Monday, August 16, 2010

School Days

Lily started school last Thursday...she was only put in time-out twice on that day, once on Friday, and luckily...not once today

She told me as we were driving home:

"I was a good girl today Momma"
"I'm so glad Lily! That makes me so happy."
"I CHOSE to be a good girl today"
"Well that's good...I think"

Kids...Mia is having a hard time adjusting to "Sissy" being gone for the morning. She wanders the house calling her name and then comes back to me and says "Sissy gone gone"

We're praying she adjusts. She starts a MDO program in September so hopefully that will help when she goes to the same place as Lily for two mornings a week.

Also Lily started soccer practice this weekend and will have practice twice a week for a month. She did great and said she had a good time...


PRAISE:
My mom got an amazing report from the doctor last week. According to her new PET she is free of all living cancer cells! Living being the key word...so they are still continuing chemo to rid her body of those little suckers! Then in November they will re-evaluate and decide whether to do the surgery then.

Let's just pray it stays dead! NO ZOMBIE CANCER!

Oh, and we have finally completed our adoption online training...after a horrible experience with one of them (no names)

So we are just waiting on the word from immigration...waiting...patiently...tapping finger as a type..just kidding

So I will leave you with some Lillisms:

Last night, lying in bed with her daddy.

Don't go daddy!
Why Lily
Because there are monster in my tummy
In your tummy?
Yes, and they live in my tummy and they come out of my nose and they play with me and then they go into my closet and they come out.
Really?
Yes, and then they have to have a tea party
Oh?
Yeah, and they have to have cupcakes, and cookies
Uh huh...Go to sleep Lily.
But Daddy, I'm scared.
Of the monsters that live in your tummy?
Yeah and they come out of my nose and they play with me.................


You get the picture.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Back after a loooonggg summer...

So, good news and bad...

Bad I'll do first:

My mom was diagnosed with Stage IV Breast Cancer in June of 2010. She is currently undergoing chemo every week for 1 year to hopefully treat it...then she will have to take a pill for the rest of her life.

It has been a trying and horrible time. God is good and we constantly have to remind ourselves of that..Sometime we don't understand why things happen...and may never have the opportunity...but they still happen...be it "SIN" or "the Devil" himself...we just don't know.

She has, however refused to allow us to stop the adoption process...So that brings us to a bit of good news...

We are just waiting to receive approval from Immigration and then we will be ready to submit the Dossier..then the real waiting begins...

Lily starts school at ECS next week and then Mia will start a MDO program there in Sept. I am going to use that time to complete my thesis.

It is strange how God leads us to things...My thesis is on grief and trauma through literature....I've read all the books...Elizabeth Kubler Ross and Jon Allen, among many others, that discuss how to deal and cope and with the realization that a loved-one is dying or seriously ill. I've been researching this for 2 years now. Strange and ironic...

Now, to lighten the mood!

We had a nice vacation to Antigua, just Garry and Me...We spent a week relaxing and sunning by the beach and pool. We realize this may be the last opportunity for a vacation for the 2 of us for many years. Hopefully Our next 2 "Holidays" will  be to Bulgaria!