We received an email from a friend of Chuck's. She lives in Texas. One of the cartoons cracked him up so much I thought he would never stop laughing. Some of you just might relate to this serious problem.


Now it may not be quite that bad, but it is serious none the less!!! Well, at least it made him remember that we needed to replace the seat.

OK, so how is your holiday weekend going??? I just finished my laundry so that is ready for next week. I am not sure what I will do tomorrow. I will just have to wait and see what develops.

Hugs all around,
Granny

Posted at 8:39PM PDT

I went into work today with a game plan in mind. Guess what... Didn't happen!!! I have health cards to type up for all the new kids, and I had offered to try to help out the office with some typing they need. We were so busy today, none of us even got close to the typewriter!!!! I have been able to get most of the new students entered into my computer system though.

I get to slow down for a few days then I have to hit the ground running again on Tuesday. Don't get me wrong, I love this. To be so busy you can't think is fun to me! Don't feel bad, I have been told I am out of my mind before. I love paperwork and working in the Health Room, I am up to my neck in paperwork.

G-pa took the boys to the memorial service for the young man who died. Billy got a chance to see his friends and grieve together. They even held a candlelight service in our little center this evening. Billy is upset tonight. The young man was his friend and he is having a hard time with why it had to happen to him. There is no answer to that. It is God's plan.

At the service, Branden walked right up to the pastor who is so cruel, and shook his hand and asked him how he was doing. Of course he had a big smile on his face too. Good kid!!!

Well, the brain is tired tonight so this is going to end. It was a good day and I like those a lot. I hope and pray you all have a good holiday weekend and all stay safe.

Hugs all around,
Granny

Posted at 9:23PM PDT.....

Today my husband took both the boys with him to work at the food bank. It is held on the property of the church we used to attend. It seems the office manager, went to the pastor and told him that Branden was in the church playing ping pong with a couple of girls. this was a false statement, but the pastor talked to my husband anyway. The pastor was concerned that someone would be upset is Branden was on the property. My husband was shocked. He could not believe that a pastor of God could behave in this manner.

After Branden got into trouble that church board decided that Branden could not return to worship with the body until he went through a mentorship of their planning. Branden refused. Branden had already been forgiven by God, was that not good enough for them?? No, I guess not!!! Sad. I continue to pray for God to forgive their actions as he has Branden's.

This action just drove home even stronger to me, that we need to find a church that is loving and welcoming, and filled with the spirit. Yes, I want it all. We need it all.
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OK, so that was the bad part of today. Actually for me it was a good day until I got home and got that news.

Today I worked from 8:30AM to 3:30PM. I feel great. I really enjoy being there with the people I work with. I will work all day tomorrow also. Then again on Tuesday the 2nd. Then on Sept 3rd SCHOOL STARTS!!!!! Yahoo. WE have gained a lot of new students, and we lost several. But that is normal. We call it the revolving door!!!

So live goes on. At least the boys are getting alone again. I just wish that they would do it all the time. I know pipe dream!!!! I am keeping them off the internet and their RPG games for a few days. That should cool their heels..

OK, I am beat. Got to rest. Need to get used to getting up early again. Now there will be no laughing at me.

Hugs all around,
Granny

Posted at 9:00PM PST

I am sitting here completely broken. Heart wise that is.. Last night was a total disaster.

The boys were on the favorite online game. They were in different rooms and we thought all was good. All the sudden all hell broke loose, yelling screaming, and knives. They were after each other again. I am so tired of this. So again I stepped in between the two maniacs and their knives. I stayed right between them until they backed down.

Branden is screaming at Billy about how very sorry he is about the mistake he made that not only ruined his life, but also has had a major effect on Billy’s life as well as ours. He cries and screams that he is sorry. Billy is yelling and extremely angry about the way he is treated now because of what Branden did. How he has been beaten up because of it. Both of these boys are hurting so bad and there is nothing anyone can do.

We pray, we pay for therapists, we talk and nothing. These two are not healing. So we continue to pray.

Of course the problem that they really do not like each other doesn’t help. They never have, even before all the legal problems. Branden has always wished to be an only child. He has stated several times that life would be good IF Billy wasn’t here. Billy was always his target for anything. Branden’s dream was always that his mother and father would get back together and the “three” of them could have the picture perfect life.

Billy is bigger than Branden so Branden can no longer use him as a target. Billy fights back and Branden is going to get hurt bad if he doesn’t learn to stop. Both of them HAVE to have the last word. Neither one can just walk away. There is no shame in being smart, but neither one will give in.

So many promises were broken last night. So many awful dirty words were flying. At the end they were directed at me. I don’t want, need or deserve that kind of treatment. So today I am sitting in my bedroom alone writing. I have no desire to be around either of them. To me that is so sad. We have given up everything we wanted to care for these two and now we are dirt under their feet. (Branden more so than Billy.)

I just want to give up. But I know I won’t!! I don’t believe in throw away children. I also believe that God put these two with us as part of his plan. So I pray!!!!!! I firmly believe that God is with me and will see me through this trial as He has so many others. I just need so much to feel that support and help. I know, in His time.

OK, I am going to close this disaster for today. School starts soon, and that will put us all in our own space. I think that will be a very good thing.

Have a good day and I will pop back in later.
Hugs all around,
Granny

Posted at 1:10PM PDT