Saturday, January 22, 2011
so I am also increasing my budget by
another $750 to accomodate the two additional humans in the house...
small update
I haven't really been deal shopping much the last week and half because...
we have two more people in my family...
As probably most of you know my baby sister Nancy died in 2000. She left behind a husband and 3 kids, then age 7, 5 and 4. It was probably the single most devastating thing to ever happen to me and only through lots of prayer and forgiveness have I moved on. Having someone ripped from your life in a senseless and brutal way is sometimes hard to acecpt. In the later part of last year I was on facebook and found her daughter, my neice, I had off and on been searching myspace and facebook for them. I was overjoyed, saved every picture I could of my niece just in case she didn't want to have anything to do with me. We had for many years been told they were put into foster care and split up. Very amazingly my niece accepted my 'friendship' on facebook and we began a real relationship, 1000 miles apart. She is now 15 and an amazing girl. I also found her brothers, one who is 17 and a senior and the other is 14 and a freshman. Her brothers are also totally amazing! Surprisingly my brother in law (their dad) was all for our relationship growing so that was an added blessing. When my sister died my dad and I were the last people to see her before they closed the casket and both of us had our private time. Now I can probably only guess what he leaned down and whispered in her ear but I know what I did. I promised my sister, before they closed her casket forever, that I would make sure her kids never forgot her. I would do anything in my power to help my brother in law raise them and I would never let them forget her awesomeness! She was/is a great mom. She had some beautiful children, all of which have stayed with their dad, and he has raised them together. So imagine my excitement when my brother in law called and asked if we could take the younger two due to hard economic times. I consulted with my family (we are a family of 4, my two kids and a husband and we have always consulted each other on large life changing decisions) all of which knew of my promise to my sister. All readily and quickly agreed to welcome these people into our home. It has been a week of moving rooms around (my craft room is now becoming a room for my 14 yr old nephew) and going through clothes and things trying to make space for these wonderful new people in our lives. My wonderful daughter, who just finished her last semester of high school and started her first year of college within this same time period (she graduates a full semester early on Jan. 19, GO GURL) graciously said, with out a quiver of nervousness or jealously, Glamgurl can bunk with me and has moved half of her clothes either to a yardsale/giveaway pile or 'throw away' pile and given up two of her beloved dresser drawers. Now, if any of you have teenagers, you know how almost amazing and mind blowing this can be. She did this without hesistation, without prompting. I am so proud of her. BigT has lifted many a table, moved many a mattress and dresser this past week as has manbear. I am just so proud of this family and what we have been able to accomplish in just a week. So when we got the phone call things went into motion to get the kids from Texas to Georgia... however things just didn't seem to work for flying them out here (we need to sign papers of guardianship) and for all of us to fly would have been over $2k (OUCH). So the decision was to drive out here. 17 hours each way, in 3 days. Can we do it? Yes we can! Taking glamgurl and Jersey, not only into our lives but our homes, has already been so enjoyable and awesome that to actually have them here, sleeping in the beds, sharing our breakfast table, will be great!~ My beloved and wonderful husband has said that this 'trip' is all about me and what I need. I need to hold these precious children my beloved sister created, I need to help my awesome brother in law when he needs it, and I need to have mercy when mercy is needed. I love God, as all you know, and it is amazing how many people helped us make this happen. My mother in law gave us a bed for Jersey, a complete stranger purchased an used dresser for him and gave it to us. Several people donated clothes for the kids, another family member helped with gas money, my awesome mother in law is monitoring the kids and feeding them dinner and friends have picked my kids up (whom had to stay behind) and take them to various activities or called to check in on them, then to top it all off I wanted to stop by and honor my sister at her resting spot. I ordered some flowers from my favorite flower specialist (Stephanie at winn dixie on altama, tell her Mari sent you) and she did them, exactly how she and I talked about, and then gave them to us FREE since there was a mixup on the pick up time. God just worked it all out!~ Plus we got to a stopping point and got to stay in an awesome hotel with a 4 star rating for only $60! God is greatly blessing us on this trip. One other way he blessed me was by having manbear drive the entire way so far~ I was able to enjoy the scenry, take naps, play on my phone and text to my kids and friends. I am amazed and excited as this journey begins a new chapter in our lives, as another closes for our family. As our daughter creeps into adulthood by graduating from highschool, and starting her college career we welcome two new family members into the family.
So my announcement, BIG news is that we are adding them to the C household for as long as their dad needs us to (they are always in our hearts) so here it is...
Glamgurl and Jersey are moving into our house.
So we will have a 18 yr old, 16 yr old, 15 yr old, and a 14 yr old (of which within the next 3 months 3 of them will have birthdays, so soon it will be an 18yr old, 17 yr old, 16 yr old, and a 15 yr old).
Two boys and two girls~
How awesome is this~
60 hours from start to finish
37 hours driving
2 nights in a hotel room
seeing happy faces of my niece and nephew... priceless~
we have two more people in my family...
As probably most of you know my baby sister Nancy died in 2000. She left behind a husband and 3 kids, then age 7, 5 and 4. It was probably the single most devastating thing to ever happen to me and only through lots of prayer and forgiveness have I moved on. Having someone ripped from your life in a senseless and brutal way is sometimes hard to acecpt. In the later part of last year I was on facebook and found her daughter, my neice, I had off and on been searching myspace and facebook for them. I was overjoyed, saved every picture I could of my niece just in case she didn't want to have anything to do with me. We had for many years been told they were put into foster care and split up. Very amazingly my niece accepted my 'friendship' on facebook and we began a real relationship, 1000 miles apart. She is now 15 and an amazing girl. I also found her brothers, one who is 17 and a senior and the other is 14 and a freshman. Her brothers are also totally amazing! Surprisingly my brother in law (their dad) was all for our relationship growing so that was an added blessing. When my sister died my dad and I were the last people to see her before they closed the casket and both of us had our private time. Now I can probably only guess what he leaned down and whispered in her ear but I know what I did. I promised my sister, before they closed her casket forever, that I would make sure her kids never forgot her. I would do anything in my power to help my brother in law raise them and I would never let them forget her awesomeness! She was/is a great mom. She had some beautiful children, all of which have stayed with their dad, and he has raised them together. So imagine my excitement when my brother in law called and asked if we could take the younger two due to hard economic times. I consulted with my family (we are a family of 4, my two kids and a husband and we have always consulted each other on large life changing decisions) all of which knew of my promise to my sister. All readily and quickly agreed to welcome these people into our home. It has been a week of moving rooms around (my craft room is now becoming a room for my 14 yr old nephew) and going through clothes and things trying to make space for these wonderful new people in our lives. My wonderful daughter, who just finished her last semester of high school and started her first year of college within this same time period (she graduates a full semester early on Jan. 19, GO GURL) graciously said, with out a quiver of nervousness or jealously, Glamgurl can bunk with me and has moved half of her clothes either to a yardsale/giveaway pile or 'throw away' pile and given up two of her beloved dresser drawers. Now, if any of you have teenagers, you know how almost amazing and mind blowing this can be. She did this without hesistation, without prompting. I am so proud of her. BigT has lifted many a table, moved many a mattress and dresser this past week as has manbear. I am just so proud of this family and what we have been able to accomplish in just a week. So when we got the phone call things went into motion to get the kids from Texas to Georgia... however things just didn't seem to work for flying them out here (we need to sign papers of guardianship) and for all of us to fly would have been over $2k (OUCH). So the decision was to drive out here. 17 hours each way, in 3 days. Can we do it? Yes we can! Taking glamgurl and Jersey, not only into our lives but our homes, has already been so enjoyable and awesome that to actually have them here, sleeping in the beds, sharing our breakfast table, will be great!~ My beloved and wonderful husband has said that this 'trip' is all about me and what I need. I need to hold these precious children my beloved sister created, I need to help my awesome brother in law when he needs it, and I need to have mercy when mercy is needed. I love God, as all you know, and it is amazing how many people helped us make this happen. My mother in law gave us a bed for Jersey, a complete stranger purchased an used dresser for him and gave it to us. Several people donated clothes for the kids, another family member helped with gas money, my awesome mother in law is monitoring the kids and feeding them dinner and friends have picked my kids up (whom had to stay behind) and take them to various activities or called to check in on them, then to top it all off I wanted to stop by and honor my sister at her resting spot. I ordered some flowers from my favorite flower specialist (Stephanie at winn dixie on altama, tell her Mari sent you) and she did them, exactly how she and I talked about, and then gave them to us FREE since there was a mixup on the pick up time. God just worked it all out!~ Plus we got to a stopping point and got to stay in an awesome hotel with a 4 star rating for only $60! God is greatly blessing us on this trip. One other way he blessed me was by having manbear drive the entire way so far~ I was able to enjoy the scenry, take naps, play on my phone and text to my kids and friends. I am amazed and excited as this journey begins a new chapter in our lives, as another closes for our family. As our daughter creeps into adulthood by graduating from highschool, and starting her college career we welcome two new family members into the family.
So my announcement, BIG news is that we are adding them to the C household for as long as their dad needs us to (they are always in our hearts) so here it is...
Glamgurl and Jersey are moving into our house.
So we will have a 18 yr old, 16 yr old, 15 yr old, and a 14 yr old (of which within the next 3 months 3 of them will have birthdays, so soon it will be an 18yr old, 17 yr old, 16 yr old, and a 15 yr old).
Two boys and two girls~
How awesome is this~
60 hours from start to finish
37 hours driving
2 nights in a hotel room
seeing happy faces of my niece and nephew... priceless~
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