What a blessing for us all.

Well we got her. Rebecca, age 13 and what a blessing to our family. She is a big help with the kids and a sweet well adjusted girl. However it may take time to get her caught up on keeping a clean house with the rest of us. It is some age and some of not being in a clean enviorment. But we will break her! I will be the first to attest that I am a little more finicky about certain things that must be done around the house.
Anyways Becca started school last week for a few days before the Christmas break and was able to meet some new friends. YEAH!
My Dad came into town this week and will be here till the middle of January. I always look forward to his visits and playing cards with him.
The kids are very excited about Christmas and all our plans. We decorated our giant stocking last night and they can't wait to hang them.

This week we got news from the doctors about my niece's condition. She was diagnosed with a sensory disorder. So as far as I can understand and it is very complex, she has been going through life feeling like she is not grounded. Like she is just floating. I guess her neutrons aren't signaling to the brain normally. Gosh could you imagine living your life like you have no control over your body. They say she sees life like we would in a fun house with all the crazy mirrors. On top of that she was diagnosed earlier this year to have a hearing impairment, not related in any way to her sensory disorder. So now she is wearing a hearing aid and is going to be having occupational therapy once a week. At least my sister has answers now of why she was behaving the way she was. There are other reasons out there that are far greater than ADHD for kids that have attention and behavior problems. Not many doctors can properly diagnose it and very little educators are aware of it. My sisters mission is to educate others. For years she has been judged and frowned upon for her child's behavior and people just thought it was a bad kid or bad parenting. Now there is a medical explanation for it. I am asking everyone to please pray for the therapy to work for Ryley and pray for persistence and tenacity for my sister and her family.