Well, I had some time to look through the photos of ol’ and I found that I never looked through the Caldwell Night Rodeo folder since I uploaded it. These are the 2007 highlights of the rodeo:
April 19, 2008
Finally, a few weekends of warm weather! Yesterday I stayed home and got some projects done, and played with the kiddos…the bugs are out too, but I guess I can deal with that. I really is nice to get outside, the kids really seem to like outside a lot more than inside, which is fine by me!!!
I also realized how much I miss taking pictures…
April 13, 2008
February 18, 2008
Family Stuff:
Well we are just pulggin’ along. Not much to talk about (besides what is going on on the other site, but if you go there, there is no reason for me to post about it here….)
February 3, 2008
Hello,
This will officially be my last family update post. Due to confidentiality issue, I need to be very careful with what I say. I will still post about stuff and stuff, but if you want information about the family, you will have to email me for the “private” blog that has been started.
Just shoot me an email, and I will direct you to the site.
OK! For my last post…this morning the snow was flying so hard we couldn’t get a satellite signal to put some tunes on while making breakfast. So, I looked at what we have DVR’d and I found a Doobie Brothers concert I recorded a long time ago. So I put it on, and what a hit. Both kiddos LOVE the Doobie Bros. The G man just stared at first then started to bop to the beat. And the other one started dancing and got her “guitar” (a plastic bat) and started wailing on her ax. I was so fun!!!
I almost got a little choked up thinking about the concerts that we will be able to experience with them, but the uncertainty of the whole situation makes it an emotional roller coaster. Music has been such a huge part of my life, and I love that they both seem to love it too.
Well that is all…stay tuned for other posts of other things.
January 27, 2008
We continue to move forward.
We have been working on attachment and bonding…which is VERY important for the kids development.
January 12, 2008
When I got home from work the other day I had quite the welcome.
The house was quiet, clean and smelled wonderful.
In the kitchen was some wine and a candle.
Soon, down came my 2 ladies. All dressed up for supper!
(Evette got to pick out her shoes)
Angela is doing an awesome job…I don’t know how she does it. When I was at home with the kids, I couldn’t even change out of my pjs. She cooks, cleans, plays, dresses up, and (so far) stays sane.
How do you do it???
I love you!
January 12, 2008
The problem with not updating on a regular basis, is when it come time to update the blog, there is too much information to put into one post…most people don’t want to sit and read for three hours.
So, in a nut shell:
December 29, 2007
We got an insta-family!!!
On the Thursday the 20th, we had a last minute meeting with health and welfare with the 3 families that have been involved with all of the kiddos. The purpose of the meeting was to accelerate the foster care licensing process. One of the biggest hurdles was for a family with a swimming pool. Thanks to technology (cellphone and google’s 411 service) I was able to quickly find a solution for them.
Friday we got a call from H&W letting us know that the state would be taking over parental control and placing the children into foster care. Not too much later there was a knock on the door and poof…happy early Christmas!!!
We also had a full house from Friday to Monday with Karey and Madadi stayed with us while the safety fence was placed around the pool. So, we had 7 people sleeping at our house over the weekend. Quite the full house!
We do feel for the mother, and know that this must be an extremely difficult time… however we do believe that this is the best thing for the children and the mother. She needs help and so do the kids.
We have seen huge progress (Evette is learning about feelings and boundaries, and Joshua learned to crawl on Sunday the 23rd (Christmas eve’s-eve)).
Angela’s brother, Mike “Mmmmm-bike” was able to be a part of this whole experience with us. Mike, thank you for all the help and support. It was really a sweet Christmas for you to be here with us.
I have over 300 photos to go through, but be assured that I will post more info and the photos as I have time.
December 18, 2007
As quickly as they came to stay with us, they are gone. We don’t know what the future holds, but we do know the last two and a half weeks were a great learning experience and a great teaching experience. ABCs, almost crawling, and potty training were achieved…about a ton of diapers gone through… hundreds of photos, and a few hours of sleep…
We loved on them and laughed with them.
The kids were safe, healthy and happy. We were blessed to be able to help out for this time.
I will keep posting with new updates, but for now…that is all I know.
Thank you for your prayers and support!!!
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