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« Reply #380 on: October 10, 2013, 07:56:53 PM »

Awwwwww........... gosh, Klaas, she's just adorable! That pic belongs on a Hallmark Card!
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« Reply #381 on: October 10, 2013, 08:02:43 PM »

Awwwwww........... gosh, Klaas, she's just adorable! That pic belongs on a Hallmark Card!

You beat me to it CBB    Klaas she is going up so fast. She looks sweet enough to eat. What a cutie
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« Reply #382 on: October 10, 2013, 08:07:27 PM »

She is really sweet and cute and beautiful until you say NO, then she turns into a devil  Monkey Devil!
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« Reply #383 on: October 10, 2013, 08:07:31 PM »

Hi CBB,

I am very saddened by what & Blue Moon have posted. Will leave it at that.  Keeping all in my prayers.

Do you still have your cute little guy? Hows your son & DIL doing?  About the same here. The next three school days are going to be fun. Daughters going out of town and I will be taking and picking up grandsons for school.  Of course they aren't in the same direction. So looks like I will be driving all over North Texas.  ::MonkeyEek::Youngest grandson will stay here but oldest one is staying home.

Hiya, GE!! 

Yep, I still have Waylon and don't anticipate that changing. We're going to the pumpkin patch tomorrow with his Pre-School and he's so excited about it! I'll post some pics when we get back, if I survive it. 
Have fun with your Grandsons, GE! It's so nice of you to help out and I know you enjoy it!

That should be fun. How I miss doing that with my kids and grand kids. Have a fun tomorrow and looking forward to seeing the pictures. 
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« Reply #384 on: October 10, 2013, 10:45:10 PM »

She is really sweet and cute and beautiful until you say NO, then she turns into a devil  Monkey Devil!

You're not telling me anything, Klaas! Waylon was on prednizone recently for croup and I seriously considered hanging garlic on the windows, a Cross over the bed, and calling a priest.........    

" IRRITABILITY ", the side effects sheet said. It should have read, " SO YOU'RE THE ADULT READING THIS FLYER? SUCKER! "

That stuff shouldn't be sold in children dosage without an accompanying prescription of Vallium in adult dosage!
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« Reply #385 on: October 11, 2013, 12:01:55 AM »

She is really sweet and cute and beautiful until you say NO, then she turns into a devil  Monkey Devil!

You're not telling me anything, Klaas! Waylon was on prednizone recently for croup and I seriously considered hanging garlic on the windows, a Cross over the bed, and calling a priest.........    

" IRRITABILITY ", the side effects sheet said. It should have read, " SO YOU'RE THE ADULT READING THIS FLYER? SUCKER! "

That stuff shouldn't be sold in children dosage without an accompanying prescription of Vallium in adult dosage!

FYI - I cannot tolerate Prednizone I refuse to take it ever again!  When I did have to take it I got nasty and felt like crap.  I feel bad for Waylon!
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« Reply #386 on: October 11, 2013, 12:15:26 AM »

Awwww, Klaas, that little girl is so cute!!!!!!

She is at the age where she has developed her personality.  My niece is the same age as her.  Boy, what a little drama queen.  It has been a long, long time since we had a little girl in our family and I didn't realize how much of a drama queen they were.

CBB, we really enjoyed the Smokies.  The mountains are GOD's country.  First thing we did is go over to Wears Valley to a little country store and got our peanut butter fudge.  It is the best I have ever had and we always stop and get a pound of it and then they give you a half pound free.  Well, that half pound is walnut fudge.  Fantastic.  The mountains were beautiful.  Colors were just starting to change.  I wanted to do the Blue Ridge Parkway but I knew the shutdown was coming and sure enough they closed a few things on the parkway.  Stupid politicians.  These parks belong to US.  We are paying for them.  I will shut up now before I get into trouble.  All I can say is the whole U.S. government needs to be removed from office, both sides, and we need to start over.

Have a good night all. 
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« Reply #387 on: October 11, 2013, 12:19:19 AM »

Oh yeah, Klaas......... he did feel awful! I knew that he was not himself and was reacting to how he was feeling. The only relief he had from it was when he was able to sleep and prednizone interferes with sleep too! It was a long 5 days for me, but longer for Waylon, for sure! Croup is nasty stuff!
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« Reply #388 on: October 11, 2013, 12:24:12 AM »

Awwww, Klaas, that little girl is so cute!!!!!!

She is at the age where she has developed her personality.  My niece is the same age as her.  Boy, what a little drama queen.  It has been a long, long time since we had a little girl in our family and I didn't realize how much of a drama queen they were.

CBB, we really enjoyed the Smokies.  The mountains are GOD's country.  First thing we did is go over to Wears Valley to a little country store and got our peanut butter fudge.  It is the best I have ever had and we always stop and get a pound of it and then they give you a half pound free.  Well, that half pound is walnut fudge.  Fantastic.  The mountains were beautiful.  Colors were just starting to change.  I wanted to do the Blue Ridge Parkway but I knew the shutdown was coming and sure enough they closed a few things on the parkway.  Stupid politicians.  These parks belong to US.  We are paying for them.  I will shut up now before I get into trouble.  All I can say is the whole U.S. government needs to be removed from office, both sides, and we need to start over.

Have a good night all. 

Thanks, Blue Moon! I was trying to figure out peak season. We want to take Waylon to Pigeon Forge and if the shut down ends would like to hit Cades Cove as well. You'll have to let me know the name of the store with the peanut butter fudge! That's John's favorite!   
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« Reply #389 on: October 11, 2013, 12:33:51 AM »

I will get you the name of that store.  They have a website and do mail order.  I think it is Grandma Rose or something like that.  I think it is in a store on the left after you pass wears valley called Rocky Top Store.

Pigeon Forge has a new place on River Road called The Island.  It opens this fall I think.  Well, it has a ferris wheel that lights up at night and does a light show.  It is the tallest ferris wheel I have ever seen.  Hubby wanted to ride it but I get high sick really easy and I would pass out getting up that high.  Believe me, Waylon will want to ride that.  You can't miss it, you can see it for miles.  It has an enclosed cabin and you can fit I think up to 8 people in each one and the wheel is so big I couldn't even guess how many people it would hold.  Waylon will want to ride it.  Be prepared.
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« Reply #390 on: October 11, 2013, 12:36:25 AM »

CBB, here is the website:  http://discoverwearsvalley.com/_shops/rocky_top_country_store_wears_valley_tn.htm
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« Reply #391 on: October 11, 2013, 12:38:26 AM »


Here is the Fudge Shops website:  http://www.grandmarubys.com/fudge.html

It is Grandma Ruby's inside the Rocky Top Store.
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« Reply #392 on: October 12, 2013, 12:07:43 PM »

OMG, that fudge looks DELISH!! Thanks, Blue Moon!

I still have a flip phone, which takes lousy pics and I walked right out of the house without a camera, so the quality isn't the best, but here's a few pics of the Pumpkin Patch Day! I'll include his school picture that we got back a couple of weeks ago. Waylon had a blast at the pumpkin patch, corn maze, hayride, feeding the animals, painting pumpkins and drinking apple cider!




"Hmmmmm; maybe this one"?


"I just can't decide"!


"Got it! Now..... you carry it, OK?"


On to feed the animals!


Paint a pumpkin...


Find a path through the Hay Maze......


Take a hayride with some buddies......


And tell Mom he wants to do it all again!    


I didn't get pictures of the HUGE corn maze. My foot's giving me a fit and it was the last thing on the agenda. I let a friend's mom take him through that. 


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« Reply #393 on: October 12, 2013, 03:49:45 PM »

Oh, he is so sweet.  I love his school pic.  He really posed for that one.

Isn't it fun to go places with them?

I love the one with him leaning over a pumpkin.

I know you are having fun with him.
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« Reply #394 on: October 12, 2013, 04:19:37 PM »

Thanks, Blue Moon! He is sweet and we do have a lot of fun together.   
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« Reply #395 on: October 12, 2013, 04:55:49 PM »

Waylon is really growing and he's looking more relaxed somehow.  I think you guys have been great for him! 
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« Reply #396 on: October 12, 2013, 10:09:48 PM »

Waylon is really growing and he's looking more relaxed somehow.  I think you guys have been great for him! 


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« Reply #397 on: October 13, 2013, 06:20:35 AM »

Thanks, Klaas and Muffy. We really do try our best. I was able to work from home when Michael was little and was much younger; it was easier. Both John and I feel overwhelmed sometimes. I own a demanding business that isn't doing very well, and John does an incredible job keeping it going, but there are many times we take turns burning the midnight oil. The employees are "family" and we feel a tremendous responsibility and gratitude toward them, not to mention the patients who truly depend on us. It is what it is, and there are many, many blessings in what we're doing and we love him with all our hearts.

Waylon's doing just great! He was developmentally behind when we first got him, but not now! Because of his developmental level then, he was tested every 6 months until this past June when his testing showed consecutively two batteries that placed him at or above the average for his age in all areas of development. We celebrated at Shriner's hospital when they asked if we would donate his braces, because he didn't need to ever wear them again (a full 2 years before they had anticipated and minus one more surgery that was planned) !! I honestly attribute that success to better nutrition, lots of physical activity, and John put those braces on each night without fail and monitored the slack adjustments to get them just right. Waylon doesn't have even a slight limp, runs without falling (and falling was just part of life for a long time), and has become as coordinated as any kid his age. We have him in a tumbling class (which he loves) and can't keep him out of the pool. He's come a long way from never having seen a slide or knowing how to climb the ladder on it to "owning" any playground you can throw at him. We bought him a bike this summer (with training wheels) and he got it down in short order. There's a walking track around the playground and soccer field in my neighborhood, so it was level and perfect to let him ride. We grabbed a picture there as he ran us around that track trying to keep up!   



Waylon's made of strong stuff. He has some inner strength that is unusual for any four year old I've been around. He's so sweet, and very loving, and finally secure. The security took a while, but when his parent's visitation finally stopped, the last of the insecurity began. I think I know when it was fully worked out in his mind. Out of the blue one night, about 7 months ago, he marched into the kitchen where John and I were, and said, "Mommie, Daddy..... if something happened to you, I would have to find a new Mommie and Daddy!"  I didn't blink an eye. I bent down to his level, put my arms around him and said, "Waylon, we're not going anywhere, and as long as we're here, you'll be with us. But if you're worried about that, you wouldn't have to look for a Mommie and Daddy........... Michael and April would be your Mommie and Daddy and they wouldn't have it any other way." He nodded his head once, pointed at me, and said, "Good idea, Mom!", walked out of the kitchen and you could tell from his walk, it was settled for him.  He had never mentioned a single word about any of the current arrangement, and we've wondered how much he remembered and understood. "John" and "Susan" gave way to "Mommie" and "Daddy" purely on his own. We've made absolutely sure that any event involving "family" volunteer participation at school or church, wasn't missed because it seems so important to him and at first, he would almost announce to his class mates, "That's my Mommie" or "That's my Daddy"! He adores my son, his wife, and her son, and counts them as family, as they do him. He sees his Great Grandmother (who had him until we did) whenever he or she asks but she's in failing health. John keeps home health checking on her between appointments, and he's referred her to a cardiology specialist. He stops by her house every 7-10 days just to lay eyes on her, bring her something I've cooked, and do her vitals. She has moved into a house that we're concerned about. There's virtually no insulation, it doesn't look or feel stable, and the single light bulb fixtures in the ceilings are worrisome to me. I cannot imagine the wiring is safe for anything. There's a wood stove with a cinder block chimney; the only heat. Her son got the toilet working, but it's at the end of a dirt road that ruts out before you get there, one holler over from where she was, and would be impossible to get to in snow. It's literally on the side of a mountain. My car won't make it now......... John's 4 wheel drive truck works. It's a lot bigger than where she was. That's as positive as I know how to be about it. There's public housing really close to the clinic, but she absolutely refuses to consider it. Well, after already giving you 1,000 words, a picture says it most clearly:



She's so proud of Waylon and what he's learned! She loves him and it's mutual. She did all she could for as long as she could and the best she knew how. We would never keep them from each other, but although she wants us to let him spend the night, we haven't. I just worry something would happen to one of them, so we've had her stay with us on occasion and nervously leave him with her for a couple of hours at a time. She's too sick, at this point, so it's not an issue right now. Anyway, I've run off the mouth enough... sorry guys! I'm too busy living it to have a chance to talk about it and I'm afraid I've taken a cracked door and  bent your ears!

Ahhhhh hummmmm........... Yeah, Waylon's going great and we're having a good time with him! Thanks for asking!   
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« Reply #398 on: October 13, 2013, 09:48:06 AM »

CBB that is such a wonderful success story for all of you!  I was going to say YOU should write a book about it then decided no,  WAYLON should 
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« Reply #399 on: October 13, 2013, 10:33:22 AM »

Thanks, Klaas and Muffy. We really do try our best. I was able to work from home when Michael was little and was much younger; it was easier. Both John and I feel overwhelmed sometimes. I own a demanding business that isn't doing very well, and John does an incredible job keeping it going, but there are many times we take turns burning the midnight oil. The employees are "family" and we feel a tremendous responsibility and gratitude toward them, not to mention the patients who truly depend on us. It is what it is, and there are many, many blessings in what we're doing and we love him with all our hearts.

Waylon's doing just great! He was developmentally behind when we first got him, but not now! Because of his developmental level then, he was tested every 6 months until this past June when his testing showed consecutively two batteries that placed him at or above the average for his age in all areas of development. We celebrated at Shriner's hospital when they asked if we would donate his braces, because he didn't need to ever wear them again (a full 2 years before they had anticipated and minus one more surgery that was planned) !! I honestly attribute that success to better nutrition, lots of physical activity, and John put those braces on each night without fail and monitored the slack adjustments to get them just right. Waylon doesn't have even a slight limp, runs without falling (and falling was just part of life for a long time), and has become as coordinated as any kid his age. We have him in a tumbling class (which he loves) and can't keep him out of the pool. He's come a long way from never having seen a slide or knowing how to climb the ladder on it to "owning" any playground you can throw at him. We bought him a bike this summer (with training wheels) and he got it down in short order. There's a walking track around the playground and soccer field in my neighborhood, so it was level and perfect to let him ride. We grabbed a picture there as he ran us around that track trying to keep up!   



Waylon's made of strong stuff. He has some inner strength that is unusual for any four year old I've been around. He's so sweet, and very loving, and finally secure. The security took a while, but when his parent's visitation finally stopped, the last of the insecurity began. I think I know when it was fully worked out in his mind. Out of the blue one night, about 7 months ago, he marched into the kitchen where John and I were, and said, "Mommie, Daddy..... if something happened to you, I would have to find a new Mommie and Daddy!"  I didn't blink an eye. I bent down to his level, put my arms around him and said, "Waylon, we're not going anywhere, and as long as we're here, you'll be with us. But if you're worried about that, you wouldn't have to look for a Mommie and Daddy........... Michael and April would be your Mommie and Daddy and they wouldn't have it any other way." He nodded his head once, pointed at me, and said, "Good idea, Mom!", walked out of the kitchen and you could tell from his walk, it was settled for him.  He had never mentioned a single word about any of the current arrangement, and we've wondered how much he remembered and understood. "John" and "Susan" gave way to "Mommie" and "Daddy" purely on his own. We've made absolutely sure that any event involving "family" volunteer participation at school or church, wasn't missed because it seems so important to him and at first, he would almost announce to his class mates, "That's my Mommie" or "That's my Daddy"! He adores my son, his wife, and her son, and counts them as family, as they do him. He sees his Great Grandmother (who had him until we did) whenever he or she asks but she's in failing health. John keeps home health checking on her between appointments, and he's referred her to a cardiology specialist. He stops by her house every 7-10 days just to lay eyes on her, bring her something I've cooked, and do her vitals. She has moved into a house that we're concerned about. There's virtually no insulation, it doesn't look or feel stable, and the single light bulb fixtures in the ceilings are worrisome to me. I cannot imagine the wiring is safe for anything. There's a wood stove with a cinder block chimney; the only heat. Her son got the toilet working, but it's at the end of a dirt road that ruts out before you get there, one holler over from where she was, and would be impossible to get to in snow. It's literally on the side of a mountain. My car won't make it now......... John's 4 wheel drive truck works. It's a lot bigger than where she was. That's as positive as I know how to be about it. There's public housing really close to the clinic, but she absolutely refuses to consider it. Well, after already giving you 1,000 words, a picture says it most clearly:



She's so proud of Waylon and what he's learned! She loves him and it's mutual. She did all she could for as long as she could and the best she knew how. We would never keep them from each other, but although she wants us to let him spend the night, we haven't. I just worry something would happen to one of them, so we've had her stay with us on occasion and nervously leave him with her for a couple of hours at a time. She's too sick, at this point, so it's not an issue right now. Anyway, I've run off the mouth enough... sorry guys! I'm too busy living it to have a chance to talk about it and I'm afraid I've taken a cracked door and  bent your ears!

Ahhhhh hummmmm........... Yeah, Waylon's going great and we're having a good time with him! Thanks for asking!   

CBB, this brought tears to my eyes.  Waylon is a special kid BUT by far you and John are special, special people also.  How lucky this child is to have you two in his life.  He is a beautiful little boy.

I understand how you feel about the grandmother's situation and her housing.  It is really amazing that people live in houses like that today but in the mountain areas it is very common.  So sad for her. 

Referring to you and John as Mommie and Daddy says it all.

 
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