PatriotsGirl
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We found Marina a car - a 1994 Ford Taurus, it is old, but it is SO clean and only had 48,000 miles on it! It was owned by an elderly woman who did not drive much before she went to a nursing home. husband installed the car seat and she has been mobile!
husband's friend that runs the staffing agency came through. She starts her new job tomorrow at a food packaging plant. It is full time days working 48 - 50 hours a week. It is still minimum wage, but as Marina says, it is a JOB.
She is dying to get back to work and make her own money again. She is very independent and hates when we spend money on her.
We are meeting a babysitter on Saturday - she is a stay at home mom with a baby girl the same age as Connor. Before that, she taught pre-K for three years. Hopefully we like her and she will start watching Connor next week. It would be really nice for him to have a friend to play with.
Connor's donor sent Marina a card on Mother's day with a three page letter. A three page letter all about HIM. How he has not contacted her because it is too painful for HIM. How HE has no money on his account, wah, wah, wah. No questions about Connor, no thanking her for raising him nor saying how proud he is of her. Nothing. Clarity is such a beautiful thing. She saw clear through that letter and has no plans to even respond at this time. I don't need to say a thing about the jerk anymore and I don't.
She made sure she acknowledged husband on Father's day. Not only did she pick out the PERFECT card, she got a card for her brother to give to him, too, and posted on Facebook thanking him for believing in her and letting her move back home.
So, the only time things are hairy around here is when we both have PMS. Then we get close to choking eachother...lol.
Connor is just getting so big and started taking steps 2 days after he turned 9 months! We are leaving on July 4th for Massachusetts so all of the family can finally meet him. We are all SO excited!!!
husband is kicking butt in his new role as plant manager. He is in Philadelphia for a couple days right now for work, but I have gotten used to his new schedule and it is nothing now. I have signed back up at the gym and will be hitting yoga a few nights a week. May even try kickboxing. I want to get healthy and make sure I am here as long as possible!
I think about ALL of you and continually pray for all of our children. Marina is thinking about attending school to become an addiction counselor. She certainly has the experience behind her and she has always had SUCH a willingness to help others. She has several friends that have turned their lives around as well this year. It is awesome to see!! But she also has a friend that went the opposite way and is really going downhill. She distanced herself from him, but his mother is begging her to try to coerce him to going to rehab...(that is what brought up the subject of becoming an addiction counselor).
So, just thought we could all use a little hope and light. <3
husband's friend that runs the staffing agency came through. She starts her new job tomorrow at a food packaging plant. It is full time days working 48 - 50 hours a week. It is still minimum wage, but as Marina says, it is a JOB.
She is dying to get back to work and make her own money again. She is very independent and hates when we spend money on her.We are meeting a babysitter on Saturday - she is a stay at home mom with a baby girl the same age as Connor. Before that, she taught pre-K for three years. Hopefully we like her and she will start watching Connor next week. It would be really nice for him to have a friend to play with.
Connor's donor sent Marina a card on Mother's day with a three page letter. A three page letter all about HIM. How he has not contacted her because it is too painful for HIM. How HE has no money on his account, wah, wah, wah. No questions about Connor, no thanking her for raising him nor saying how proud he is of her. Nothing. Clarity is such a beautiful thing. She saw clear through that letter and has no plans to even respond at this time. I don't need to say a thing about the jerk anymore and I don't.
She made sure she acknowledged husband on Father's day. Not only did she pick out the PERFECT card, she got a card for her brother to give to him, too, and posted on Facebook thanking him for believing in her and letting her move back home.
So, the only time things are hairy around here is when we both have PMS. Then we get close to choking eachother...lol.
Connor is just getting so big and started taking steps 2 days after he turned 9 months!
We are leaving on July 4th for Massachusetts so all of the family can finally meet him. We are all SO excited!!! husband is kicking butt in his new role as plant manager. He is in Philadelphia for a couple days right now for work, but I have gotten used to his new schedule and it is nothing now. I have signed back up at the gym and will be hitting yoga a few nights a week. May even try kickboxing. I want to get healthy and make sure I am here as long as possible!
I think about ALL of you and continually pray for all of our children. Marina is thinking about attending school to become an addiction counselor. She certainly has the experience behind her and she has always had SUCH a willingness to help others. She has several friends that have turned their lives around as well this year. It is awesome to see!! But she also has a friend that went the opposite way and is really going downhill. She distanced herself from him, but his mother is begging her to try to coerce him to going to rehab...(that is what brought up the subject of becoming an addiction counselor).
So, just thought we could all use a little hope and light. <3
