Thank You! Jessi Is Back Online!

Thank you so much to everyone who shared, donated and helped me get a new laptop for my little sister! 

I went up to Little Rock this weekend to take her shopping and to say she was excited is an understatement. Mom and I were both overwhelmed by the kindness of our friends and even strangers who donated to Jessi's laptop.

It's a humbling experience when you cannot take care of something for your younger sibling. 

I had just recently finished putting tires on my vehicle and had multiple expenses pending on my cards from a business trip - plus, my mom and I had already made a size-able investment in Jessi's upcoming birthday on Friday (more to come on that- there's a hint in this post!!) as a surprise. We both had hardly any cash on hand to run out and buy her a new laptop nor were we expecting such a crappy thing to happen to her the week before her birthday...so, you all are HEROES in our book!

We still have not been able to locate the original laptop and likely we will never know who and why someone would choose to do such a thing. For those of you who do not know a special needs adult misplacing or losing something can be traumatic but having something taken from you can be very disheartening and hard to understand. Even as we took Jessi to Best Buy to buy her new laptop she carried guilt as if she had done something wrong when she did nothing wrong at all. 

It was so special to be able to tell her that she did nothing wrong AND that all of these people loved her so much that they were helping her get a new laptop. We'll let the photos and video speak for themselves.

This was when we told Jessi about all of the people who loved her and were helping to buy her laptop.

Jessi and I saying thank you to all those who donated to help her get back online.