bumming

I typically don't blog of me but lately things have been a bit sad.  We came home from Disney and it is sad to have a nice trip over.  Yet, usually when I come back from Disney I am ready to go back and this time... not so much.  That makes me a bit sad in some ways.  Or not.

My sister who has breast cancer and is "good" will have her follow up tests done this week.  She has been feeling better and doing really good, but her life style is very busy with three kids.  Anyway after the chemo, you get to a place that is like, now what do I do.  It can be a let down because you go from tons of appointments even if it is drs and nurses that will want to see you and get to know you etc etc... then there are none.  It is nice not to have any appointments but what do you do?

So they created a place for women to go and train to do a tri athalon... yes, running, swimming and bicyling.  It is work but it becomes the new goal.  YEah.  So my sister did this.  She did a great job and we all cheered her on.  It was a very emotional thing to watch these woman that had formed a group and that were overseen by doctors was just amazing and wonderful.

My sister told me today that one of the ladies she did the race with and trained with has found out she has cancer in her lungs.  This is not good, this is what happen to my mother and well lets just say my mother is no longer with us.  So it is sad and scarey for this family and my heart goes out to them.

Now as sad as that is, my sister just told me that this girl had posted on "their blog"  about some of the symtoms she has.  It turns out my sister has been dealing with the same issues with her chest.  FOr a lack of better words... crap.  But I am praying and hoping that even with the same type of symtoms that the reason behind them are not the same.  I hope she finds out soon because that is a very scarey place to be.

The other sad note, is a blog I used to read all the time to give me insperation and wonderful ways of telling how to deal with traumatized children, abandon or any type of kids has gone private.  I love her wisdom and her strong belief in the Lord.  I need her strength right now.  Hopefully she will start a side bar and I will be able to read some things.  Luckily my blog following is so small, it is for me. 

BTS stuff

Started another school year.  Same old same old.  Now things will change.  We went to Disney and the boys had a great time but now the homework and missed assignments are due.

Brandon is clueless on this.  He came home angry and disappointed about things.  Some of the things he mention, I get it and understand why they upset him.  However, the kids he talks to me about are the same kids the next day that are his friends.  I can't keep up.  I think they are typical kids that poke fun at him but yet like him enough that they are also nice to him..

However, when he does get teased, Brandon will go over the top trying to get them to stop.  He has yet to learn the real art of saying something once and walking away or ignoring.  These kids will stop.  They know they can get a rise out of him and he will act like a child.  What child would not want to do this for entertainment.  It isn't right, but Brandon't world will be like this so he and I are trying to get him to understand the difference.

Then we have the other child, apparently he laugh when one kid was poking Brandon.  However, once he understood his brother was not happy and upset since he yelled enought for an aide to come by and move one of them.. it hit Josh.  His brother was not happy.  So he told the kid that the person he was making fun of was his brother and not to do it.  The kid was concern and felt bad.

The hard part for Josh is that when we are at home his brother will and does take out all his anger on him in some sort of way.  We are working on this, but to Josh he is an annoying brother.  Too us, we know it will take time for Josh to understand how to help him.