Monthly Archives: November, 2007
My heart is with the Youngs…
Rob’s sister passed away unexpectedly on Friday. He left for Mississippi in the wee hours this morning to be with his family. We knew this was going to be the case when we drove over from Seattle to Spokane. Although Linlee and I would have accompanied him, he preferred for us to stay put so …
Family Day!
Clearly Linlee was not keen on a family day photo, but it was two years ago tomorrow (we’re celebrating a day early) that she came into our lives; she was getting her picture taken, like it or not. I could write out all the mushy thoughts and feelings about having Linlee in our lives for …
Over the river and through the woods…
Actually, tomorrow it will be over the mountain and across the state, but you get the idea. Looks like the snow showers are happening in the mountain pass this evening, but tomorrow should be clear – fingers crossed. (By the way, the above picture is just something pretty I found on the web to illustrate …
The Linlee light has been turned on.
I am excited beyond words about the recent progress Linlee has been making. For over a year, we’ve been holding our breath waiting for more language and more interaction with our little girl to kick in. It’s finally happening. Linlee has been unusually independent since we brought her home from China. She has responded to …
Ho Ho Ho!
This was not a planned Santa outing. Rob and I needed a distraction today so we went to the mall. Santa was already there and NO LINE. Even though I didn’t have Linlee dressed in anything holiday-ish, we thought why not try our luck with a first Santa picture. (We had Linlee with us the …
Two Cute Little Girls!
We had Rachel over to spend the evening with us while Anne and her husband, Greg, went on a much needed date night. The girls were darling, of course. Have a look… Dinner #1; grilled cheese sandwiches and peaches: Dinner #2; pizza (although, Linlee appears to be eating a plastic bird): Rob was very helpful …
Preschool, here we come!
Linlee qualified for the developmental preschool. This is wonderful news, even if it’s going to be traumatic for me to let her go. My little sweetness definitely needs help catching up to her peers. While Linlee is bright and fiercely independent, she seems so very young for her age – more like a child who …
Where did my baby go?
Sometimes Linlee looks like such a little girl now. Boohoo! I had to go get her some snow boots today. We’re going to spend Thanksgiving with my parents in Spokane and when I checked the weather forecast, sure enough it is supposed to snow on our travel day. I’ve been driving back and forth over …
A first time for everything…
I have tonight’s soup bubbling in the crock pot, the bread is making itself in the bread machine, the dishes are washing in the dishwasher and the laundry is getting clean in the washing machine. The baby is drifting to sleep with lullabies playing on her CD player and with a flip of a switch, …
Happiness is a Starbucks’ cup…
I happen to agree, but I like my cup full, while the cup Linlee is so pleased with is empty… As you can see, this child is no stranger to the allure of Starbucks… On a different topic, Linlee has woken up several times now in the night crying hysterically. Perhaps it’s bad dreams. What …
Young Adventures 