Saying yes meant I suddenly jumped into the elementary age world with bedtime stories, packing lunch, brushing hair, playing games inside and out. How quickly we grow out of seasons along with our kids. Its all distantly familiar but there is definitely some dusting off to do.
December 8
The last of the kitchen appliances got swapped. What a luxury to have everything working as it should!
December 9
Our "just for the weekend" kid stayed around. Of course I could have sent her away Monday morning, but it would have caused her to bounce around while they looked for a more permanent foster home, so I agreed to keep her until after Christmas. Off to the library we go!
December 10
Early morning pickup to take C to her school, 45 minutes away. Sometimes its a social worker, sometimes its a "carrying school children" van, sometimes its a taxi service. (It has been a very long time since I packed a lunch box!)
December 11
After teaching her the rules, the very first round we played, we both got a Yahtzee! Life is hard, so you look for the little wins.
December 12
Inherently in foster care there is loss, dysfunction, inconvenience, hardship, loss of dignity...dropping her off at the DCF office for a visit was tough. It was tough to witness another visit happening, it was tough to know whether or not I should introduce myself to C's mom or help her avoid me. My heart was hurting as I drove away.
December 13
Amanda arrived the night before and brought her roommate (who is from Australia and is not going home for Christmas) to stay for a few days of the break.
They spent some time at Pop and Kiki's, putting to use the guitar that they'd picked up and delivered to the girls at their school. Kiki sent me a video of them doing O Holy Night together. Its amazing to see Amanda doing that with my dad. Super special to witness a legacy being passed down.
I picked up Dakota for the weekend and which meant three extra people, which meant I forgot about an important meeting at church
Our church is growing, so we are adding a Saturday night service that will be treated as its own campus as far as staff and volunteers and regular attenders. Avery has been asked to play a key role in the children's ministry and Jack is going to be the Assistant Campus Pastor.
The pastors they will be working with are trustworthy mentors and will be generous with sharing and training. What a wonder to watch my kids step into the next right thing.
December 14
The morning brought an enchanting scene...our first snow of the season.
Pastor Sean was able to work his newest grandson into the sermon. It was a fun surprise to see C5...he's just so cute!!
With Avery heading the charge, my kids have always loved to play in the snow and these couple inches was just enough. Shayla (the roommate) got to go sledding and throw a snowball for the first time.
Jack brought the supplies for cookies and the kids had fun decorating. There's work to be done if we're going to produce anything contest-worthy but no one cared.
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