A Mile a Minute: The World of Mrs. Saditty

Overjoyed!

What is this, you ask? Why it is the President's Award for Educational Excellence and it was presented to Biggest Saditty at his schools awards program on Friday night.  Now, those of you who know me know that bragging is not in my thing but this is an exception. Why? Remember, this is the same child that was incorrectly labled as "ADD/ADHD", "mildly autistic", "learning disabled", "slow" and a myriad of other crap . On top of this award being totally unexpected, I was also blown away by both his test scrores and his final grades for the year. It seems like this son of mine took the Iowa test and blew it completely out of the water. Speech and language therapy along with modifications, patience, and prayer have taken us to this point. I can kick myself for wanting to give up in the past! On top of his superb test scores, he finished the year with an overall 97 avereage. Yes, my baby. To ANYONE out there who is frustrated with your child and/or the school system, keep pushing on and praying--any situation can change. OK....on to more pictures...

Biggest getting his Presidential Award from the Principal.

The First Grade Teacher presenting my baby with awards for Math, Science, Social Studies, and Spelling. Gotta work on that reading....

In other school news, we also had the best kind of birthday party (the school party, with no mess at home, no passing out invitations and minimal cleanup)for Itty Bitty who turned 3.

I can't believe this girl refused to stand on the chair....making her poor, pregnant mama bend.....

The birthday girl and her brothers....wow! I finally got them to look all in the same direction at once!

Well, tommorow Middle Saditty (on the right) graduates from pre-K. He asked me if its okay for him to quit school after tommorow because he is tired...says he can just try to find a job....NO WORDS! LOL  Pray for me as these graduations are so wonderful and I am usually the parent that just sits and cries thru the whole thing!

As always, there is a message in me for someone out there...not sure who but its for someone. If you occassionally get down on yourself and think that you fail at being a parent--lighten up. Parenting (especially single parenting, remember I have been there) can be a struggle and sometimes, we cme close to throwing in the towel. We feel as though we have no help and that everything in the world is against us and although the struggle continues, joy always begins. When you look at the product of your hard work (yes, your beautiful children), you won't think about money problems, divorce, lonliness, or bad relationships, depression, or any of that stuff. You'll simply see them and how far you've come. If you've had some type of failure in the past or feel inadequate in any way, looking at your kids will make you see that you actually are a winner. Love ya'll! Mrs. S

True Appreciation

Okay I am back and I missed you guys sooooo much. I am back for good. Lets see...what do I want to talk about?

I've been feeling quite lousy and to tell you the truth (although I may not ever be able to admit it to them), I could not make it these days without my 13 and 14 year old stepsons. Although I've been yelling at them about behavior and schoolwork for the past 3 years straight, when I became pregnant AND ill at the same time, they silently became my angels. On days when I report to work, I have clean clothes and underwear, my keys and purse are right near the door, and the babies are in the vehicles, buckled up. They know which medicines I take and at what time, what beverage I take with my medicines, and which ones I need to take with food. If I am feeling crappy, I can rest knowing that the babies are clean and combed, have had their nightly story read to them, and the next day's laundry is in the process of completed. Amazingly, since the onset of my illness and my pregnancy, their grades AND behavior have improved and they have snapped into the productive little citizens that I fuss at them to be. They are still kids and we allow them to act accordingly but they help keep my household running smoothly in my time of need.

Although I always thank them, I get choked up when I try to tell them how much they mean to me. Me, the selfish person who said, "I'll never date or marry a man with kids." Me, who had such a rough time adjusting to having them live with us full time. I do not know WHERE I would be without them. God sure has a way of making us eat our words. No matter how bad a situation may seem, if you consider it a blessing instead of a curse, it will truly become a blessing. I love them so much! Yep, I said it because I mean it! I do, I do, I do and I am so excited to bring a baby home to such loving siblings. OK...I am sitting here, crying like an idiot! I am back to regular posting now, so visit often. I will leave you guys with a pic of the pork loin that the 13 year old cooked all by himself while I rested. When I mean by himself, I mean dug thru the freezer, defrosted, stuffed, seasoned and cooked (with the help of foodnetwork.com, he says). Not bad for a kid, huh?

Enjoy and be blessed, Mrs. S