Happy New Year, friends!
Things have been a bit rough at my homestead for several months, so I am looking forward to a new year: a year full of hope and changes for the better.
Over at Dear Daughter's home, though, things have picked up wonderfully. After being unemployed for what seems like ages, Kareema has found a career she is ideally suited for, which she loves. Earlier this year, she trained to become a Certified Peer Support Specialist -- an assistant mental health caregiver to help people who have gone through, are going through, the same sort of therapy she went through while trying to get back on her feet. I am so proud of her!
Grandson Donovan entered a school to become a Certified Ford Auto Technician. Being an aspie works in his favor with his new venture. The day he interviewed for the school, reps from Ford corporation were scouting for potential students to enter their advanced courses. They listened in on Donovan's interview and marked him as a student to follow. If he does as well as they think he might, future training and specialization with be paid for by the corporation. So far, he has aced 95% of his courses, and scored very high on the rest. He picks up information quickly and retains every bit of it...well, almost every bit. (There are those courses he didn't quite ace, after all.) His father used to have a race team and Donovan spent time several summers with the team learning to do a good bit of what the first part of his training covered. I think he will go far in this business. He even bought his own Ford car!
I've missed blogging and hope to get back to it on a more regular basis. First, though, I have to get a computer; mine died a couple of months ago. The company doesn't mind that I use theirs for checking my emails and bank statements, but blogging -- not so much.
May all of you have an even better new year than ever before! I'll keep visiting your blogs and will try to remember to say hello when I do.
9 comments:
Good to see you again, Martha. Donovan's career looks pretty golden. Good for him! My aspie grandson, Alex progresses pretty well too. Now into his second year at uni, studying computer tech. Like Donovan it seems to appeal to him.
Get a replacement PC ASAP - pick up a used one from someplace if a new one is beyond reach.
All the best for 2019 (can it be worse than 2018?)
Wonderful to get an update on Donovan, and that he's doing well. And your daughter, too.
Every day a new chance to do well. Beginner's mind.
Hugs.
Avus: I meant to leave a comment about your snazzy bike helmet (love that color!), but had to close the screen because one of my (too) many bosses walked in. Got busy doing work for him and forgot to go back.
I'm glad to hear Alex's good news! I was telling my daughter that I had posted about her and Donovan's turn-arounds. She asked about my blogger friend who has an aspie in his family (meaning you) and wondered how he was doing. So many times it seems our grandsons are on parallel tracks; glad to learn it is still so.
Things can always be worse than before, as you know first hand, but I'm still here and as long as I awake to a new day, there is hope. I can live a long time on hope.
Best wishes to you and yours for 2019 and beyond.
The Roman playwright Terence said that while there’s life there’s hope. Gotta hope (as I keep telling my mom when she says there’s nothing to be done about the orange man in the big white house).
Martha, I wish you and your family a good year.
Good news all round, Martha.
Happy New Year and good wishes to all.
Sounds like a good start to the year.
There are far more aspies about than the stats declare.. we are too good at coping!
I'm mum to 4 as well..and twin aspie grandsons..life gets interesting!!
Good to have updates on Daughter and Grandson, and that they're doing well. Hang in there, dear friend.
Thank you, all, for your comments. I didn't realize there had been so many comments until I was weeding out spam comments today and found yours. I have to rely on the computer at work to read my email and blogger friends and fell behind. I'm sorry I didn't get back to you sooner.
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