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It is 9:04 am and both my kids are still in bed. Actually, Ellie was up very early with a stuffy nose and then went back to bed. What is that I hear? It think it is that melodic pitter-patter on the the hardwood floor. Time to go. …on the referral front. Several Bethany families received referrals yesterday. One is an infant and there are a couple of young sibling groups who will be coming home in early 2009. Several other families will have their court date on December 24. The Bethany representative will go to court to represent the adoptive parents for this [...] 2 Days and Counting! -School is done. -Big Christmas party with our school group is done. -Girls are packed. -Dogs are happy “on vacation” at my parents house. -Packages are mailed. -Grandma and Grandpa sound like they are ready for the “invasion“. -Tomorrow is final cleaning and packing. Bring on the vacation! Again, a conversation in the car… -”Mom, when I am a teenager will you teach me how to drive?” -”Yes, Honey.” -”Great! Then you can show me what all the buttons on the radio do!” We continued down the road. Gazing out the window, she continued, -”You know, I used to drive on the rocky road with Daddy when I [...] I packed the girls bag today for our trip to visit Grandma and Grandpa (otherwise known as “Kam-ma” and “Kamp-pa” in 3 year-old speak). They needed to try on a couple of different of swimming suits to see which fit best. They both paraded in their suits for awhile, but alas the December chill set [...] Hannah is studying colonial times and the American Revolution in school right now. We are reading the American Girl books about “Felicity”, a young girl growing up in Jamestown, Virginia in the 1770′s. These are extremely well-written books about history, culture, and good character. Felicity is attending a school were she is learning how to be [...] Ellie is 30 pounds soaking wet. She is petite and all muscles. She is a healthy eater but loves to have a sweetsie. Right now she must be on one serious growth spurt! Yesterday, she ate breakfast, a snack, a sucker and two lunches, fell asleep for an hour and a half and [...] I love evenings. To me, they are the frosting on the cake. I love to sit down to dinner with my family and collectively “catch our breath” after a, hopefully, good and productive day. In warm weather we play outside, go for walks and hang out on the front porch. Winter [...] Hannah popped some popcorn and we all huddled together under the blankets to watch Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer on Wednesday night. About halfway through the show, Ellie started talking about Bambi walking all alone without his friends…quickly I realized she had Bambi and Rudolph mixed up… Sort of reminds me of the time we took [...] |
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