a tale of two trips
Mark and I are feeling pretty relieved to be home from our seperate vacations, and together as a family again. Jafta has been so sweet over the past couple of days, just spontaneously declaring "family hugs" or kissing Karis and saying how much he missed her. We both had good trips. I have two sisters and they both had baby girls this year. They also both have an older girl closer to India's age. All together, it was six little girls - and then Austin and Derek. My . . .
divide and conquer
I dropped Mark and Jafta off at LAX this morning. They are en route to Haiti, and the house is calm and quiet. It was really, really nice for about an hour. Now, it's just eery. The girls and I leaving for Florida on Friday, to spend a few days with my family and meet my new nieces.Being separated as a family wasn't exactly how I wanted to spend the holidays. I couldn't afford to fly all five of us to Haiti, but we want to be visiting more so it makes sense to take separate trips when Mark has . . .
catching up
We are slowly but surely settling back in from our whirlwind trip to Haiti last week. During the month of September, we somehow spent nearly as much time traveling as we did at home. My house, my work, my kids, my sleep, my email inbox, and my patience are all feeling the results of that. I am SO looking forward to a month of doing nothing. (Nothing other than raising three small children while working from home, of course).We had such a great time in Haiti. It's always an adventure, and this . . .
Hand-me-downs in Haiti
Getting new pictures of Keanan . . . it's better than Christmas. He is getting so big. In this picture, he is wearing one of Jafta's old shirts. There is something bittersweet about seeing him in his brother's hand-me-downs, yet so many miles away from us. It makes me long to hold him even more.No update to report. I believe our file is still stuck in IBESR - the very first stage of the process (our file was sent back there a few months ago). Two years and counting, and no end in sight. And so . . .
adoption delays
We are running into more delays with Haiti. This one really felt like a punch to the gut. I'm not sure why - by this point I should be more prepared for the insanity that is adoption from Haiti. The only thing that is predictable in this process is that nothing goes smoothly.We are now almost two years into this process. When we first started out, I thought Keanan would certainly be home by now. I had his name on the waiting list at the preschool India starts at in 22 days. I have his bed ready . . .
The Boys Are Back*
Mark and Jafta got into LAX late last night. They had such a good trip. Keanan got out of the hospital on the very day they arrived. His foot is doing much better. Mark got to go on a doctor's appointment with him. The surgeon seemed very competent, and it looks like the infection is going away. His wound still needs to close up and heal a little more, and he is still not able to walk on it. But hopefully in a few weeks he will be back to his active little self! Keanan was a little subdued on . . .
brotherly love
I got to "chat" with Mark on facebook for a while tonight. He sent me this picture of the two boys together:Jafta is still running a fever in the evenings and his asthma is giving him trouble. Luckily I forced Mark to pack the nebulizer, just in case. Mark said he was fine during the day today, and then just got sick again when they got home. Keanan is getting better but still pretty quiet and not his usual active self. Jafta is really loving on him. I love how he has his arm around him while . . .
missing my boys
Thanks to the modern technology of the satellite phone, I've actually been able to talk to Mark every night they've been in Haiti. That has been SO nice. We are also always trying to chat on facebook, but somehow I missed him every time he's on. Yesterday afternoon I was in a benadryl-fueled nap and woke to several messages from friends telling me to get online. I had just missed him. Mark is wondering how I am on facebook all day when he is home, and yet he can't reach me when I am in . . .
Anticipatory Behaviors & Haiti: Where The Good Toys Go
They boys are en route to Haiti. I just talked to Mark and Jafta. They are all settled in to their hotel in the Miami Airport. Yes - in the airport, as in right next door to the gate where they landed. Pretty cool, huh? I'm not sure why we've never done that before. It's so much smarter to show up to Haiti showered and rested, instead of on the tail-end of a long red eye flight.Today was a hard day for me. I've been so consumed with getting them ready for this trip and collecting donations that . . .
Donations for Haiti
Mark and Jafta leave for Haiti in one week. As usual, we are going to try to take lots of donations in with us, because it’s the best way to get the missionaries new supplies. We have two big suitcases we need to fill! I know this is last minute, but if you are local and want to help, I will be collecting these donations all weekend. Our garage will be a collection center on Saturday and Sunday if you want to swing by. Some of this stuff you may have used, and other items can be purchased for . . .
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