October 31, 2005
Halloween! My two little dears went out and collected a wonderful stash of candy . . . a visit to the dentist is in their immediate future!
My little one wanted to be a cheetah, but instead became Danika Patrick the race car driver. The older one wanted to be a witch - I told her that costumes aren't necessary if you want to be your aunt.
October 22, 2005
This past Thursday, my oldest daughter had something akin to open house at her school and I say this because her middle school has over four-thousand children registered AND in attendance (my middle school had a little over one-thousand two-hundred)!
We know that she is not the physical type and her PE instructor made this painfully clear to us. She comes in last on everything . . . you know what they say, the last shall be . . .
But before that, we visited with her social studies instructor and it turns out that our daughter is doing well. She understands a great deal, asks questions and is totally involved. Wow, a difficult subject, but she must be my little girl as I am a student of history myself!
Her homeroom instructor let us know that she does not have friends, but that in the next month, she would report back to us on the progress that would be monitored.
After the PE instructor, we made our way over to her math class and we found her to be doing very well. She does what she must, is involved, asks questions and always turns in her homework!
We made our way to her science class and here is where the praise was flowing: not only is she doing as all of the others mentioned before, but it turns out that she has been gaining confidence as well. Case in point: her instructor let us know that standing next to her, he could barely hear her speak. Now, a month later, he can hear her clearly across the room AND she volunteers to read aloud! She understands geography, knows the oceans and continents and by her own admission, loves her school and she wants to go to school. Her science teacher made clear to us that a new school is always difficult and further, the majority of kids dislike their new school and their next standards thrust upon them. He thanked us profusely and he encouraged us to continue in our endeavors with her - we should, and must be proud of our daughter!
Computer class - well, computer class is computer class. Our daughter has always had a computer and she knows how to use one. Her instructor is the best though, a man who has lived several lives and has a great deal to share with his students - he is one of those precious few that knows a great deal of stuff and he knows that he doesn't know a great deal of stuff and his experience is priceless for these kids.
My significant other encouraged me to purchase pizza to celebrate that night. It was a good night. We have struggled a great deal with our daughter AS she has as well, and we now see the struggle paying off.
October 16, 2005
Well, we went to the seminar on adoption and we figured it out. The time is not right and we will not proceed further at this time. We have a simple choice: adopt a newborn or not and we have no desire to do the diaper thing all over again. We will wait, the almighty willing, once we purchase a home in late '08. At that time, we will have a much larger abode and we will be able to adopt and get past the "two children per room" rule.
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Anyone watching Rome on HBO? Student's of history won't be surprised, but almost everyone else can and would be by this program. If my opinion means anything, I recommend you watch it but bear in mind, this is cerebral stuff. Commander and Chief is rather good as well. I suppose that I have signed my two free agents this year. Since Star Trek is no longer on first-run television, I was in the market to find a replacement and Rome took that place. Being that I love baseball, I acted like a greedy owner and purchased another free agent, Commander and Chief. Both programs are entertaining, but I don't understand why Star Trek was labeled as being too talky. Get real, that is all they do on these two programs!
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I love my job! Two weeks back and I really didn't know how good I had it here. I mean I did know, but now I sure do appreciate it more.
October 12, 2005
Tomorrow is the big day! We have our first meeting to begin the adoption process. We have been told that it can take anywhere from three months to six months - if we choose to do what is asked of us.
We are excited as are our two little daughters are and we can not wait to get this going and we must admit to having some trepidation in this, but this is something that we want to do. I suppose we have been longing for another child for some time, but the diaper thing, is just something that we have already done twice (at times, I feel as if I am still changing diapers for spoiled children at my workplace) and we don't want to do again.
We know we want a little girl, in the six to ten years of age range. We have been warned about the problems that older kids can have and we do listen, but if they do have problems, then no one wants them. Is it blind to still want to share our family with another little soul? Is it dumb? Will it be problematic? Yes, Yes, and YES!
Our first meeting will last from ten in the morning until one in the afternoon. I am sure we will know the ins and outs of adoption and it is something that I will write about here and in all of its glory.
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Congratulations to the Angels, they clearly beat the Yankees, again!
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Thanks John! I knew the notary business is good, but thanks for the laptop, ttttttttttttttttthe keysssssssssssssss dddddon'''''''''''t skipppppppppp too much. I will say that not having a backkkkkkkkkkkkkk space key is a real downer though.
October 3, 2005
Welcome to our new family member! Her name is Lucero! She is 10 years old and she lives in Mexico. We have decided to sponsor her and in a small way, we feel that we can make a difference in someone else's life in a far away land. She is just the first as we have decided to begin the process of adopting a child into our family. Since we live in a two-bedroom home, we are looking to adopt a little girl - we have not decided on the exact age, but we are looking to adopt an older child between the ages of six to eleven.
