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Sunday, November 1, 2009

Wow What a Dinner!

What we thought was a "thank-you for picking up the kids from Seattle" dinner was oh so different than we expected! While child #1 and wife spend their 10th anniversary in Cabo, we are sharing the grandparenting duties of their 3 adorable boys with the other grandparents in L town. We met them, as they traveled from their home in the Portland area, and child #3 and her husband who live in the Seattle area for dinner at a restaurant. After a quick shopping excursion at Southcenter, we headed to Stanford's for dinner. I must admit, the kids seemed in a big huury, and didn't even bother to wait to show us the way, just gave us directions. When we arrived, they were not waiting for us in the foyer, but were already seated. We saw our two older grandsons peaking behind pillars and giggling, we thought they were just excited to see us! When we finally reached the table, we were greeted by two squirming one year old boys with brown matching shirts. Both boys were holding dolls...I just kept thinking what a liberated family we had giving both boys dolls for a toy! When they wiggled the boys in our faces, we took the time to "read" thier little shirts. They BOTH said "Big Brother." Then we were to focus on the little dolls. They were little African American cabbage patch dolls....with little bows in their hair...on further look, they both expclaimed in big letters "little sister.' Being old and confused, I couldn't quite process all of it, but soon realized we had two little girls on the way. When I peered at my daughter's tummies, they were too flat to be both pregnant and know the sex of their babies...then the black hair and dark skin made me realize, these are children conceived elsewhere. These babies are in Africa. Yes, both our son and daughter's families are adopting a beautiful daughter from Ethipia. Wowser! We will be grandparents again! We are overjoyed at the expansion of our family, and our children's heart for God's precious children who need homes so desparately. THIS journey will be new, but what a delight! CANNOT WAIT!

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Missed a Year...


Talk about a crazy year....Little did I know in May 2008 what God had planned for us...In Review...

Feb, 2008 : Child #1(son) and Child #3(daughter)Announce (on the same day)we are expecting two new grandchildren, in August and October

April, 2008: Child #4 (son) becomes engaged wedding in December

April 2008: two pregnant people become sicker and sicker...throughout pregnancies

June 2008: child # 5 turns 14 and graduates into high school

June 2008: child # 2 graduates from UW School of Dentristy and becomes a Doctor of Dentristy

June 2008: child #2 announces from the podium of above they are pregnant TOO!

June 2008: Mom reels in shock....stops writing in blog b/c so overwhelmed!!

June 2008: Mom agrees to help sew all bridesmaid dresses for wedding in December

July 2008: Daughter and Daughter in law still sick....

August 2008: Real Estate Crashes and we start making very little money

August 2008: Child #1 Baby born c-section crash in the end...a grandson....

September 2008: Child # 3 develops Life-threatening toxemia

September 2008: Child #3 delivers baby 3 wks early all is well....a grandson

October 2008: Husband becomes VERY ill on long hunting trip....not good.

October 2008: Mom agrees to sew wedding dress for soon to be daughter in law

November 2008: Mom agrees to sew 6 capes for wedding party....

November 2008: Child #2's wife develops Toxemia, bed rest

November 2008: Child #2's not yet two year old needs care

November 2008: Sewing like crazy, shopping like crazy, babysitting like crazy

December 2008: Child #2's wife admitted to hospital on hospital bed rest

December 9th: Child #2's wife delivers our 1st granddaughter

December 12th: Leave for destination wedding

December 13th: Snow begins falling...guests cannot make it to wedding

December 14th: Child #4 decides to head across pass with premature baby and newly turned 2 yr old and exhausted wife for wedding

December 14th.: Wedding Rehearsal Dinner, In charge...overwhelmed

December 15th; Wedding Happens and it's amazing

December 16th: Head home in snowstorm

December 17th: 1/3 of Wedding Guests get Food Poisoning...Including Child #4's wife

December 18th: have 2 year old whose mommy is sick

December 22nd: Pest Invasion in home of child #4--they move into our home

December 23rd: Wash 14 million loads of clothes from pest invasion....

December 24th: No time for Christmas Eve

December 25th: Child #1's children get flu

December 29th: Finally celebrate Christmas on Child #1's Birthday

December 29th: Get Ready for Wedding Reception tomorrow and another snow storm

December 30th: Wedding Reception Cancelled due to Child #4's new wife getting flu (sigh)

December 30th: Call and E-mail too many people to count to cancel wedding reception (sigh)

January 2009: More snow, more snow, more snow.....

February 2009: Lots of bills very little money

April 2009: No money for Spring Break

April 2009: Lucky thing no money, because husband ends up in hospital for 5 days with Pancreatitis

May 2009: Husband recovering, slowly

May 2009: Happy Birthday to me...husband needs surgery

June 2009: Husband has surgery


I may have missed a few things...but herein is the reason for a year off....hopefully, things will get better, soon!!