It was a long week househunting. We spent the first day looking at 15 houses and only one of them was on our list at the end of the day. The next day we found a few more that we were interested in, but they backed up to a 2 lane highway and we came to the conclusion that our… Read More
If I had only known….
That leaving town for 9 days and getting ‘out of the loop’ on the boards (ie less anxious and stressed about when our TA would come) would bring on our TA I would have done it long ago!! We arrived home late yesterday evening and spent a good part of this morning catching up. I was out mowing with Isabelle… Read More
Still waiting for news
Today marks day 33 since we’ve been logged in at the CCAA. Lately TAs for the special needs program have been coming really quickly, some as soon as 45-65 days post LID. I don’t know if that trend will hold true for us, but a girl can hope, right? I find myself starting to really believe she’s coming home soon… Read More
Yesssss
Our house is SOLD! I had no idea how long it would take to sell and we were very pleasantly suprised when we got an offer after it had only been on the market for 4 days! Over the weekend our agent was able to negotiate an excellent ‘back up’ contract for us, just in case the first contract falls… Read More
Loving the day
Today is just beautiful here. I have been so sad the last few days, missing Sophie and desperately wanting some new pictures or an update on her. It’s been 5 months since we’ve gotten a new picture and I’m really missing her! So we all went out to enjoy the weather and it really improved my mood. Isabelle loved the… Read More
It’s official
Our house is now on the market. We spent the last few weeks doing all those things we should have done in the last six months. Honestly, since Isabelle has come home, there is no time for such trivial things as home improvement. Chris took a week off and between the two of us, we got the house ready enough… Read More
mmmm….ice cream sandwiches
This kind of play is actually a big step for Isabelle. It wasn’t too long ago that she refused to touch anyting wet, sticky or slimy. When she was evaluated by an occupational therapist upon her homecoming, the OT said that Isabelle had some sensory issues involving things she refused to touch or eat. She explained that normally, a child… Read More
Going, going, gone
Recently I have figured out the key in assuring that Isabelle takes a nice, long afternoon nap: stuff her. She will tire of one food and I used to assume that she was done. I have since realized I just need to try new things until she really is done. My new found tidbit has paid off in spades, she’s… Read More
New camera
We finally bit the bullet and bought a new camera for our upcoming trip to China. When it was approaching time to travel for Isabelle, we purchased an Apple laptop to take to China with us. We rationalized spending the big bucks because we wanted a way to play DVDs and stay in contact with friends and family back home…. Read More
The Grape Nuts incident
All was going fairly well for a Friday morning when I walked into the kitchen to find my precious daughter knee deep in Grape Nuts. My not-too-ready-for-responsibility 11 year old son had left the open Grape Nuts perched enticingly on the kitchen table. All I can say is, good thing she didn’t figure out how to open the milk. Isabelle’s… Read More