STORM AFTER STORM

Since returning home from China we have had
storm after storm. I really have to stop taking everything
personally , like really this is every day life, RIGHT.
Our latest storm....

Like who knew that leach fields only last about 20 years and our was
put in 32 years ago.. So we had to put a new one in .....

Every day I struggle with something, doctors, Doctor appointments,
teachers calling,  Info for IEP meetings and SN labels for children,
school nurse insisting that Gabriel needs more immunizations while the
Doctors office says no (solved, I hope)..............
Every one's schedule changed and I have missed moms Bible Study, I need
my moms time !!!

Our 13 year old had a birthday !! Now 14 and knows everything !
he chose bacon pizza, salad, soda, salad and brownie sundaes

Big brother enjoying time off from work by playing board games
with his younger siblings.

Conversations with Hrutuja are interesting. We started talking about siblings
and playing and then adoption and then she says" We should adopt 2 more girls
and 2 more boys" !!      I like the way this kid thinks !!

SNOW

We woke up to snow and it was beautiful to see.
The children were all excited !! Mom and dad were
saying " all of Maine except York County, ha, ha"
So after church and lunch they suited up and went out
to play in the snow. It ws not much but they loved it !

And this little one stayed inside and stayed warm !

CONSIDER ADOPTING ?

Tina needs a family......

THIS sweety,  She really, really needs (and wants) a family.

Has been fostered by Americans within China so she's very comfortable with how we talk, smell, look:)

She's soooo precious. Very precious. With a scary sounding need, BUT she's had surgery already for the issue (it is NON cancerous) but has remaining seizures.


She's totally a TREASURE waiting to be FOUND.

Are you her Mama and Baba? 

Now a $25,000 GRANT toward her adoption!!!  That's pretty much ALL her adoption fees PAID. Seriously COOL........ now for her parents to see her and claim her as theirs!!!

She's someone's daughter------ pass it along, will you? So they can find their girlie:)

There's videos, and contact info for anyone wishing to move forward for this precious child.

Also, my picture is before her surgeries to reduce the tumor on her face, the videos show the VAST improvement of her face NOW.  Her videos are here......

http://twentyless.com/tina/

Adoption savvy folks wanting to know- she's a shared list, special focus child:)

Scoop up this treasure and call her DAUGHTER..... she's just waiting to SHINE in the love of her own family.

NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH

I could not say it any better than this mom did on her blog
NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH

.seriouslyblessed.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-adopted-by-god/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-does-it-mean-to-be-adopted-by-god

NEUROLOGY

Last night Daddy spent 4:10 - 5:30 at parent teacher conferences.
Gabriel is doing better with his English and everything else.
Hrutuja has just taken off with her reading but needs help
with math.

Today I took Gabriel, Rohana and Rebekah to see the Neurologist.
Rohana was really nervous and was acting out, I was blown away by
her attitude..
We are going to start her on medication to help her relax at night time
because she is having spasms at night time that wake her up.

I will take Gabriel and Rohana to see a orthopedic surgeon.

RE TEST

Today Rebekah goes in for a 2nd Modified Barium Swallow Test.
And I am praying for good results. NO ASPIRATION, please.
Praying that she can have some food by mouth.
She has had her G-tube for almost a month now.
She is doing great, amazing me every week with a new thing that she does !
She loves snuggling until she gets sweaty.

Wow, I am realizing that I have gone about 40 days without good sleep.
But this is not about me but about the lives that we have changed.
I would do it again in a heart beat.

GOD IS GOOD... ALL THE TIME


UPDATE:
They did give her liquids to see if she is still aspirates with them.
and YES she does !    So still no food by mouth !
Possible follow up with Ear,Nose and Throat doc. They do not know
if her soft plate is allowing her to aspirate or if her nasal regurgitation
is the cause of the aspiration. 
Oh well, on with the daily grind after I push all doctors on my daughters behalf !!!

HALLOWEEN

We opted to not purchase costumes, dress every kid up to go out
trick or treating. Rohana does not do well with the costumes and people and
we need to be careful with Rebekah not sure how Gabriel will react ??
So we started a new tradition which is staying home and having a party instead.

 Everyone got a HAND stuffed with candy.

We had hallo-weenies, scary pizza, cheetos bag of bones, pumpkin soda.
We decorated cookies after dinner.

And the big boys discovered what black food coloring does to your mouth.

These kids are soo funny !!
Austin was excited to be able to wear a costume for work.. he was a cowboy.

My  beautiful oldest daughter (hunter) and grand daughter (dear and deer)