In the Beginning
Levi was 6 years old when Any Pyle, who wrote then for the Los Angeles Times, came over one day to meet him and interview us. That piece was published in October of 1997, and can be read here http://www.lorenrgrossman.com/giftedarticle.htm .

That was a turn of fate in my life. There were readers who were part of the profoundly gifted (pg) community who came forward, called Amy, and gave her their names and numbers to pass onto me. She did indeed give me their information; I phoned them and listened with surprise, awe, and astonishment that there were communities of “others”. I was invited into the world of pg “others” and I was no longer as alone. I could talk about our problems and accomplishments, and laugh and cry, it was amazing!

One of the lovely Ladies I met through that blessing was Deb. Deb asked about donating with a check to help. So here is the path: go to the website http://www.highlygifted.org/ and click on the upper left hand corner where it mentions donate. That link will take you to: http://www.highlygifted.org/found_info_fr.html and my address is there. I hope that helps. Card, words of support, prayers, and affirmations are all welcome. This weekend Deb told me that some people will not click, so here is for those people:

Leila Levi

578 West Washington Blvd. #234

Marina del Rey, CA 90291

Today, This Week, and Next Monday
People keep asking what happened this last Monday with the case. I asked Laura, from Lively and Ackerman, to send me something about this since so many people are asking, Here is what she wrote:

Hi Leila:

According to the explanation posted at the U.S. Supreme Court, when a case is distributed and considered by the “Court in Conference” (which is what happened yesterday), then the “disposition of a case will be announced on an Orders List that will be released at 10:00 a.m. the following Monday”. So we will look for some sort of decision (whether the Petition is granted or denied) next Monday (October the 1st) , if everything follows on schedule.

Hope this helps.

With prayer, Laura

LAUSD and Their Payroll Issues

Meanwhile, I was contacted by United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) today about speaking this Thursday about my odyssey trying to get paid these last two years. I am happy to go and speak. More about that is at: http://utla.net/ .

Public school was rough on Levi, but I think it remains harder on me. Can you believe that I have had a payroll problem since 2005? I have to fight almost every month to get paid. This summer I had to take in copies of my last 2-years of sign-in cards to prove that I was there, worked, etc., forget that I was contracted and my hours were all submitted.

I feel, after all these problems, maybe it is time to retire for real.

Family
My brother Tao, and his partner Michael, are moving out here tomorrow night from North Carolina. I will pick them up at the airport and they will stay with me for as long as they stay with me. I am looking forward to that. I always loved my brothers, all of them, and I was blessed with many.

So, I will probably skip writing the next two nights.

Until next time, thanks for joining me on my odyssey, Leila

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