WOW! Sean and I have been married 12 years! We're enjoying our 4th happy year.....this is even two in a row! Anyone who hasn't seen Emerson Eggerich's Love and Respect videos, I HIGHLY recommend them!

Jo has been in counseling about a month now? Things got worse and worse and worse....and I hope we have turned a corner because they just started getting better. I tell you we have had to lay down the law. NO wavering, NO discussion. He lost his video game privileges (getting up in the night and sneak-playing) for a while, so his consequences became chores. He liked them! He felt useful! So we had to come up with a new plan. We bought a ton of easter eggs from the dollar store. We put weighted laundry baskets about 30 feet apart. His consequence became "move eggs." He didn't hate it at first....but then he did!

As my friend said, "at least he moves the eggs." No kidding. The next step would have been to remove everything from his room but his bed and clothes. I tell you it has been HARD. But I think we might be getting through. I know where he gets his stubbornness -- from me! It is a good thing I am so stubborn, or he would be ruling the house right about now!

Sean's website is going to be up and running any day now. He is SO excited....I am freaked out! What if he gets slammed with orders?? How will he fill them all in the time frame he wants? God's deal!

Violet is doing well. I talk about Jo a lot, but my Violet is doing just fine. She is a bit lonely. I need to make some playdates for her.

Depression/Anxiety: I've been working with my doc the last couple of months on my meds, and things are so much better! I'm on Celexa 30mg and have been for the last three weeks. Praise God!

If anyone is reading this, drop me a line!

Cheryl    lanahan95@hotmail.com