I'VE MET THOUSANDS OF IOWANS WHILE TELLING THIS IS IOWA STORIES FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS - AND SOME OF THOSE STORIES KEEP GETTING BETTER AFTER OUR STORIES AIR. LIKE THE ONE IN 2015 THAT TOOK US TO THE GREENHOUSE. IN GREENHOUSES ACROSS IOWA - <AND FOUR OF THESE PLEASE.> YOU'LL FIND POTENTIAL IN EVERY POT. <WELL, WE HAVE A LOT OF VEGETABLE PLANTS THAT YOU CAN PLANT IN THE GARDEN.> COLORFUL BLOSSOMS, READY TO GROW. <SNAPDRAGONS.> JUST LIKE THE GREENTHUMB WE FIRST MET IN 2015 WHO ACTED LIKE SHE RUNS THE PLACE. BECAUSE... SHE DOES. <I AM A BOSS.> MARISSA SCHLETZBAUM'S ONLY TWO EMPLOYEES? <MY MOM AND DAD.> ARE HER PARENTS - WHO PLANTED THE SEEDS FOR THIS YEARS AGO. <SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO FIGURE OUT WITH SOMEONE LIKE MARISSA, WHAT IS THE BEST?> WHEN SHE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, THEY NOTICED SHE LOVED GETTING HER FINGERS DIRTY AND SPREADING SMILES. <LAUGH.> SO HER DAD RETIRED EARLY, HER MOM DID THE HOMEWORK AND TOGETHER, THEY INVESTED IN A DREAM. <YOU JUST TRY AND DO THE BEST FOR ALL OF YOUR KIDS SO THEY CAN GROW AND DEVELOP.> MARISSA'S STRAW HAT FARMS IN PLEASANTVILLE GREW. <IT NEEDS WATER.> WHICH IS INCREDIBLE GIVEN HER ABILITIES IN THIRD GRADE. <THEY WERE WORKING ON COUNTING TO 100 WITH HER AND SHE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH 15. COULDN'T GET PAST 15.> A PROBLEM SOLVED-- <33 DOLLARS AND 46.> ONCE CUSTOMERS KEPT HER SPECIALLY DESIGNED I-PAD CASH REGISTER HUMMING. <WELL, I'D SAY YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD AT THIS JOB BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE TELL ME THAT.> WITH CUSTOMERS PICKING UP MORE THAN PETUNIAS. THEY ALSO GET A LESSON IN ABILITIES. <THE MORE THEY'RE EXPOSED TO IT, THE MORE THEY GET IT. THE MORE SHE'S EXPOSED TO IT, THE MORE SHE GETS IT.> NOW, MARISSA HAS EIGHT MORE YEARS OF SPRING EXPERIENCE. <YEAH, I LIKE THIS JOB.> AND HER RESPONSIBILITIES- - <TAKE THIS IN THE DIRT. PICK UP THE PLANT.> HAVE GROWN TOO. <PUT THE FLOWERS IN THE POTS.> MARISSA'S GREENHOUSE NOW SUPPLIES FARMERS MARKETS AND RESTAURANTS WITH VEGETABLES FROM HER NEW HOOP BUILDING OUT BACK. AND BY APRIL-- <MARISSA IS VERY GOOD AND METICULOUS ABOUT MIXING THE GROWING MEDIUM.> SHE'S MIXING, TRANSPLANTING AND WATERING. <I DO LIKE WATERING BECAUSE WE WATER A LOT OF STUFF.> <SHE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT TO DO.> BUT THE LAST DECADE'S HELPED HER GROW OUTSIDE THE GREENHOUSE TOO. SHE WAS NAMED BIG 12 SPECIAL OLYMPIC ATHLETE OF THE YEAR! <85,000 PEOPLE IN TEXAS STADIUM ARE GIVING HER A STANDING OVATION. UH, YOU JUST SOAK IT IN. BUT IN THE GREENHOUSE, IT'S THAT WAY EVERY DAY. (57) AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT WORTHWHILE.> BECAUSE MARISSA'S PARENTS KNOW THIS WASN'T ALWAYS POSSIBLE. <BACK IN THE DAY WHEN I WAS A KID, UH, THERE WERE NO OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS WITH DISABILITIES.> NOW THOSE OPPORTUN