Can you even believe it is 2013?? I know I can't! It seems like November was a blur and I did my best to soak up every moment of December! When I look at pictures from 2012 they seem like they were years ago. So much has changed in our family this year.
That picture seems like it was years ago and it was just April 2012!
And this picture...was taken in June when we went to pick Khloe up from a 10 day stay in Florida with a friend. It was only 7 month ago that I saw the ocean, or could afford to buy airline tickets for Rich & I to go pick up Khloe in Florida. It seems like so long ago. Our lives have changed so much in the passed 6 months.
Christmas was beautiful. There was no trip this year, but I made an extra effort to soak it all in and cherish each moment.
We are missing our time with Miss Bella. she has been spending more time at home, which is a good thing, but we miss her so much!
This was an awesome day! We took a whole morning and just made cookies! Love the memories!
These were some of my favorite shots from our Christmas card.
It was good.
I can't help but wonder what God has in His plan for me in 2013. I'm certainly not where I thought I would be. I thought that we would have foster kids. I never dreamed we would still have an empty rental house that is eating away our finances. I couldn't have imagined that Rich would be working close to home and coming home every night after work. I didn't anticipate a diagnosis of ADHD in my son and all the challenges that would bring.
As I look into 2013 I have some goals. Not resolutions, simply things that I want to achieve in 2013. I want to keep my house clean. I love FlyLady! I tried her system a while back and I just wasn't ready to commit. After our large renovations in 2012 I have gotten rid of a lot of clutter and feel I can do better this time around. I have been diligent at shining my sink and did a superb job on Saturday!
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Things on the foster care front are just weird. I called our licensing worker last week to schedule our 60 day monitoring visit and she randomly said she was going to call me about a placement. It seems the only time she is going to call me about a placement is when I rattle her cage and call her and remind her that I am still here with three empty beds. According to her some family stepped forward and they ended up not needing placement. Imagine that. Another here are kids that need a home...oh nevermind. She said that we were the only home that they currently had that could take a placement for three kids. That spurred some discussion between Rich and I this weekend. We are technically licensed for three kids, but when we said we would take three it was meant for the extreme case of siblings that would be placed together. I have a call into the agency to speak with them about the specifics of our placement status. I think we are going to update them on what currently works for our family and if we don't have a placement by the end of this month then we will change agencies. I think we have given this agency plenty of opportunity.
For today, I will enjoy my kids and my day to day. I have very busy week of basket ball, cheerleading, volley ball and a few dinners with girlfriends. For today, I will enjoy my life to the fullest.
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