[RoxyJosMom]

Most of you do not know my story so I will try to be brief. I came to YT when I lost my dh very unexpetedly a year ago xmas - 1 week before my dtr's 17th b-day. She and her Daddy were very close. She bought Roxy with her own money and I signed her up on YT to learn more about Yorkies. She was a typical teen and didn't have much time for that so she lurked a bit and I am the one that has always been on here. Well, we were living in Myrtle Beach and couldn't afford to live there so we came back "home" (and no, you can never go home). She was in 11th grade in MB, taking college courses, honor student, had a full scholarship to Coastal Carolina and a partial scholarship to any other SC college. She had enough credits to graduate 1 year early. When we moved here, upon registering her at the local high school, we were told that not only would they NOT accept her hs credits they wouldn't let her take a placement test and she would have to start the next year in the 10th grade. So, from graduating 1 year early, with college paid for, she was going to be graduating 2 years late (at the age of 20) with nothing towards college. So she dropped out. She did finally go back to MB earllier this year to finish hs thru adult ed. Upon taking her placement tests, they said she was too high to waste time taking the courses and recommended she just take her GED and go from there. She did and scored in the top 1% of the National Average (including SAT scores) and is being inducted into the National Honor Society at Graduation. She gets to wear a special sash and receive a special award. She worked so hard for this for her Daddy. Now, the problem is, because of when graduation is, only one sister and myself are able to be there for her celebration. She has 2 brothers and another sister who cannot make it. She called me last nite crying her eyes out because she worked so hard and won't have her whole family there to celebrate. She also just got fired from her job because a drunk golfer was trying to take pictures down the front of her shirt and somebody else called security and caused a comotion. She did nothing, but is being accused. It is all on camera, but this is The Hilton, and the customers are always in the right. She is also being refused over $500.00 in wages due her because of this. She is going to an attorney and to the labor board, but this is just compounding her sadness. I am asking, that if anyone is interested in just sending her a congrats. card, it would help lift her spirits. She gets very little mail and I believe she is just beginning her grieving. Ladybugs are our symbol for her Daddy - they have been around us, even in the north in the dead of winter, they were flying around in our house - since we lost him and I know they will be be at Graduation. He would have been so very proud of her.

I just want to ask, if anyone would be interested in sending her a card, it would liven her spirits, especially if it had a ladybug on it. If you are interested, please PM me for her address.

Thank you for reading this and I'm sorry it's so long, but I feel as bad for her as she feels and there is nothing I can do to help.