| What can happen in a year? WOW! I look at this sight and wonder, what have I been doing? How come I haven't posted? Well...... it's been a busy, wild, on the go world for us around here! The big news is, we are officially Danny's family now, his parents signed the paperwork last week when we went to court. We have another hurdle yet to overcome, but we are totally at peace with it, we know God is in control of this entire situation. The judge has ordered another hearing, all grandparents,and the biological father must be invited. He has not been in the picture since day one, and keeps a low profile. So we really are not worried about him showing up for this hearing, but possibly someone in his family could come forward. We know that this little boy was not expected to live through the night when they finally took him to the hospital, his organs were shutting down due to the fact the adults in the household were too busy with their own lives to take care of him and feed him. We also know that the authorities searched for several months to find a family member to take care of him, and due to their "lifestyles" they could not take this little boy. One night we were at a restaurant and came across my husbands cousin, the first thing out of her mouth was "know anyone who wants to adopt a baby boy?" And the story goes from there. We are too far out so to speak to be considered family care, he is a 2nd cousins child. However, God prevailed and they placed this beautiful treasure in our home!! This 2nd cousin is not the biological father, however he signed the birth certificate. So if the bio father wants to step up, we are no longer related to this child and yes, he can be removed. NOT GONNA HAPPEN!! The papers are signed!! WAHOO!! 
  
Ok, what else has happened? Annie took first place in 9 events this year at the para olympics. We are so proud of her success! She is determined not to use her walker, she has learned to run and hop now. She wants to be a cheer leader. She loves being a big sister and tells us all the time all the things she needs to teach Danny to do. We went to a reunion for the children who have been adopted from the orphanage she was in. (in Guatemala) The reunion was near Chicago, so we took a day trip and went to the American Girl store! HOW GIRLY! It is a wonderful experience, all those little girls with dolls in their arms. When we were getting close to the store, which is downtown Chicago........ we kept seeing little girls walking with dolls under their arms. Annie wanted to jump out and run to the store, she didn't want to wait on traffic! So, several hundred dollars, and several hours later, we left the store with her first bitty baby doll under her arm.   Lets see, Josh is now a home owner. He decided he didn't want to waste money on rent, and took the plunge. We are so proud of him and his independence. He finished his Associates, and is attending WSU this fall. He is determined to be the first Jackson to finish college. That is exciting. Not that it will matter to the Jackson family, but our family is thrilled for the hurdles Josh has overcome in his life. Especially when academics are a struggle for someone with his disability. And the exciting part?? He became a parent this year! OK, not really, his dog had puppies. Little Abigail had 3 puppies. And Josh was tough and didn't keep any of them!  And lastly, Mr Seth. Seth moved back from Massachusetts. I thought my heart would never mend when he left. 6 months later we got the phone call and Dad loaded the trailer to his truck and went out and got him and brought him home. So he has been back here at home until last week when he decided to move to his brothers bachelor pad. hmmmmm that could be interesting. But the boys have become closer now that they are older. Seth is working for TGIF"s and they are sending him out of state for different trainings. He is well liked there, and they keep him busy. But as the mom I have to say, restaurant pay stinks. However, he is working and enjoying life. Another hurdle the Jackson family has to overcome, they don't like to work and expect everyone else to take care of them.   Yes, I am thankful now that I took my boys away from that family lifestyle. God has blessed us immensely with my husband as their dad and provider now for 13 years! WOW! I overlooked that for a long time. Recently Seth told me he is going to St Louis, where his bio dad is, for training. Then a few days later he asked me for his dads phone number. It was a struggle for me, this man has not been in their lives for 20+ years, and his son is man enough to want to see him and look him up while he is in town. Yeah, I was jealous. Here I have spent my life taking care of these boys, and my husband has provided for us and supported these boys. And now he gets to sport MY "trophy" son. Yeah, he's a great kid, wonderful personality, and intelligence that will knock you off your feet for a 22 year old. But, then I take a deep breath and think, YEAH you need to see how wonderful these young men are, what God has done with them, and how much you have missed. But that won't happen, and that's just that family and their mentality. They will get on the negative band wagon and bad mouth me for leaving instead of working 2 jobs to support his deadbeat drug addicted laziness. (wow! that was a mouth ful) And then he will sit at the bar and wait for Seth to serve him free drinks. YEAH! I see it! Ok, and yes I have humbled myself to pray about the situation. Prayed for protection during the time they are together and for my son traveling. So, after a year, I have really rambled here! Let me see if I can remember how to put pictures in and I will try that. |
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