Matthew's had a rough couple of weeks but he's doing okay. He goes over to Bill's house every day to feed his chickens. But by the time he goes, Bill's usually taken care of it, unless the weather's bad. (His chicken coop is up a pretty steep hill and we've told Bill not to try to get up there if the weather's bad - he's broken his leg once on that hill by sliding on mud!
) Anyway, it usualy takes Matthew an hour or an hour and a half to "feed the chickens," even if Bill's already taken care of them. He sits and talks to Bill and helps him with stuff around the house and sometimes just sits and watches TV with him. And on the days that Matthew can't go for some reason then Andrew goes over and does the same thing. I'm very proud of both of them for doing this without being asked to!
We have noticed that Matthew is really throwing himself into his construction class at school (he's even gotten excused from a core classes a couple of times to be able to help the construction teacher) and his construction projects at home - and as a result his grades in his other classes are dropping a little. But as long as he's not failing any classes we've decided not to make too big of a deal out of it and just see how it plays itself out. I think he just needs the construction and working with his hands for his way of dealing with all of this.
He had a whole list of questions about what to do about some things and how to do some things. Then he asked - for about the 10th time - when I was coming back to work. And I told him - for about the 10th time - that I won't know for sure until Monday afternoon after I go back to the doctor!
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Thanks Kathy!!! 
I see your light!!! 
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Have a good night!
