The past ten days have fairly bulged with events! Ayisha started kindergarten last Monday and was tickled about it all! I had to let her habilitation worker go, however, (STRESSFUL) and got to see the Lord provide a highly capable replacement who also happens to be an old friend of mine. In the meantime Manda had a painful tooth extraction. Remember the scooter accident of a couple months ago? Well, apparently the impact killed one of her teeth, which caused and infection, abscess, the whole works. On the ride home Manda moaned, "This is the worst thing that has happened to me in my WHOLE LIFE!!!, then,"Can I get in your bed when I get home?" There is just somethin about mom and dad coziness.
Ayisha turned seven yesterday. We celebrated Saturday with a proper party reminiscent of her favorite Milly-Molly-Mandy story with a princess twist. Friends, young and old(er) came over for a high pitched swim, spoon and egg race, Cinderella pinata and barbecue a la americana.
As if on cue, she did something yesterday (her actual birthday) she has NEVER done before. Drum roll please....she walked WITHOUT her walker ACROSS THE ROOM to her sister! It was momentous! There were cheers, high fives. Loud Hugging! And she practiced all day. Yep, she did.
Since the week-end, we've been plagued with scratchy throat, runny nose blues. Still we have completed our adoption dossier! Whahoo!
This evening I have a beautiful vase filled with green, yellow and pink flowers in my kitchen. They were brought home by my dear husband. A gift in remembrance of our firstborn. We had moist eyes and lumps in our throats all through dinner.
Life is full! God is good.
6 comments:
Happy Birthday, Ayisha! Tell her I love her! And poor Amanda :( I wish I could come over and bring her balloons or something. When my wisdom teeth came out, flowers and balloons from my friends made it so much better!
I know I can't add a flower to Steve's vase, but here: ♥
Thanks Em. I miss you!
Sometimes it hurts inexplicably that we can't share life on a momentary, birthday-celebration basis with yours. This is one of those moments! I simply can't picture your family right now - the image of Ayisha (who I've never met) walking across the room to one of the twins (which you didn't specify) just floors me. I am undone...God is so great...I miss Caleb...and you...and Steve...and the girls (even the one I haven't met). Thank GOD we all get to go to heaven someday and forget about all this MISSING business!!!
amy, steve and girls. oh how we miss you. happy 7 years to you ayisha- wish we could have been there to see you walking! i can't wait to tell elijah and sofia when they come home from school- they have been praying for you!
we love you guys and are missing caleb with you.
And now I am my eyes are pooling with all the MISSING! I love each of you so much!
i was dancing with you, ayisha, when i read what your mommy wrote! yay for you beautiful girl! and i was crying with you, aim, bittersweet tears for the boy you ache to hold, whom i am convinced hangs daily with David. love you!!
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