New Seasons

Football Season 2008 has begun. FSU is beginning a new season of football, with some new faces and some old expectations and hopes for a return to the "Glory" days. We shall see about all of that.

Anyway, Mike and Adie and Dean and I were ready to assume the position for the first game of the season against the "Daunted" Western Carolina, Catamounts. To our dismay, rain and lightning delayed the game for nearly two hours...we were troopers, and waited out the first delay, filed back in our seats, and saw the first FSU touchdown..However, on the second delay, we "wimped out"...I should say Adie and I "wimped" out...left to watch the game in a dry living room. I guess the hearty souls of 1967- 1971, who watched many a game in the rain, without those handy dandy
rain ponchos, well, let's just say we've "aged up"!












Another new season began Tuesday, with our Hands and Hearts for horses. This is the therapeutic riding classes that we volunteer for on Tuesday mornings in Thomasville. The Thomas County schools allow their special ed. classes for autistic, downs and other learning disabled kids, to attend, and Tuesday morning is the younger age group..what would be elementary education.




This year, we lost one of our favorite kids, as he aged up to Middle School. David is autistic, and really hit it off with Dean..we will miss working with him. The two oldest boys, Christian and Dante will be with us at least one more year..Christian is also autistic, and Dante..well Dante has a host of special needs..autistic + he has extreme visual problems. They have grown physically, as well as "emotionally"...plus these two ride well.

We have two new kids, Georgie and Colby, both have Downs Syndrome. I can tell already, that Dean and Colby will be another "match made in heaven". Though Downs presents a completely different set of challenges, the horseback riding still gives the kinds of movements that help them relax and open up. Unfortunately, our Colby opened up a little too much this time. Some of his new schoolmates have taught him some "potty mouth" expressions...That sweet smile reminds you that he is simply "parroting" what he has heard. His teacher, Miss Sue, will quickly get that under control...Sue is a real blessing to her kids! And her kids are true blessings to us!!