Friday

There was a little scrawny blond haired boy at my front door today. He asked if I wanted him to cut my grass. "I do it for 10 dollars." I talked to him for a few minutes. He was the type of kid that you just know doesn't get the attention he needs from his parents. But he was a likeable little guy.....even though I knew he was probably trouble...........and any kid who offers to work impresses me. So after a couple minutes he asks me "how's Danny?" Danny is my middle son and I was surprised the little boy knew him. He explains to me that Danny taught him how to fight and how he hasn't lost a fight since then. I tell him that maybe it's best to walk away rather than fight. He responds by saying he does walk away unless he is hit first.
Later when I talked to my son Danny about my little visitor, Danny explained that the boy is a foster child to his bestfriends grandmother, that he is unsupervised most of the time, and that he taught the boy how to fight because he was getting his butt kicked daily because he is so little.
I'll call his grandma for permission for the boy to cut my grass. I mean if he's working there's less time for him to get into trouble.......and it may help his self esteem. I just feel sorry for the kid. He looks like he's 9 but he's 14 years old. So we'll see how it goes.

My poison ivy is a little better today. I've been using a prescription steroid cream. Only 95% of my body itches about 96% of the time.

I've adopted a new kitten. The social worker at one of our sister facilities called my DON trying to find a home for a homeless kitten she found in the bushes in her front yard.. My DON called me, I said yes.......and so I get the kitty Monday. I wonder if We-Ping will like having a little kitty around.