It looks as if our PRESSURE on the family is finally paying off! I know that Sharon wants to do the right thing, she just needed a little support! Henderson told Rush friends she is coming to So OR, so now WE ARE ALL actively ADVOCATING for Stephanie!!!
I can't begin to express how appreciated this forum's loving support has been; it has helped me move forward
! Moving forward is MUCH better than standing still, crying.
A funny Auntie Steph Story...
Last year we went on our annual family camping trip. That's the trip where I do all the prepping, cooking, setting up and we all get to enjoy the beautiful wilds of Southern Oregon. I have a large tent, and Sissy was tired, so she put her gear in and shared our space. After Stephie and my 9-yr-old quit playing "kick your neighbor" (I'd put myself BETWEEN them but that didn't seem to alter their horseplay), and several growls from me - "Cut it OUT you two!" Things got quiet, we were just on the cusp of sleep when Sissy started thrashing about again. I asked her what she was doing and she said, "I just need a little something to eat." Steph likes to snack at night, she doesn't eat much during the day, but she can plow through my fridge during the night! Ian started giggling and told her, "Grandma made us some banana bread - it's right there on the picnic table in a plastic bag!" At the time, I didn't pay attention to WHY he was giggling, I just wanted to go back to sleep! Sissy was out of her sleeping bag in a flash, she stumbled around in the dark, found the banana bread and came back to the tent. I then heard a horrible crunching sound; like lots of crackers being crunched. "Ummmmm, Ummmm! Mama can really cook - She even put flax seeds in this bread, so it's healhy, anybody want a bite? I'm gonna eat the whole loaf of it if y'all don't speak up!" By this time, Ian was absolutely convulsed with laughter. After awhile, I got everyone settled down and we all drifted off the sleep.
We awoke to "WHAT IN THE DICKENS?! I am gonna SKIN you, child!" The 9-year-old was once again laughing hysterically in his sleeping bag. Steph held the empty plastic bag up; it contained banana bread crumbs AND LOTS of sand! THAT had been the crunching sound! Ian admitted he'd dropped the bread and that it had rolled around in the sand before he'd popped it back in the plastic bag; he'd forgotten to throw it away. I was horrified and started to admonish my boy, but Stephie wouldn't have any of it. She started laughing and tickling Ian, "Well, you little MONSTER! I guess I'm gonna have a good movement today!"
Sissy told that story on herself, always laughing, to everyone. She had a most WONDERFUL sense of humor and never minded if the joke was on her
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