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Hello, I am the mommy to 10 children:Matthew Micheal is 19. He FINALLY graduated this may. He is living with a roommate in Swanton and going to work and college. He was my problem child and we had to place him in agroup home at 15. He was miss diagnosed as ADHD and drugs did not help him because they were for ADHD. They made him violent and sick. He got in all kinds of trouble. He has an IQ of 122 and it is locked in his head. He gets angry and violent when he cannot express it due to his inabilty to get it out verbally or in writing. He is now on the right medicines and has received counseling and anger management. He hates me so we keep our distance to give him time to work through his problems. He wants to be an architect.Christopher Allan is 16. He is a Junior. He is a straight A student in honors classes. Chris is sr patrol leader in Boy Scouts working on his Eagle Scout. He has a new job at McDonald's. He is also learning to drive. Chris is in Speech & Debate ( has his diamond) as well as plays clarinet in the band (invited to play with OSU in 3 weeks during their halftime show). He is my comedian and has been through 3 girlfriends in 3 years. Currently he has abroken hand from playing football inside at a church lockin with the youth group. He wants to be a history professor.Ashleigh Elisabeth is 15. She is a Sophomore. She is a straight A student in honors classes. Ashleigh is a Sr Girl Scout. She babysits for a woman with 6 children to earn money. She is also learning to drive. Ashleigh is in Speech & Debate as well as plays trumpet in the band (invited to play with OSU in 3 weeks during their halftime show) as well as track. She is my mini me and my right arm. We agrue but are also friends.Ashleigh has a nonfuncioning right kidney due to us not knowing she has kidney reflux until she was 12. She had to have surgery to save left kidney. She is in our youth group at church. Ashleigh wants to be either a vet or a chef.Kaylee Louise is deceased and would have been 10 this year. She died at 8 months old in an accidental fall. She was brain dead and we donated her organs. A 2 month old received her heart on Valentine's Day. A 41 year old received her kidneys and a 2 year old received her liver. I speak about organ donation for Lifebanc in the schools and other events. We show the tv story that was made about her.Brittany Katelynne is 9. She looks like her dad with my attitude. She also looks like her sister that died 9 months before she was born. She is in 3rd grade. She used to be really shy but no is quite the social buuterfly. Brittany is also a straight A student and an avid reader. She is in Brownies and has discovered the phone. She is also in bell choir, and alcolyte, and in JCKC at our church. She bosses her little brothers and creates mayhem.Jeffrey Raymond is 7. He is in 1st grade. He is a serious student. He loves country music. He has a guitar and likes to play the music he studiesa from country music videos. He wants to be a country music singer. He is now a Tiger Cub. Jeffrey is in JCKC at church and an after school homework program.Jonathan Andrew is 5. He is Jr Kindergarten. He is very sweet and kind. he always wants to help. he also worries me because I believe he is ADHD. Jonathan shows all the signs and does not pay attention. I am scared he will end up like my oldest if we don't treat him properly and soon. He is also in JCKC at our church.David Anthony is 4. He is very loving and such a flirt. He is in Preschool with headstart. He is ready for Kindergarten as of last year. He is a big help. David is also shy.Ryan Alexander is 3. He is a character. He terrorizes his siblings relentlessly then acts like the adorable little baby with his thumb in his mouth. He never stops talking and loves dancing to music. Ryan is in early headstart and help me grow until January when he'll be with David.Timothy Robert is 1. He is the baby and he knows it. He is disabled. Timothy was born with a cleft palate, recessed jaw, tongue-tied, kidney reflux, exzema and feeding/growth issues. He is only 13 lbs amd is funny to see sitting or standing. He is a fighter and determined to survive. He flirts with the nurses whenever he is in the hospital and has them trained to hold him all the time. He growls at them and snorts. He is hilarious to watch working them. Timothy will be having surgery in December so some of his issues will be solved. He is in early headstart and help me grow.My oldest elventh child is Raymond Michael "Mike". He is actually my husband of 13 years. Mike is an HVAC Lead Service Tech (heating and air conditioning). He is also starting his own business on the side and is starting a website. He is doing pretty well and should be on his own pretty soon. Mike is the youngest of 5 and has been the baby all his life. He was a bachelor, when I met him, fresh out of the Navy. Mike was a birthday present from an ex boyfriend (that is a story for another day). He has adopted my oldest 3 children and is the father of the youngest 7. He is wonderful and frustrating all at the same time.Me I am Lynn Louise. I work for the IRS, speak for lifebanc, cookie mom, sunday school teacher, hubbys accountant office manager, etc. I also garden, do crafts and work on our 109 year old Victorian home. Currnetly working on alumni day at old school where I will be playing field hockey with other alumni against 8th grade girls. I am also newly on the tree committee for Children's Hospital( I think that is the name). My life is busy and hectic but I would not trade it for the world.We also have 2 dogs Coco a collie and Sascha a collie/lab mix.