tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12915001341411361762024-03-05T19:46:11.423-08:00Holland was always my destinationThese are the stories of us. These are the anecdotes of our days. This is the good bad and ugly (mostly good) of our not so unique, large (but not as large as some) family, living life to the fullest. Some of us might not have the average number of years generally allotted but we will fill each of those years with the celebration of family, friends and lifeholland was my destinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09537418659424382912noreply@blogger.comBlogger742125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291500134141136176.post-13575485123886945562017-01-03T16:41:00.001-08:002017-01-03T16:41:08.453-08:00<div style="color: #1d2129; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
Today was a bugger. Bits of annoying drama at every turn. That being said it could have turned tragic.</div>
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<br />M is legally blind. She sees far less than what she would like you to know. </div>
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New bus driver. </div>
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This morning he parks between us and the neighbours leaving the child with her vision impairment and cerebral palsy to find her way in the dark, through snow banks along the curb.</div>
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Fine. New driver. </div>
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I escort her down and explain the situation.</div>
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<br />After school...driver pulls up <span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">across the road from the house and HAS THE BLIND KID CROSS THE ROAD BY HERSELF!!!!</span></div>
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HALLLOOOOO!! She can't SEE what the heck if anything you are doing with your thumbs or your whole dang body from outside the bus!!!</div>
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holland was my destinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09537418659424382912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291500134141136176.post-36767462370657897022016-12-20T17:20:00.005-08:002016-12-20T17:26:44.224-08:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">A good news kind of day. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">A Christmas miracle kind of day really</span>holland was my destinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09537418659424382912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291500134141136176.post-89483511658895674832016-12-06T17:32:00.001-08:002016-12-06T17:32:47.103-08:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Today has been brought to you by the mantra "I'm doing the best that I can, I'm doing the best that I can.....no really...today this IS my best....I'm doing the best that I can....tomorrow I might be able to do better but for today I'm doing the best that I can"</span>holland was my destinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09537418659424382912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291500134141136176.post-74482410792248117802016-11-30T17:48:00.004-08:002016-11-30T17:48:57.310-08:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">My world consists of the sweetest, kindest most generous people! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I am grateful for those of you who think of us and reach out with kindness. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">You're all just swell!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I love each and every one of your pointed little heads!</span>holland was my destinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09537418659424382912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291500134141136176.post-24685717081233087502016-11-29T16:20:00.002-08:002016-11-29T16:20:31.853-08:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Another year and once again no invitation to Ellen's Twelve days of Christmas. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">No she doesn't know me and no I have not tried to get tickets but that is totally not the point....</span>holland was my destinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09537418659424382912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291500134141136176.post-72536592569554832392016-11-24T14:03:00.000-08:002016-11-24T14:03:25.565-08:00Happy Thanksgiving to all you Americans who have stopped by the blog to see that I am painfully behind in updates.<br />
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Just know that as you spend the day hopefully surrounded by loved ones, over stuffing your bellies with delectable delights, basking in the gratitude for all you have that I am too! (well the feeling grateful part. Tonight's dinner is Costco lasagna....).<br />
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These darlings of mine and those not in the picture leave me grateful on a daily basis. Sure there are days when I think the next dirty diaper, or tossed plate of food during a seizure might be the last I can endure but thankfully those days are few and far between. <br />
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We live in a country that is free. We have what we need and an abundance more. We have love and share love. When people look at us they might not think we epitomize what it means to be fortunate. Make no mistake however. We are.<br />
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holland was my destinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09537418659424382912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291500134141136176.post-11231100783405590932016-10-31T19:24:00.001-07:002016-10-31T19:24:37.064-07:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">my deep freeze has quit. How many perogies per baggie would you say would be appropriate to hand out to the trick or treaters? Im thinking maybe for the costumes that showed a lot of effort I would throw some steaks in. Most creative a roast beef?</span>holland was my destinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09537418659424382912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291500134141136176.post-83401186863198617002016-10-31T17:45:00.001-07:002016-10-31T17:45:40.324-07:00Happy Halloween<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here's the diehard trick or treaters. The others learned long ago if you stay at home in comfy clothes you still get candy <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1OvMOFbfaLcrQM1gUo8y10MWdBpIIn0kG8Pxhyrd2pTZ2Okb6kfxpQFXvR4zCaHg1DWGbrQV6t32SpuX_3lN7uyE1hnQecCBPj-Viua5jRW-0ro0WgURlCvIxUh_VoiPwwoVuumKUhBB/s640/blogger-image--659978251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1OvMOFbfaLcrQM1gUo8y10MWdBpIIn0kG8Pxhyrd2pTZ2Okb6kfxpQFXvR4zCaHg1DWGbrQV6t32SpuX_3lN7uyE1hnQecCBPj-Viua5jRW-0ro0WgURlCvIxUh_VoiPwwoVuumKUhBB/s640/blogger-image--659978251.jpg"></a></div>holland was my destinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09537418659424382912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291500134141136176.post-28316275529231008712016-09-17T14:12:00.006-07:002016-09-17T14:12:54.202-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Bathed in love and light.</div>
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I love it when I can catch photos of the kids when rays of sunlight are shining down on them.</div>
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Makes me feel that they are protected and that Ailish is with us.</div>
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<br />holland was my destinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09537418659424382912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291500134141136176.post-50072403173778791522016-09-02T22:13:00.001-07:002016-09-02T22:13:55.661-07:00Birthday girl. My very first newborn. Twenty three years ago. <div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL83c5dTFeXjW7V9Ca4jdoJ8JCJFbkakL4_vM6GP245cGhlU_5nHZH-0KrQJLz992rO48jtOXHGxo4FXQ4YGXHDgMEr0EQC5ZcvMhTPFpqhRtkc7vOaBEvKolEdpMd_O2vG1Jj5XcrCLor/s640/blogger-image-409310240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL83c5dTFeXjW7V9Ca4jdoJ8JCJFbkakL4_vM6GP245cGhlU_5nHZH-0KrQJLz992rO48jtOXHGxo4FXQ4YGXHDgMEr0EQC5ZcvMhTPFpqhRtkc7vOaBEvKolEdpMd_O2vG1Jj5XcrCLor/s640/blogger-image-409310240.jpg"></a></div>She radiates joy</div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilP63rZpN0k8kREmQMdCaWsV4qDoSKtHVXgRSacwFlYic0IxrKPDy-AgPug2WZZhMGC9rV3B84AR_yz3zX3vgTEeL_UQ6xEHSgkg86_0Ty4aZYd_Wqsllb39AjTWx_4iRPpr8N6-O3VYFQ/s640/blogger-image--1944625053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilP63rZpN0k8kREmQMdCaWsV4qDoSKtHVXgRSacwFlYic0IxrKPDy-AgPug2WZZhMGC9rV3B84AR_yz3zX3vgTEeL_UQ6xEHSgkg86_0Ty4aZYd_Wqsllb39AjTWx_4iRPpr8N6-O3VYFQ/s640/blogger-image--1944625053.jpg"></a></div>She is determined. Stubborn. Persistent. Opinionated. Sweet. Loving. Funny. </div><div><br></div><div>My love for her holds no bounds. She is my bliss. <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEjlHsNI6dGcHCLNbwapEN1IH3xgrVx5JbHHA-QmA_Bd5TdJ1QVriuVFnFIfDP83EMyZdlhK_VHHfcE1-4fjkQrDWw4H70wcnIrlsG0QznYbNq6rsFlOnRfUykE9KujiXcLE3UEZdF5Jw/s640/blogger-image-600408640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEjlHsNI6dGcHCLNbwapEN1IH3xgrVx5JbHHA-QmA_Bd5TdJ1QVriuVFnFIfDP83EMyZdlhK_VHHfcE1-4fjkQrDWw4H70wcnIrlsG0QznYbNq6rsFlOnRfUykE9KujiXcLE3UEZdF5Jw/s640/blogger-image-600408640.jpg"></a></div></div>holland was my destinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09537418659424382912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291500134141136176.post-82373697184378632142016-08-21T13:17:00.001-07:002016-08-21T13:20:20.324-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Because we haven't gone anywhere this summer and won't have the opportunity for the remainder I have splurged twice and rented this inflatable slip and slide. The majority of my kids don't use it but with inviting friends over and making an event it has been well worth it for those that do.<br />
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I guess because we are nearing the end of water play season and because we have seen more rain in one month that normally seen in a year the company that rents the inflatables has let us have it for two and a half days. What a deal!<br />
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Yesterday we had folks over and with the sun shining bright with high temperatures a good time was had by all.<br />
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Today with much badgering from two of the girls and the lack of an audience I gave it a whirl. It really is true that the camera adds forty pounds! That's what they say right?<br />
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It is also true when they say it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye. Well I didn't lose an eye but got a big charlie horse in my calf. <br />
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Well charlie horse or blood clot. I'm massaging it now so we will learn in short order if it's one or the other.....<br />
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My olympic career might have been cut short before it got off the ground.<br />
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holland was my destinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09537418659424382912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291500134141136176.post-41707989483182721582016-07-09T15:06:00.001-07:002016-07-09T15:06:48.944-07:00He might not be able to walk and might not be able to talk but in no way does it stop him from making full use of the splash park. <div>My gosh this kid is a joy! We love him so much. <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlBVQ_LEgBkgYfO8VqNrV4_csVCbPljC2lnrxXtm3GebdBq7MNBUYgjfwGCttF5_CkWhCsFY4btJsbJHc_rSABKrFLtcfxb5uuHpOeglhLo-5Wifs4nmwjNCiS0f0b66CuW-7bSRBWgqR/s640/blogger-image-512123587.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlBVQ_LEgBkgYfO8VqNrV4_csVCbPljC2lnrxXtm3GebdBq7MNBUYgjfwGCttF5_CkWhCsFY4btJsbJHc_rSABKrFLtcfxb5uuHpOeglhLo-5Wifs4nmwjNCiS0f0b66CuW-7bSRBWgqR/s640/blogger-image-512123587.jpg"></a></div></div>holland was my destinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09537418659424382912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291500134141136176.post-90062651562015244622016-07-08T14:05:00.003-07:002016-07-08T14:05:57.113-07:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Always swell when you pull up home and access has three of your kids at the front door while the driver you have guess is talking to 911 whom he called because one of them had a seizure. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Dude! Did no one tell you she has a million seizures a day?!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">No 911 operator we do not need an ambulance. She has a seizure disorder. This happens every day bunches of times a day. Yes I'm sure we don't need the ambulance. She is up and walking and is fine. Thank you 911 lady no I'm quite sure we won't be needin</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">g to call you back. </span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Hello Access office guy. Yes she's fine. I am not fine. Quit putting my kids in taxis special drivers or not! The drivers are not trained for kids like mine even though they drive for Access. Im not raising my voice at you because you will know if I am raising my voice at you. No you don't need to call the ambulance for every seizure on the bus or at the door as my girls do it regularly. No I don't need to read your policy manual my kids who seizure all the time on the bus do not have the ambulance called each event.</span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> <br />I was having such a good day until people happened. Don't get me started on the FedEx situation....</span>holland was my destinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09537418659424382912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291500134141136176.post-6247535200113983522016-06-20T13:42:00.001-07:002016-06-20T13:42:27.748-07:00It has been twenty days since the little booger moved in and we couldn't be more smitten. This is a problem. One we can manage but a problem none the less. Originally when I was approached about taking him through foster care it was a pretty much for sure thing that he would be staying. I assumed....and you know the saying about assuming.....that would mean no visits with family. BIG WRONG. Every Sunday with parents and every other Saturday with another family member. The good news is everybody loves him. The not so good news is our lives revolve around when and where the boy is. Our plans are secondary to what is determined by the extra adults that come with a new little person.<br />
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What I know for now is that his Royal Sweetness will be with us until December at the minimum when his future with his family will be decided. I had forgotten how difficult this road can be when your own goal is always permanence. Times have changed in my family as well as there are more emotions to consider when entering foster world. I can feel the heartbreak of loss but understand our hopefully positive role in a little person's life for however long we have them but that is not so easy for the kids especially kids with processing issues. The visits help though with keeping it forefront and centre that there is another family out there that loves this little boy as much as we do. Reiterating that to the kids and that we will love him as hard as we can for as long as we can.holland was my destinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09537418659424382912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291500134141136176.post-45363044411713295592016-05-31T10:03:00.001-07:002016-05-31T10:03:18.429-07:00TWENTY MINUTES!!!!holland was my destinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09537418659424382912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291500134141136176.post-14871205446936576912016-05-30T08:12:00.001-07:002016-05-30T08:12:26.267-07:00TOMORROW!!!!<br />
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Move in day is TOMORROW!holland was my destinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09537418659424382912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291500134141136176.post-59674206080700312472016-05-30T07:59:00.002-07:002016-05-30T07:59:14.532-07:00Well it's Monday.<br />
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What oh what might the day bring?<br />
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Could it be a weeny boy?<br />
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<br />holland was my destinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09537418659424382912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291500134141136176.post-57878842428141401042016-05-27T14:53:00.000-07:002016-05-27T14:53:09.456-07:00Told you Fridays were big news days around here!<br />
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My license has successfully been transferred and a new one printed off. Great right?!<br />
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The not so great news is that Teddy's worker who will be the boss of the when and how the move is done is off sick today.<br />
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GAH!!<br />
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That likely means Monday is out now for move in.<br />
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I might be a little on the excited however frustrated side.<br />
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At least we have movementholland was my destinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09537418659424382912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291500134141136176.post-10869480386478027072016-05-27T07:57:00.002-07:002016-05-27T07:57:27.983-07:00It's been two weeks today since we met little Teddy. It's been sixteen months since this baby has been waiting for a family be it temporary or permanent. <br />
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No calls yesterday about anything regarding him. For something that seems like it should be an easy transfer of my foster care license from one agency to another it sure has been taking a long time. I have only had a license as one of my kids up until these last few months was not allowed to be placed for adoption. Cultural reasons. This too is the good news as LEGAL permanency with us is on the horizon!<br />
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It's Friday and big things good and bad seem to happen to me on this day of the week.<br />
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Fingers crossed we get some sort of news.holland was my destinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09537418659424382912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291500134141136176.post-91389040759298633542016-05-25T08:39:00.000-07:002016-05-25T08:39:24.488-07:00Everyone is in a hurry. There are so many cogs in the bureaucratic machinery that it is likely another week will end with a weeny boy living where he shouldn't ever have been.<br />
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Everyone is motivated. Everyone is doing their part but holy toledo this is dragging out! Every day the kids who know what's up are asking if Teddy (internet name I have decided) is coming. <br />
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Today is a new day and if more of what needs done is successfully completed then we are one day closer.<br />
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Fingers crossedholland was my destinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09537418659424382912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291500134141136176.post-5115476446986010872016-05-24T14:21:00.001-07:002016-05-24T21:37:33.103-07:00Said far more eloquently than I could.<br />
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holland was my destinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09537418659424382912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291500134141136176.post-48868905366610526162016-05-22T20:40:00.002-07:002016-05-22T20:40:56.209-07:00Doesn't it seem that there is always some holiday break when you're waiting on those who work business hours to get things done? It's a long weekend here.<br />
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We are at the tail end of the red tape that has to occur before the little teddy bear can come home but what I think is the last of it should have transferred virtual hands days end Friday. Last week we were teased with a potential move in date of the 24th. Unless I get a call first thing Tuesday then I can't see that happen.<br />
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The crib has been purchased and set up. Teddy will be sharing with the eight year old who also is in a crib and fortunately I found one that matches short of a slight colour difference. This makes my need for matching very happy.<br />
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We will be in for an adjustment for sure but one we have been waiting for. The nine year old has been losing her mind about the prospect of Teddy joining the family. When she's not thinking or talking about Mario Kart then it's about him.<br />
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Fingers crossed the move is smooth and that when it happens it causes as little trauma as possible for the ball of sweetnessholland was my destinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09537418659424382912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291500134141136176.post-40198924902536215112016-05-15T10:41:00.004-07:002016-05-15T10:41:53.612-07:00Change is in the air!!<br />
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Nothing is ever for sure.<br />
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I trust few when it comes to the growth of our family.<br />
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There have been so many close calls in the last SIX years. Situations that I thought were most definitely our dream come true. The stars were aligned I thought. Our wait was over! Then something would happen. A change of heart by the first family, us not being the chosen family or the most maddening, bureaucracy rearing its ever ugly head dashing all hopes.<br />
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This most current 'situation' of whom I speak is not adoption but as far as I am told long term nonetheless. We are the chosen ones and we choose him right back. Until his sweet head rests in his new crib in his new room I will not fully believe it will happen. All things going well I think it will be under two weeks before the stork arrives with its two and a half year old bundle of sweetness. <br />
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We have met him and let me tell you....charming, delightful, precious only scratch the surface of describing him.<br />
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Fingers crossed!<br />
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