JOEY SANG FOR ME

JOEY DECK THE HALLS
go here for the audio, it's awesomeness
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There haven't been many times I've been so proud as I was, well...ok-I'm proud all the time...anyway.



The night before my 4 year old autistic son's father died, he said his ABCs for him for the first time. I know we over react, but a child is so miraculous, especially when they step out in front of all of our expectations.



Joe (Joey's Dad) was a 6'4" Sicilian Italian tough guy who was known in his younger days as a player and a fighter up in Omaha. To think that a little kid's ABC could bring him to tears and an eruption of pride and contentment. I think that's when he knew we would be OK.



It's magical to me what one little surprise effort of a 4 year old before bedtime and after teeth brushing in passing the night night kiss rounds.



Joey is now 10 years old and an inch shorter than me, and weighs 127 and has feet that are bigger than mine. With a ton of perfect shaggy thick hair, that he likes to flip to the side like his dad would when his hair got a little long. He has his hands ")-and his nose, lol. (I think he wears it very well). He has the most amazing and perfect arrow to my heart smile and an even more moving laugh.



I often can picture Joe's face and even more so, feel him when Joey does something above and beyond what we would have thought, but knew in our hearts he could.



Joey has been singing a lot and this time he was playing the guitar too for me.



Crying now-so signing off.



More to come.



SMOOCHIES AND HAPPY SPRINKLES



PEACE