Thank you so much for all of your prayers!

Yesterday while I was at a workshop all day, a friend went to pick up Percy to take him to the vet for us.  When she arrived, he was RUNNING around and playing!  So glad!  So we canceled his appointment.


This morning Liam was a rock star!  He did SO WELL!  He laid on the bed while we waited for him to be taken back, and even took a short nap (we had to be there EARLY).  No crying when he went in or came out.  And he was back to himself right away, not even groggy!  We hung out this afternoon and watched a couple movies, while I also got done with some laundry, painting a chair for my bedroom (have I mentioned I am in the midst of a bedroom makeover for myself?  It's been a long time coming!), doing dishes, and putting some things up for sale on FB.

This afternoon we took Olivia to the doctor to have her leg checked out, and he gave us the thumbs up!  It's healing well and he sees no sign of it becoming an abscess like she had the last time!  Bonus!


On a side note, I just uploaded some pictures I hadn't gotten around to before.  This is Braeden's habitat project he completed last weekend and turned in on Monday.  He did the Tundra and focused on the polar bear, earning himself a 12 out of 12 points!  Way to go Braeden!


And finally... still waiting on two other people to finish their paperwork which I need to complete my application for the Haiti program and mail everything in!  Grrrrrrr!  I am not good at waiting on others, especially when I know this is a long enough process on its own without taking extra time unnecessarily. :(  Hopefully they will be in soon and my process will be on it's way once again!

So glad all is well... now on for some MUCH needed REST this weekend!  Of course, we have some planned activities already, but I'm looking forward to some good family time!

Prayer... we could definitely use some prayers today and tomorrow.

Tomorrow Liam is scheduled to get tubes in his ears.  I know it's a very routine procedure, but of course any time it's surgery there is always a risk.

On top of that, yesterday morning Olivia came to me to show me a large "pimple" on her leg.  You may remember two summers ago she ended up in the hospital with surgery for a similar infection on her abdomen that QUICKLY became so bad she could barely walk.  She's a little freaked to say the least (as am I).  We drained it and applied antibiotic cream, but it seems to have a large area surrounding it under the skin which is what worries me.  I have a workshop all day today so am going to try to take her to the doctor tomorrow afternoon, with groggy Liam along.

THEN, to top it off, our dog Percy started limping on his front paw last night.  It wasn't horrible and I really prayed he would sleep it off.  BUT, it seems worse this morning.  No clue what is going on with that.  He will barely put weight on it.  I tried taking him out but he wouldn't go to the bathroom.  Tried taking him to his water bowl but wouldn't drink.  He just wants to be by me and lay down.  I don't know what to do with everything else going on.  He seems warm to me too, but could be my imagination.  I could take him in Saturday, but worry that would be late. :(

We could really use some prayers!

I thought I'd take some time during these months of waiting, waiting, waiting, to share some facts about Haiti I'm learning and discovering through this process.

So today is Factual Friday number ONE.



Kind of hits you like a brick in the face doesn't it.

One of the many reasons we have chosen Haiti to adopt from.