Updates

I have, once again, updated my picture gallery. You're welcome. I have put new pics in most of the baby albums, although some got more than others; I don't think Mia got any because she was looking pretty scrappy in most of them, and Beck wouldn't really appreciate that. :o) So . . . Allen shaved his head today. Literally. He has a little flaking problem, and I guess it was bad enough for him to cut it all off--I hadn't even nagged him to cut his hair recently. Life is certainly full of surprises. Benji is getting better. I sucked a fair amount of snot from his nose this afternoon, but it's nothing like what I was getting last week. Yes, his little nose started bleeding, and yes, I may be a bit too aggressive with the nose squeegee, but I really don't think that his mucous membranes have suffered permanent damage. He will survive to have his nose sucked out again, I am sure. So I visit teach a very interesting lady. She has a type of autism which makes her very emotional--she feels like everyone is judging her and "chewing her out." We have only been to visit her twice, but it is very draining for me. She is very needy, and she craves attention; she never feels like she's accepted or appreciated. It will be hard, mostly because I don't know if I'll be able to do anything right by her. She tells us her problems, but when we offer solutions or suggestions, she thinks we're judging her. I think it has been that way with a lot of people who have tried to help her; she's very intelligent and very spiritually minded, but she's also very judgmental--she thinks that everyone hates her and looks down on her. I'm not writing this to be rude; I'm just having a hard time knowing how to talk to her. My companion is great--she's closer to her age and she's just very positive. I want to show her love and kindness, but at the same time, I don't want her to become too dependent on me; maybe that's my problem. Maybe I am just here to love her and to help her to feel it. She's a wonderful person; she just has different needs. Any suggestions?