AFTER MISSING THE EVENTS AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IN 2005 [the leg--you know!] I HAVE REALLY TRIED TO GET DAKOTA TO GET INVOLVED-- OR AT LEAST INTERESTED . FOR THE MOST PART HE STILL IS VERY RESISTANT AND OFTEN TIMES SEEMS TO SUFFER FROM A LOT OF ANXIETY
YESTERDAY WAS THE "PROM" THIS FUNCTION IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THE CHALLENGED KIDS IN THE MANY DISTRICTS IN OUR AREA-- 2 YEARS AGO THEY HAD IT AT A RATHER SMALL OFFICE WITH A MULTI-PURPOSE BUILDING. THE EVENT WAS A NICE GESTURE BUT REALLY FAR FROM ANYTHING EVEN Recognizably CLOSE TO A REAL PROM.
WELL THIS YEAR I GIVE THEM BIG KUDOS -- I HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST THING THAT OUR KIDS HAVE EVER BEEN A PART OF ! THIS WAS AN UPLIFTING EXPERIENCE-- AND IT HAD ALL THE "BUTTONS AND BELLS" THAT MADE IT A REAL PROM---WITHOUT ALL THE BORING DETAILS JUST IN GENERAL THERE WAS A BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED HUGE HALL WITH A LIVE ROCK BAND, DOOR PRIZES, Souvenirs BALLOONS AND FOOD.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WAS THE KIDS -- THEY WERE ABLE TO DRESS UP AND HAVE AN EVENING THAT WAS EQUAL TO ANY "TYPICAL " EXPERIENCE. WHAT I SAW WAS A HUGE ADVANCE IN MANY OF THESE KIDS' SOCIAL SKILLS. I EVEN SAW MY OWN SON RAISE HIS HAND AND MOTION TO A COUPLE OF CLASSMATES WHO JUST ENTERED THE ROOM TO COME OVER AND SIT WITH HIM--WOW! THESE KIDS WERE ON CLOUD NINE AND THE PARENTS IN ATTENDANCE ALL FELT THE SAME---THIS WAS STELLAR
NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS WAS THE EVENT OF THE SEASON ONE THAT WILL GO DOWN IN MY BOOK AS UNFORGETTABLE AND EVEN TODAY I SAW DAKOTA RECOUNT THINGS THAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT-- WITH A SMILE!
THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE WHO MADE THIS EVENT HAPPENED YOU MADE A LOTS OF KIDS VERY HAPPY AND TO TOP IT OFF THE PARENTS FOR ONE NIGHT HAD AN EVENING THEY THOUGHT WOULD PROBABLY NEVER HAPPEN---
THEIR CHILDREN GOING TO PROM 2006!!!!!
