Been a trial

The past few months ... actually years ... have been a lesson in weathering trials. As I have stated before, I suffer from anxiety and battled postpartum depression. I was misdiagnosed with bi-polar, but my therapist discovered that it isn't bi-polar, it is simply massive anxiety attacks that I was having.

Unfortunately, my children have had to feel the brunt of my quirks until I learned how to handle them and get the help I needed. Now that I have though, our family is beginning to operate like a normal family. We are finally to the point where we are surrounding ourselves only with people who will continue to lift us up and propel us to the successful future that we know we have in store. Thanks to this, we have seen MASSIVE success in our family. I want to share a little with that now since I have not been online lately.


Jeremy -

Jeremy is preparing to switch from contractor work to employed status at his new company. We absolutely love the company and cannot wait for it to switch to a status where it's not hourly! He is learning SO much AND doing what he loves. He is preparing to head to a couple business conferences over the next few months, as well as the developer conference this summer here in KC.

Me -

I am getting ready to graduate in May with my Associate's in Science and then head to UMKC this fall for Accounting. I am currently tutoring Accounting 1, 2, and Business Math three days a week. I am also doing taxes as a certified tax preparer with VITA. Finally, I am enjoying acting as a mentor with KCWiT for my coding Saturdays (2nd Saturday of every month).

Peanut -

My little girl has finished her first year in debate and did very well for herself. We are waiting for the award's ceremony in May. She was also awarded for outstanding student in Math, Science, Computer, and Reading. She has been accepted into the National Junior Honor Society and was just given an invitation to enroll in Sumner Academy. To top everything off, she is waiting on the results from her auditions to Musical Bridges! I am so proud of how far she has come! She is not letting her anxiety, OCD, or ADHD prevent her from achieving all her goals.

Bullfrog -

While we have not got the diagnosis we were hoping for yet, we are learning to cope with his needs. Right now he is diagnosed with severe anxiety and sensory processing disorder. He lacks social skills as well. They are testing him at school for the gifted program and an IEP, so hopefully we'll know more about that later. He is progressing quite well, however, and is a full 2 grades ahead of his class for reading and math.

Monkey & Turtle -

These two are growing like crazy and are ready for the next level in school Monkey will be enrolling in Kindergarten next month, shortly after she turns 5. Turtle will find out in a few weeks if she is accepted into Head Start through the KCK School District.

While we may not have taken the best path to get to where we are, we are heading the right way now. We are cutting ties with negativity and anything that prevents us from remembering that we are strong, united, and successful.