tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28842973.post8017260117557215554..comments2010-02-26T18:49:51.697-05:00Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12402330660143614069noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28842973.post-91030419993546013892010-02-26T18:49:51.697-05:002010-02-26T18:49:51.697-05:00I have projects that look just like that...then hubby finishes them, over and over again. He deserves a medal. Thanks for being so unstanding and patien the LG.<br /><br />Great blog...you don&#39;t look even close to 50! Kiminadvertent farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04383463809397445258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28842973.post-34917518716175549692010-01-31T23:52:35.207-05:002010-01-31T23:52:35.207-05:00I&#39;m crying as I write this, because I believe my 12yo son has ADD. It torments him. He doesn&#39;t have impulse problems, but he gets lost at school. I&#39;m ordering those books asap! I&#39;ve had so much trouble finding a way to help him. Thank you for this post!!!!Laura Zarrinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09075761275669952974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28842973.post-37710667075108496222010-01-31T19:13:17.150-05:002010-01-31T19:13:17.150-05:00Haha, Dad is really building a shed on the four-square?Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946315630662838268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28842973.post-80377947349068137402010-01-31T16:35:32.891-05:002010-01-31T16:35:32.891-05:00DENISE..<br /><br />..WOOPS..PLEASE FORGIVE THE USE OF THE WRONG NAME IN MY LAST POST..MUST HAVE INHALED TOO MANY PAINT FUMES THIS WEEK.Terri Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17981538197473232264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28842973.post-46126778368882545402010-01-31T16:22:00.580-05:002010-01-31T16:22:00.580-05:00Sherry..enjoyed this post in its entirety! Such a great personality! I can almost hear you smile! :-)<br /><br />Really liked your ofc. Even when you termed it to be chaos..I bet you know &quot;precisely&quot; where every single thing is &quot;precisely&quot; when you need it.<br /><br />Loved all the beautiful photos! The ones of the children were the absolute best to me! All those smiling faces. The last photo of the little boy holding the rooster is priceless. <br /><br />Can I have your permission to replicate (maybe just the one pose of the boy and his feathered friend)? It would make a sensational painting! Seriously.<br /><br />Blessings, joy and sunshine, Terri over at Dimples &amp; Dragonflies..http://www.dimplesdragonflies.comTerri Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17981538197473232264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28842973.post-59616206952122190382010-01-31T15:01:26.519-05:002010-01-31T15:01:26.519-05:00Yes, Penny, I do handle the finances for the very reason you state. And the good news there is that my husband is happy for me to do it. :) He likes having his electric on and his phone bill paid. :)Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12402330660143614069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28842973.post-80330999029878364062010-01-31T13:12:30.654-05:002010-01-31T13:12:30.654-05:00I am so glad such an open-minded person like you is working in the school system. My son was diagnosed w/ADHD 11/2008 at the age of 6. Kind teacher was blaming it on parenting. First grade teacher steered us in the right direction. If I had just one wish, it would be for the world to understand ADHD. It&#39;s funny, I just wrote an essay I&#39;m submitting for publication (hopefully) about how you wouldn&#39;t dream of denying a child eyeglasses to bring focus and clarity to their life and education but people deny ADHD meds that bring focus and clarity to an ADHD brain.<br /><br />Oh, I too have dozens of unfinished household projects. ADHD is often genetic and I am pretty certain my son got it from my husband. He&#39;s always moving on to something that interests him more... Curious, do you also handle the money and finances and the like? If I didn&#39;t, we&#39;d never have a positive balance in the account or electricity. I know that isn&#39;t his fault though. Just the way he&#39;s wired.<br /><br />Thanks for such a great post.<br /><br />Penny<br /><br />read about my life with an ADHD child here @ a mom&#39;s view of ADHD: http://adhdmomma.blogspot.comPenny Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03735987174395446789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28842973.post-61128016728427113892010-01-31T12:49:15.273-05:002010-01-31T12:49:15.273-05:00I laughed at the shed photo... not because it&#39;s a funny looking shed. <br />It&#39;s just funny that you came home to that surprise. And I am so proud of you for understanding it is not personal. <br />When I worked in the schools I saw many children who were labeled as &quot;trouble makers&quot;, who by the time they were diagnosed with ADD or ADHD had given up and were living up to that label because they had come to truly believe that&#39;s what they were. God is using you at that school probably more than you&#39;ll ever know! You are a blessing to those kids, teachers and parents.Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497970363627213329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28842973.post-67636623133013962462010-01-31T02:24:29.181-05:002010-01-31T02:24:29.181-05:00Wow. Wow.<br /><br />First of all, that shed has my name written all over it! Rejoice in the fact that you, well, have a framed shed that&#39;ll one day be a real shed. It&#39;s farther than I&#39;ve got which is a dirt patch. <br /><br />Secondly, my son has adhd, so if there&#39;s anything I can offer you, let me know. I&#39;ll be looking for that book, so thanks for that. Sometimes, no, all the time, I need reminding that some things cannot be helped.<br /><br />God certainly has an amazing plan for you. It&#39;s rather exciting to watch the story unfold. Bless you for helping LG. Profound. <br /><br />DonnaFunky Junk Interiorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349795167023622107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28842973.post-39861015663114874932010-01-31T00:23:17.809-05:002010-01-31T00:23:17.809-05:00HI denise!!!<br />First Praise God you have the Patience and the love to look for a solution to the illness, so many do not and would not. I like the new shed and hopefully we will see a finished shot soon!!!! I did not laugh or cry!!!I am married to a type A personality and I am a type A, so how would you like to live in our house, where we want everything done today and we work til it is done today!!! I think that is a sickness as well!!!!!!haha<br />Praise God you are a loving teacher who loves this child enough and cares enough to help find a solution!!!!<br />Love the snow by the way!!!!<br />hugs,<br />jamieMimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06070694544133528430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28842973.post-72007353199252382242010-01-30T23:45:47.200-05:002010-01-30T23:45:47.200-05:00Denise,<br />I am crying again. It is so nice to see someone just being real and even talking about it. I was diagnosed as an adult with it. Always knew. It&#39;s painful to go throughout your life always feeling like an outsider. I always got &quot;Smart kid, but just not living up to her potential&quot; on my grade cards. Isn&#39;t it funny how some things tend to stick to you once the words come out? I take them off and then another day they are clinging to me again. YHVH is so merciful to me. I cling now to Him for strength. Getting the tools and surrounding yourself with the right people - real folks, not the fake ones, will only enrich one&#39;s life. It does have it&#39;s benefits such as seeing the world in a whole different way and having great intuition. Hallowell is exceptional! BuffieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28842973.post-70997361764616147922010-01-30T22:31:27.928-05:002010-01-30T22:31:27.928-05:00I too think this is a great post. This disorder is highly misunderstood. Thank you for again shining the light on this corner.<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnslommlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28842973.post-58857573196552513232010-01-30T22:06:22.686-05:002010-01-30T22:06:22.686-05:00First of all - Yes, I am laughing about your new shed and I hope that helps. Unfortunately I&#39;m crying a little too - about your ceiling and the hole in your wall.<br /><br />I think there are two other reasons God gave you a job outside your home. First of all it keeps you from killing your husband sometimes. Although I can see this blog also serves that purpose. <br /><br />The other reason is that you are an incredibly talented and creative person who had more creativity than could be used up on the Boxmoor. Instead of driving your husband crazy God let that creativity spill over and incredibly bless a school full of teachers and children who needed you.<br /><br />About the LG - Amen and Amen! God has been very busy with you the past few years and he has accomplished a lot of good things!<br /><br />a SparrowOne of His Sparrowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342014261265499210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28842973.post-52792656030527881232010-01-30T20:17:23.784-05:002010-01-30T20:17:23.784-05:00Great post! I will be buying the book you recommended. I have thought for a while that my 4 year old grandson should be tested for ADHD. I will pass the book on to my son and hopefully this will encourage him to have testing done. ThanksSherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14321374710550709020noreply@blogger.com