Thankfully, I have had the pleasure of staying with Emma and Jonah while their mother is in Canada. Time will fly by this week.
My thoughts for today are:
Please God do not let me stumble for words like I normally do when I get nervous (or even when I am not nervous)!
Example- I had a patient a few weeks ago that had an orthopedic operation. I was giving discharge instructions to her and her husband explaining all the do's and don'ts. I showed them how to use the ice bag and placed it behind her knee: But I said, as I was placing it behind her knee; "You can even place it behind her EAR." Immediately we all started laughing and I said maybe an anatomy course will help! Now of course, her surgeon is one of my favorites so I had to tell him! Giving discharge instructions are easy breezy but for some reason that day my words were not coming out right???!!!
Even though I perceive myself to be a confident woman, I still do not like groups of people looking at me. This may sound strange but in college speech class I shook like a leaf! I know where this stems from but that feeling is so ingrained in me that it would take major therapy : ) to get past the shakes!! Hopefully this will not happen, if it does I know everyone will be there to pick me up!
Please do not let me cry because I do not look good with mascara running down my face!! Oh, I will cry. Better take some tissues in case I have raccoon eyes and a runny nose!!
That is it for today!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,The Day
It is Monday, the beginning of a very special week! I have waited almost forty-two years to meet my first born daughter and in a few days I will be able to hug her, look into her eyes and tell her how much I have always loved her.
This will be a new chapter in our lives. I am so excited to meet Dave and all the kids. Can you believe I have five new Grand Children to love and learn about! When I think about it it is overwhelming, exciting, unbelievable,surreal,absolutely the most wonderful thing that I could ever imagine would happen. It is so ironic the note,from the search angel,came the night before the fifth anniversary of my mother's death.
So, here we go! A week of new beginnings and hopefully the rest of our lives to continue the journey.
This will be a new chapter in our lives. I am so excited to meet Dave and all the kids. Can you believe I have five new Grand Children to love and learn about! When I think about it it is overwhelming, exciting, unbelievable,surreal,absolutely the most wonderful thing that I could ever imagine would happen. It is so ironic the note,from the search angel,came the night before the fifth anniversary of my mother's death.
So, here we go! A week of new beginnings and hopefully the rest of our lives to continue the journey.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Race day
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| Erin during the Denver marathon |
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| One of her many races! |
It is now almost 6pm and we have not been able to track Erin since 2pm and for a mother this is very nerve racking. We worked on the yard, made salsa out of the tomatoes picked from the garden and are now watching a movie. Bill is sleeping, kids are watching the movie and I am stewing. The only communication we have is through Erin's friend, Matt,who is in Canada. Shortly after 4pm Canada time, Erin was six miles into her run and per Matt looked great! I will try to calm down and wait it out..not much else to do.
Erin just completed her race in 12:39 which was much faster than her other ironman races. I am so proud of her and am glad that she is done and safe. I always worry about her until she is done. I hear she looked great at 13 mile run and I know she finished strong! I wish I was there to give her a hug and tell her how proud I am of her and how much I love her
Erin is an inspiration to all..with hard work and perseverance your dreams can come true.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
The Final Countdown
This is it, only one more week until I meet Wendy and her family. Next week at this time we will all be in Phoenix and the long awaited dream will come true. I am sure we are all nervous, excited, apprehensive, scared, ecstatic and have many other emotions. We will all take a deep breath and let God lead the way!
I am so thankful to Amber for making this part of the journey with me. She will be my Rock as always! Amber is amazing and is one of the strongest women I know. She has had so many trials in her life but has come through each as a stronger person. Thank you again for being my travel partner.
Woo Hoo..Phoenix here we come!!
I am so thankful to Amber for making this part of the journey with me. She will be my Rock as always! Amber is amazing and is one of the strongest women I know. She has had so many trials in her life but has come through each as a stronger person. Thank you again for being my travel partner.
Woo Hoo..Phoenix here we come!!
Being a stay-at-home Mom for a week
My time to stay with Emma and Jonah officially started yesterday. I worked until three and the most important thing on my mind all day was to remember to go to their house and not to the Condo. Well, that was not hard because Jonah called twice right before I left work!! By the time I got to their house, Jonah was watering the garden ( without being asked) and Emma soon got home from school. Now I had to actually figure out what they wanted for dinner.
What do You two want for dinner?
I don't care
Well there has to be something that sounds good.
I don't know
Jonah, what sounds good to you; tacos, salmon chicken?
Emma has been wanting White Chili
Ok, its only 98 degrees outside but Chili it is..how do you make white chili?
Aunt TT knows!
I called Tiffany, she gave me her recipe and off to the store we went to pick up all the ingredients that were not around the house..which was most of them : ). We came home, kids went to the swim pool and I made dinner. Actually, the chili tasted great but needed more salt ( per Jonah, Master Chef in Training) I am not used to cooking with table salt, only kosher, so I did have some problems with the seasoning. We watched a movie which ended at 8:30 then off to bed!
I read until shortly after 10 with the kitty, Moder, lying next to me. Little did I know that was the beginning of a long night of bonding.
Moder must weigh about 15 lbs he is huge compared to my little rascals.
During the night he slept on my head, draped across my neck, curled up by my side and woke me up every hour by kneading my shoulder, back or arm. Because he is an outdoor cat, the pads of his paws are rough and each time he would knead my arm or shoulder it felt like sandpaper! When he sat on my head I woke up wondering if he had fleas and if he did would they jump into my hair!!! I checked this morning and he does not have fleas..I don't think we have fleas in Colorado but I am not sure..I know we had them in Missouri.
Up this morning, made lunches then they were off to school. No, whining, dawdling or fighting. They were smiling and in good moods. Boy was this different from what I remember about my kids! I think this will be a great week and I will be so sad when the time is over.
What do You two want for dinner?
I don't care
Well there has to be something that sounds good.
I don't know
Jonah, what sounds good to you; tacos, salmon chicken?
Emma has been wanting White Chili
Ok, its only 98 degrees outside but Chili it is..how do you make white chili?
Aunt TT knows!
I called Tiffany, she gave me her recipe and off to the store we went to pick up all the ingredients that were not around the house..which was most of them : ). We came home, kids went to the swim pool and I made dinner. Actually, the chili tasted great but needed more salt ( per Jonah, Master Chef in Training) I am not used to cooking with table salt, only kosher, so I did have some problems with the seasoning. We watched a movie which ended at 8:30 then off to bed!
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| Jonah and Emma |
I read until shortly after 10 with the kitty, Moder, lying next to me. Little did I know that was the beginning of a long night of bonding.
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| My buddy! |
Moder must weigh about 15 lbs he is huge compared to my little rascals.
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| You can see how he takes up most of the bed! |
During the night he slept on my head, draped across my neck, curled up by my side and woke me up every hour by kneading my shoulder, back or arm. Because he is an outdoor cat, the pads of his paws are rough and each time he would knead my arm or shoulder it felt like sandpaper! When he sat on my head I woke up wondering if he had fleas and if he did would they jump into my hair!!! I checked this morning and he does not have fleas..I don't think we have fleas in Colorado but I am not sure..I know we had them in Missouri.
Up this morning, made lunches then they were off to school. No, whining, dawdling or fighting. They were smiling and in good moods. Boy was this different from what I remember about my kids! I think this will be a great week and I will be so sad when the time is over.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Photo Album
I want Wendy to know about the new family she will be adding in September. The kids made me a DVD( Amber did so much work on it) a few years ago for my birthday and I had hoped to down load the pictures on my IPad to bring to Arizona so she could see the rest of her new family. Darn, I did not realize that you can not download a DVD to my computer, it has to be a CD. Well I have now been trying to duplicate the DVD with pictures I have downloaded in the computer to Wendy's Album! I will then sync those pictures to my IPad!! Oh My Gosh..I am learning so many new things!
I want to tell her about her Davis family! Mom and Dad were married for over 50 years, wish I could say the same! They were such a beautiful couple, they liked to party and had so many friends over the years. Dad was a salesman for United Metro concrete and later became their VP of sales. Mom was a homemaker except for a couple of years that she worked in a doctor's office.
I was born the day after my Great Grandfather, my dad's grandpa, died. From what I have been told, he was a very proud Native American of the Chickasaw Tribe. My dad, and his family, spoke the Chickasaw language in their home but my mother always felt uncomfortable with it so we were not taught the language. My mother told me that before my Great grandfather died, he told her that she would have a baby girl! My dad's parents were wonderful people and they loved us so much. I always felt my mom was somewhat ashamed of them and this caused a rift between my parents. I will admit that they had a very different lifestyle but we sure had a fun time at their house. There are so many stories to tell but I will wait until I learn to scan their pictures into the computer then I will tell you some wild stories!
My other Grandparents were Eve and Walt Releford. Now, Walt was not grandma's first husband ( guess the nut does not fall too far from the tree!) but he was her last and the best Grandpa a girl could ever have. Together they were such a fun couple, they liked to have dinner parties, they belonged to a Square Dance club and Grandma was a wonderful baker and cook. They were such wonderful people and it broke my heart when Grandpa passed. He would tell such wild stories and I always wondered what was true and what he said just to get a rise out of me..maybe they were all true!!
Although my grandparents were very different, I learned a lot from all of them. By their example, I learned to be a good Grandparent. At another time I will go into stories about all of them..some of my great memories. Boy, are there stories to tell!!
I hope I am able to complete Wendy's Album because I want her to to know as much about this side of the family as she can. I only wish I could give her information about her father, but that is not to be. I only remember bits and pieces about the night she was conceived. I wish there was a romantic story and that she could find the peace she deserves, but I know for sure she will Love my family as I do!
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| Mitch and Mardele on their wedding Day! |
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| I was born October 23, 1951 |
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| Dad, Mom and baby Shawn |
My other Grandparents were Eve and Walt Releford. Now, Walt was not grandma's first husband ( guess the nut does not fall too far from the tree!) but he was her last and the best Grandpa a girl could ever have. Together they were such a fun couple, they liked to have dinner parties, they belonged to a Square Dance club and Grandma was a wonderful baker and cook. They were such wonderful people and it broke my heart when Grandpa passed. He would tell such wild stories and I always wondered what was true and what he said just to get a rise out of me..maybe they were all true!!
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| Grandma, Grandpa and baby Shawn |
Although my grandparents were very different, I learned a lot from all of them. By their example, I learned to be a good Grandparent. At another time I will go into stories about all of them..some of my great memories. Boy, are there stories to tell!!
I hope I am able to complete Wendy's Album because I want her to to know as much about this side of the family as she can. I only wish I could give her information about her father, but that is not to be. I only remember bits and pieces about the night she was conceived. I wish there was a romantic story and that she could find the peace she deserves, but I know for sure she will Love my family as I do!
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Is it 14 days or 13 days??
I added a Countdown Calendar to my blog and it just did not seem to add up. I think we have 13 days, but the calendar was already on 12. So, I changed it up a little but the time still isn't quite right. Actually, I do not think it matters , I just enjoy watching the time tick down!
This will be a very special meeting. Getting to know Wendy and her family is a dream come true. I never, in a million years, thought this would happen to me and I only wish that my family could join me.
I hoped the three Colorado Girls would come on this very important trip but the timing was not right. And, as we know, timing is everything. The girls had hoped I would wait until October but I felt I did not want to wait another minute because to me this will be a full circle event. I am so grateful that Amber will be joining me.
I gave birth to Wendy and gave her up for adoption on September 7, 1968. I will meet her and her family on September 4, 2010. There has been a life time of birthdays and holidays I was unable to share with her. I did not get to see her walk her first steps or hear her babble her first words. I missed her first days of school and her graduation. I did not get to hear her tales of fun weekends or hear her feelings about the Man she would marry. I was not at her wedding or there for the births of her children. I have so much to learn about all of these times.
I hope my Girls can understand my need to go in September. I would love Tiffany and Erin to be there but I know it is not possible. I so enjoy being a mother to them and their brothers and we have so many great memories. I was there for all the milestones in their lives and I was there to pick them up when they fell. Always remember, I am still here and I love all of you more than I can express. You are all a gift from God and I am thrilled, and blessed, to be adding Wendy and her family to our family.
With love,
Mom
This will be a very special meeting. Getting to know Wendy and her family is a dream come true. I never, in a million years, thought this would happen to me and I only wish that my family could join me.
I hoped the three Colorado Girls would come on this very important trip but the timing was not right. And, as we know, timing is everything. The girls had hoped I would wait until October but I felt I did not want to wait another minute because to me this will be a full circle event. I am so grateful that Amber will be joining me.
I gave birth to Wendy and gave her up for adoption on September 7, 1968. I will meet her and her family on September 4, 2010. There has been a life time of birthdays and holidays I was unable to share with her. I did not get to see her walk her first steps or hear her babble her first words. I missed her first days of school and her graduation. I did not get to hear her tales of fun weekends or hear her feelings about the Man she would marry. I was not at her wedding or there for the births of her children. I have so much to learn about all of these times.
I hope my Girls can understand my need to go in September. I would love Tiffany and Erin to be there but I know it is not possible. I so enjoy being a mother to them and their brothers and we have so many great memories. I was there for all the milestones in their lives and I was there to pick them up when they fell. Always remember, I am still here and I love all of you more than I can express. You are all a gift from God and I am thrilled, and blessed, to be adding Wendy and her family to our family.
With love,
Mom
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