Guest hermanita Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 [quote name='CatherineM' timestamp='1327947650' post='2377716'] We got to bring him home. He pled guilty, and will be sentenced April 30th. His pre-sentencing report between now and then will be the difference. It's a good sign they let us take him home though. His lawyer is very positive. His job now is perfect attendance at school and cadets. Our job is to get him lots of support letters. Just wanted to thank everyone for their prayers. I haven't slept in three days worrying about having to leave him in custody. [/quote] Prayers for you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 He had his first day of school today. He was excited and nervous this morning when we dropped him off. He said he had a good day when he got home. We had a message from him at 9am this morning that he was okay. I guess he was worried that we'd be worried. It's been a few years since I have fussed over a school boy's lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheresaThoma Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Catherine I am so glad to hear that his first day of school went well. It is sweet that he was worried about you being worried. I will pray that everything continues to go well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hermanita Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Keep praying people. Prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 I got a call from school. I expected the worst. He was just tossing his cookies. Haven't gotten a call from a school nurse in many years. Not having gone to school, I'll bet he doesn't have the best immune system. He's probably under assault from any number of kid cooties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Poor kid... Zack's truly getting it from all sides... including his INSIDES. Prayers and chicken soup.... if I could send the second thru the internet it would be heading to his room RIGHT NOW... and extra bowls for you and Austin. All 3 of you need to be sure you are doing good self-care (vitamins, food, rest) - lots of extra stress AND extra kid bugs are wandering your turf..... Hang in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheresaThoma Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 [quote name='CatherineM' timestamp='1328225705' post='2379835'] I got a call from school. I expected the worst. He was just tossing his cookies. Haven't gotten a call from a school nurse in many years. Not having gone to school, I'll bet he doesn't have the best immune system. He's probably under assault from any number of kid cooties. [/quote] Not fun! Lots of fluids and rest for all of you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 He's fine this morning. Whatever it was, he got it out of his system. I don't care how old they are, but when a guy gets sick, they want their moms. He called me instead of Austin, so I knew right off it was serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 Thought I'd update. He had to change to an easier math class. We thought that might happen. For going to school for the first time in his life, he's doing really well. He's getting up on time, not cutting classes. We've had a couple of complaints about noise upstairs, but some of that is because the neighbors had gotten used to that unit being empty and completely quiet. The neighbor right upstairs from us is in China half the year, and when he comes back it seems like he's brought a herd of buffalo with him for the first month until we get used to it again. We are still dealing with years of neglect with him. It's like buying a house that hasn't had maintenance in 20 years, everything needs doing. He hadn't had a new pair of shoes in 2 years. He needed new shirts and jeans for school. We'd already gotten him all new underwear and socks. Tomorrow we are off to buy stuff he needs for gym class. I asked him about it before, and he said he had some gym shorts, but as it turns out he didn't have enough for gym class everyday of the week. The local thrift store is doing really good business this month. Well, all except the underwear. I'm not buying shoes or underwear used. He has never had a physical or been to the dentist. We are going through a variety of doctor and dentist visits and blood work, etc. We had no idea that this kid was being neglected like this. We knew he was sheltered and homeschooled, but figured that he was being school adequately. He was skinny, but we thought he had just grown really quickly. We had no idea that he wasn't being cared for. His mom was a nice woman, but she was sick. She had untreated bipolar and then when her health began to go down hill, she really let stuff slide. He is starting to finally put some weight on. Our food budget has quadrupled this month. He's broken up with his girlfriend at last count about 4 times in the last week. I'm told that is normal for a 17 year old. He doesn't seem to get broken up about it. Lots of pretty girls at his new school, so he has distractions. Next weekend is his mom's birthday, and his whole family is getting together for something. My thoughts are that it would have been nice if they had spent time like that with her when she was alive. I'm just hoping he doesn't get too overwrought by being around his dysfunctional family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissScripture Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 I'm glad you are not buying him used underwear. I think he has gone through enough already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 Well I just wrote the check for the down payment on the condo upstairs. Austin got the weirdo who lives there to agree to a price we can afford and sign the contracts. I'm not going to breath easy until he actually moves out but this way we will have a secure base for our new son. As the grapevine at church has lit up about our taking Zack, people are just stunned. People who have lived here their whole lives and have known his family forever have been telling me stories that are really shocking. I thought people would think we shouldn't have interfered, but they have all been delighted and thankful that we intervened. That support has been huge because this has all been stressful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincessKRS Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 That;s good news all around. I am glad to hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheresaThoma Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I'm glad to hear how well things have been going! I will continue to keep you in prayer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hidalgo SJS Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Praying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tally Marx Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I'm just hearing about this now. I will be praying for you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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