Hey, Matt
Welcome! Are you the same Matt from another blindness list who plays the
guitar and does a lot of woodwork including making artistic stuff with
chainsaws? Forget what I called myself in those days to see if you remember
me. Laughing out loud. But I've always been impressed that you could
handle both a guitar, a hammer and nails or a chainsaw all well!
I didn't know you were a Christian back then (you were still single in those
days if you're the same guy). Anyway, tell us how you came to know the LORD
(nosey Italian that I am).
Paul the Wooden Headed Lion
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> Hi, a lot of you folks already know of me from what I have seen.
> I recognize a lot of names from irc and asorted email lists of the past.
> For those of you who either don't know me or don't know what has been =
> going on with me in recent years, I am Matt, a total from Texas. My =
> wife is Terri and we now have a daughter, 1 year old and her name is =
> Katherine.
> Terri and I met at a college prep program for the visually impaired back =
> in 1990 and have been together since.
> WE married in 96 and that is enough dates for my brain to handle just =
> now.
> Some years later we took on the raising of my brother's baby who was =
> born very early and had a lot of medical problems. We got her because =
> my brother's other kid, 14 at the time found a bloody needle and burnt =
> spoon hiden in the bathroom of their home at the time which my brother =
> had been using to cook and inject drugs with.
> This was the end of my role as "enabler or at least the start of it.
> Their were problems with my brother of course and then my mom as she so =
> wanted to control the situation and/or believe in my brother at a time =
> which I thought should be about the kid's involved security. In the end =
> the stress of it all proved to much on Terri and I as we were trying to =
> handle our own lives and take care of the baby and deal with the family =
> members and on top of all we were trying for a baby of our own.
> Our first pregnancy ended in miscarage and even though it was very early =
> in the process, it was very hard on us.
> Terri ended up having to take clomid a ovulation drug at very low doses. =
> I was tested, we tried everything short of standing on our heads to =
> "hit the egg again. She was only allowed to be on the clomid for 6 =
> months the first time and after 5 months went by we had about given up =
> and besides, we were quite tired because at first we had misunderstood =
> what the doctor had told us to do. Anyway, finally we finally received =
> the word that Terri was pregnant and spent the whole pregnancy trying to =
> do everything just right and it paid off.
> Katherine is as healthy as she can be and we are happily living in a =
> different location where we have a lot less stress. I have been =
> diagnosed with high blood pressure and we are trying to get that in hand =
> but for the most part we are getting back to normal.
> I am back in my wood shop making trucks and cars and we now own a hottub =
> which is relaxing and the neighbors here are a whole lot better than =
> those we use to have in Dallas.
> There is more but this is really long enough.
>
> Matt
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> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi, a lot of you folks already know of =
> me from what=20
> I have seen.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I recognize a lot of names from irc and =
> asorted=20
> email lists of the past.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>For those of you who either don't know =
> me or don't=20
> know what has been going on with me in recent years, I am Matt, a total =
> from=20
> Texas. My wife is Terri and we now have a daughter, 1 year old and =
> her=20
> name is Katherine.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Terri and I met at a college prep =
> program for the=20
> visually impaired back in 1990 and have been together =
> since.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>WE married in 96 and that is enough =
> dates for my=20
> brain to handle just now.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Some years later we took on the raising =
> of my=20
> brother's baby who was born very early and had a lot of medical =
> problems. =20
> We got her because my brother's other kid, 14 at the time found a bloody =
> needle=20
> and burnt spoon hiden in the bathroom of their home at the time which my =
> brother=20
> had been using to cook and inject drugs with.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This was the end of my role =
> as "enabler or at=20
> least the start of it.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Their were problems with my brother of =
> course and=20
> then my mom as she so wanted to control the situation and/or believe in =
> my=20
> brother at a time which I thought should be about the kid's involved=20
> security. In the end the stress of it all proved to much on Terri =
> and I as=20
> we were trying to handle our own lives and take care of the baby and =
> deal with=20
> the family members and on top of all we were trying for a baby of our=20
> own.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Our first pregnancy ended in miscarage =
> and even=20
> though it was very early in the process, it was very hard on =
> us.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Terri ended up having to take clomid a =
> ovulation=20
> drug at very low doses. I was tested, we tried everything short of =
>
> standing on our heads to "hit the egg again. She was only allowed =
> to be on=20
> the clomid for 6 months the first time and after 5 months went by we had =
> about=20
> given up and besides, we were quite tired because at first we had =
> misunderstood=20
> what the doctor had told us to do. Anyway, finally we finally =
> received the=20
> word that Terri was pregnant and spent the whole pregnancy trying to do=20
> everything just right and it paid off.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Katherine is as healthy as she can be =
> and we are=20
> happily living in a different location where we have a lot less =
> stress. I=20
> have been diagnosed with high blood pressure and we are trying to get =
> that in=20
> hand but for the most part we are getting back to normal.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am back in my wood shop making trucks =
> and cars=20
> and we now own a hottub which is relaxing and the neighbors here are a =
> whole lot=20
> better than those we use to have in Dallas.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>There is more but this is really long=20
> enough.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
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