So I learned something new today. A mirror is my new best friend. Ugly piece of green spinach-stuff in my braces (it's only getting worse). That's what I saw in the mirror when I came out after Mary Claire's dance class. After seeing a friend, and talking all through dance with another person..ugh. Could someone have helped a girl out? Just tell me! (please!?)
Do you need another laugh? 'Cause I can just keep going. As soon as we got home, I couldn't wait to brush my teeth (see above). I changed into jammies, pulled my hair back in some clips, and put toothpaste on my brush. I set it down to put my headband on (and stopped for a minute to wash Mary Claire's hair), went back...and my toothbrush was naked. No paste. Where on earth did it go? I looked all over the counter, sink, floor, even in the drawer...where could it have gone? I got more (thought I was crazy), and brushed. Mary Claire looked at me and said, "What's in your hair?" I told her clips, then looked in the mirror. A big hunk of (what about Mary) blue up there! Good grief-how did that happen?
Yes, toothpaste in my hair, I tried to pull it all out, but now I have stiff hair. What a charming day. I just keep feeling more and more beautiful.
ps-We have finished the preliminary application for adoption with Bethany. I had to email them since every time I log on to my "portal" lately, it says, :no documents found:.
But we found them, got them completed, and they have been received. Now we get to see if we get to go to the informational meeting.
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Thursday, February 24, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Broken Angel
Where to start...
We did have a wonderful three-day weekend with the kids-we had some eating out, some crazy running around the house-inside and out-every day, Isabella's birthday party (and I got to catch up with Tiffany-due in February with her fourth adorable baby!), church, Mary Claire had BSI with her friend, and today we got to play with Veronica and her precious babies! (well, they are four and almost two, but so cute-they are little, so they are still babes to me-like Ethan).
We had Mary Claire's endocrinology appointment-and we didn't go to Little Rock! We switched a few months ago to an endocrinologist in Northwest Arkansas, and today was our first appointment back with him (it's been two years since we've seen him!). He's not a pediatric endocrinologist, but he is close to us, and Mary Claire is older now. We went over her health, her sites, a new lancet (but it was by One Touch, and we aren't switching till they have one that only requires .3 microLiters. In my opinion, .5 to .6mL is just too much blood!!) (and their strips are not consistent-it takes almost two strips-and sometimes six or seven-to get one blood sugar reading-you get errors, too little blood, etc.) (I've been doing this for 6 3/4 years-I know what I'm doing-and One Touch still sucks.) Gosh, back on track.. then we talked about his kids, and his adoption a couple years ago, right before we went back to Little Rock.
He adopted two adorable little girls (sisters), and they are thriving. We veered into adoption, foster care, friends and people he knows caring for kids of Northwest Arkansas. He encouraged us to get trained on caring for foster children, and we could offer to take in kids with diabetes, since we are so familiar, and definitely not scared. It is a lot to consider, but Mary Claire is praying for a sweet girl just like her, and we don't know how God intends to answer her prayer. We are open.
We know a little girl who struggles with her diabetes, and her family loves her, but it's tough, and she's been in the hospital, and I just think, we could take care of her. I don't want to ask her dad to give her up, ..BUT. There are other kids just like her, and after repeated poor care, they are removed from their homes. There is usually no one equipped to care for them! Can you imagine adjusting to care of a new child plus a new disease? It'd only be one for us.
Anyway, then we had to go to the lab to get Mary Claire's blood drawn. She was not prepared for it, and she cried. Two years is a big difference. Two years ago, she got her blood work done-I thought she'd be petrified, but she watched them draw the blood!! Today, she was low right before we went to the lab, and just cried. I felt so bad for her, but it was something I couldn't do for her. I had brought four tiny cookies (Nestle's Minis), two for each of us after the appointment (so she'd have good blood sugar while we were there!), and I told her she could have one of mine too after the labwork. (Big Girl Momma giving up a cookie..only for my baby! heehee) She still cried, and said she just wanted to go home. (Broke. My. Heart.) She made it through, and I actually watched the blood draw-it was much less scary/creepy than I thought it would be-no messy squirting, leaking out, etc. Then she had to give a urine sample, and it made her cry too. What a hard life for an eight-year-old. One arm was broken and in a sling, and the other had a band-aid and cotton ball taped across it. Both were sore, so I helped her use the cup and go to the bathroom. Stressful Day for her. Glad she is safe and warm in bed now.
On the adoption front..
This weekend we also requested information from Bethany Christian Services (local adoption agency). Just this evening, I filled out the preliminary form. If they liked what I wrote (and my info?), they'll send me the Bethany Statement of Faith, and the Personal Statement of Faith (I guess they are different?), then if they like those, they'll tell us when and where their next adoption informational meeting is. (it's top-secret, undisclosed to outsiders!) I'll keep you posted. We are praying for God's hand to be on it if His will is there.
I didn't submit the Waiting Child application to Great Wall of China from last week, since they all ask if you've applied with anyone else, when, and the results. I don't think they'll consider us if we are already working with another agency, understandably.
Oh! I totally forgot to tell you-I called Great Wall of China on Friday afternoon, and we had a misunderstanding over email before. Ches is not too old to apply for a healthy infant from China! It will still be a 54-month wait, but we can proceed. We are debating on local vs. international adoption, and we'll see how it pans out. We could really do both-since it'd be so far apart in time! :)
Ches went back to the dermatologist today, and got some things burned off his head. They are only pre-cancerous, so not to worry. They are hurting him, but we are so glad he's keeping up with them. Wear Sunblock, young people!! (well, you old people should too. :)
Most Honest Quote This Weekend:
"I didn't break it this time."
Ethan to me after he slid down the stair rail with his huge fluffy dragon costume in his hand, raking off all the stuff in its way-a tall box with lock, bird cage, wicker balls, a glass lamp, and my angel on a stand-the one he broke the wing off yesterday doing the same thing. I fixed it last night (using super glue and masking tape to hold it together overnight).
Extra Information:
I still have some Christmas garland and lights up. I make green tea every day (and drink a quart a day!). I love skinny cheetos (and throw away the fat ones-somehow, in my mind they have less cheese per square inch of surface area). We are considering building again. Mary Claire's A1c (three-month blood sugar) was 7.6-higher than I like, but okay. It lets us know how much damage her blood sugar is doing to her body (blood vessels), and what her average is overall.
We did have a wonderful three-day weekend with the kids-we had some eating out, some crazy running around the house-inside and out-every day, Isabella's birthday party (and I got to catch up with Tiffany-due in February with her fourth adorable baby!), church, Mary Claire had BSI with her friend, and today we got to play with Veronica and her precious babies! (well, they are four and almost two, but so cute-they are little, so they are still babes to me-like Ethan).
We had Mary Claire's endocrinology appointment-and we didn't go to Little Rock! We switched a few months ago to an endocrinologist in Northwest Arkansas, and today was our first appointment back with him (it's been two years since we've seen him!). He's not a pediatric endocrinologist, but he is close to us, and Mary Claire is older now. We went over her health, her sites, a new lancet (but it was by One Touch, and we aren't switching till they have one that only requires .3 microLiters. In my opinion, .5 to .6mL is just too much blood!!) (and their strips are not consistent-it takes almost two strips-and sometimes six or seven-to get one blood sugar reading-you get errors, too little blood, etc.) (I've been doing this for 6 3/4 years-I know what I'm doing-and One Touch still sucks.) Gosh, back on track.. then we talked about his kids, and his adoption a couple years ago, right before we went back to Little Rock.
He adopted two adorable little girls (sisters), and they are thriving. We veered into adoption, foster care, friends and people he knows caring for kids of Northwest Arkansas. He encouraged us to get trained on caring for foster children, and we could offer to take in kids with diabetes, since we are so familiar, and definitely not scared. It is a lot to consider, but Mary Claire is praying for a sweet girl just like her, and we don't know how God intends to answer her prayer. We are open.
We know a little girl who struggles with her diabetes, and her family loves her, but it's tough, and she's been in the hospital, and I just think, we could take care of her. I don't want to ask her dad to give her up, ..BUT. There are other kids just like her, and after repeated poor care, they are removed from their homes. There is usually no one equipped to care for them! Can you imagine adjusting to care of a new child plus a new disease? It'd only be one for us.
Anyway, then we had to go to the lab to get Mary Claire's blood drawn. She was not prepared for it, and she cried. Two years is a big difference. Two years ago, she got her blood work done-I thought she'd be petrified, but she watched them draw the blood!! Today, she was low right before we went to the lab, and just cried. I felt so bad for her, but it was something I couldn't do for her. I had brought four tiny cookies (Nestle's Minis), two for each of us after the appointment (so she'd have good blood sugar while we were there!), and I told her she could have one of mine too after the labwork. (Big Girl Momma giving up a cookie..only for my baby! heehee) She still cried, and said she just wanted to go home. (Broke. My. Heart.) She made it through, and I actually watched the blood draw-it was much less scary/creepy than I thought it would be-no messy squirting, leaking out, etc. Then she had to give a urine sample, and it made her cry too. What a hard life for an eight-year-old. One arm was broken and in a sling, and the other had a band-aid and cotton ball taped across it. Both were sore, so I helped her use the cup and go to the bathroom. Stressful Day for her. Glad she is safe and warm in bed now.
On the adoption front..
This weekend we also requested information from Bethany Christian Services (local adoption agency). Just this evening, I filled out the preliminary form. If they liked what I wrote (and my info?), they'll send me the Bethany Statement of Faith, and the Personal Statement of Faith (I guess they are different?), then if they like those, they'll tell us when and where their next adoption informational meeting is. (it's top-secret, undisclosed to outsiders!) I'll keep you posted. We are praying for God's hand to be on it if His will is there.
I didn't submit the Waiting Child application to Great Wall of China from last week, since they all ask if you've applied with anyone else, when, and the results. I don't think they'll consider us if we are already working with another agency, understandably.
Oh! I totally forgot to tell you-I called Great Wall of China on Friday afternoon, and we had a misunderstanding over email before. Ches is not too old to apply for a healthy infant from China! It will still be a 54-month wait, but we can proceed. We are debating on local vs. international adoption, and we'll see how it pans out. We could really do both-since it'd be so far apart in time! :)
Ches went back to the dermatologist today, and got some things burned off his head. They are only pre-cancerous, so not to worry. They are hurting him, but we are so glad he's keeping up with them. Wear Sunblock, young people!! (well, you old people should too. :)
Most Honest Quote This Weekend:
"I didn't break it this time."
Ethan to me after he slid down the stair rail with his huge fluffy dragon costume in his hand, raking off all the stuff in its way-a tall box with lock, bird cage, wicker balls, a glass lamp, and my angel on a stand-the one he broke the wing off yesterday doing the same thing. I fixed it last night (using super glue and masking tape to hold it together overnight).
Extra Information:
I still have some Christmas garland and lights up. I make green tea every day (and drink a quart a day!). I love skinny cheetos (and throw away the fat ones-somehow, in my mind they have less cheese per square inch of surface area). We are considering building again. Mary Claire's A1c (three-month blood sugar) was 7.6-higher than I like, but okay. It lets us know how much damage her blood sugar is doing to her body (blood vessels), and what her average is overall.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Little Things in Life
I'm so excited! It's totally the little things in life. : )
I have been searching for an applique font for about two weeks. I wanted to make a towel for that Springdale High auction, and I thought an appliqued SHS would be adorable, but I totally didn't want to do it the old-fashioned way (printing the enlarged letters off of the computer, tracing/cutting them out, tracing/cutting them out on fabric, cutting out the fusible web to go between your fabrics, ironing, and finally zigzaging all around the letters-even the rounded corners!) So. There's this new way that I just learned about. It requires an embroidery machine (I have one!), and a design (had to get one!). Ok, I may be losing you, but it's soo cool! Anyway, they have applique alphabets for sale online (really hard to find-but I did!) You hoop your fabric, load and start the design, and it sews this little skinny line around the design. Next, you take it off the machine, cut the fabric around the line, then put it back, and it sews the zigzags around-SO Cool! : )
I think I'm going to start with Mary Claire a pair of pants. Clay just busted the knee out of a NEW pair of jeans (they were even still a little big around the waist and length!), so I'll patch over them, put her name on them, and add some ruffles! It'll take a while to do all those letters though. Hmm..maybe I'll do an "M" and put her name across it. Or do an "H" for Hunt Huskies and write that over the H...Thinking! Wish someone had just had a baby to make a burp cloth with a monogram!!
Speaking of..I looked at websites for adoptions-they are SO expensive! I like the Chinese adoptions, but it can take 9-10 months to get your child after you've been approved-and they have to WAIT for you there. : ( Those days of waiting would kill me. Does anyone have a baby they don't need? I don't understand why it's so hard to adopt-it seems like there should be plenty of babies to go around. Please share.
I'm sure you guessed, but I'm done working super-hard to get pregnant again. It's been a rough year (and a little bit) of pregnancies, miscarriages, bloodwork, doctors and specialists, surgeries, medicines, and I can't keep it up. If God wants me pregnant, He'll find a way, otherwise, I have to let it go.
You can still pray for our family: that we be content with what we get, that we not lose faith in God's will for us, and that our family might be blessed in other ways. We are thankful for the three sweet blessings we have, and explaining to them why they don't have their prayers for a baby answered may be the hardest of all. I don't exactly know what to tell them. (Mommy's getting too old? God gets to choose? Let's cry together? or D. all of the above.)
I'm back on 5mg Lexapro, and I'm content. I knew it'd be hard to transition, and so it's more preventative. I don't want to deal with the whole sad and disappointed part. And I'm sure I'll get questions (totally okay), but I don't want to break down. I like being in control of my feelings (doesn't everyone?).
Ok, yes, I'm fine. Anyway, I'll be diving into some other things-like applique. I never can decide whether I love fabric or paper better-such a hard decision. God will keep me busy, I am so thankful for all the precious blogs and websites I've found in the last week with fun, crafty things-and sweet, sweet families! There is plenty that I can do for other people-I can totally take the focus off me and my health for a while. : )
Sorry about not writing yesterday-I was so tired! Ethan was up in the night on Sunday night throwing up, and he was home (of course!) yesterday, sooo..I didn't get much done, and when I wanted a nap, he sat on the bed, crawled under the covers to play hide-and-seek, begged for some water (who can refuse a three-year-old water??), so I just got up and gave up on a nap! Then, last night I actually did my Matthew homework so I could go to Bible study today! I have missed my girls, and fall is always so busy, but it was good. Ethan was actually the only child there today, so I think he enjoyed the attention! He played with everything, enjoyed snack, and loved on the Jesus statue-it was soo cute! He held his hand, and we talked with Jesus. Then, he told me how beautiful His eyes were, and told me about His boo-boos on his hands, and then he hugged Jesus and told him he loved him! It was so precious. And I was proud of him for knowing how much Jesus loves him! I'm so thankful I went, if just for that!
Then we grocery shopped, changed his sheets, and amazingly--he took a nap, and let me take a nap! It was only about an hour-but an hour can change your attitude and totally your outlook! Sweet, sweet sleep. Then we practiced Mary Claire's multiplication facts, I got lunches ready for tomorrow (they all go tomorrow!), and made dinner. Tonight was Bunco, so I had to plan ahead for our morning. : ) I needed a great night out (and some amazing chocolate!!), and I did laugh a lot! Those ladies are great, and I'm thankful for them too! Ahh..so much fun.
Alrighty, Jimmy Kimmel has entertained me for long enough (tomorrow is National Unfriend Day-and he's hilarious!), I'd better get to bed, or I'll be tired again tomorrow. G'Night, Friends!
Oh!! and don't forget to enter the contest! See the *rules* here. Leave a comment with your favorite scripture and verse or something cute to put on a kitchen towel..Contest ends tomorrow!! : )
I have been searching for an applique font for about two weeks. I wanted to make a towel for that Springdale High auction, and I thought an appliqued SHS would be adorable, but I totally didn't want to do it the old-fashioned way (printing the enlarged letters off of the computer, tracing/cutting them out, tracing/cutting them out on fabric, cutting out the fusible web to go between your fabrics, ironing, and finally zigzaging all around the letters-even the rounded corners!) So. There's this new way that I just learned about. It requires an embroidery machine (I have one!), and a design (had to get one!). Ok, I may be losing you, but it's soo cool! Anyway, they have applique alphabets for sale online (really hard to find-but I did!) You hoop your fabric, load and start the design, and it sews this little skinny line around the design. Next, you take it off the machine, cut the fabric around the line, then put it back, and it sews the zigzags around-SO Cool! : )
I think I'm going to start with Mary Claire a pair of pants. Clay just busted the knee out of a NEW pair of jeans (they were even still a little big around the waist and length!), so I'll patch over them, put her name on them, and add some ruffles! It'll take a while to do all those letters though. Hmm..maybe I'll do an "M" and put her name across it. Or do an "H" for Hunt Huskies and write that over the H...Thinking! Wish someone had just had a baby to make a burp cloth with a monogram!!
Speaking of..I looked at websites for adoptions-they are SO expensive! I like the Chinese adoptions, but it can take 9-10 months to get your child after you've been approved-and they have to WAIT for you there. : ( Those days of waiting would kill me. Does anyone have a baby they don't need? I don't understand why it's so hard to adopt-it seems like there should be plenty of babies to go around. Please share.
I'm sure you guessed, but I'm done working super-hard to get pregnant again. It's been a rough year (and a little bit) of pregnancies, miscarriages, bloodwork, doctors and specialists, surgeries, medicines, and I can't keep it up. If God wants me pregnant, He'll find a way, otherwise, I have to let it go.
You can still pray for our family: that we be content with what we get, that we not lose faith in God's will for us, and that our family might be blessed in other ways. We are thankful for the three sweet blessings we have, and explaining to them why they don't have their prayers for a baby answered may be the hardest of all. I don't exactly know what to tell them. (Mommy's getting too old? God gets to choose? Let's cry together? or D. all of the above.)
I'm back on 5mg Lexapro, and I'm content. I knew it'd be hard to transition, and so it's more preventative. I don't want to deal with the whole sad and disappointed part. And I'm sure I'll get questions (totally okay), but I don't want to break down. I like being in control of my feelings (doesn't everyone?).
Ok, yes, I'm fine. Anyway, I'll be diving into some other things-like applique. I never can decide whether I love fabric or paper better-such a hard decision. God will keep me busy, I am so thankful for all the precious blogs and websites I've found in the last week with fun, crafty things-and sweet, sweet families! There is plenty that I can do for other people-I can totally take the focus off me and my health for a while. : )
Sorry about not writing yesterday-I was so tired! Ethan was up in the night on Sunday night throwing up, and he was home (of course!) yesterday, sooo..I didn't get much done, and when I wanted a nap, he sat on the bed, crawled under the covers to play hide-and-seek, begged for some water (who can refuse a three-year-old water??), so I just got up and gave up on a nap! Then, last night I actually did my Matthew homework so I could go to Bible study today! I have missed my girls, and fall is always so busy, but it was good. Ethan was actually the only child there today, so I think he enjoyed the attention! He played with everything, enjoyed snack, and loved on the Jesus statue-it was soo cute! He held his hand, and we talked with Jesus. Then, he told me how beautiful His eyes were, and told me about His boo-boos on his hands, and then he hugged Jesus and told him he loved him! It was so precious. And I was proud of him for knowing how much Jesus loves him! I'm so thankful I went, if just for that!
Then we grocery shopped, changed his sheets, and amazingly--he took a nap, and let me take a nap! It was only about an hour-but an hour can change your attitude and totally your outlook! Sweet, sweet sleep. Then we practiced Mary Claire's multiplication facts, I got lunches ready for tomorrow (they all go tomorrow!), and made dinner. Tonight was Bunco, so I had to plan ahead for our morning. : ) I needed a great night out (and some amazing chocolate!!), and I did laugh a lot! Those ladies are great, and I'm thankful for them too! Ahh..so much fun.
Alrighty, Jimmy Kimmel has entertained me for long enough (tomorrow is National Unfriend Day-and he's hilarious!), I'd better get to bed, or I'll be tired again tomorrow. G'Night, Friends!
Oh!! and don't forget to enter the contest! See the *rules* here. Leave a comment with your favorite scripture and verse or something cute to put on a kitchen towel..Contest ends tomorrow!! : )
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