BRINGING "E" HOME

Elle's Fall 2011 School Pix

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Fall 2011 -

Sunday, November 13, 2011

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Watching Alex and Maddy wrap Elle's family day gifts - funny and humorous to say the least. But, we are also reading past Bringing-E-Home entires from four years ago. Its amazing to see the changes - physically, emotionally, spiritually, cognitively.... We chuckled about the prayers and thoughts that we had then. Interesting to see what our worries were at that time. WOW - Hold on tight 'cuz our lives were gonna be forever altered.

A Place to See Someday - The Grand Canyon

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Grinnell Lake - Montana

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Bryce Canyon - Utah

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Belize Barrier Reef

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Another place to see!

Another Place to See

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Baa Atoll in the Maldives.

Places to Go Someday

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Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe Chapel -

Storms - June 20, 2011 - Destroyed Machine Shed

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This was a machine implement shed. It was on a cement foundation, but seemed to have a dirt floor. Around it was a corn field. There are at least two combines here, two grain carts, two headers and several tractors. There is other equipment, plus a cool old car and now, lots of scrap metal. :-( Thankfully, no one was injured here, although, the destruction is frighteningly amazing.

A Few Graduation Day Pix

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A Hint of Spring 2011

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State Forensics 2011

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These photos were taking before the insanity began with the business cards...

Graduation Preparation

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Look out, Jimmy! There is a new janitor in town!! :-)

Cartwheels While Waiting

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Elle - Waiting for the Red Carpet to Begin

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She had her phone so she could take pix and call Grampa. She had kleenex because she has been sneezing all day long. Everyone is jealous of her flat little tummy.... I had one of those - when I was six, like her. NEVER AGAIN, DANG IT!

Olivia's Prom - 2011

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Alex and Olivia - Her Prom 2011

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On The Road (As Usual) 04/01/2011

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Senior-Faculty Games 03/31/2011

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ElleAnna is SIX, going on TWENTY

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On The Road - 03/09/2011

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Senior/Parent Night - 03/01/2011

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More Snow Pix - February 2011

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02/19/2011 Game - 1986 Boys BB Champs - Recognition

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PINK OUT - 02/18/2011

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02/16/2011 - To The East and To The West

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This was my view out each window as I drove South towards home on February 16th. The moon was huge in the East and the sun was going down in the West, with incredible clouds and plane tracks. Hope you ENJOY it as much as I did.

02/09/2011 Snowy Drive

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Elle and Oscar

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Elle and Her Wobble Goggles

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My Many Miles

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Morgan Turns 16

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Elle's FRIEND

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For some reason, my daughter is OBSESSED with opossoms. She even has a stuffed one that she carries around most of the time. Unfortunately, this real one eats out of our cat food pan every day. She wants to make him her pet, bring him in the house, hold him, etc. NO THANKS!

Elle, Woobie and Ivy - Just for Sharee

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I Know... I Know...

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... I am not good about keeping this updated. I cannot believe that my last post was in January! So sorry, although, I am not sure I have any "faithful readers" anyway, so its entirely possible that NO ONE is disappointed. Anyway, I will put some posts on today. ENJOY!

The Many Faces of Elle - Its NEVER Dull!

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SNOW

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*****A Snow Day *****

Dayton Turns Five!

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Another masterpiece by the "Cake Lady".

Candle # 1

Candle # 2

Candle # 3

Candle # 4

And last, but not least, candle 5

Elle is just "supervising". :-)

Ken and Conlee finding a new game on the web.

Ready to Huff and Puff.

And he got them in one big blow!

Starting with the frosting - the most important part!

Conlee was too busy with his new game!

Elle aka "Lucy"

Cards and Gifts

Hoops and Yo Yo.

Michelle's Stress REDUCING New Years Resolutions

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I am vowing to make 2011 less stressful - if not significantly, then by lots of little increments and angles. Each of these is fluid and none are set in stone, thus, I won't be disappointed. Some are even things that can be "crossed off" once they are completed.... See what you think. They will improve my body, mind, and soul. Feel free to offer suggestions or maybe even additional ideas. Maybe some of these will spark a change for you as well! Here are my top nine -

1. I will get the majority of my bills paid as direct withdrawals. Goodness knows that its a stressful, exhausting, thankless task. I am tired of playing the hide and seek game with bills that show up in the mail and then evaporate somewhere in my purse, on the dining room table, by the TV set, into Elle's toybox or who knows where else.

2. I am going to read a joke or cartoon at least once a day. Maxine or Calvin & Hobbes will work fine. I need to have a smile or chuckle each morning.

3. I am going to treat myself to a salon manicure every two weeks. I found an amazing product that lasts without chipping and I'm going to see to it that I keep using it!

4. I am going to continue taking "View From My Car" photos and posting them here. I spend far too much time in a car and have found that paying closer attention to nature and the beauty around me makes the "wasted time" more valuable.

5. I am going to read more books this year than I did last year. Audio books will work too. Some will be filled with knowledge to help me grow as a person, some will be to help me improve my skills as a Hospice Social Worker, and others will be for pure enjoyment.

6. Chocolate. There will be just the right amount of chocolate in my system on a regular basis.

7. I will do the Wii games with my kids whenever I can. Its been great fun over Christmas with lots of laughter and even a little exercise. I am going to keep doing it.

8. I am going to take more pictures of EVERYONE in my family (sorry to all the adults who hate photos of themselves). I want those memories to be captured for the future as time continues to march on.

9. I will cry sometimes - I already know that I have a son graduating from high school and heading off to the big world in 2011. There will be other moments that touch me and I need to know that crying is ok and even expected.

There are my top nine. Again, feel free to offer suggestions and comments! The best to everyone on 2011. Its almost here, so hang on as the ride is ready to begin!!

Michelle

Alex Basketball - 12/31/2010

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Christmas Tree 2010

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Alex's Basketball - 12/30/2010

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I think this young man was looking for something? Alex you didn't push him, did you? :-) JK

An IMPORTANT free throw.

Huddle Up Green!

Just Relaxing (and Whining that the News is on TV)

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12/29/2010 - Bryant Turns 18

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YUMMY CAKE!!

They were at the "naughty table" - I wonder why...

Blowing out the candles!

Covering up the "hole" left by removing Bryant's photo.

Mmmmm - ICE CREAM!

Um, eat the ice cream and cake - NOT the spoon!

I know, I have no pix of Alex or Conlee, but they were there. Caught in a very intense game of Monopoly. There were lots of "grown ups" there too, but they are never as cute as the little kids, so they didn't make it on here with pix either... SORRY!

Alex - Basketball on 12/29/2010

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It was a rough game - but our boys didn't just give up. They played hard to the bitter end!

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2010

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Elle making sure Dayton is using his new DS correctly :-).

Gifts under the tree - Christmas Morning.

Christmas Morning 2010

Elle - Don't ask me what she is doing... Its hard telling.

Elle opening the ONE THING she told Santa that she wanted - Walking Sticks.

Bryant - Opening Movies.

Elle still working on the walking sticks :-).

Aunt Judy, Aunt Cynthia, Dad, Granny, Aunt Karen, and Aunt Ann.

Again - Judy, Cynthia, Dad, Granny, Karen, and Ann.

Dayton. He was entertaining Griffin as you'll see in the next photo.

He already realizes that Dayton is CRAZY! :-)

Two Beautiful Young Ladies - Inside and Out :-).

Christmas Card 2010

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Alex's School Program 2010

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Elle's School Program 2010 - Kindergarten thru 4th Grade

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Church Christmas Program 2010

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Now, I am not so sure about her "halo" or ability to function "angelically", but it was what it was :-).

Justin Bieber - Pray

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November 28, 2007 - LONGEST DAY EVER!

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Three years ago today - Absolutely the longest day in my life!

We left our hotel in Guangzhou, China at 5:20 that morning. We crossed 14 time zones, going backwards. We spent 15 hours plus on a total of three plans, six hours in a car, and were actually awake 37 hours total. We got home at about 1:30am on November 29th. We'd been frisked at a million security check points, had our seats shuffled and bumped to different flights, listened to a furious(that's a nice word to describe her hostility) two and a half year old who was placed into a car seat for the first time in her life, and struggled to find medical care for Ken who was getting worse and worse by the second.

It was like being stuck in a bizarre science fiction movie. Time was passing, but the clocks weren't moving forward. It was truly the LONGEST DAY EVER!

Recent Photos - November 2010

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Christmas shopping, AGAIN!

The moon (of course).

Sleeping Beauty....Being wrapped in love by Dora and Scooby Doo.

Think he has a "leak"? :-)

It was sunny and BEAUTIFUL, and then, I entered this cloud. It was like it suddenly became nighttime. All dark and gloomy.... but, still beautiful in a different sort of way.

November 23, 2007

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So many things happened that day, but waiting at the airport for our delayed flight was a wee-bit stressful. It was snowing and cold outside, ice on the engines. Our new daughter (who still has no boundaries) would race up and down the rows of people also waiting for the plane. She was chattering away in Chinese and we were doing our best (translation - not very successful) to keep her entertained and with us. She was probably telling all the people around us that she was being kidnapped and that we were mean people who made her take a torturous bath every day. Nonetheless, no one intervened and eventually, we boarded the plane, headed to a sunny warm city of Guangzhou. Our last stop to finalize the adoption, and then, head home with a new U.S. citizen, our daughter!

Three Years Ago Today - 11/19/2007

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Brett Eldredge - Raymond (Video)

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November 13, 2007

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We managed to somehow fit a million suitcases in our car that day. Don't ask me how Ken made it happen. It was something that we probably should have attempted prior to the morning we headed to Denver. We even put a suitcase in Elle's carseat which was already belted in, but we knew that it would have to be somewhere else on our return. She would need to be strapped in the seat instead of the luggage being there.

We made our way to Denver, had supper with Rodger, and then, returned to the hotel where we watched YouTube videos of Achmed, the Dead Terrorist. We were all excited, but very nervous too. The boys had never been on an airplane before. We wondered what this little girl was going to be like. We thought of all the things we were going to miss at home during our two week long trip. We worried about paperwork, documents, deadlines, appointments, schedules, language barriers, flight times, luggage getting lost, the weather, etc. The boys were concerned about food and what things they would be eating. We could have NEVER fathomed how much our lives were going to change. It was only the beginning of our journey to bring E home!

Thought for the Day

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"Children have to be educated, but they also have to be left to educate themselves." ~ Ernest Dimnet

ElleAnna and Granny

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I Cannot Even Fathom

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As I type this, I know that the past three years with ElleAnna have gone by in a whirlwind. So many changes and adjustments, but twice as much laughter and celebration. None of us can imagine our lives without her. That stretches beyond the walls of our tumble down shack (aka home). She has touched so many with her grin and sassiness.

I checked the internet savy site tonight of how far "behind" the Chinese government continues to be - so many families waiting and yet, such a slow process. The information posted indicates that parents who were logged into the system on 05/23/2006 got their referrals on November 1, 2010. We were not logged in until 07/12/2006. At their sloth's pace, that means we would not have our referral until 11/22/2011 - still another year from now - should we have not opted to go the special needs route at the time. That's a wait of over FIVE YEARS! When you add in the amount of months (sometimes years) you do paperwork and such to prepare for that magical "log in date", its far longer than five years for most. I thought our wait was tortue enough. There are LOTS of folks waiting much, much longer than we could ever imagine.

They are in my prayers tonight - as we celebrate having ElleAnna home for three years this month, they continue to ache and wait for their children.

November 8, 2007 -

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- we were robbing the bank. Needing lots and lots of cash - unused, not marked on, no creases, etc. Interesting, huh? Each fee we had to pay would require cold, hard, American currency....

Look at Us Now!

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Time for a Smile

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So, so, so hard to believe that this photo is creeping up on being three years old!! They have all changed so much in the time since then! Look how tiny Elle is here and the boys' hair - WOW! Bryant has about as much on his head here as he's got growing on his face now!

Nathan Stiles

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This is a recent article about the young man from Spring Hill, Kansas.

http://www.kmbc.com/news/25639294/detail.html

Matthew West - Save A Place For Me

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I posted this video thanks to my sister. She had it on her Facebook page in memory of a young man from Spring Hill, Kansas who died recently. He'd been unable to participate in football after having a concussion. The first game after his return, he collapsed on the sidelines following a hit - and then, never regained consciousness. He died at the KU Med Center. He was only 17 years old. Such a bright light in his church and community. Our prayers go to his family, friends, and loved ones who will grieve his passing for many years to come. This song certainly echoes their sadness in the lyrics and the pictures. Life is short, and fragile. Handle it with care!

Who Am I - Casting Crowns

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Elle as a Butterfly

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I didn't really think about it until much later - not when we put it in the cart, not even when she tried it on for the first time. It came to me later, when she was flashing her wings, disappointed that she couldn't fly in her butterfly costume.

Miss Elle's favorite book from the very beginning of her time with us was "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". To this day, she can recite it to you word for word. In that book, a tiny caterpillar journeys through life and becomes a beautiful butterfly. She is much like that. I remember how TERRIFIED (and that's putting it mildly) she was of us those first few days. The deep sadness in her eyes and the mournful cries she made were beyond gut-wrenching.

Over time, she has grown and blossomed. Learning new things, having new adventures. This week, she was a butterfly for Halloween. Very fitting, don't you think? She is not able to fly yet, and that's ok with this mom. Maybe someday, when she is ready, I'll be a little more prepared to let her try out her wings!

Halloween 2010

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Must be Buzz LightYear's "alter-ego".... Dayton thought it was cool :-)

Elle working on her smile so she can get extra candy for just being cute.

Grampa and his favorite "girl".

Dayton demonstrating how his wings work. Notice Bryant and Conlee sorting through the stash on Grama's table, picking out their loot.

Conlee and Elle taking some goodies. Grama makes them take one "healthy thing" and then, one treat. Grampa gets whatever is left over.

Dayton, Elle, and Conlee.

Alex, Dayton, Morgan, Conlee, Elle, and Bryant. Hmmm, in this photo, Alex appears to be taller than Bryant. Interesting....

Ranelle taking the kids up to a door for some goodies.

Fighting over who rings the doorbell. I happened at EVERY STOP!

Hear come the treats! THANK YOU!

Elle at the nursing home when we stopped to visit with Grandma, Ann, and Granny.

Another stop for more goodies. Dayton got the doorbell this time.

Certainly not the last stop, but the last one when there was light! Now, time to sort through the goodies. Mom's pile is chocolate and everyone else can have what's left over. Afterall, chocolate is good for the soul.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2010 EVERYONE!

Hospice: The Loving Circle of Care

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http://hospice.aseracare.com/sites/aseracare-hospice/uploads/file/Hospice-The-Loving-Circle-of-Care.pdf

A Little Butterfly

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Elle is ready for Halloween!!

"Hold On" by 33 Miles - AMAZING SONG!!

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Brett Favre

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Regardless of the reality of the clip, I find it interesting how everyone else ignores him rolling around on the ground :-)

What To Think

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It was odd today, watching pro-football and seeing Michael Vick on the screen. Seems so bizarre to me. Its almost as if he has somehow redeemed himself and without even apologizing, is now well on his way to more glory and fame. What an interesting double standard in our world. Guess having enough money does count for something (as if that surprises anyone). We barely pay our teachers, police officers, nurses, social workers, and others peanuts.... and they do so much to protect us and mold our children. Then, we have musicians with the most foul language and negative outlook on life; professional athletes using steroids, raping, shooting, lying on the witness stand; actors and actresses being disrespectful to judges, showing up stoned to the awards ceremonies - and all these supposed heroes for our children making a fortune. Having more money than they will ever need and squandering it. No wonder our world is all messed up! And should we be surprised when our kids talk back, hate school, expect immediate gratification and are always angry? Can you tell who they are learning it from?

Summer is Ending

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I sit here and whine about how quickly the kids are growing and changing - I am sure that all three of them would be rolling their eyes and complaining if they knew I was typing this (well, not Elle as she is proud to be getting older). I am not sure where the summer went either as it was gone in the blink of an eye this time. Does time's momentum start speeding up as we age? I can remember summer seeming to drag on FOREVER. All the hours in the sun (which I regret now), reading good books, listening to music, doing mostly nothing. Now, if I sit down for just a second, suddenly, thirty minutes or an hour has passed in what feels like an instant. Is that a sign of getting old??

A Few of Bryant's Senior Pix

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These were taken this summer during wheat harvest. I go pick up Bryant's book with all the photos tomorrow. We did some with all three of the kids. I'm anxious to see them. I have a feeling that they are all good and deciding will be tough. Nick did a tremendous job and even these few above are wonderful. Wow - A Senior!!

First Day of School - August 31, 2010

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Can you believe that I have a Kindergartner, a Sophomore, and a Senior? Where has time gone? It has zipped past in the blink of an eye, that is for certain!!

Three Years Ago Today - July 6, 2007

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Three years ago today, unbeknownst to us on the other side of the world, the little girl who would soon be joining our family was released from the hospital and returned to her orphanage. She had been taken to the hospital on June 18 after waking up during the night in great pain. We knew nothing of these events until after we had brought her to our hotel room in November of 2007 - five months later. I found the fresh scars when I took her to the bathroom for the first time, and it scared me beyond words!

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After we insisted on knowing the details and pushing until we found someone to help us, we learned that she had been kicked by another child at the orphanage and suffered a broken leg. This happened on June 18, the same day that we had learned (on the other side of the world) that we were the first family to inquire about adopting this little girl who we had seen in a photograph. We were all experiencing great excitement and anticipation, while at the same moments, she was terrified and suffering. It all seems so bittersweet looking back now.

Above are some photographs of her scars, which are quite significant. I didn't take any early on when we returned home, but they were obviously still pink and puffy then. These photos were taken in March 2008. It has continued to heal and it does not seem to effect her in any way, but it has left marks that will last a lifetime - for all of us.

Playground Work Day - May 2010

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Absence

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I know, I get worse and worse about putting new posts on here. I apologize to the handful of you that I believe still look here every once in a while. For the most part, I am better about posting photos and videos on FaceBook, but that has truly become a very addictive computer program - at least for me. Life goes on though, no matter if I share on this site or the other, or even if I functioned in a vacuum and never got on the internet at all.

Summer is in full swing here. Alex is working at the school this year. Bryant and Ken are helping my parents on the farm. ElleAnna is tagging along with them - but she says she is going to Grama's. This week, however, she's enjoying time at day care again as Ken is taking a summer class. As for me, I continue with Hospice. I enjoy what I do, but the paperwork is truly a drag. For each hour with a patient and/or their family, it seems that I spend another hour or two on the forms, charting what was done.

Conlee is finished with soccer and now, baseball has started. The weather has not been cooperative, however, so we have yet to watch a game. Elle and Dayton love those evenings as they just spend the time playing in the park, usually being eaten alive by mosquitoes.

I will share some photos and videos with you, but know that I'll never get caught back up. I'm just making a small dent.... At some point, I am afraid that I won't bother to share here anymore. Not because our lives have nothing worth posting, but because I am afraid my "followers" are dwindling into nothingness. The purpose of this blog was to share with family and friends who lived far away, but I'm finding that those who do read this, are mostly folks who live within a 30 mile radius of our house :-).

Elle's PreSchool Graduation - Still Pix

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Junior Class, Group 2 - Cramming into the Bug

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Junior Class, Group 1 - Cramming into the Bug

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Freshman Class - Slug Bug Cramming

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Post Prom 2010

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I remember the "activities" that occurred after our prom - THANK GOODNESS that I don't have to think about that now that I've become a parent! Now, the kids go to the gym and play games, earn fake money, enter drawings for great prizes, and have a good time. The hours really do fly by pretty fast as a sponsor, although, I am glad that its only an event that happens once a year.

PROM 2010

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Granny's Birthday Party

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Granny turned 82 years young in April. A small gathering was put together for this special lady who has touched so many lives. Once again, I am posting out of order. That's what happens when you have photos uploaded on two different computers! Her gift from us was a photo taken from the night before - at prom. It was a pix of her with Alex, Karen, Conlee, Elle, Bryant, and Morgan. She was impressed that we could get one printed that quickly. Little did she know that it wasn't as easy as it should have been! Oh well, technology isn't always all that its cracked up to be!

Prom Preparation - April 2010

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Elle's Program - Still Photos

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Oh, this is SUCH HARD WORK!

Don't Be Afraid of Anything - Elle's Program

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This is How Elle Watches TV - How About You?

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National Honor Society - Bryant

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Easter 2010

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Guess I'm Still Not Done...

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Somehow, I thought that I had finished posting all the photos from our NYC/DC trip on here, but as I opened it today to post Prom 2010 pix, I see that I really am not done. SORRY! Jeesh, that's been close to a month ago already. Where in the world has time gone?? I will go ahead and post some other photos then, and return to the NYC/DC trip again later. So sorry for being such a disorganized slacker. If you could see my house (that appears to have been involved with an earthquake given all the junk scattered everywhere) and realize how far behind I am with everything else, it wouldn't even surprise you.

Iwo Jima Memorial - March 24th

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Crazy Hats - Purchased at the Kennedy Center

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Two More D.C. Photos - March 23rd

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WWII Memorial - March 23rd

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Terra Cotta Warriors at the National Geographic Museum - March 23rd

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Leaving Capitol Hill - March 23rd

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D.C.'s Botanical Gardens

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