Sunday, February 8, 2009
Sunday, October 12, 2008
It just hits you....
Tiny isn't in love with TV, to say the least... but once she saw Jerry Seinfeld's "A Bee Movie" she was entranced. Girl LOVES her bugs and bees. One day I just sat in amazement as she caught bee after bee off my sedum. After she would catch them she put them in a little plastic terrarium. Upon accumulating 30 or so she would open the little trap door and watch them all zoom out. She did this for a few days....I am not kidding this girl loves bugs.... on the third day she got stung... but seriously...how many bees did she woo before she found one who would not cooperate? Over one hundred for sure.
Regardless there are some days I look at these girls and it just strikes me "they have come along way". In my day to day they just gel so well with all the kids I pushed out.... I just mother them like all my children...They *are* my children, afterall. But there are those moments when it just hits you all over again, "holy shit they are here!...there was a time when they were definitly NOT here... and now by the grace of God they are here!"
So the other day I was sitting at my laptop and planning our day. A Bee Movie was wrapping up...everyone still in their pajamas... and the closing song is "Here comes the sun"...and we all know the lyrics, right? right! I look up to tell the girls to run upstairs and get dressed and this is what I see.... and the tears well up and you think , "holy shit...they are really here!"
(make sure you pay attention to the lyrics )
Regardless there are some days I look at these girls and it just strikes me "they have come along way". In my day to day they just gel so well with all the kids I pushed out.... I just mother them like all my children...They *are* my children, afterall. But there are those moments when it just hits you all over again, "holy shit they are here!...there was a time when they were definitly NOT here... and now by the grace of God they are here!"
So the other day I was sitting at my laptop and planning our day. A Bee Movie was wrapping up...everyone still in their pajamas... and the closing song is "Here comes the sun"...and we all know the lyrics, right? right! I look up to tell the girls to run upstairs and get dressed and this is what I see.... and the tears well up and you think , "holy shit...they are really here!"
(make sure you pay attention to the lyrics )
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Friday, September 5, 2008
Our Saturday
Here is our latest Saturday. We just hatched some eggs and relaxed as a family. All of the kids enjoy watching the little peeps creep out of the eggs. These were eggs from our own chickens and some from our friends chickens.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
It's all really great!
Everything is great. I mean it. The girls are learning English. The rest of us are learning Spanish...we all speak Spanglish. We hope to adopt again in the future. It has been the right experience for our family.
*The girls swimming skills are really taking off. We started just a few weeks ago and they were fear stricken in la pacina grande...but everyday they begged to go. But now just over a month in the states.. They both joyfully leap off the diving board, coming to the surface with giant satisfied grins on their faces.
* They stopped hugging everyone within the first week... and now only hug who is in la familia. They love who is their family and drag them off to see their new drawings and accomplishments. Yeni is driven by the prospect of la esquela...she can't wait and would flatten the world to ensure her attendance.
*My mom took the five year olds (yes I have 2 of them) out to school shop. WOW did they make out like little bandits. I told my sister; had I known that all you had to do was just pile the clothes in a whirl of confusion on my mom and then shuffle her to the cash register .... I would have been so much better dressed as a kid. So both of the 5 year olds have brand new wardrobes thanks to my mom!!!!! Shout out to the Moo for all the new la ropas!!!!! We are very thankful. When the girls came home they were in such a frenzy of showing off their clothes... Papito was very impressed!
* When the 5 year olds came home with all their shopping loot the 3 year olds (yep I have 2 of those too!) looked on in amazement... and then went in on what stuff they will want for "their school". We do lessons everyday at the kitchen table... so I think they are reaching pretty high to think they need new clothes for that. But to make them feel important I picked them up some new sandals... because holy cow they are always wearing each others shoes and then I look out the window and see one 3 yr old dragging the other by their foot yelling, "get out of my shoes.. those are mine.. you lost yours"... and the smaller three year old screaming about "getting to them first, you were sleeping". Three year olds could really produce a great reality show featuring all their daily antics... Come to think of it.. our house would be a great reality show...It would be a hit!
*The girls swimming skills are really taking off. We started just a few weeks ago and they were fear stricken in la pacina grande...but everyday they begged to go. But now just over a month in the states.. They both joyfully leap off the diving board, coming to the surface with giant satisfied grins on their faces.
* They stopped hugging everyone within the first week... and now only hug who is in la familia. They love who is their family and drag them off to see their new drawings and accomplishments. Yeni is driven by the prospect of la esquela...she can't wait and would flatten the world to ensure her attendance.
*My mom took the five year olds (yes I have 2 of them) out to school shop. WOW did they make out like little bandits. I told my sister; had I known that all you had to do was just pile the clothes in a whirl of confusion on my mom and then shuffle her to the cash register .... I would have been so much better dressed as a kid. So both of the 5 year olds have brand new wardrobes thanks to my mom!!!!! Shout out to the Moo for all the new la ropas!!!!! We are very thankful. When the girls came home they were in such a frenzy of showing off their clothes... Papito was very impressed!
* When the 5 year olds came home with all their shopping loot the 3 year olds (yep I have 2 of those too!) looked on in amazement... and then went in on what stuff they will want for "their school". We do lessons everyday at the kitchen table... so I think they are reaching pretty high to think they need new clothes for that. But to make them feel important I picked them up some new sandals... because holy cow they are always wearing each others shoes and then I look out the window and see one 3 yr old dragging the other by their foot yelling, "get out of my shoes.. those are mine.. you lost yours"... and the smaller three year old screaming about "getting to them first, you were sleeping". Three year olds could really produce a great reality show featuring all their daily antics... Come to think of it.. our house would be a great reality show...It would be a hit!
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
All by Myself!
When I went to Guate to pick up the girls... I went all by myself. No husband... no friend...no sister...no one but me. I took the advice of a little known genius and hired Victor. He was to pick me up from the airport , to and from the embassy and take me out shopping. He emailed my husband and told him that he also had available a prepaid cell phone if I needed it. We agreed on all of this and I flew to Guate.
As soon as I got there he was waiting . He guided me through the mobs of people and ushered me into a vehicle which was pristine. Victor Lopez handed me a cell phone and some bottled water. He spoke awesome English and was a joy to be around! He took me out shopping and taught me facts about Guatemala. While shopping he negotiated with the merchants and did all the overall interpreting.
For the Embassy appointment he was INVALUABLE... you can not put a price on how WONDERFUL Victor Lopez is as a friend. At the Embassy he stood in the lines for me and helped me with the paperwork. When it was absolutely nessassary for me to be present he played with the girls and walked them around. Victor being a father of two he knew the girls were getting bored. Being the gem of a man when he wasn't helping me, or waiting in line, or interpreting, or paying on my behalf, or wasn't singing with the girls... he was helping an old woman with some form that she couldn't understand.... He is priceless.
He was the best Rent-A-Husband that anyone could ask for...Acutally, truth be told he was better then having my husband because he knew everything and spoke the language. Hiring him was the best money I have spent in a long time. He is also the only person in this adoption process who wasn't scamming us.. and who didn't ask for enough money... Victor Lopez is very underpaid for the quality of work he does. I never could have completed this adoption without him!
He offers many other services that I didn't take advantage of.. because of time restraints.. However if you are going to Guate he is absolutly crucial to having a relaxed time!
A woman we talked with at the market.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Yes she is pouring water out of a boot....and *WHY* is she pouring water out of a boot...well... our 2gallon watering can is ridiculously big to her. She was very determined to wash off the beetle....She would pour a bootful over it and then check... finally she resigned herself to the boot just not working. Still determined to wash off the little beetle she got the watering can... Success!
The girls and all of the kids, for that matter, are settling in really well. It has worked out tremendously well for us, as we already have a 5 and 3 year old. We can determine what is and isn't age related. Overall having 6kids isn't ALOT of KIDS... it feels really normal. Don't get me wrong there are plenty of times of the day where our family rhythm is blown right out of the water... but overall it is really good...and I am really really happy with my family.
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