Her day started out around 6:30, when I get her up for school. I bring her out and let her rest on the sofa for a few minutes while I pack her lunch and make sure everything is in her backpack. Then she has to get up and get ready for school. She chose to go to Shady Maple for dinner tonight. Shady Maple is a huge smorgasbord that she loves. She has been asking to go there a lot lately, but it does get a little pricey with 6 of us, but we always let her choose where to go for adoption day. After we ate, she wanted to go down to the gift shop, where she bought her new Webkinz. It is a leopard. Then we came home. The kids played for a while and then I got out her gifts. We don't go overboard for adoption day, but we do get a few things. Of course, my gift wrapping was lovely again for this occasion, I just handed her a bag. She got a HSM alarm clock. This child has been begging for an alarm clock for several months now. I am not sure why. I told her she is only allowed to use the alarm on days that Libby has to get up for preschool, though. She also got dry erase markers and an eraser. I know that sounds like a weird gift, but this child LOVES to draw and write. Several weeks ago she begged for a dry erase board for herself and I got her a small one. Well, she completely used up the marker that came with it, so I got her more. She was using them already tonight. Then she got another pair of tights. She is so into dressing up lately. She will come home from school and take her uniform off and put on a skirt or dress, tights, and good shoes. This is the child who fights with me every Sunday because she wants to wear jeans or pants to church. Now she is in bed sleeping soundly. I love you, Baby Boo.
I often think back to our time in Vietnam and wish I had enjoyed it so much more there. I was so focused on getting home and starting my new life with my baby that I didn't want to see the sights or go shopping. I really wish now that I had done more of that. I know that being in Vietnam was an adventure of a lifetime. I so long to adopt internationally again, but I honestly don't think it will happen. I would love to have an Asain sibling for Ally, but I don't know how it will ever happen. We really don't qualify for any of the Asian programs and dh is really happy with our family size now, he does not want another child. I pray so much for God to take this desire away from me. There are some days that I am so tired from the 3 I have and I wonder why I want more. But I do. I don't know why.
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fun adoption day!
i totally agree with what you said about your trip to vietnam. i was the same way in taiwan. i so wish i would have just relaxed and enjoyed. although i have read blogs of people who did relax and enjoyed teh country so much they came home very ill!!!
your infertility post...i am so sorry. on so many different levels...the desire to want more children, the pain when a pregnant woman cries over being pregnant, the lack of mention of your adoption let alone a baby shower. it is a strange thing, isn't it?
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