Monster Trucks, Baby!!!

Drew, Danny, Monika and I went to the Palace to see the Monster Trucks this past Saturday. It was fun!!!! Drew wasn't sure what was going on at first, but loved the trucks and the activity. His favorite was a car looking thing on huge monster truck tires. They did a 'wheelie' contest, a 'burnout' contest, a motocycle show and then freestyled it for the grand finale.

The motorcycles were by far his favorite...they jumped super high, over vans and cars and the span was a few hundred feet!!!! I know our next show will be the motocross when it comes to town. He kills me. :)

We always have fun when Danny and Monika come with us...Danny is a cool kid and he cracks Drew up! I bet they will come with when we go see moto-cross!!

Two weeks till Thanksgiving. I am Thankful every day for my beautiful, loving family and friends. Every day is a gift and an adventure. Life is what you make it, and be kinder than necessary...remember everyone is fighting some kind of battle.

school photo 2009

Fall...

It has been too long since I have blogged about my love. Thank you Betsy, for 'reminding' me. I wish I had some cool pics to share of the Fall colors, but I don't. So, I am just gonna brag about my boy instead.

We are still on the waiting list for Lokomat. BUT are going to Novi to CHM Rehab for Speech every Wednesday till the end of December. They have this cool machine that can hone in on Drew's pupils using infared and a camera. He can look at pics on the computer and make choices, since it is so difficult for him to use his hands to point or indicate. The therapist says we have A LOT of work to do to get ready for the Mytobi machine. He needs to strengthen his eye muscles and focus. Mostly focus!

We also started Chiropractic. Drew loves it! He like 'ran' into the office the other day...I was holding him up, but he 'ran' without crossing his legs and it was fast! He went about 30 feet in a row! That is huge. He usually goes a few steps then stops.

Next week at school the Halloween Shenanigans begin. Drew loves all the activity. He will be Elvis for his school party, since his teacher is a complete FANatic. He will be Han Solo for the 31st, at the Madigan's and our old stomping grounds.!!! We love going there and seeing our old friends/neighbors.
I gotta get some new pics on here...he is looking more grown up! We hope all is well with our blog-friends. Especially Chelsea!!!! <3

Please consider...

Donating to Drew's page for the Autism Walk on October 11th at the Palace. We are on Team Grand Slam with our Challenger baseball friends Marilyn, Crystal, Shari, & James. Our friend Frankie has the best shirt...'WHAT! is my Autism showing?'...some of the other disabilities are more easily recognizable, and often Autism or ASD is looked on as bad behavior or bad parenting. It is neither! Remember...we are all fighting some sort of battle. Be kinder than necessary and spread the LOVE!

Like Elvis (Costello) said: "What's so funny 'bout Peace, Love, and Understanding?"

Here is the link:
http://www.walknowforautism.org/semichigan/drewroxx

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL!

We love Football season. There were a lot of 'big' games yesterday, but the only one we were interested in was St. Anne vs. OLGC. The Eagles lost, but played a great game. Connor played an awesome game...we kept hearing his name over the loudspeaker for making tackles and stuff! We misssed Brendan's game cuz Drew had a chiropractic appt and speech therapy. :(

We will for sure see Brendan play and Jim coach next Saturday. Then going to head to the St. Anne Festival!! Can't wait to hook up with my former classmates on Sat night.

It is also Cider mill weather! YAY! Going to Yates with our friend Ben later...it has been way too long since we got to hang out together.

Oh, I gotta call Beth Mabry and to make an appt. for Drew's pics! She does beautiful work...check out her blog in my 'favorites'.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNT JOANIE!!!!!!

End of an August

We are looking forward to going up north for Labor Day...REALLY hoping that we get some beach days!!!! It is supposed to warm up, I think. All of this Global Warming shenanigans is really jacking with my sinuses and our beach days. That is what we get for not respecting our Mother--jacked up weather patterns and unseasonably cold and warm spurts. I am gonna keep my sunscreen next to our winter coats just in case! LOL

Football season is here, so that is fun! We are looking forward to cheering on Drew's boys (Connor and Brendan) and their teams. GO EAGLES!!!!

We hope this post finds you all well...here are a few shots of Drew lovin' summer!

hang in there!!!

I have been neglecting the blog and I feel horrible. I will update it ASAP, and a loyal follower called me out last night on this. Thank you, Betsy! I haven't forgotten...just have been busy!

here are a few random pics of Drew till I can get back here in a few days to talk about our trip to Terri's in SC and camping.