AUTISM MONTH

April is Autism Month! This month is important to me because my eldest daughter is Autistic and this is the month the world takes notice of these special children. Also, important issues are brought to the fore front about this disease.

J1, is doing well. She is 14, almost 15 and is speech impaired, although she loves to tell like Christ loves the church.(go figure).

Anyway, J1 is a blessing. She loves to shop, eat, music, computers, and movies. She hates cleaning, exercising and doing homework. She has her friends, and a love for Chris Brown.
My point is, she has a life in spite of her disease. I chose not to medicate, but that was a personal decision.
And she is a straight A student. She is also an athlete(basketball, bowling, track and field, swimming, volley ball).

So I offer some comfort to parents of children with autism: Don't let the disease dictate how you raise your child(ren). There is still a little boy or girl in there. Search for him/her. Don't be afraid to get on the floor and play with your child. Don't be afraid to dream for your child. And be willing to sacrifice everything for him/her. You are your child advocate. Love and cherish your precious gift. They are worth it.

I'm out,
lea

BAD LUCK CLUB.

I tell you, if it wasn't for bad luck... I would have none. I am convinced that I am a walking, talking, Murphy's Law.
In Jan. I got the flu. Twice. I was disapproved for a loan because my mortgage company has been reporting me delequent since July!!! When I brought this error to their attention they were like: Oops! Write us a letter and we'll rectify this immediately!
The doctor is requesting an audience with me again(it's hardly ever good when they do this); my sugar is so high my meter is reading ERROR!!!
And on top of this, I am trying to finish renovating my house. We've moved into an apartment in the mean time(The children were derailing our progress at every turn). The first week at the new apartment, they put one child on the wrong bus, the other child had no bus, and I had to wait an hour and a half for the third child's bus to come both morning (5:00am) and evening, until they got the route straight! The other house is scheduled to be finished 2 months early, so I better off load this house before I enter into MortgageX2, plus rent! On top of all this, my phones are acting crazy and I can hardly log onto my internet(failing signal and all). And did I mention that I am a bitch to live with right now?

But on a lighter note, I am back to writing, and I have to say, it feels damned good!

Lea

BENAZIR BHUTTO

I'm upset and angry. Former Pakistan President Benazir Bhutto was assassinated today. She was 54 years old. I am grieving the loss of a great leader. I'll be blogging about what this may mean in the future.

Lea

UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATERS DEUX

Okay, anyone remotely close to me, or associated with me, knows how much I loathed(gritting my teeth, nostrils are flaring and blood boiling by just thinking about it) Holiday sweaters, especially Christmas Sweaters. WWJD? He'd probably tell everyone to burn the ghastly things.
Anyway, J2 had a concert this past weekend. Well in the audience(let me calm down and relay the story) was the creme de la creme of ugly Christmas sweaters. Ladies and gentleman, I believe that I've found the worst Xmas sweater evah!. It was a red knitted monstrosity that had, literally bells and whistles on it. No, I'm not finished. Houses, with a snow forest landscaped on the front. But just when my eyeballs couldn't take anymore, there was faux cotton blend boa, yes, I said boa, attached to the sides of the sweater. Jesus Take the wheel. Who thought that mess was cute?(I so wanted to say sh*t instead of mess)
She was a walking migraine. I was stunned, flabbergasted, and horrified. Just one more week, that's all, and they'll all be gone.

I'm out,
Lea

I NEED TO FINISH SOMETHING

I've been starting books for the past year and haven't finished one yet. I really need to complete at least one of my stories. The problem stems from being way to stress, and blogging way too much, and a busy grueling schedule doesn't help. At this stage in the game I'd rather sit my flat ass down and read someone else(Aliyah, Layne, Taige, Nathasha, Charlotte,Dakota and Nathalie)then to put in the effort writing. It's agonizing for me to sit here and pour over a story that is flowing in my mind, but now through my fingers. *sigh*

I feel lazy, uninspired, and derelict. Writing isn't a hobby for me, it's my job. Sometimes I'm afraid to do this job because it seems so much bigger than me. Right now I lack the discipline it takes to write my novels. I feel overwhelmed because I've stepped up my game. I just need to showcase my progress. I also need to sell my damned house.

I'll keep posting about my progress.

Lea

MISSING YOU

Tis the season to reminisce. I'm realizing that I miss my friends old and new who are gone. They aren't dead, (except two of them, I placed an * by their names.)they are just away from me. I haven't seen them in a while or spoken to them and I really miss them, so in this blog, I'll do a row call for my homies:

Terrial Fair
Nicole Lafontaine
Tamika Fair
Freya Chester
Kenitra Keeney
Julia Martin
Jocelyn White
Johnnie Walker
Katricia Carter
Nicole Dixon
Sylvia Sales and Sam
Elle
Shanna
Jose Campo
Jim Allen
Izola Singleton
Terry Todd
Yank Kennedy*
The Baker Sisters Monica and Ericca
Royce Todd
Jerry Smith
Judy Reid
Lakeitha Taylor
Dap*
Leslie Collazo
Earl Lewis
Trish
Glenda Neal
Sonja Cline
Retha Scott

I miss you,
Lea

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