Hello! My name is Caryl~marie. My husband's name is Robert. We are in our 60's and have been married for 40++ years. Yes, we are dinosaurs! But, more on that a little later.
We have two adult children: Richard is 43 and Jaymie is 30. Roger married Jaymie in 2009 and have lived with us since their marriage. A few months ago, Richard lost his job and came to live with us. For the first time in almost 20 years, we are once again under the same roof.
While Jaymie, Roger, and Richard look for work, we all work towards living together. We hope that our experiences, triumphs, and challenges will help others in these demanding times.
Thank you for joining us. Come on it, sit down, let's chat.
Richard is a bright and intelligent young man. He will tell you that school and reading were not and are not his strong suit; he learns better with a 'hands-on' approach. He is easily motivated and a self-starting individual. Richard has a good sense of humor, is caring. thoughtful and is willing to attempt pretty much anything. Jaymie is also bright, intelligent and likable with a winning smile. She enjoys older people, movies, video games, Harry Potter books, church and her husband, Roger. Jaymie needs time to process information, can exceed when instructions are written, and, also, likes to try things out herself with a 'hand-on' approach.
Richard was born a couple of weeks early and had jaundice from his parents RH factor. He was a very active child and had some difficulty concentrating, but other than the normal skateboard accidents and ear infections his growing years were not unusual. He had a few close friends that he enjoyed doing boy-things with: besides his skateboarding adventures, they enjoyed catching poly wogs at the local creek, tent camping in the backyard, and raising 4-H animals. He grew up loving bicycles and motorcycles. He took apart everything to see how it worked. He was married at 20 which, unfortunately, it did not last, but is the first to admit that he doesn't understand women and that relationships are difficult. For the past 20 years he has worked as a department manager for Wal-Mart and a maintenance supervisor of a 80 unit apartment complex.
Jaymie was a full term baby. She was also born jaundice like her brother with an elevated bilirubin. The hospital treated her with the bank of lights, released her after it headed down and told us to follow up with her pediatrician in 10 days. When she saw her doctor, her bilirubin was still elevated and caused us a few days of deep anxious concern. She enjoyed an automatic swing which caused her a 'startle' reflect which manifest with her eyes rolling back. And, when she was a few months old she had a violent reaction to her first series of immunizations. Although much of this is suspect in retrospect, we did not feel that there was any reason for concern. She smiled and cried; she grew and learned; however, Jaymie was different and I thought I'd forgotten something during that 13 years.
