This is more for new people joining. Important dates to remember: Sign-ups: March 1st Date for all pages to be updated -> March 1st ---Copies of everyones pages will be emailed to everyone shortly after that. All seeds must reach me in Ohio by March 31st. This is important so I can use some time off I have to get these turned around asap. conniesc rosepedal yotetrapper rane_grow lindaruzicka sassybutterfly_2008 chitownladyd kamiljablo nikkeneel sguanzon poisondartfrog jas_il dan_the_mailman thehills2 jaynine zinaray iabrtoo threeshyacres southerncharm1 gardenmom2 vic_zn5 grolikecrazy

After a brief delay I received my seeds. I had to go to the post office for postage due.....but had stamps returned in the package? I'm sure it was just due to package overload. :) My minor gripe is many of the packages were hard to read..... me being a newbie I have to work on deciphering the contents. But I do appreciate the time and effort it took. Thank you Kelly. Monica

Posted by missmshell z4 Carthage,NY (My Page) on Tue, Apr 6, 10 at 9:23 Darrin, give you all the credit in the world. I have twin uncles with autism. When I was a kid my grandmother babysat me every day after school so I was with them a lot. Like mentioned before, there were good days and then there were bad ones. I remember that sometimes the smallest little things could set one of them off. Couple smart cookies they are tho! My grandmother can no longer take care of them so they live in group homes now and I dont get to see them much anymore. Sure miss em. Michelle,...Totally appreciate your emotional and moral support bunches!! Whoa, twin autistic uncles?! Now there's a sobering eye opener, as it were. Never heard of or even remotely considered twin autistics before! Moreover, to me, the concept verges on inconceivable. That said, not every autistic individual is like Roy. That's why the condition(?), anymore, is referred to as "Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)", aka "Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)," thereby addressing a wide range of perceptual, cognitive and otherwise sociobehaviorally debilitative possible combinations. Some individuals are "high functioning", some non-verbal,...some this, some that. Trouble is, all too often, when you try to explain what the deal is, all too many still seem to be locked into "Oh yeah,...like Rain Man," **shrug** Then, y'gotta go "Yesss,...but," which is actually good, in a way, because it is a way to enlighten those who are actually willing to listen. But, it can also be a bit tedious, and sometimes y'wonder if you actually got through, or if they were just playing be nice to it and it'll go away. **again - shrug** - Anyway, elsewise, with Roy, we've become fairly adept at anticipating what is-or-is-not likely to set him off (commands, demands and probing questions, mostly). Actually, I am generally better than Elly at finessing Roy into behaving properly and doing what needs to be done. Like your uncles, in many (sometimes sneaky) ways, Roy is indeed quite the "smart cookie"! Although we learned, long ago, never to underestimate his potential creative/cognitive capacity, Roy still surprises us at times! For one thing, he's totally wizard at playing video games! ========== Posted by lilangel181 zone 5 (lilangel181@aol.com) on Tue, Apr 6, 10 at 11:30 Oh Darrin, That is quite a plate-full! Hugs and all the support I can offer to you and your wife for everything yall do! Have you ever tried doing a weekend respite program? Where someone else looks after the child for an afternoon, or a day or even a weekend to give parents time to just relax. I need to turn off the computer now... apparently we're having a tornado watch/warning. I'm not worried... I grew up in tornado alley! ~Laura Laura,...Thanks uber muchly for your emotional support!! While respite service has been made available to us, and we seriously considered it, ultimately we chose to decline, for several...

I finally got my package on Saturday, actually today cuz yesterday we were at a Renaissance festival all day.. but WOW!!!!!!!!!!! it was TOTALLY worth the wait!! I am sooooooooooooooooooooo absolutely THRILLED with my seeds, ty so very much Connie and to everyone else that shared seeds as well! I am gonna be BUSY this week sowing seeds!!!!!!! THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HUGS!! ~Wendy