update on Emily 24

[Jackie]

Just thought I would check in with an Emily update....She called earlier this week to say she had been given a raise. I really like the job coach she has hired to help her with her job and other things like money management. She is coming home for our local Buddy Walk Oct 9....Chris Burke will be here too...and she and Katie are going to drive up from Austin. She will fly to Austin first. Then she is going to fly to Austin again to celebrate her favorite holiday...Halloween. I feel rather guilty not having the traditional annual Halloween party this year...with or without Em...her friends look foreward so much to it....but since we are moving into a new home Oct 1 I just dont think I will be up to it.

I want to share an email I got last night from Katie

Just had a great conversation with Emily tonight... my favorite quote
when I asked her what her favorite thing was at the gym, "I like jumping
the body fat on the trampoline!"

Just wanted to share! She sounded wonderful!

Katie

[Pat]

Thanks for keeping us updated on Emily. She is such an encouragement ;D Isn't it funny how we get so proud of others kids just like their ours (I am old enough to be her mom )
When my daughter was 7 she said "we're related to other kids with DS cause of John-John. They're part of our family." How sweet.
PS How is your neice? Does she know for sure yet? I know you said some date but I forgot when.

[Jackie]

Pat...my niece had her level 2....showed only an EFI...think this is the term???....and basically has been told it was a "soft" marker...and the only one they saw...so its pretty much sit and wait until Jan 19 I guess. There was a great discussion of this somewhere on this board....Jackie

[Cbean]

Thanks for the update. Congratulations to Emily on her raise. Glad to hear she will be coming home soon. Halloween's the favorite holiday? I hope we'll see some more pics then!

[Jackie]

Christine...you are new this year so havent been privvy to my pics of our creations...LOL...but we have had some wonderful spreads with witch finger cookies...eyeballs floating in jello...you name it.....I have always had a ball doing that and I am NO cook....most favorite thing in my kitchen is the phone to order take out...........but Halloween is when I shine!!!!!!!!

Last year we all had fun sharing ideas I could use....

For a number of years we have either had this party on the actual date or close to it...on the real date...Emily dresses up and hands out the candy...but I know down deep she would still LOVE to be Trick or Treating...LOL...but that old word...."appropriate"...keeps me from letting her go. However, this year...she will be in Austin and since she has a 5 and 9 yr old niece and nephew it would be entirely appropriate to dress up and go with them around their neighborhood. Many parents who come to my door are in costume. Unfortunately Emily prefers the horror looks...but must say ...she is a MASTER at putting on her own makeup and fake blood......


Jackie mom to Emily 24 (child at heart when it comes to Halloween).

[Debbie]

Jackie throws great Halloween parties. I will miss them but I understand. She will be real busy and eventually
get exhausted. Rest assured, she will only get her second wind and go!! ;D

[steffipoo]

WOW Jackie I am so happy for Emily.... I'm gonna send you the zebra picture for Em to look at. Did I show that one to you in Vegas? Maybe she could be a BLOODY ZEBRA???LOLOLOL!!!! I like to jump the body fat off on our trampoline too. Olivia loves our mini tramp and i like it too. Also my girl DIGS DIGS the treadmill. She goes to my moms and since my moms is always closed and not opened up she asks MOM can I go on the chalkboard??? It does look like a chalkboard.The child can JAM with those short little legs then laughs soo hard I hafta catch she is up to 9 minutes at a speed of 2.5 on my moms treadmill so her stamina is being built up really nicely. I have Olivia jump on the trampoline and catch a ball at the same time at first there were lotsa laughs and lotsa dropped balls and face smashing(its a soft ball). But she's got it down which I was quite impressed. SOOO glad for you all and hmmm perhaps a surprise halloween party??? Cmon Jackie...LOL tradition.....easy for me to say HUGS from cali.. Steff

[christie]

CONGRATULATIONS to EMILY on the raise ;D ;D Very Cool
JACKIE, I am sooo glad to hear Emily now has a job coach other then just her boss ;D
SOUNDS like things are going GREAT for Miss. Em
How you doing with her soooo far away??

CC ~

[Jackie]

well...must say....I am really starting to Miss my Em!!!! As to a surprise party....LOL...great idea....but you have to understand....we moved outta our house here Aug 13...have been living stuffed in an executive apt with rent a center furniture since then.....and will move into our new house on Oct. 1. Katie and Emily will be here the next weekend....our stuff is all in storage...and was moved there by the movers from H***!!!! Not the company we hired....it had sold several months before and we had no idea....so its literally in a big jumble in two big storage rooms......

ALSO....another major problem.....I havent mentioned this...but after 22 years in a large multispecialty practice....Ed is moving a block away to a smaller group that has four endocrinologists in it....he for the first time will be with others in his subspecialty. Its a good move...but instead of being somewhere where there is a huge staff to take care of your every need....he will be almost his own boss....and that means a whole new take on everything.

He opens his doors Oct 4....LOL...now HOW is that for timing?? Our Buddy Walk here is Oct 9...and Chris Burke and and company will be here and I have made earlier obligations as to my participation....so ....while I would love to call her 30 plus friends to come over...just dont think it would be wise........

Em will have a great Halloween...it is me a couple of weeks later that will miss the excitement.

Jackie