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Ever
Ever Forget
God bless the families of the fallen, the brave heroes that risked their own lives and our beautiful country.
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Friday, September 11, 2009
Remembrance
We Will Never
Ever
Ever Forget
God bless the families of the fallen, the brave heroes that risked their own lives and our beautiful country.
Ever
Ever Forget
God bless the families of the fallen, the brave heroes that risked their own lives and our beautiful country.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Tuesday Toot
Today's Tuesday Toot goes to Nantie's darling grand daughter for giving me the best backrub EV-AH over the weekend. See the paper towel? That was for drool.
No joke.
THANKS, DARLIN'!!!!! Love you!
Monday, September 7, 2009
Sunday, September 6, 2009
First Day
Saturday was my first full day with the kiddos and I'm stoked to report all went well. Mannie was very helpful and sweet and Sunshine wasn't too darn fussy. He has heart stopping dimples (and believe you me he works it) and her toothless laughter melts me every time.
Typically our Labor Day Weekends are spent toiling around the homestead.. yard work, housework and a family bbq thrown in somewhere along the way. Sadly, I had to miss out on all the slave labor (er, work) and hung out with the kids. I did root DH on from the window, however. Did I score brownie points?
Um, no (but I'm over it).
Mannie has gotten more comfortable doing things on his own (watching tv, playing with toys, etc) and doesn't need constant attention. I couldn't even begin to imagine what it would be like to be taken from everything I know and put in a strange place. That takes great courage. He has said on several occasions he likes it here and that is a huge relief. He is settling in just fine.
Thank God.
Nantie's grand daughter is flying in from out west this morning and we're so excited to see her. It has been several years since the last visit and we just adore her. We're having a family brunch here in a couple of hours and the whole crew is coming over. It'll be a wonderful time and I have no doubt the house will be rockin' with family and kids..
As it should be..
Typically our Labor Day Weekends are spent toiling around the homestead.. yard work, housework and a family bbq thrown in somewhere along the way. Sadly, I had to miss out on all the slave labor (er, work) and hung out with the kids. I did root DH on from the window, however. Did I score brownie points?
Um, no (but I'm over it).
Mannie has gotten more comfortable doing things on his own (watching tv, playing with toys, etc) and doesn't need constant attention. I couldn't even begin to imagine what it would be like to be taken from everything I know and put in a strange place. That takes great courage. He has said on several occasions he likes it here and that is a huge relief. He is settling in just fine.
Thank God.
Nantie's grand daughter is flying in from out west this morning and we're so excited to see her. It has been several years since the last visit and we just adore her. We're having a family brunch here in a couple of hours and the whole crew is coming over. It'll be a wonderful time and I have no doubt the house will be rockin' with family and kids..
As it should be..
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Little Mannie & Little Miss Sunshine...
This placement is a whole new ballgame, people! Holy moly.. Poor Nantie is running like a madwoman from sun up to sun down. I'm thinking of starting a "Send Nantie For A Spa Weekend Getaway" fund raiser. Are ya'll in?? She is a saint!
Little Mannie is nonstop and in constant need of attention. Way overly hyper at times, as well. He had a massive meltdown after seeing Mom (on the ground kicking and screaming) and we thank God a worker was here to see it. They are reevaluating the number of visits per week to lessen the trauma and that should help settle him down. Poor little guy has a lot of stuff jumbled up inside and doesn't always have the words to express it. It comes out in fits and you just have to wait until it passes.
Then it's back to dimpled grins and giggles.
Little Miss Sunshine is the happiest eensie morning person I've ever met. Is there anything cuter than a toothless grin and cooing first thing in the morning?? Nope! We quickly realized she was being underfed and have doubled the amount of formula and cereal. Although we don't know how much she weighed when this all started we're sure she'll be packing on the pounds here soon. She's a much happier little chicklet for sure.
We were thrilled to hear our mostest favorite-ist worker was assigned to the case (she laughed and cried with us on our journey with Jack and Jill) and are certain she will look out for our best interests. She is concerned we didn't have enough time to grieve and recover from J&J's move and is doing everything in her power to keep us healthy. She has rounded up respite (other certified families for babysitting) and is advocating to get the kids' family certified as quickly as possible.
It's what is best for all and hopefully there won't be any glitches.
All that being said, at the end of the day, both Mannie and Sunshine are sweet children. He is a wonderful helper and smart as a whip. We're hoping to get him into preschool (two 1/2 days a week) and are sure he'll be a social butterfly and blossom. With the right tools in place, the sky is the limit!
Although we anticipate this to be a rough ride, it was the right thing to do. Since the county was unable to find a family that could take both kiddos, our worker said they more than likely would've been split up. Mannie adores his baby sister and I don't even want to think about how traumatic if would've been for him not to be with her.
Keep the prayers for strength and peace coming our way, please!!!
Little Mannie is nonstop and in constant need of attention. Way overly hyper at times, as well. He had a massive meltdown after seeing Mom (on the ground kicking and screaming) and we thank God a worker was here to see it. They are reevaluating the number of visits per week to lessen the trauma and that should help settle him down. Poor little guy has a lot of stuff jumbled up inside and doesn't always have the words to express it. It comes out in fits and you just have to wait until it passes.
Then it's back to dimpled grins and giggles.
Little Miss Sunshine is the happiest eensie morning person I've ever met. Is there anything cuter than a toothless grin and cooing first thing in the morning?? Nope! We quickly realized she was being underfed and have doubled the amount of formula and cereal. Although we don't know how much she weighed when this all started we're sure she'll be packing on the pounds here soon. She's a much happier little chicklet for sure.
We were thrilled to hear our mostest favorite-ist worker was assigned to the case (she laughed and cried with us on our journey with Jack and Jill) and are certain she will look out for our best interests. She is concerned we didn't have enough time to grieve and recover from J&J's move and is doing everything in her power to keep us healthy. She has rounded up respite (other certified families for babysitting) and is advocating to get the kids' family certified as quickly as possible.
It's what is best for all and hopefully there won't be any glitches.
All that being said, at the end of the day, both Mannie and Sunshine are sweet children. He is a wonderful helper and smart as a whip. We're hoping to get him into preschool (two 1/2 days a week) and are sure he'll be a social butterfly and blossom. With the right tools in place, the sky is the limit!
Although we anticipate this to be a rough ride, it was the right thing to do. Since the county was unable to find a family that could take both kiddos, our worker said they more than likely would've been split up. Mannie adores his baby sister and I don't even want to think about how traumatic if would've been for him not to be with her.
Keep the prayers for strength and peace coming our way, please!!!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
10 Things I've Learned In Two Days
**Formula stttiiiiinnnks.
**Babies spit up every place you don't have a towel. They know. I'm convinced.
**Changing a diaper on a wiggle worm that crawls away is a feat in and of itself.
**So is putting on jammies with footies. Talk about feeling completely inadequate...
**Intelligent 3 1/2 year olds cannot be trusted. Especially if they have realllly cute dimples.
**Little boys with casts make me melt.
**So do babies that smile and coo.
**If we lose Little Miss Sunshine's binky, we're in deeeeppp doodoo. That thing is priceless.
**3 1/2 year olds that adore their little siblings is one of the sweetest things I've ever seen. Nothing beats pure, genuine love.
**Babies and little kids are HARD WORK and Nantie is THE ORIGINAL Wonder Woman. Oh wait, we've known that all along. Nantie.. thank you and WE LOVE YOU!!!
**Babies spit up every place you don't have a towel. They know. I'm convinced.
**Changing a diaper on a wiggle worm that crawls away is a feat in and of itself.
**So is putting on jammies with footies. Talk about feeling completely inadequate...
**Intelligent 3 1/2 year olds cannot be trusted. Especially if they have realllly cute dimples.
**Little boys with casts make me melt.
**So do babies that smile and coo.
**If we lose Little Miss Sunshine's binky, we're in deeeeppp doodoo. That thing is priceless.
**3 1/2 year olds that adore their little siblings is one of the sweetest things I've ever seen. Nothing beats pure, genuine love.
**Babies and little kids are HARD WORK and Nantie is THE ORIGINAL Wonder Woman. Oh wait, we've known that all along. Nantie.. thank you and WE LOVE YOU!!!
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
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