October 12, 2013 ~ I stayed up late last night playing games with some great friends!!! But I'm definitely feeling the late night this morning!!!
I get to take a mini-road trip with my sister today!!! We're heading up to Independence, IA, to attend our aunt's wedding :-). The morning was full of washing/styling Maya k's hair and laundry!!! Now, it's time to GO!!!
October 13, 2013 ~ It was a lot of fun to get to spend time with my sister driving to and from our aunt's wedding yesterday!!! We got to see our parents and grandparents, along with other family members that we don't see very often :-).
October 14, 2013 ~ Maya K: "Is God ever silly?"
Me: "Ummmmmmmmm.........." (getting ready to give some sort of theological answer about the holiness of God)
Maya K: "I mean, if there are kids in Heaven, does God ever be silly with them to make them laugh?"
Me: "YES!!!! I think that God likes it when people are happy and I am SURE that He enjoys hearing kids laugh in Heaven!!!!" :-)
We had our third and final post-placement visit with our social worker tonight :-). It went great and now we are almost "officially" done!!! We still need/want to finish her re-adoption and name change, and then update her name change on official documents, but we are getting close to DONE!!! :-)
October 15, 2013 ~ Maya K just called me to come upstairs and show me something. She had sounded out and written all by herself the words "nut", "tub", and "log"!!!! I'm so happy with how much she has learned since we started school two months ago!!!!
How many peas is it safe for a 6-year-old girl to eat in one sitting??? Just sayin'!!!!!
October 16, 2013 ~ Oh dear. I was trying to do something crazy with Maya K's hair for AWANA tonight, but it ended up looking good :-). Oh well. The barrettes are in a rainbow of colors, so maybe that counts as crazy???!!!
October 17, 2013 ~ Congratulations to my brother Tim and sister-in-law Mandie!!! They are excited to be expecting their first little blessing and I am excited to be an AUNT again!!! (I haven't shared the news with Maya K yet :-). That excitement will be for tomorrow!!!)
Just for fun!! Nathan and I first met the summer of 1997. There was nothing "special" between us then, but it was a piece of the puzzle that God used to bring us together!!! I love you, Nathan!!!!!
October 18, 2013 ~ For whatever reason, this week has seemed long. And, now that Friday is here, I'm wanting a relaxed day. Maya K has complied (so far) by sleeping in a half hour (yay!!!) and being content to play upstairs in her room for MUCH longer than normal!!! But, I suppose that we need to eat breakfast at some point, so I guess the lazy part of my day is done :-(.
"I think you need to have a little patient, because they are wanting...giving people a little rest of it....that way they like it some more." ~ Maya K, speaking on why I am having a hard time finding her favorite kind of gum in the stores :-).
A neighbor just came over to invite Maya K to come help her make glitter pumpkins this afternoon!! This will be GREAT!! It's not my mess and not my garage so it will be FUN!!
Maya K got to help our neighbor make glitter pumpkins!! It has been a blessing to get to know our new neighbor Hannah and she has been so sweet towards Maya K. She came over this morning and said that she thought it would be a lot of fun for Maya K to help her!! Since I am NOT a glitter/mess-making person, this was GREAT!! And she let Maya K pick a pumpkin to keep :-).
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Nathan: "Are you going to be good for Mommy tonight?"
Maya K: "If I say 'No' will you stay here?"
Nathan: "NO. I will (insert consequence) and then I will still have to leave."
Maya K: "Okay. Yes, I will be good."
I did not smile. On the outside. :-)
I get to take a mini-road trip with my sister today!!! We're heading up to Independence, IA, to attend our aunt's wedding :-). The morning was full of washing/styling Maya k's hair and laundry!!! Now, it's time to GO!!!
October 13, 2013 ~ It was a lot of fun to get to spend time with my sister driving to and from our aunt's wedding yesterday!!! We got to see our parents and grandparents, along with other family members that we don't see very often :-).
October 14, 2013 ~ Maya K: "Is God ever silly?"
Me: "Ummmmmmmmm.........." (getting ready to give some sort of theological answer about the holiness of God)
Maya K: "I mean, if there are kids in Heaven, does God ever be silly with them to make them laugh?"
Me: "YES!!!! I think that God likes it when people are happy and I am SURE that He enjoys hearing kids laugh in Heaven!!!!" :-)
We had our third and final post-placement visit with our social worker tonight :-). It went great and now we are almost "officially" done!!! We still need/want to finish her re-adoption and name change, and then update her name change on official documents, but we are getting close to DONE!!! :-)
October 15, 2013 ~ Maya K just called me to come upstairs and show me something. She had sounded out and written all by herself the words "nut", "tub", and "log"!!!! I'm so happy with how much she has learned since we started school two months ago!!!!
How many peas is it safe for a 6-year-old girl to eat in one sitting??? Just sayin'!!!!!
October 16, 2013 ~ Oh dear. I was trying to do something crazy with Maya K's hair for AWANA tonight, but it ended up looking good :-). Oh well. The barrettes are in a rainbow of colors, so maybe that counts as crazy???!!!
October 17, 2013 ~ Congratulations to my brother Tim and sister-in-law Mandie!!! They are excited to be expecting their first little blessing and I am excited to be an AUNT again!!! (I haven't shared the news with Maya K yet :-). That excitement will be for tomorrow!!!)
Just for fun!! Nathan and I first met the summer of 1997. There was nothing "special" between us then, but it was a piece of the puzzle that God used to bring us together!!! I love you, Nathan!!!!!
October 18, 2013 ~ For whatever reason, this week has seemed long. And, now that Friday is here, I'm wanting a relaxed day. Maya K has complied (so far) by sleeping in a half hour (yay!!!) and being content to play upstairs in her room for MUCH longer than normal!!! But, I suppose that we need to eat breakfast at some point, so I guess the lazy part of my day is done :-(.
"I think you need to have a little patient, because they are wanting...giving people a little rest of it....that way they like it some more." ~ Maya K, speaking on why I am having a hard time finding her favorite kind of gum in the stores :-).
A neighbor just came over to invite Maya K to come help her make glitter pumpkins this afternoon!! This will be GREAT!! It's not my mess and not my garage so it will be FUN!!
Maya K got to help our neighbor make glitter pumpkins!! It has been a blessing to get to know our new neighbor Hannah and she has been so sweet towards Maya K. She came over this morning and said that she thought it would be a lot of fun for Maya K to help her!! Since I am NOT a glitter/mess-making person, this was GREAT!! And she let Maya K pick a pumpkin to keep :-).
Nathan: "Are you going to be good for Mommy tonight?"
Maya K: "If I say 'No' will you stay here?"
Nathan: "NO. I will (insert consequence) and then I will still have to leave."
Maya K: "Okay. Yes, I will be good."
I did not smile. On the outside. :-)
