MERRY CHRISTMAS

Spencer, Samantha and Razzle at the Greenville Buddy Walk.








Well, I didn't get to keep this blog updated as much as I wanted, but thought I'd do it for the holidays! School is out for 2 weeks, waited until last minute to shop, Spencer is growing beyond leaps and bounds! Mike is also off on vacation until Jan 3. On Jan 2 we'll watch the Sugar Bowl with WV making it's 1st BCS bowl! GO MOUNTAINEERS. We went to the Pitt game in Morgantown and loved it. It was cold but well worth seeing the Mounties come away with a HUGE win! Here's a few pics to show what we've been up to this past fall! Can't believe 2006 will be here in a week or so, where does time go to?!






Mike & I at WVU
vs. Pitt 11/24/05





Spencer outsided with the
yard decorations.

WHAT A START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR

Well, the school year is off and running and I mean literally running! I started back teaching full time since 2001. Boy was I in for it. It doesn't stop and the most depressing thing is I miss Spencer and not being able to be with him in the afternoons. He is doing ok, but is not real excited about school this past week. Not sure what is going on there, but if it doesn't improve, I may pull him out and put him at the Meyer Center in Greenville where he was this summer. He was so happy there. Mike is working still at Lockheed Martin and working hard. It's really been hot here for the past 2 months. Finally we are suppose to have a low humidity weekend. It will be nice. We had wanted to go home to WV but with gas prices higher than ever here, $3.19, we can't really afford it. So we'll stay here and work around the house and try and get it straightened up. Of course we will listen to WV play tomorrow on the internet, GO MOUNTAINEERS!

So that's a update, sorry no new pics, but will post some soon. Hopefully we'll get Spencer and Sobie playing in the back yard. It's a funny site. Sobie loves pulling on his clothes and Spencer gets a little upset at her. Spencer loves throwing the ball to her and watching her run after.

Take care and have a great weekend

love Denise

Another Manic Monday!

As all Mondays seem to be! Just 1 week until the routine of another school year hits! Spencer doesn't seem to mind, he loves waiting for the bus that takes him to the Meyer Center. This is his last week there and he starts back to preschool in our district. His teacher called last week and sound so nice on the phone. She's new this year and as always, I'm jittery! Talking to her has helped some of that. Now our big thing is a sitter. The one I really want is asking for alot of money, so I'm trying to get some help from the PCA program, but that is yet to see. She would be good with Spencer as she is used to preschoolers, she was a PreK teacher. She is also sweet, patient, kind and understanding of him. We pray it works out!

I'm attaching some other pics of Spencer that I had wanted to add last night, but want on a different computer. These range from birth up to present. You can see the changes and it's amazing how fast time flies!

Later I will be posting about our upcoming Buddy Walk here in Greenville and hope many of you will have the opportunity to come or at least think about us on that day! It is so much fun to see all the individuals with Down Syndrome and their families and friends.

Enjoy these pics and keep watching for updates!

Love Denise