Grammys Corgi Country

Well, Bummer! We had another little earthquake in this area last week and, as often happens, even if we don’t feel it, we had our waterline break… this time in two places! Our waterline runs over a mile and a half from the water meter across 6 or 7 people’s pastures to reach us, so we often don’t realize that it has cracked until we suddenly get a really big bill. When this happens, it usually takes several days to several weeks to get the line fixed because we have to have someone dig it up and the people who ran the line before we bought it, buried it about 4 -5 feet deep in most places… some places even deeper.

This time we were blessed that we had the money for parts and my “eagle” son came and was able to dig it up today. He is a wonderful worker and has been such a blessing to us since he came to live with us when he was 14 years old. I call him my “eagle” because when he was a teenager, he was very athletic, doing flips and jumps and all kinds of gymnastics as well as swimming and diving on our local high school swim team. Sometimes it seemed as though he was flying. He has a problem with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder) and still can’t really sit still in one place for very long. He will either be tapping his foot or fidgeting with something almost all of the time.

This problem made it hard while he was in school. He came to us through a foster care agency. His parents had problems, and he had gotten into some trouble, so went into foster care. He did very well with us and became a Christian. He has such a gentle heart for hurting people, and worked with handicapped students for several years as a counselor at Camp K.E.E.P during High School, and all the kids there loved him. They would fight over who got him to push their wheelchairs, etc. He graduated from High School and was the first one of his family to do that.

He’s had his problems at times (don’t we all..) since he went out of our care at the age of 18, but he has always been counted as our son and we are proud that he counts us as his parents. He has done very well during the last 6 years and takes good care of his three children. He always comes when we need any kind of physical labor help, and works very quickly to get the job done and done well. We should be able to get the waterline fixed within a day or so now that it is dug up — back fills from such a long waterline take a while to drain out enough to be able to do the gluing.

Several of my sons have had a problem with ADHD, and they have all done very well. They have worked hard to overcome it’s disadvantages and used it’s strength and energy to do very well in their jobs. With plenty of support, love, guidance, and discipline (teaching them to discipline themselves, etc.) they have all done wonderfully well and we are very proud of them.

We also gave them plenty of opportunities for types of exercise that they enjoyed and that helped them to get rid of their excess energy. One chose running and won several trophies in 10 k. runs. Another chose swimming, diving and gymnastics, while another chose horseback riding, gymkhanas, and working with animals. Of course, they all usually did a combination of these things as well, and we kept a punching bag hanging up that they could take any aggressions out on instead of on each other (try having 4 or more teenage boys in one house while they try to learn to control their raging hormones…)

If you have a child that has a problem with ADHD, don’t despair. Read and learn of the things that you can do to help (diet, exercise, etc.)… always show love though your support and guidance. Try to be patient with their foibles (we all have our different quirks) and find ways to discipline that will help them to learn to discipline themselves.

Have a restful Sunday…

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