1. It's not a bad way to end the week with a retirement party for a coworker. He is the first employee to retire from our company, and we had a lunch, slideshow and gag gifts for him. The glass of Pinot Grigio wasn't bad etiher.
2. This weekend is fairly busy for the Campbell Fam. We are doing respite for two sisters (4 and 19 months) for the weekend. I'll pick them up after work. They've been described as delightful which is a welcome thing after Mr. V who kept screaming at a park that I was choking him. Oy vey. We still haven't received the respite check for that weekend, and I totally earned that check! :)
3. John works on Sunday, and he's also been asked to play St. Joseph in the living Nativity scene at work one day in December. Would it be bad of me to try to make St. Joseph laugh? I'll give it my best shot.
4. Thumbelina and Cherub beging 6 hour visits on Sunday with their mother. They'll leave our house at 7:45am, be transported to the visit, have breakfast, lunch and a nap there, and then be driven 45 minutes back to our house. This will be the first time in 2.5 years they've spent this much time with their mother. I’m curious to see what their behavior will be like after a long visit. We are, sadly, in the beginning stages of the long and yet terribly short road back to unification. In many cases reunification is a good thing, as it was with G-Force. In this case, it will be a tragedy.
5. We're taking the kids to see "The Nutcracker" on 11/24. We'll get dressed up, see the afternoon show , and get a treat afterwards. I have to say that they've been exposed to some good culture in the last 2.5 years with us.
6. Can you believe that Thanksgiving is less than a week away? John's parents and G-Force and his mom will join us. I LOVE cooking the turkey and hosting, so I'm pretty excited to get everything ready. This may be the kids' last holiday season with us, and I want it to be homey, peaceful and fun.
7. Dates for the twins' case: 11/27-Permanent plan staffing (meeting where all parties attend to go over what will happen at court). 12/10: Permanent plan review hearing. We anticipate the permanent plan changing from adoption back to 'return home.' Please pray that if it is God's will that we can adopt them. Overall, please pray that the twins will know, love, and serve God in all they do in their lives. That is the most any parent can pray for.
2 comments:
You are light in the darkness, Yen. God give you peace and strength.
Jenny and John - I truly do not understand the state of Washington - reunifying children after two and a half years. This is a tragedy for the children - clearly the state has no interest in their best interest.
I am praying that it is God's will that they will be freed for adoption by you two. Perhaps their being with their mother for the long hours will give her a great wake up call and she will decide she is truly not able to take on the responsibility of parenting. Praying and praying ...
Happy Thanksgiving to you all!
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