A Visit With An Old Friend !

Hello, Everybody!


Don't you love weekends? This week has really just flown by. We had orientation at school Friday afternoon. The school was jammed with new students, old students, their parents, grannies, aunts, uncles. (Not to mention--all of their brothers, sisters, etc.) It was great fun to see them all.


The week was filled with many things to do to get ready for this year's Polk Panthers. We are sorry that we didn't take our camera with us to enable us to show you. Sharon was still able to sneak in a couple of naps to help keep her going.


Friday afternoon brought us the chance to visit with a former Polk Panther, our friend Jose Francisco! What a wonderful young man he is. We first met him when he came to Polk during his third grade year. He was eight years old and such a wonderful young man to have on campus. He is now thirteen, and according to his mom, a typical teenager!

From the pictures below, you can see he is still a hugger!

This is his mom, Angelica. She is definitely the angel in his life!

We enjoyed catching up on all his activities. This summer, the Make A Wish Foundation sent Jose Francisco and his mom and dad to St. Louis. He took part in the behind the scenes taping of an episode of Animal Planet! Jeff Corwin and his entire staff treated him with great respect, but also played a few tricks on him with some of the animals! He said he had an awesome time! When he found out that NursiePooh was from St. Louis, they had a few more places to discuss.

Next weekend, if you watch the Jerry Lewis Telethon, think about Jose Francisco and all the other young people who are afflicted with Muscular Dystrophy. We have been blessed to know this young man. Besides, who else would let the two of us decorate his wheelchair for Christmas and other holidays???

Good luck in eighth grade, Jose Francisco!