June 12 2009

Joe was thrilled about school being over today. He found out his schedule for next year and was instantly disappointed. I only have one class with Joe, and that is gym. I am really gonna miss that boy. He said his goodbye's to friends and teachers. The most touching and emotional was with Chadwick. They had their ups and their downs, but in the end, it didn't matter that Joe's behavior deteriorated along with his grade. They knew that it was the last time they would be together. Joe wished the moment could have lasted a life time. Later that night Joe went his friends house after his baseball game. It was a 2-1 loss, the closest to victory he has been all year. He was supposed to pitch, but did not get the call. He had a little trouble getting to his friends house, and got a bit lost. As always, Joe proved the doubters wrong and got there in good time. He drank a Sierra Mist and watched a little bit of the Penguin game until he got bored. He went down to Wiltshire park and had a good time with the remaining friends who weren't watching the game. Joe went buckwild after finding out the Pens won. He did not really care about the Pens (Joe is from Detroit), but he just wanted to go buckwild. The night wound down, as Joe and his friends sat by the fire and talked. I had a moment alone with him inside where we talked about the complexity of the human anatomy. The night was then over. Oh and a few side notes, I was with Joe at his sisters graduation on Thursday. He was very happy for his sister , but was disrespectful by taking his shoes off during the graduation.

JOE'S QUOTE O' THE DAY
When asked why he did not watch the Penguin game, Joe responded from the heart saying, "I just can't sit down and watch tv on a Friday night." Joe encourages the little boys and girls of the world to get out and play 60 minutes a day.