If you give Becky a hairdryer, she will start to dry her hair and then realize she needs her cup of coffee. (One CAN NOT dry one's hair without coffee!) Once she gets her cup of coffee, she sees that the coffee filters are almost gone so she needs to add that to the grocery list. Seeing the grocery list posted on the fridge reminds her that she has not cleaned off all of the notes on the fridge lately NOR has she worked on cleaning off the top of the fridge. So, she begins the task of organizing and pitching notes on the fridge and washing the top off. Once she wipes the top of the fridge off, she takes the washcloth down to the basement to wash and see LOADS of laundry that need to be switched, washed, folded, etc. and begins to make her way through those. Seeing the laundry reminds her that she hasn't gone through the girls clothes in awhile to see what fits so she proceeds to sort through drawers and closets to clean out clothes to take to the consignment shop. Sorting through clothes reminds Becky that the girls never got their hair brushed this morning, so she takes the girls into the bathroom to style their hair and sees the VERY smudgey glasses that are surely not helping her girls see!! As she is washing glasses for two girls, she sees her hairdryer and remembers that she was going to dry her hair. 3 hours later she thinks is it finally time to dry her hair and then she remembers she REALLY needs coffee to dry her hair. SEE WHY I DON'T GET MY HAIR DRIED UNTIL NOON!?!?!?!?
(If this resembles If You Give a Mouse a Cookie at all - it is purely coincidental.)
There are some things that are just hard to fathom - and I have to say that believing that my little man is 12 is one of them! We love you Aaron -you are a blessing!!
It has been forever since I've posted on Jada - really, all is well. We are so amazingly grateful for the help we are receiving - Jada currently goes to speech therapy, occupational therapy, and will begin developmental preschool here shortly - we never knew all of this was even out there and we are just overwhelmed by the way our speech therapist has "gone to bat" for us. I mean it - she is amazing! We are seeing progress - it may seem slow, but it is sure - each day we hear new words and last week we even heard two words strung together!!! That is cause for celebration over here!
We are still in the middle of our weekly visit to our dentist - yes, it takes time to fill 19 cavities! But after our first visit where her lip ballooned to 4 times its size, and then proceeded to crack, peel, you name it - we are figuring it out! Last week our dentist used MUCH less numb-er and that seemed to do the trick - no problems! So two more visits yet in January and then we hope for a clean bill of "teeth"!!
We took Jada today to Sioux Falls to the "Castle" for her first appointment with her geneticist. We were so impressed again - both the counselor and Doctor were so helpful to us. The next step there is to write to our insurance company and request coverage for genetic testing - this is such a vital thing to help us know how to move forward with Jada, and yet our insurance company is not known for covering this. That's ok - we have a BIGGER God - and we pray that He will intercede for us!
I can hardly even describe the amount of wiggling that's been going on over here ever since the dentist told Chloe that one of her teeth was getting wiggly. DAILY wiggling, pushing, asking if it's ready yet - you get the point! So, last night, when Dad announced it was time to try and pull the tooth - it was quite a deal! One slight yank, and it was out! Let the fun begin - Chloe had to show all of her brothers her pearly white prize! We had to find a special pillow to put it in under her pillow, and we had to make SURE the tooth fairy knew how to find her! We assured Chloe that she would be found! As she laid her head down last night, Chloe's words were, "I am afraid I will not be able to sleep tonight - I just can't WAIT for the tooth fairy to come." Oh my - to be five again!!
We can't decide - we're either very GREEN, or very CHEAP, or very LATE - or maybe all of the above!!! Either way - with a mom that's been house-bound for weeks - this is our way of sending Christmas Greetings this year. We do wish you all a MERRY CHRISTMAS! We are grateful for another year with family and friends!
2009 Christmas Letter
Jada clapped after every song - she was the only kid clapping, but she was just TOO proud!!
Sometimes Jada just felt like sitting - hey, who can blame her - 45 min. is a LONG TIME at 3 years old!!
And sometimes it was just a good opportunity to practice tying our shoes - make the most of every moment!!
And now I'm off to head to bed - that took all the gumption right out of me!
Last year at this time - this song made us cry - ok, this year it still does! But for MANY different reasons. Praying for those that are STILL waiting - there is nothing easy about that wait - but yes, the end is SO rewarding. Praising God for His Gifts of adoption!
