B-DAY

MY B-DAY WAS 8/8 & I GOT MY COMP. RUNNING FINALLY, 3 FRIENDS CAME BY, DINNER WAS AT OLIVE GARDEN, & MARK & THE KIDS MADE, FOR MY CALE, MY FAV. DESERT WHICH IS AT CHILI’S. I ALSO OPENED MY GIFTS, MY KIDS WERE SO EXCITED, U WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT WAS THEIR DAY! BUT FIA WAS THE ONLY KID TO TELL ME HAPPY B-DAY. WHEN FRIENDS CAME BY, NOT ONLY COULD I SIGN A LITTLE TO THEM FOR THE 1ST TIME, BUT W/LITTLE HELP, I COULD OPEN CARDS & GIFTS! LAST YEAR I WAS TOLD MY B-DAY THIS YEAR WOULD BE SO MUCH BETER. I EXPECTED TO BE ABLE, AT LEAST, TO BLOW OUT MY OWN CANDLES! TO MY DISMAY, I CAN’T! I CAN’T DO LOTS OF STUFF, BUT I CAN SIGN & HAVE A MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR NOW SO I CAN SEE WHAT I WANT TO SEE!

MARK HAS GOTTEN VERY CREATIVE SO HE CAN LEAVE ME HOME ALONE, WHICH I APPRECIATE! HE LEAVES ME W/A PHONE, WHICH I CALL IF I NEED HELP & USING AUTO. DIAL, SPEAKERPHONE & A SERIES OF BEEPS TO ANSWER HIM, I CAN SAY WHAT I NEED! THE OTHER DAY AUTO. DIAL WOULDN’T WORK, SO I ACTUALLY DIALED THE PHONE! & MARK HAS DISCOVERED THAT IF HE HELD MY WRIST, I CAN PLAY W/ALL 5 FINGERS.

ZACH TAKES PRIDE IN BEING THE ONLY KID WHO CAN FINGERSPELL & UNDERSTAND MOM! I APPRECIATE HE DOES IT & HAVE HIM TURN OFF MY COMP. WHEN IT FREEZES!

6 comments

  1. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNY, YOU ARE AN AMAZING WOMAN! WE MISS YOU AND THE FAMILY, IT’S REALLY QUIET ON THE CIRCLE!

  2. Hello Texan’s!!! So glad to hear from you’all.
    What a great birthday party you must have had . Jenny, you are an amazing young woman and I know you’ll keep on getting better and will soon be blowing out those birthday candles. We miss all of you and always keep you in our prayers. I just picked up the pictures I had taken right before you moved and will be putting them in the mail soon. May God Bless!!! love Margie & Jerry

  3. Jenny,

    Your computer freezes? Was it the MAC? 🙂

    I hope that all that piano playing has helped to create some dexterity in Zach’s fingers so that he can sign to you!

    Gabe

  4. HAPPY BIRTHDAY…May I say that you are amazing…I cannot beleive everything I am reading. I am very happy to hear things are going well……
    Keep it up.
    In Love and Faith
    Janet

  5. Jenny, I hope you had the best birthday ever! We miss you and your family so much, but are really glad and happy for your continuing miracles and the wonderful love and friendships down in the Lone Star State. You and Mark are really heroes for all of us, you know.

  6. You are an absolutely amazing woman, Jenny! Happy birthday–and may they just keep getting better and better for you!
    Love,
    Jen Crabb

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