How are you guys? We are plugging along, but overall we are doing okay. Never a dull moment. I am currently laid up in the bed with a broken ankle. I was bringing Benjamin to VBS last week and caught the trolley with Emily to go back to the van. We arrived at our destination, I put her on my hip and hurried down the stairs. Problem...I did not have my foot planted when I stepped on the ground. I rolled it and broke the outside bone and tore ligaments. So, Wednesday I had surgery to put a plate and pins in and I am on the mend.
This picture to the right is from Self Creek Baptist Church VBS. We stayed with the Oswalts and helped out at their VBS. We had a lot of fun.
Jason is doing well. He is working at Chick-fil-A now and he likes it. He has started working the 5am to 2pm shift and he says it's not bad once he gets out of the bed and it's nice because when he gets home we still have some day left.
The kids are doing pretty well. They are not very excited about Mommy being down in the bed and not able to do anything for them. Emily is worse about it then Benjamin. She says, "No, I want you to do it!" Poor thing. She is such a little princess.
Our quest to fight to pull Benjamin through the autism window continues. We have him in Occupational and Speech therapy here in Georgia and also a program at the Marcus Autism Center in Atlanta. He is doing well. We are hoping to recieve a grant to bring him to a Defeat Autism Now (DAN) doctor soon. We are also starting the process for Benjamin to recieve an autism service dog. Check out the website, they are an amazing organization. It is http://www.4pawsforability.org/ , on the main page click "Make a Dream Come True". Benjamin is the first story. There is also a link to the website on the top left portion of our main blog page.
An autism service dog will help Benjamin stay calm when he tantrums by putting a paw or chin on Benjamin, can track Benjamin if he runs away from us, or can lie on Benjamin and put pressure on him to keep him calm, centered and focused. Those are just some of the things beside be a constant loving companion to Benjamin. We are really excited about this opportunity. We are just starting to fundraise. The fundraising requirement for a service dog is $13,000, we believe it is well worth it. We are just trusting if this is what God wants for our family He will provide the money.
Hope you are all well. Will try to do better keeping this updated. Especially since I really can't get up and do much. :)
Love,
The Shawas
