We purchased a new (to us) van a few months ago. The old green van was great because it seated 8 and there aren't a lot of mini vans that have that many seats. It wasn't so great because it needed new tires, was starting to leak oil and a seal in the transmission needed to be replaced. The seal would have been super expensive to fix because the entire transmission would have to be lifted out in order to get to the seal. I was going to wait until next year to look for a vehicle but we decided it wouldn't make sense to put that much money into the green van this year.
So took the money we had saved for a vehicle and began to look around. Steve and I had already decided that we would spend 7,000 or less. I don't do payments and only spend what we have available. We knew that if we were supposed to have a different vehicle, God could provide what we needed within our budget. If we couldn't find something, than God had different timing and we would put that money into the old van. We also decided together that if we did find something within our budget, we would ask some friends to help fix up the old van and then we would give it to some family friends* that really needed another vehicle.
We have had so many people step up and help us that we feel it's only right - and commanded by God - to help others, whether or not we get anything in return. It was also a great teaching experience for our kids. They all helped clean up the old van yesterday. Many of them questioned why we weren't selling it and getting money because they know how tight money is at our house.
*Inserted Story: This family is a blended family. She had three small children, he had two small children. They married and are now expecting a baby together. All the kids are 1st grade or younger. He is a success story from Teen Challenge and is currently working full time at night and studying for the ministry. She works full time during the school year but doesn't make a lot. Once the baby is born in a few weeks, they wouldn't have a vehicle which would fit all of them together and I know they can't afford to purchase another one.
We wanted a vehicle that seated at least 7 (Brit isn't with us much anymore :), looked nice on the outside and inside and was mechanically sound and would last us for a lot more years. When I was in Sioux Falls, I found a mini van that fit exactly what I wanted but the price tag was a lot higher than my budget. It fit all the specifications that I was looking for and it even had a bonus DVD player for the kids. The short version is that I got the salesman to come way down in price. Thank you high school debating skills! But it would still take every bit of my 7,000 and not leave my much room for tags, etc. But I really liked it. I showed it to my husband a few days later. We test-drove it and Steve didn't say much. I kept asking him what he thought, with the intent of going back and purchasing the vehicle. Eventually he just looked straight ahead and said, "I just don't feel right about it."
The old me would have come back with, "well you're not the one who's going to be driving it. I am and I want it." The new me just said, "Ok." and took the van back to the lot.
The next week, Steve texted me from work and said there was a mini van he wanted me to look at. I explained to him that I wasn't really looking for a mini van, I had just really liked the one I found in Sioux Falls. He said, "OK. But I really think you should at least look at it."
He had a friend drive it over to our house so I could see it. It looked identical to the one I found in Sioux Falls. BUT......it had less mileage, less wear on the seats, and best of all, we knew someone who knew the dealer and he was willing to sell it to us for 5700. It even had the DVD player the kids wanted so badly! That's how we got our new van.
Ok. I'm gonna be real here. I have to admit that this morning when I woke up, I thought that I probably could have gotten some money out of the old van and then been able to purchase my glasses that have been sitting at the eye doctor waiting for me to pay for them and pick them up. I'm down to my last set of contacts and don't have glasses anymore since my old pair broke. When the frames broke, they split right in the middle at the edge so I couldn't even tape them together like a nerd! I'm feel like I'm totally blind without them and I've been wearing my contacts so long my eyes feel like they're on fire.I went in for the appointment a month ago and ordered new glasses. They said that my glasses were so old that they had replaced the lenses into my old frames 8 years ago. They didn't even have a record of how long before that I had actually gotten the original frames.
Anyway, I was selfishly thinking that I could have used money from the sale of the van and been able to pick up my new glasses. So that's why you get this story this morning. I needed to remind myself that it's not all about me. My not having glasses is a pain and an inconvenience but their need for a vehicle is a real need.
So I'm chosing to be thankful for what we have.......a nice,working vehicle.....and not be hindered by what I think I want. Thank you God for providing our relible new van!
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Sunday, June 30, 2013
Friday, June 28, 2013
Another day of tons to say but not a lot of time to write it down. I need to get all the kids lunches made so I can take them to The Club because I have to be in Sioux Falls by 10am. If anyone's counting, it's the third trip this week. Yesterday was for Zeke and his new braces.
I ran into an aquaintance at the library earlier this week (the kids and I go every Tuesday) and she introduced me to a friend of hers. She messaged me later wondering if I could get together because that gal has adopted kids and is having some challenging parenting issues. She doesn't know what to tell her so she was wondering if I would be willing to talk to her. Unfortunately, I didn't have much time this week so I offered Friday morning for coffee. It worked for both of them so I'm running over to her house at 8am before I need to leave for Sioux Falls by 9am. At least it'll be a starting point for connection and hopefully I can set up another time to meet with her. I can't believe how many people have approached me in the past few months with this kind of thing. I love it. It means God puts me in the right place at the right time and opens my heart to someone in need. I just need to remember to pray for wisdom when I talk so that it's not just my perspective coming through but God's.
I keep saying that I'll get the kids' baseball/softball schedules on here but I haven't managed to do it yet. Wed night Tay had a game all the way in Astoria. I sent Steve with Tay, Sophia and Zeke. I took Brittney, Riley and Anthony to fill bags for the Brookings Backpack Project. The Camp Adventure board decided to donate an evening and fill the bags of food/snacks that needy kids get in the summer. I needed to be there because I'm on the board and also because I wanted to help but I also try to get my kids involved in things that aren't all about them. I think it teaches them to help others just for the sake of helping. They did great!!! I think if you'd ask them, they had fun too!
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I ran into an aquaintance at the library earlier this week (the kids and I go every Tuesday) and she introduced me to a friend of hers. She messaged me later wondering if I could get together because that gal has adopted kids and is having some challenging parenting issues. She doesn't know what to tell her so she was wondering if I would be willing to talk to her. Unfortunately, I didn't have much time this week so I offered Friday morning for coffee. It worked for both of them so I'm running over to her house at 8am before I need to leave for Sioux Falls by 9am. At least it'll be a starting point for connection and hopefully I can set up another time to meet with her. I can't believe how many people have approached me in the past few months with this kind of thing. I love it. It means God puts me in the right place at the right time and opens my heart to someone in need. I just need to remember to pray for wisdom when I talk so that it's not just my perspective coming through but God's.
I keep saying that I'll get the kids' baseball/softball schedules on here but I haven't managed to do it yet. Wed night Tay had a game all the way in Astoria. I sent Steve with Tay, Sophia and Zeke. I took Brittney, Riley and Anthony to fill bags for the Brookings Backpack Project. The Camp Adventure board decided to donate an evening and fill the bags of food/snacks that needy kids get in the summer. I needed to be there because I'm on the board and also because I wanted to help but I also try to get my kids involved in things that aren't all about them. I think it teaches them to help others just for the sake of helping. They did great!!! I think if you'd ask them, they had fun too!
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Not a lot of time for writing today.
Anthony and I are meeting with his therapist, Kristine, in Sioux Falls this afternoon. Tuesday mornings are our library day and we always go right away when it opens at 10am. Ask the kids and they'll tell you that our daily activity is always fro 10-11am :) Then I'll divy out kids, pick up my sister and make the run to Sioux Falls. I realized yesterday that I have to be in Sioux Falls three days this week. Usually it's just once or twice.
My little friend JJ went home yesterday afternoon. I had a hard time convincing him it was time to go. Kids with lots of trauma in their background typically don't like change or transitions. You'd think he'd be excited to see his family but he was just as content to remain with us, at least for now. Even Steve, my "we're not having ANY MORE kids' husband, was sad to see JJ go and missed him last night. Makes me think that I'm not exactly sure where this journey of helping hurting children will lead in the future. Guess we'll just keep praying and see where God leads us :)
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Anthony and I are meeting with his therapist, Kristine, in Sioux Falls this afternoon. Tuesday mornings are our library day and we always go right away when it opens at 10am. Ask the kids and they'll tell you that our daily activity is always fro 10-11am :) Then I'll divy out kids, pick up my sister and make the run to Sioux Falls. I realized yesterday that I have to be in Sioux Falls three days this week. Usually it's just once or twice.
My little friend JJ went home yesterday afternoon. I had a hard time convincing him it was time to go. Kids with lots of trauma in their background typically don't like change or transitions. You'd think he'd be excited to see his family but he was just as content to remain with us, at least for now. Even Steve, my "we're not having ANY MORE kids' husband, was sad to see JJ go and missed him last night. Makes me think that I'm not exactly sure where this journey of helping hurting children will lead in the future. Guess we'll just keep praying and see where God leads us :)
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Sunday, June 23, 2013
Anthony
Because of Anthony's behaviors, both his therapist and I agreed that he should have a psych evaluation. His pediatrician recommended a neuro-psych eval because of the possible neurological issues.
Anthony's issues in a nutshell: A skull fracture before he was 9 months old, physical abuse, neglect including lack of sensory input prior to 9 months. He basically spent his time in a carseat so he had no stimulation. At this point, Anthony appears to have a high IQ but is limited in how he reacts to others. It's like he is overly sensitive when others touch him or do something to him but on the other hand, when he does something to someone else, he has very little regard for how it impacts them.
We've noticed it since he came to us and knew it might be an issue but as he gets older, it becomes more of an issue, mostly because other people don't understand. For example, when Anthony was two, he would be running around the house and run smack into the wall. Most kids would cry but Anthony's reaction, even at that young age, was to yell at the wall. He firmly believed it was the wall's fault that he got hurt. As a young child, it was kind of funny and we hoped with gentle encouragement and knowledge he would grow out of it. He hasn't. No matter what he does, it isn't his fault or responsibility.
I'm not talking about trying to get out of trouble. I have another kid or two who don't want to take responsibility for things that are a direct consequence of their actions. But their reaction is simply fear of getting in trouble. Anthony really and truly doesn't usually make the connection between his behavior and it's consequences to others. That combined with his intelligence is a scary combination.
Although I have to say that with specific parenting techniques, help from grandparents, working closely with his therapist and educating his teachers, his behaviors have been manageable. With the notable exception of the time period that we were under investigation by Social Services. He was smart enough to realize that he had a lot of control over the situation but not worldly enough to understand the reprocussions. His behaviors during that time period and for a few months after that were nearly out of control. That's when he put his head through a window. Fortunately, he wasn't seriously hurt. With a serious team effort, his behaviors are now manageable again. Notice I didn't say good or fixed or normal. Just manageable.
Which brings me to the psyc eval. We felt we could get a better understanding of Anthony and figure out ways to help him if we had the evaluation done. We also have no idea of what damage might have been done during his first year of life and what issues the skull fracture might have caused from a purely medical standpoint. We already see the damage it did from a social, emotional and psychological standpoint. His therapist also suggested that we have medical documentation of his "condition" because she feels that there will be plenty more accusations in the future simply because of Anthony's confusion over the past and the present and his view of the world and his misunderstanding of his own impact on people and their impact on him.
Which brings me to the actual neuro-psychological evaluation. But I don't have time to go into that part yet because it's almost time to leave for church and I still need to brush my teeth and get my coffee ready. This is the 2nd to last session of our bible study before we break for the summer. So I guess in a few weeks I'll have church and then Chocolatte :)
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Anthony's issues in a nutshell: A skull fracture before he was 9 months old, physical abuse, neglect including lack of sensory input prior to 9 months. He basically spent his time in a carseat so he had no stimulation. At this point, Anthony appears to have a high IQ but is limited in how he reacts to others. It's like he is overly sensitive when others touch him or do something to him but on the other hand, when he does something to someone else, he has very little regard for how it impacts them.
We've noticed it since he came to us and knew it might be an issue but as he gets older, it becomes more of an issue, mostly because other people don't understand. For example, when Anthony was two, he would be running around the house and run smack into the wall. Most kids would cry but Anthony's reaction, even at that young age, was to yell at the wall. He firmly believed it was the wall's fault that he got hurt. As a young child, it was kind of funny and we hoped with gentle encouragement and knowledge he would grow out of it. He hasn't. No matter what he does, it isn't his fault or responsibility.
I'm not talking about trying to get out of trouble. I have another kid or two who don't want to take responsibility for things that are a direct consequence of their actions. But their reaction is simply fear of getting in trouble. Anthony really and truly doesn't usually make the connection between his behavior and it's consequences to others. That combined with his intelligence is a scary combination.
Although I have to say that with specific parenting techniques, help from grandparents, working closely with his therapist and educating his teachers, his behaviors have been manageable. With the notable exception of the time period that we were under investigation by Social Services. He was smart enough to realize that he had a lot of control over the situation but not worldly enough to understand the reprocussions. His behaviors during that time period and for a few months after that were nearly out of control. That's when he put his head through a window. Fortunately, he wasn't seriously hurt. With a serious team effort, his behaviors are now manageable again. Notice I didn't say good or fixed or normal. Just manageable.
Which brings me to the psyc eval. We felt we could get a better understanding of Anthony and figure out ways to help him if we had the evaluation done. We also have no idea of what damage might have been done during his first year of life and what issues the skull fracture might have caused from a purely medical standpoint. We already see the damage it did from a social, emotional and psychological standpoint. His therapist also suggested that we have medical documentation of his "condition" because she feels that there will be plenty more accusations in the future simply because of Anthony's confusion over the past and the present and his view of the world and his misunderstanding of his own impact on people and their impact on him.
Which brings me to the actual neuro-psychological evaluation. But I don't have time to go into that part yet because it's almost time to leave for church and I still need to brush my teeth and get my coffee ready. This is the 2nd to last session of our bible study before we break for the summer. So I guess in a few weeks I'll have church and then Chocolatte :)
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Saturday, June 22, 2013
I'm tired but relaxed. Four boys bathed and in bed. One girl in the shower. One girl in her pj's watching Dora. One girl next door. Steve's still MIA. He worked at the bank this morning and at the Swiftel Center this afternoon. If everything goes well in the morning, I'll post about Anthony's neuropsychological exam.
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In the meantime, here's a bonus quote for the day:
You may be deceived if you trust too much,
but you will live in torment if you don't trust enough.
~Frank Crane
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And in my humble opinion, it's usually the people that say 'trust me' that end up being the least trustworthy. Those who truly inspire trust are the ones who show it through their actions :)
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Friday, June 21, 2013
Today I'm specially thankful for my parents who are willingly keeping five of my kids plus JJ this morning. I'll be dropping them off around 7am because I need to have Anthony in Sioux Falls by 8am for the second part of his neuro-psych exam. The first part took almost four hours so my parents are stuck will my kids for a large part of the day. I should be able to get some things done while I'm in the waiting room though.
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Thursday, June 20, 2013
Tooth Fairy Success!!!
I need to leave for Sioux Falls in a few minutes but I couldn't resist sharing this story before I forgot. My little friend JJ is staying with us for 5 days while his parents take care of some job/moving things in Oregon. His mom brought him over last night before bedtime so she could tuck him in. Before she left, she whispered to me that he had lost his first tooth yesterday and she brought a dollar for me to put under his pillow. BTW she is SUCH a good mom! No tooth fairy fail for her :)
I have a special place in my heart for JJ because he has much of the same background as Riley. He was also one of my headstart kids. My friends Kim & Ryan started their family with two bio girls, have adopted another little girl and will be finalizing adoption of JJ and his two sisters July 1st.
So this morning, imagine my suprise when JJ looks under his pillow and pulls out the dollar and a couple dollars in quarters! I look over at Riley and give him a big high five. He has such a tender heart. Riley wanted to make sure the tooth fairy left something. After JJ told him last night that he had lost a tooth, Riley used his own money and left it under JJ's pillow!!!
Although my many tooth fairy fails may have had something to do with it, too! ;)
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I have a special place in my heart for JJ because he has much of the same background as Riley. He was also one of my headstart kids. My friends Kim & Ryan started their family with two bio girls, have adopted another little girl and will be finalizing adoption of JJ and his two sisters July 1st.
So this morning, imagine my suprise when JJ looks under his pillow and pulls out the dollar and a couple dollars in quarters! I look over at Riley and give him a big high five. He has such a tender heart. Riley wanted to make sure the tooth fairy left something. After JJ told him last night that he had lost a tooth, Riley used his own money and left it under JJ's pillow!!!
Although my many tooth fairy fails may have had something to do with it, too! ;)
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Summer is going pretty well so far. We've had a few glitches with our house though. The short versions is that I started to finish the back wall of the office/entry way. I decided to tear out the cupboards and start from scratch in order to make better use of the space. When we took them out, which was quite a project in itself, we discovered that there was moisture leaking in near the ceiling. Not good at all. So what was supposed to be cupboard removal and fresh paint turned into tearing out sheet rock, re-installing fresh sheet rock, taping, mudding, sanding and painting....on both the ceiling and the wall. But all I have left now is to put on a second coat of paint and then I can move the desk from downstairs. It's been quite a process to finish this room but the end is in sight. We'll still need to put on new trim and finish the benches we made, but other than that I'm hoping it's usable again by tomorrow.
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Glitch number two concerned the downstairs bathroom. If you remember, we completely gutted it last year. We had it all the way down to the cement walls and even tore up the concrete floor to move the plumbing and then completely rebuilt it. Over the past few months, We've been having issues with the shower not draining so the plumber came back to check it out a couple weeks ago. He ended up having to tear up the tile and concrete and dig a couple feet down into the floor. The entire bathroom was a mess! But he found where the pipes hadn't been connected at the right spot to begin with and then also the biggest pipe was full of sand. So we were down to one bathroom again for all 8 of us. It's all back together now. The pipes/drains are working (as far as I know), the cement is back in, the tile and grout are down and he's here today re-installing the toilet. I'm hoping for a working downstairs bathroom by the end of the day.
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Between all of that and the significant chunk of money for pool passes, I think I'll be on another spending freeze for the rest of the summer :)
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Glitch number two concerned the downstairs bathroom. If you remember, we completely gutted it last year. We had it all the way down to the cement walls and even tore up the concrete floor to move the plumbing and then completely rebuilt it. Over the past few months, We've been having issues with the shower not draining so the plumber came back to check it out a couple weeks ago. He ended up having to tear up the tile and concrete and dig a couple feet down into the floor. The entire bathroom was a mess! But he found where the pipes hadn't been connected at the right spot to begin with and then also the biggest pipe was full of sand. So we were down to one bathroom again for all 8 of us. It's all back together now. The pipes/drains are working (as far as I know), the cement is back in, the tile and grout are down and he's here today re-installing the toilet. I'm hoping for a working downstairs bathroom by the end of the day.
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Between all of that and the significant chunk of money for pool passes, I think I'll be on another spending freeze for the rest of the summer :)
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Monday, June 17, 2013
I have a rare moment with only one child at home. The one I was babysitting left after lunch, a few of my kids are gone this afternoon and then Brittney offered to take Sophia and Riley to the pool. They'll have to be home by 5pm because Taylor has softball practice tonight, but for now, it's pretty quiet around here. Just Zeke, the plumber and me. So, no offense, but I'm not wasting any more time on the computer :)
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Friday, June 14, 2013
Happy and sad today. I ran into my friend tonight and, as happy as I was to see her, I'm really sad that she's moving. I've known she's leaving for the past few months but we're both so busy that it's been easy to not think about it. We were laughing together for a few minutes tonight and as she gave me a hug I almost started crying. And so did she. We're getting together tomorrow night for a real chat after our kids are in bed. I don't really ever cry and neither does she but I already warned her that tomorrow I'm letting the tears flow if I want to. She's ok with that :)
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
I have to admit, I was happy that it rained yesterday afternoon/evening. That meant that I didn't have to take the kids out of town to Taylor's softball game. I enjoy nice evenings watching the kids play but yesterday was warm, cloudy and rainy. Not my favorite for softball. The night before, I split between watching Riley's game and watching Anthony's game. Fortunately, their games were only a block away from each other :)
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Today's another busy day as usual. I'll take Zeke to Camp Adventure at 9am, the other kids and I will be doing some baking this morning, Riley has Drumline/Percussion camp at 12:30pm, I'm going to the chiropractor at 1pm, we'll pick up Zeke at 4pm and then the mad rush of evening begins. Tonight I have three places to be at 5:30pm and another at 6pm and Steve won't be home until after 6pm :/
Riley and Anthony both have baseball at 5:30 tonight, both in Brookings but at different places. We also have the bank picnic tonight with Steve. That starts at 5:30 too. Then I've got to run Taylor to VBS at Bethel by 6pm so she can meet up with Aubrey and then spend the night with her. Steve's hoping to meet me back at the picnic shortly after 6pm.
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Then tomorrow, Brittney's watching Sophia, Taylor will be at Heather's, Zeke will be back at Camp Adventure and I'm taking Riley and Anthony to the Boy's & Girls Club. Due to some behaviors in the past few months, I can't really leave anyone at home who should be old enough to be at home :(
But on a good note, I'm headed to Sioux Falls by myself! I have an appointment at 10am but the rest of the time is mine :)
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Today's another busy day as usual. I'll take Zeke to Camp Adventure at 9am, the other kids and I will be doing some baking this morning, Riley has Drumline/Percussion camp at 12:30pm, I'm going to the chiropractor at 1pm, we'll pick up Zeke at 4pm and then the mad rush of evening begins. Tonight I have three places to be at 5:30pm and another at 6pm and Steve won't be home until after 6pm :/
Riley and Anthony both have baseball at 5:30 tonight, both in Brookings but at different places. We also have the bank picnic tonight with Steve. That starts at 5:30 too. Then I've got to run Taylor to VBS at Bethel by 6pm so she can meet up with Aubrey and then spend the night with her. Steve's hoping to meet me back at the picnic shortly after 6pm.
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Then tomorrow, Brittney's watching Sophia, Taylor will be at Heather's, Zeke will be back at Camp Adventure and I'm taking Riley and Anthony to the Boy's & Girls Club. Due to some behaviors in the past few months, I can't really leave anyone at home who should be old enough to be at home :(
But on a good note, I'm headed to Sioux Falls by myself! I have an appointment at 10am but the rest of the time is mine :)
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Road Trip / Sophia Says
Last week my brother Jody called me and asked if I wanted to take a road trip. I immediately responded with a "yes" because it didn't matter where or when, if it involved my brother, I was definitely up for it! He drove from Rapid City to our house late Thursday evening and spent the night.
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He arrived about midnight and quietly went downstairs. Sophia, who is 3, woke up crying and wandered out to the family room. She took one look at my brother and said, "What happened to your face?"
Since nothing unusual was different about his face, he wasn't quite sure how to respond.
Pretty soon Sophia made it clear. "Daddy? Daddy, you've changed!!!"
He let her know, "I'm not your daddy. I'm your uncle!"
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The next morning, the two of us took off by 8:30am for a north suburb of Minneapolis. We drove straight there, picked up three of his kids, drove through Taco Bell and turned around and drove back home. We made it to my house by 6:30pm, just in time for supper. Jody grilled some killer hamburgers with spices, tomato, avocado and salsa and the kids spent the remainder of the evening playing together. Love the fun family time!
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He arrived about midnight and quietly went downstairs. Sophia, who is 3, woke up crying and wandered out to the family room. She took one look at my brother and said, "What happened to your face?"
Since nothing unusual was different about his face, he wasn't quite sure how to respond.
Pretty soon Sophia made it clear. "Daddy? Daddy, you've changed!!!"
He let her know, "I'm not your daddy. I'm your uncle!"
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The next morning, the two of us took off by 8:30am for a north suburb of Minneapolis. We drove straight there, picked up three of his kids, drove through Taco Bell and turned around and drove back home. We made it to my house by 6:30pm, just in time for supper. Jody grilled some killer hamburgers with spices, tomato, avocado and salsa and the kids spent the remainder of the evening playing together. Love the fun family time!
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Monday, June 10, 2013
Yes, I'm still here. I'm loving the freedom of summer even though it can be hectic at times. We've established a fairly good schedule that still gives us lots of flexibility. I could use a bit more sunshine but I'll take what I can get. It was sunny for my impromptu road trip to Minneapolis on Friday. That also has a good Sophia story to go along with it. I'll put it on my list for tomorrow so I make sure to get it on here. My coffee ladies already heard it.
Highlights from the past week:
*VBS completed
*Hanging with my brother & his kids
*Moving kids' rooms around
There is just so little time in the day, I don't want to waste it staring at the computer. But I do want to remember and process so I'm fitting blogging back into my morning routine. Coffee first, then bible study, more coffee, shower and then, if there aren't any kids awake, blogging. Did I mention that the first item on the summer schedule is that no one is allowed up before 7:30am. Except me, of course ;)
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Highlights from the past week:
*VBS completed
*Hanging with my brother & his kids
*Moving kids' rooms around
There is just so little time in the day, I don't want to waste it staring at the computer. But I do want to remember and process so I'm fitting blogging back into my morning routine. Coffee first, then bible study, more coffee, shower and then, if there aren't any kids awake, blogging. Did I mention that the first item on the summer schedule is that no one is allowed up before 7:30am. Except me, of course ;)
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