Sarah

Last night Sarah and Jesse came home about midnight. They were attending a bon fire, and Sarah was going to spend the night at a friend's house since they were leaving early this morning to sell at the swapmeet. Tiring of the bonfire; everyone decided to play hide 'n' seek.  Hide 'n' Seek at 11:30 pm is not a good thing. It might be fun in theory, but this is what happened to my daughter.  My beautiful daughter who just got her expensive braces off not to long ago.

This is a picture of her just last week and then this morning.

Her tooth is dislodged, and now we have to go to the dentist, and the orthodontist sometime this coming week. For now she's to put ice and ibuprofen on it. I guess having seven brothers and NO sisters means she plays hard? By the way, the boy she ran into..................he has two teeth marks in his forehead. This same boy just got his haircut. His previous hairstyle? It covered his forehead. Wouldn't you know it?

Joe & sixth grade camp

Yesterday we picked up Joe from sixth grade camp. He had great time as I expected he would. He was only one of three (including the counselor/dad)who showered each day. He went with our ISP to Indian Hills Camp. It's about the coolest camp ever plus it's a Christian camp to boot! It has a giant playstructure, two pools, lots of dirt, farmyard, science classes, and lots of fun games. I found out that he loves my cooking! He hated the camp food, but the other kids thought it was great. My husband told him, "I keep telling you your mom is a good cook!" Okay, as long as I have a recipe I'm good. He was also given the job of keeping after a boy who seemed to say inappropriate things to people. His counselor figured since he's from a large family he must know how to handle such situations. He did.

Joe

James on the giant climbing web net

James' scarf

Here is  a picture of James and his scarf.  I used Wool-Ease Thick & Quick, one skein in denim blue.

Adoption News

Received two children's adoption books for siblings. Joel is not to keen on the idea of adopting a black baby. I'm not sure if it's adoption itself or the unfamiliarity of someone who is different than him or being displaced as "the baby".  

One is An I Can Read Book-Emma's Yucky Brother by Jean Little. The description on the back cover: Emma can't wait for her new aodpted brother, Max, to move in. But having a brother is a lot harder than Emma imagined-especially when Max calls her "yucky"! Is this really what little brothers are all about?

The second one is Seeds of Love: For brothers and sisters of international adoption by Mary E. Petertyl. Description from the front end flap: Adding a new baby to the family is an exciting time for young children. It can also be a stressful time, especially if you're a young child whose parents will be traveling abroad without you to complete an international adoption. Seeds of Love is a story about just such a girl. This beautifully illustrated book helps brothers and sisters of international adoption work through their feelings about being separated from their parents during this important time. It also gives parents fun and practical ideas for easing their children's anxiety prior to adoption travel.

Hope you have a great day in the Lord! Make it count! Tell someone you love them!