Status Update – December 25, 2015

Christmas! On this day Jesus was born! Moved computer hutch out of Ashley’s room (my ex-office). All-in-all, I stayed stress-free and just enjoyed the day; it could be my last Christmas. Toys are everywhere, house a disaster; but who cares? The kids had such an unforgettable day!

Status Update – December 24, 2015

Christmas Eve! Lunch with Marcy Cook at Yoho General Store. Handmade gifts for kids! Gifts for us too! Kids napped! Pizza! Solsberry CC Candlelight Service; kids bored; we enjoyed. Opened Amber’s gifts; nice of her! Set out cookies and milk for Santa. Late bedtime! Santa visited!

Status Update – December 22, 2015

Pajama day at school. Fun day for kids. Polar Express and Grinch movies, popcorn, hot chocolate, slippers, blankets, etc. Last day of semester; Christmas Break begins tomorrow. We have some very excited kids. Watched more Christmas shows after supper. Everyone got baths. Bedtime!

Status Update – December 20, 2015

C3 Christmas program: Ashley only one that sang, kept looking at us; Dwyane kept hands in his pockets; Bruce picked his nose; Dillan got squirrelly. Kids really excited, getting into Christmas! Lots of hitting, timeouts. Weather warm; kids played outside a lot. Difficult bedtime.

Status Update – December 19, 2015

Dillan’s eye appointment at 8:00a; eye worse, looks over glasses instead of through. Got donuts, then tires for Lesa’s Jeep. Went home and picked up Ashley; hauled trash; went Christmas caroling at StoneBridge, bowling at Kingpin, and to Wendy’s for Frosties. A good but busy day!

Status Update – December 18, 2015

Normal day, got off work on time, felt halfway decent. Lesa got home late so we had pizza again. Hey, it’s Friday, it’s pizza, it’s all good! Kids stayed up later than usual. We watched Christmas shows. Bruce and Dwyane were afraid of the Bumble on Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer.

Status Update – December 17, 2015

Springville water out for over 24 hours; have lots of clean water. Ashley called: she knows phone number! Bruce WIC. Pizza! Getting support for yesterday; people shocked; prayers we don’t mourn losing kids – kids don’t mourn losing us. Trying to remember God is good all the time!

Status Update – December 16, 2015

Left work for court. Judge ordered DCS to start over: reunification, visits, new Disposition Hearing in January. Guardian ad Litem told court she’s filing separate termination for 15 of 22 months out of home. Kids in limbo, maybe worse. Stephanie to take kids for new psych evals.