I just want Pat to know how proud I am of him.  What I told the judge is absolutely correct.  He has grown in leaps and bounds in the last few years.  When I first met him, I saw a glimmer of the man he could and would become and it is so wonderful to see that man all of the time now.  I can't wait to see how he surpasses both his and my expectations.  Soon the world will see what I have known all along, that he is the leader and I just have to scramble to keep up.

I also want our friends and family to know how much I love them all.  While Friday was terrifying and nerve wracking, all we had to do was to think of all of the friendly faces behind us to realize that those that are with those greatly outnumbered those who were with them.  I only wish that Pat's family would have been willing to be on our side instead of against us.  I hope that in time, there won't be any sides anymore. 

We truly felt the presence of angels, those seen and unseen on Friday and throughout this whole process.  We never could have accomplished it on our own.  To Emily, Devin, Alanna, Bonnie, Brian, and Melissa's family, we can never tell you how grateful we are and how much we love you.  We must have been awfully good in the premortal existance to earn family like you. 

Order for Termination of Guardianship Adult

We thought you might want to share in our good news.  I will try to get Pat to blog about it also.  Right now he is just too happy to concentrate on anything for long.  Sorry to those of you who didn't know we were finally doing this, but we wanted to keep it as quiet as we could to minimize the negative reaction from Pat's family.  We hope that eventually they will come to understand why he had to do this.

Upon consideration of the petition for termination of guardianship, the Court finds and orders that this guardianship is terminated because: The ward no longer meets the standard for continuing the guardianship.  The court has considered the information provided at the hearing held on September 16, 2011 and concludes that Mr. Ferguson no longer requires a guardian's assistance.  Ms. M, Mr. Ferguson's conselor, wrote a letter to the court opining that Mr. Ferguson is able to make any and all decisions in his life.  Additionally, Mr. Ferguson has been married for almost four years and during that period of time the guardians have not been making decisions for Mr. Ferguson.  His wife, Melissa, informed the court that she has observed a tremendous amount of personal growth by her husband over the past few years and that he is able to make decisions on his own behalf.  The court was also informed that Mr. Ferguson served on a district court felony criminal trial as a juror in 2010.

A fresh start?

Well it is day two of the double or nothing challenge and the Ferguson family is needing a little motivation.  Hence the updated blog background.  In case you can't tell, it is a big fat juicy hamburger. 

So what are our goals?

SuperPat:

• Read 20 minutes a day
• Wake up by 7 on weekdays, 8 on weekends

Mel

• Brush teeth 2x for at least 2 minutes a day
• Meaningful daily scripture study

In case anyone wants to know, none of the goals got met yesterday but today Mel is 2 for 2 and Pat is 1 or 2.