*only* Thirteen Reasons I am Proud of All My Kids
1. Vanessa just won an awesome award at school for her amazing attitude, grades and overall academic performance.
2. Ryan brought all of his grades up in one month flat, after a terrible experience with a really bad teacher!
3. Brielle grew leaps and bounds this year and really changed both emotionally and socially. She has a much better attitude and is capable of dealing with bad situations in a much more positive way.
4. Melissa got such rave reviews all year long - won presedential achievement the entire year, honor roll and is just an amazing kid. If you get a chance, look at what she wrote for me recently.
5. Jessica has gotten over a few hurdles of her own. While a total social buttefly, she does not except criticism well. That is changing as she realized that sometimes people are just letting her know that there might be a better way to do it, and that doesn’t mean she’s bad. Her attitude has become much more positive. It’s great!
6. Vanessa has been changing in a lot of ways. Her artist skills are being honed on greatly, and she is really going to go far with her dreams. She is an amazing artist. I just wish she wouldn’t trace as much as she does. LOL She can to it without it.
7. Ryan has had the same dream since he was six years old - to become a marine biologist. He has not changed his mind once in the past six years. A big dream for a great kid!
8. Brielle is about to embark on her lifelong dream (ok, so I think she was three when she first wanted it). She is about to leave for a week to go to horseback riding camp. She plans to work with horses for the rest of her life, so this is a huge accomplishment for her.
9. Melissa is the most amazing writer in the entire world. She can write stories, as well as weaving and creating stories like no ten year old I have ever met. In fact, I think she’s better than most adults! If you still haven’t looked at what she wrote for me recently. Please check it out now! Oh and look at what she gave me for Mother’s Day!
10. Jessica has the best personality of any child I’ve ever met. Of course much of it has to do with being the youngest child, but she is just so happy all the time, and most of the time can shrug changes or transitions off into nothing. She was the first one who admitted that I was like a mom to them. What a sweetheart!
11. My two kids have amazed me at their ability to transition into a new home, new school and new life. They have worked very hard with changes occuring constantly, this being the first year they all attended school together, and having to share new experiences at school and at home (and two parents), they’ve just done great! I am very proud of my beautiful children.
12. Mike’s three kids opened their hearts and home to us, no questions asked. Having to share things that were their families before, having to do new things to accomodate us, and entering a Christian lifestyle, having come from nothing, these three girls are amazing! They have done it with courage, confidence and strength. I am so very proud of them.
13. All five kids are just the best five kids in the world. They continually strive to be better people, with a Christian attitude. All five kids have worked so hard to blend into a loving and giving group of siblings. Trying to encourage each other, be there and just generally care for each other. There are plenty of normal sibling rivalry moments, but I assure you, I couldn’t have asked for a better blending.
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