GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT!

After alot of phone calls and waiting and more phone calls Jasmine finally got her tricycle the Monday after Hurricane Irene. I have been telling her about her yellow bike for some time now, and am sure she probably thought I was making the whole thing up. As soon as we put her on the bike, she was grinning from ear to ear. She is able to pedal fast and hard, even going backwards to get her momentum going. She has not gotten the hang of steering, (or even holding onto the handles for that matter), but I have full control of her steering from a convenient handle on the back. It even comes with a hand brake for me! The other day, Jasmine did a Triatholon. First she went swimming, then went running outside in her KidWalk, and THEN rode her bicycle!!! I think I was more tired than she was when all was said and done. I am so proud of Jasmine and all that she continues to do. She started third grade this week and was happy to see her old bus driver Patti, and her first bus aide she ever had, Maria. We are all so lucky that every bus driver and aide she has had are such very special people and really love all these kids. The sky is the limit for Jasmine now. I am waiting on a toileting system for her next, so this time next year she should be out of diapers. Nothing is impossible with perserverance and patience. (and alot of work on Jasmine's part)