Well, Kathy, at least the one thing you DO know for sure in all this drama
is that God will be with you, whether Chris acts like an idiot or acts like
a responsible human being.  <grin>  But believe me, having been through the
teen parenting thing, I can sympathize.  And our daughter was a pretty good
kid, although there were times I wanted to smack her.  <grin>  It's such a
relief when they turn eighteen!  Even though you want to smack them, at
least you're not responsible anymore.  Hang in there.  We're all sending
lots of prayers your way.

Peggy

At 04:21 PM 4/28/2005, you wrote:
>Hi Pat,
>Your prayers were answered.  Someone did show up this morning to help me
>out.  Unfortunately, the damage was too extensive so I had to start
>over.  Now I keep everything tucked away in a bag and I do not roll my yarn
>into a ball.  Darius is always on the lookout for me to let my guard
>down!  GRIN!  He's so cute!  Oh yah, I had quite a few visitors today
>actually.  Brenda, my prayer partner came bye and Greg called another lady
>to come by and check on me this morning to see if Chris got off to school,
>so I feel well loved and cared for anyway.  A few other people stopped by,
>and then, there are the people that provide rides for the kids when Greg is
>gone, so it stays busy.    Thanks for praying Pat.  I'll be okay.  I have
>no clue what tomorrow will bring though.  Will Chris stay home from school
>claiming that he is sick and then take off on his bike to meet up with
>Nicki?  Will he stay in bed because his illness is real?  Or, will he go to
>school or stay home to harass me?  Stay tuned!  I have no idea!!
>God bless,
>Kathy
>
>
>At 05:23 PM 4/28/2005, you wrote:
> >Kathy,
> >
> >I'm praying for you and for your safety being there with Chris almost alone
> >or without Greg.
> >
> >If you were here, I could try to help you pick up yur stitches. Been there,
> >done that. It's not fun picking up a whole bunch of stitches. I'm praying
> >someone comes over to help you do that and gives you some company as well.
> >
> >Love,
> >Pat Ferguson
> >
> >At 08:01 AM 4/28/05, you wrote:
> > >Hi Guys,
> > >         Well, Chris's latest obsession is a girl.  I don't think that I
> > > need to
> > >lay out what the concerns are here.  Her name is Nicki.  Her older brother
> > >is in jail for, aledgedly raping his youngest sister, which,  of
> course, is
> > >not true. (wink, wink!)    Last night, chris wanted to go to Nicki's house
> > >after work, around 8:00 pm, but we said know because it was a school
> > >night.  Well, Romeo, took off in the rain, on his bike, in the dark, and
> > >then had the audacity to call us at 11:30 pm for a ride home.  We said,
> > >"no."  He was home this morning,but we have no idea how.  Nicki's mother
> > >thinks that Chris is just wonderful, a much better choice than Nicki's
> > >first boy friend.  This girl is only 15 and she is not a virgin and she's
> > >already trying to kick the smoking habit.  What a life!  Anyway, Chris
> > >prefers her home because the parents get drunk together and have
> > >fun.  We're too straight laced.  Ah, as you can tell, we're not out of the
> > >woods yet!  Hat's off to me though.  I went to bed last night and didn't
> > >fret.  In fact, I finally had to talk to God and ask the holy spirit to
> > >pray appropriately because I was just too angry to be decent and not
> > >vengeful.  For me, that's a step in the right direction!  Chris's
> probation
> > >officer gave him a lecture about fatherhood yesterday, but it probably
> went
> > >in one ear and out the other.  Oh you guys, I"m just so vexed!  How's
> that!
> > >         To make matters worse, Greg is away for two days at a conference
> > > so I'm
> > >handling the home front alone.  Please pray for my safety and sanity.  The
> > >knitting is really helping me to stay calm, except that, last night, the
> > >phone wrang and, I didn't have it with me and had to run to get
> it.  Darius
> > >seized his chance and, well, I've dropped a bunch of stitches and now I
> > >have to wait for someone to come over and help me fix it.  Darius is so
> > >happy that I've taken up knitting!!  GRIN!  It's something that we do
> > >together!
> > >Kathy

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