Amy,
The good thing about living away from home is that it taught me to be
independent.  That is a valuable part of being a blind adult and I am
grateful for it, especially since I now live in Maine and my family
is back in Michigan.  I think the Lord for the phone.
Kathy


At 01:52 PM 12/26/2005, you wrote:
>Kathy,
>     I only went to the school for the blind here for what they call short
>course and I didn't stay over night.  I was a day student but one summer I
>went to summer school and tried staying but after 2 days I was sick.  I had
>to go home and just come during the day.
>
>Amy
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 12:00 PM
>Subject: Re: School For The Blind Christmas
>
>
> > Vicki and all,
> > Our school for the Blind also made a big deal about Christmas.  We
> > would put on a program for the public every year and that was really
> > fun.  for me, however, the most exciting part of the Christmas season
> > was knowing that I would be flying home for Christmas and that I
> > would be staying home for a visit for at least two weeks.  I used to
> > get so home sick!  That may be part of the reason that family is so
> > important to me at Christmas time.
> > Kathy
> >
> > At 09:47 AM 12/26/2005, you wrote:
> > >What a wonderful memory.  Our school for the blind made it really feel
>like
> > >Christmas too.
> > >
> > >Vicki