for the dog-
I slept very well last night and today is my day to clean the house and such after I pick Marcus up this afternoon in Ellenton- oh its not bad just need to get it thoroughly cleaned before the weekend- I plan on getting some paint and next week redo my room- Something for me- I want a calm bedroom and plan to do a beach type theme- I am not one to go to the beach all the time but it is a very calming place- and the colors I will use are calming so relaxation here I come- that is my project for next week when Marcus is away at camp

So tomorrow morning I plan on getting up and taking Marcus for a walk /run at flatwoods- before it gets too hot- so by 830 we should be done :) of course if it is raining we may still do it or go for a swim

Busy weekend ahead though- and preparing for Marcus to go to church camp on Monday-anticipating mighty things to happen while he is there- Our God is a GREAT BIG GOD

Mish Mash of Stuff

well- I did not walk last night so what did I do today I walked at work first thing in the AM up and down 3 flights of stairs- then I had a meeting to go to so I walked to it- not sure how far- then after lunch did the 3 flights of stairs- tomorrow swimming

Marcus' week is fairly decent- better then normal at grannie and papaw's - so I am pleased

Next week he goes to church camp- I am expecting a life changing time with him being there- so keep him in your prayers-

WELL- today marks 5 years that my life was changed forever (he moved in). My little man came into my life- and oh my how my life has changed forever- I have learned so much over the past 5 years about foster care, adoption, behavioral and emotional issues, grace, forgiveness, patience, unconditional love, and that fact that there are some of the greatest people out there to help you when you need it. We both have come so far in our time as a family-