Thank you
so much for stopping by! If you're new to this website, we're so happy you found us. If you are a regular visitor from
our other site, thank you for continuing to follow us on our wild journey also known as life. For you newbies, this site is
updated monthly - daily adventures pertaining mostly to Joey can be viewed at www.caringbridge.org/visit/joeypaulin.
When I'm not playing nurse, chauffeur,
ATM, chef, maid or laundress, I design websites, landscape yards and recently started a business with my daughter, Gionna,
cleaning forclosed homes/apartments. Given that Joey often needs around the clock care, being in business for myself
is my only option. Working side by side with Gionna not only provides constant comic relief, but it is often
the only chance we have to spend time together. Ours isn't a perfect life, but its perfect for the three of us.
February 2011
As many of you know, there just
isn't a dull moment over here. With a daughter that is seventeen and now in possession of a driver's license,
a little boy with a terminal illness and a weakness for ladies, especially blondes and a neurotic canine named Rocco,
I am never at a loss for excitement. Adding to this equation, I took a tumble down our stairs in February and another
one off an 8' ladder in May that put me in the UAB trauma center for three days and in my 'free' time I've
started writing a book. ... and did I mention that between now and December I'll write about 200 letters to children from
Santa Claus? I'm not complaining, I enjoy staying busy and its a perfect life for an insomiac like me.
I started writing letters to children
from the Easter Bunny & Santa Claus over 6 years ago and with such positive feedback, "Wishes & Wonders"
was created. Please visit www.wishesandwonders.net for more information. A letter from Santa, The Easter Bunny
or the Tooth Fairy will certainly add a touch of magic to your child's life.
How Can You Help?
Children's Hospital
May 2010
For those of you who
have asked "How can I help?" First of all, we would appreciate your prayers for Joey and our family. Please
pray for Joey's healing and for God's wisdom for his doctors and specialists so that we may one day have an answer.
Secondly, a fund has been set up for our family to help offset expenses, especially gas as multiple trips to the hospital
are so very expensive.
Thank you so very much for your donations - they mean more than
you will ever know, as do your thoughts and prayers.
August 24, 2011
Gionna is a junior now and DRIVING!
She is part of the Key Club & Prom Comittee at school and is also on the Track Team. She continues her love
of dance and is still doing that each week at Tiffany's Dance Co. Gionna is my rock and an amazing big sister to
Joey. Not sure how or when this began, but Gionna has taken to calling me "Ro". It's
better than the "Mother Regina" she still says when she really wants my attention. I feel like the old nun
on EWTN when she does that. Her friends call me "Mama Borelli" or "Ziti" and I really can't
complain, they are all very cute monikers. Gionna and I both celebrated birthdays recently - Gionna turned 17 on August
24 and I celebrated the anniversary of my 29th birthday on September 11. That being said, I absolutely LOVE it when Gionna
and I get mistaken for sisters!
First Day of School, August 2011
Joey began the 2nd grade at The Linda Nolen
Learning Center this past August. He goes three days a week and just loves it there. LNLC is a school for children
with special needs and if it's in God's plan, Joey will be able to attend that school until he is 21. Joey
continues to amaze all that know him with his strong will and determination. He is holding his head up for almost 30
seconds now and is more vocal now than he has ever been, making great sounds and trying to imitate what others say.
He isn't saying words yet...but he will! Anyone that knows both Joey and me are quick to comment how much we are
alike. The stubborness, always talking, always talking with our hands, and the fact that my little guy and I resemble
each other so much might also play into it.
Both my babies are doing great right now and like every
parent, I wish time would slow down just a little.
