Thank-you!!

I started this blog in May when Colton had his seizures to keep you all updated on his progress. I have kept it going because it is an easy way to let you all know what is going on in my life and my thoughts about various subjects. My counter is now above 3300 hits! That is awesome. It may not seem like much to some, but to a frumpy old unremarkable housewife in Cedar City, Utah like myself it says that there are enough people interested for me to keep it going. I appreciate all of the feedback and discussions that you have given. I get the bulk of my feedback in the form of emails and p.m.. Also reactions are posted on my facebook wall. I love all feedback both from those who agree with me and disagree. Everyone has been respectful. Just so you all know, you do not have to be a registered user to post a comment here. Please feel free to post comments on here to whatever you have an opinion on. You can even be anonymous if you like. Tho, be careful with that, I will delete your post if I feel like you are being outright rude or just plain nasty. I am the first to defend freedom of speech, but even I have limits. I would love to see and be involved with discussions from all sides.

I got a call from the special ed director at Dylan's school. The Autism specialist spent time with Dylan today. The good news is that there is no indication of any kind of Autism. Whew!! He said that Dylan is quite intelligent for his age. Seems, tho, that his problem is his emotional maturity. He barely made the cutoff for school when he was in kindergarten, so he is one of the youngest in his class. They indicated that his maturity level is one grade lower than the grade he is actually in. They all say that he is very smart but gets frustrated. I (and maybe Tom) will be meeting with the school tomorrow to see what we can do. They suggested that when it comes time for the end of level testing, that they will take him to another classroom with only a couple of kids in it and let him take his tests without the pressure of a time limit. He can take as long as he needs. He tends to get upset because he overanalyzes his own work and sees that the other students are finishing a lot quicker than he is. Which makes it worse. We will talk about motivations and what we need to do. I will keep you updated on that.

And to end, I have gotten some website and video references from an old college friend of mine. HeyDave! (sorry but whenever I think of you that is the first thought that comes to mind.) We were discussing them via my facebook wall and email. These media items discuss liberty and where this country is going. I am sorting thru the piles of information that it all has and hopefully I can give my thoughts on them in the next couple of days. I love thought provoking anything, and what he has sent me is definitely that. Thanks Dave!