Daddy-O lost his job very early on in the school year and has been job searching ever since. Because of this he is usually the parent that picks Jamie up. Keep in mind Jamie is a 5 year old and Daddy-O is a huge man. When Daddy-O arrives we call for Jamie, the kid would spend his life outside if left to his own devises. When he comes in and sees Daddy-O he yells “Daddy-O is that you?” then goes running into his arms. This routine always puts a smile on my face everytime.
Daddy-O shared with me recently that visitaion with Jamies biological family has stopped all together. This also means the adoption is back on track. The new date s sometime in early July. Jamie still has his issues but has the consisitancy of Papa and Daddy-O everyday. He will eventually become more trusting and well adjusted.
Last weekend after leaving the farmer’s market, I spotted a father and son on bikes headed towards us. The little boy was running through every mud puddle, more than once. As they got closer I saw it was Papa and Jamie. Jamie screamed “Leah, look at me” and he drove through every puddle in the vicinity. Papa told me he makes sure to get him out on the weekends and make sure he goes through puddles and gets dirty. This too put a smile on my face.
Papa called yesterday and said he was taking Jamie for a hike rather then sending him to us. I just imagined him running through puddles and being alowed to get dirty. He is 5 years old and needs to get dirty thia is a calling that nobody can take away from him. It warms my hear that he has found a home to get dirty in…
