Wow - I have been gone a long time! So you might ask yourself, "where have you been?". Let me catch you up...
Well in October of 2006 our little Tabitha turned a year old. We had a cute lady bug theme party and she had a blast digging into her birthday cake. Caleb also had a birthday - he turned 10. I made him a race car cake and we went to CiCis Pizza! I also took the kids to see my dad; it was the first time he met Caleb so that was very special. I didn't know then it would be my last visit with him...
In November 2006 Caleb's adoption was finalized. What an incredible day that was! We were part of National Adoption Day here and the court house was full for families awaiting adoption finalization. They had fun activities and food for everyone - there were even news stations there. But the best part of the day was our court time - when Caleb became forever a part of our home. Our son TJ turned 14 in November too!
December came in before I knew it! My in-laws shared Christmas with us and we all had a blast. This year Tabitha really enjoyed opening her gifts...so she could play with the paper. :P
January brought two more children to our home. My husband's brother's 2 daughters came to live with us. Having Mariah and Erika brought us to 7 children in the house and 6 homeschooling! They had a few bumps adjusting to a new house, to having rules and homeschooling but the Lord is good.
February and March went by in a blur and I turned 35 as did my hubby. I did get a brand new Nikon d80 camera - check out my websites to see what I'm doing with that: www.tiffanydavisphotography.com and http://tiffsdailyphoto.wordpress.com
April - Easter baskets, ham dinner, church services. Then on the 19th I got a call from my step-mother that my father had taken a turn for the worse and was not expected to live through the night. I left my house and made the drive to Corpus Christi. He held on until Saturday afternoon. He went to be with the Lord with all of us around him in his own home like he wanted; I am so thankful for that. My dad, Harold, was only 56 years old.
Here is a poem I wrote shortly after his death:
When I Think of Dad…
When I think of Dad…
I will remember boots – work and cowboy.
I will remember blue jeans and bolo ties.
When I think of Dad…
I will remember his bible and music.
I will remember him cooking.
When I think of Dad…
I will remember his garden and green grass.
I will remember sipping coffee on his porch.
When I think of Dad…
I will remember the pride he took in his work as a journey man.
I will remember the greater pride he took in his family.
When I think of Dad…
I will remember his laughter, his unbelievably contagious laughter.
I will remember his humor and someday I will laugh when I think of it.
When I think of Dad…
I will remember deep brown eyes.
I will remember an even deeper voice.
When I think of Dad…
I will remember his illness and his very last breath.
I will remember more the way he lived his life.
When I think of Dad…
I will sometimes cry and often smile.
I will always remember.
May - It was rough month but with the love and support of my family and friends I made it through it. I am so much closer to my step-mother now it amazes me. I did get out to our local Homeschool Book Fair in Arlington - that was wonderful.
June - My husband and I signed up for a gym membership and we have been enjoying that time together. Now if I could just stick to a healthy diet! Towards the end of the month Mariah and Erika's dad (hubby's brother) moved to Texas. He got an apartment and is just about ready to have his girls full time again. Did I mention all the rain we have had here?????
July - My daughter Alyssa turned 16 on the 2nd and my MIL and I took her away for the weekend. It was a great time. The 4th was fun and the baby cracked us all up watching the fireworks - she said "wow" after each one! We signed up to be greeters at church and invited our pastor's family to dinner (next Sunday).
We are preparing to go home to Tucson to see our family and friends there. Many of them have not met our newest additions (Caleb and Tabitha) so a big BBQ is planned for our arrival. We haven't been home for 3 years so we are really looking forward to seeing everyone despite the 114 degree temps and the 15 hour drive each way.
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