tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55160674743358374532024-03-06T15:01:25.912-05:00Ella At LastThe Night I Looked At You I Found A Dream That I Could Speak ToElla At Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04000674749177850825noreply@blogger.comBlogger565125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516067474335837453.post-63441057889404987192019-05-06T22:34:00.000-04:002019-05-06T22:34:06.599-04:00Well dang it all anyway......my mom used to say that when my ears were around to hear. My dad's version may have been more colorful. But shoot, people! I thought I was going to be better at this in 2019.<br />
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Here we are late on the evening of May 6 and poof - 4 months have evaporated since my last post.<br />
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It seems as though the same feelings I've been having the last few years have not gone away: the days are fleeting. Fourth grade has about 18 days left until it expires. She will say goodbye to our beloved Mrs. V after two great years with her.<br />
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So we haven't been lazy in all this quiet time.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We welcomed our new little buddy, Penn Michael.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our bed continues to be THE place EVERYONE wants to be (translation: not her bed)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got some great quality time with my gal pals, and embarrassed Ella endlessly.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We hosted a slumber party for my the big kids.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We celebrated Mama B's birthday!</td></tr>
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And wouldn't you know it - the week Ella had spring break was also Holy Week. I work for a church, that has something going every spare moment, of every day, the entire Holy Week. She was a trooper and magnificent helper. She helped deliver meals to a few folks.<br />
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She took a few moments to pose with me AND carefully placed Panda and Sealy in the church sanctuary.<br />
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We invited Roz and Grandma and Papa for the Maundy Thursday feast.<br />
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And because she was a patient little thing, when I got the call that a foster home was needed for four babies...I could not say no. And she was the happiest little girl this side of the Mississippi. Agnes, Sam, Hiro and Oscar were with a foster family that a medical emergency. We swooped in and took over. They have been some of the easiest kittens we've ever known. Ella had her favorite in less than 60 seconds.<br />
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We left the kittens at home and took a roadtrip to the Henry Ford Museum to finish up spring break. Ella's main goal: find that Rosa Parks bus and sit in her seat. She seems to be equal parts fascinated and haunted by Civil Rights issues. Dear Lord, that makes my heart sing although I don't dare fuss about it because, "Mom! Stop making such a big deal! {insert eye roll}"<br />
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Thirteen days away from DOUBLE DIGITS for our girl and 51 years for me. So I'm 51 and it doesn't freak me out to announce it to the Internets. There are days I feel 34. There are days I feel 61. I know I'm a much better mom because I was 41 when this all started but there is some solid evidence in my book as to why folks embark on the parenthood journey at a younger age. For reals.<br />
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My funny, little Ella. What a month we had. It started out with ringing in the new year with our Finnish-Toledo family home for the holidays. Now we've been bitten by the bug to try to make travel to them happen this summer. </div>
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The winter got off to a rather mild start and then blasted us quite nicely the past 3 days. In fact, so much so that it has been the coldest weather on record for our little corner of the world. The three of us have been working from home and are just a tad bit stir crazy. Of course it will be 55 degrees in four short days. When you do the math, that equals about a 70 degree temperature increase from what we've had. </div>
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The piano lessons continue with our favorite piano teacher, and the homework comes home every night. Thomas does his part to help with the homework by lounging on the kitchen table to catch as much sun as he can. Mavis saves up all her snuggles for anytime after 7pm. She is your girl, Ella, and is happiest sleeping with you - not us. She is also one of the biggest reasons I cannot get you out of bed in the morning. </div>
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We have two big weddings coming up in the family as Christian and Libby and Allison and Ryan tie the knots within 5 weeks of each other this fall. Your cousins are so much older than you that they are more like aunts and uncles. In fact, you often have to have me remind you of that. I'm just happy that you'll be old enough to remember both of these celebrations.<br />
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You are still such a unique contradiction in so many ways - outspoken yet bashful; independent and yet still under my feet at every turn (or in our bed). All the while, you are funny. You have a fantastic sense of humor - the one trait I so desperately hoped you would have. I promise it will make life so much easier as you continue to grow up. And although I shouldn't be surprised, you <i>adore</i> helping me cook or bake. It is a trade off for me as I've always enjoyed getting lost in a recipe, the solitude, making a huge mess in the kitchen as I measure and stir and stuff. But showing you how to do it for yourself cancels out all that I used to have. It is a different joy with you at my side. You're messy though and I can only think Grandma Donna is looking over us calling us both left-handed cooks because the clean up after we are done is ridiculous.<br />
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I'm warning you, I've blown the cob webs off this sacred little space. There is no way for me to summarize the last 10 months of life we've lived. It was great and chaotic.<br />
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Never once did I think I would stop documenting for her but doing the actual work in the evening at the laptop just kept falling down the list of things to accomplish, because feeding the humans and the cats and the foster kittens and doing the homework and laundry took over.<br />
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Team Ella has hit the ground running in 2018.</div>
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A really unique opportunity popped up for me and I grabbed it. In addition to my gig with the pool company, I work two days a week as outreach coordinator for a downtown Episcopal church now too. Some might think I'm crazy, and I honestly thought that had already been established. But because Larry, my parents and Mama Katie were willing to fill in a few gaps for me with regard to after school times with Ella, it has been terrific.<br />
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All this work talk though doesn't mean we don't make time for cool stuff with Ella. One of those cool things was Larry taking over her Brownie Troop meeting with drum talk.<br />
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There is nothing cuter (and louder) than a bunch of third grade girls testing out their senses of rhythm. And although Ella may look a bit bashful in some of these photos, she was so very proud.<br />
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Another cool thing? Transforming Ella's bedroom into something a bit more in line with her 8 year old self. And just when I think I've got her figured out, she goes a picks hot pink for wall color. We did compromise on painting just two of the walls that color and perhaps part of the floor too. (What a mess...it did clean up)<br />
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Finished photo coming up next post! It looks amazing and she seems to really enjoy hanging out in her room again like she used to.<br />
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We've had plenty of snow this winter, for sure. The gray skies of NW Ohio are beginning to wear us all down as we head into March. We have had some bizarre 60 degree days too, only to be followed by 3 inches of snow 24 hours later. But so over winter. So. Over. It.<br />
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The backyard continues to be an animal sanctuary with Waddles the Opossum taking over Creamsicle's winter shelter and Creamsicle graduating to indoor time when it is super cold. Creamsicle only gets that little space at the back door and doesn't interact with Thomas or Mavis. I don't ever see that happening but he has come so very far since he first showed up in our backyard.<br />
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The mummies are back on display in a special exhibit at our Art Museum. This is such a big deal for kids both young and old.<br />
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We even scheduled a flashlight tour with some of our buds from the neighborhood family group. I mean what could wrong with this crew in a dark museum?<br />
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We brought in the Year of the Dog with our FCC Family - what a great tradition. And for the 6th year now, I took the Chinese New Year on the road and taught Ella's 3rd grade class. I came up with some new food for taste testing, made them use chopsticks (lots of grumbling and laughter on that) and was delighted to see how much her class has retained over my years of teaching them. Do you think she'll let me do this when she's a senior in high school??</div>
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Just about a 35 minute drive from our front door, we can peer out over water blue at one of the Great Lakes. But during the winter months, it is wicked cold and not nearly as fun as the warm summer months...until ice.</div>
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And that was the first time I actually saw it with my own eyes too. IT WAS AMAZING. Adventure score, I think!<br />
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<br />Ella At Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04000674749177850825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516067474335837453.post-85715631076651953592018-02-06T22:24:00.002-05:002018-02-06T22:24:21.164-05:00December Flash Backs in FEBRUARY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Good winter naps, a piano recital, Christmas spirit fire-up, celebrating art with a special friend and all kinds of family love.</div>
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We hit the ground running and Ella once again, shows us that she loves a big city.<br />
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We scored a great hotel right on the Magnificent Mile which is not our usual 'go to' location. But we knew the Lego Store was a block away, which was our first stop of course.<br />
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We found a beautiful, quiet respite to relax for awhile.<br />
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Both nights, we managed to keep walking after dinner just to take in all the sights and sounds. Sometimes, Larry and I would tag team so she could work on her Lego purchase in the hotel room and the other could hit the streets.<br />
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We took her to my favorite department store and she got to peek down on the Walnut Room festivities. (No way we were waiting in that line.) She zipped up to the very top via escalator so she could look down through the center of the building. A girl after my own heart!<br />
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Larry had some fun in there too. And although he didn't leave Chicago with this snazzy jacket, Ella and I surprised him a week later and bought it for his birthday.<br />
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In a serendipitous twist, our dear friend Ami happened to be in Chicago for a few hours and was literally two blocks away from us. We darted out the lobby doors of the hotel on Saturday evening so that we could steal hugs from her.<br />
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After my late evening walk up and down The Magnificent Mile, this was me: drinking coffee at 9:30pm and still dead-on-my-feet exhausted.<br />
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Before hitting the road on Sunday, we hit the Museum of Contemporary Art because we had to make sure she knew Chicago was so much more than retail.<br />
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We had such a good time together. There is nothing better than Chicago at Christmastime and this trip certainly didn't disappoint.<br />
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<br />Ella At Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04000674749177850825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516067474335837453.post-66091589452092147072017-10-27T15:22:00.000-04:002017-10-27T15:22:21.438-04:00You Are My Sunshine. Still.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
It used to be one of her favorite little songs to sing. We'd sing it together. Larry's band would perform it when she was at a gig. She'd hide her face, equal parts embarrassed and stoked that the band knew.</div>
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She's still my sunshine, when clouds are gray. That sunshine might come with an extra dose of sass but I'll take it.</div>
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We just finished conferences with Mrs. V (her new teacher this year). It is going even better than we hoped: Ella loves her and Mrs. V loves Ella. We had no idea what to expect after two years with the beloved Mr. H. Ella is thriving, excelling in all her classes. We haven't had one tear about school!!</div>
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She's still bashful and adamant about staying the course and not venturing out to try new things. (What an old soul!) We did get her to join Roz for a little basketball fun a while back with this rag-tag group of strong little women.</div>
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We've done a little 'bar hopping' together and some of the other band kids joined us.</div>
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Birds of Chicago performed nearby and we got to spend an afternoon and evening with all of them. What a fantastic time reconnecting with all of them.<br />
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Otis and Olympia, now known as Olive, are slowly growing. They are so super affectionate and nearly perfect in every way. Man, is she having fun growing them...<br />
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We hit a concert at the new park down by our waterfront wherein the adults had more fun than the kids.<br />
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We went back to the waterfront two days later and took part in a huge art project.<br />
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Larry and the band were on the big stage and Grandma and Papa tagged along for a beautiful afternoon.<br />
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And somewhere in all this, these two have found a forever home. Although they are still under our feet because Olive is not quite at the 2 lb. mark, we are delighted to announce that Ruby and her family are adopting BOTH of them.<br />
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Here's Ruby, getting all kinds of direction from Ella, the Kitten Whisperer. Ruby comes over once a week to check in on her babies. We only have to travel a few blocks to visit them after they leave us!!</div>
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The official school pics are in and she nailed it!<br />
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The Brownies Troop is meeting regularly again and they had a blast together at the BIG Event.<br />
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Our annual neighborhood-wide block party was a huge success!<br />
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My buds and I met at Ronald McDonald House to make dinner for the families staying there.<br />
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So yeah, my little Sunshine is keeping us busy, and laughing and learning...because if I haven't said it already, third grade homework is no joke!<br />
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Happy Weekend! ~HElla At Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04000674749177850825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516067474335837453.post-1641359095409569922017-10-02T16:29:00.000-04:002017-10-02T16:29:01.811-04:00Amazing start.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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At this point, I think it is safe to say Ella is enjoying third grade in spite of the new teacher, moving to the second floor of the building and the stack of homework each week. Pretty much, she looks like this walking out of school each day. More importantly, she looks this happy going into school each day. </div>
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Mrs V. likes to have all kinds of help in her classroom and because of my flexibility a few days a week, I've been able to pitch in a bit. Ella still loves it and I'm getting solid training on the 'new math' during the math rotation sessions. </div>
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We've had some really big fun with our neighborhood family group this summer. I served as co-president (with Mama Michelle) for my third and final time. We are wrapping up our last month as leaders. We covered a lot of ground having fun, not to mention owls and birds making guest appearances.</div>
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Our summer send-off Kids N Cocktails produced 457 kids, I swear. OK, so I exaggerate but we had a whole lot of cuteness going on in our yard.<br />
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Larry and I watched the eclipse thanks to technology (from our respective offices) and Ella got to wear 'the best glasses ever' and do some sun-gazing with her school mates.<br />
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Nothing seems to be moving slowly anymore. There were times that a day here or there would seem to move at a snail's pace. Nope. We try to soak it all in, get involved and enjoy the moment. And although it doesn't need to be repeated again, it is one of the many reasons I don't get to update the blog as much as I used to.<br />
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Also contributing to our busy schedule? These two foster babies: Olympia and Otis. The little Cat Whisperer is working her magic.<br />
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Today is August 17. Today, Ella was ripped from bed at 6:30am to start the first day of her 3rd grade career. Even though it is hot, muggy and raining outside, summer is 'over' in terms of laid back schedules and slow wake ups.</div>
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But I find myself wallowing in melancholy, again. I always feel this way. I am excited for her new beginning but there is always that BUT.</div>
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Little did we know that when I took these photos of our time with Lillian, she and her family would be packing up the house and moving to Tennessee a month later. Lil and Ella have been peas and carrots since their kindergarten years. They are completely different souls and yet compliment each other perfectly. She always managed to bring Ella out of her shell.<br />
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We know they will do so great in their new adventure but man, are we going to miss having her in our lives.<br />
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Sleepovers. Fireworks.<br />
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Incredible sunsets.<br />
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Fostering kittens. Again!<br />
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Having fun getting to know Creamsicle, the cat who has made us his own.<br />
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Adventures at the Great Lakes Museum.<br />
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We met up with her classmates for some fossil-digging. Even Mr. Heartz showed up which made one little girl in particular, very happy.<br />
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So let's do this, new school year! Let's do this third grade thing with a brand new teacher, high up on the 2nd floor with all the older kids and brand new routines.<br />
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And for those of you who have grown to love Panda, our girl left him in my care today for the first time. Ever. Tomorrow may have her hiding him in her backpack again for extra security but what a big, big step for her.<br />
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School is going to start again. I can't avoid it. But I can ignore it for a few more weeks. We are on the downside of summer break in terms of time only, people..because we've got plenty more to conquer.</div>
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Parade fun with our neighborhood buds.<br />
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Ella made my office a little bit more "homelike".<br />
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Creamsicle, the outdoor cat who has made us his own, now waits at the back door for his breakfast!<br />
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We picked massive amounts of strawberries with some pals. Ella's berry picking game is strong. We had big fun that morning.<br />
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We got the call to foster a brother and sister kitten: Harry and Lola. We were warned of their hissing. Ella had them broken in within hours.<br />
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They have been the best little twosome: easy, healthy and docile. It has been a welcome respite for this foster mama. And they are so beautiful!<br />
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Are you seeing a pattern here? Ella at work with me? Acting like she owns the place?<br />
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The kittens were just returned to the humane society this past week all fat, happy, socialized and ready for their new life. The BFF returns from her 3rd vacation away tomorrow just as we are leaving for our vacation up north.<br />
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We've got plenty more to squeeze out of July and August before that first morning bell rings at Grove Patterson.<br />
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Eight years old. Gah!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't even believe it.</div>
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Our celebration was pretty low-key this year but we returned to the same place we celebrated Ella's first birthday. It was perfect and Paco can't hold both girls in his arms anymore!<br />
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We celebrated our final Brownie meeting with a cook-out at the park.<br />
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I volunteered a few hours at the annual field day at Ella's school. Ella didn't have any fun at all.<br />
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And just like that, poof...second grade was ending. We both took her to school for drop off that day. For as grown up as she has become, she's still cool with holding hands.<br />
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The kids spent most of the day at the bowling alley on their last day and this girl had a better bowling score than me! (not saying a whole lot)<br />
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We had to do this too - say good-bye to the teacher who has impacted Ella's life in ways I can't even fully realize. They've been together for two glorious years. She didn't cry but dang if I didn't.<br />
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It only seemed fitting to remedy all that with a sleepover. So we did.<br />
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Let the summer fun begin and fun it was with our first neighborhood family group kids n' cocktails. Mama Michelle hosted the kick off and in usual form, outdid herself with good food. She made that fun layered rainbow jello stuff? You know what I'm talkin' about. My daughter ate square after square after square..</div>
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...and then downed it with massive amounts of lemonade with Piper.<br />
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She looks 10 years older and certainly shed a few pounds with that haircut. We love it!<br />
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This summer will be a different one for Ella and Roz. Here they are with their matching broken heart BFF necklaces to keep them close to each other. Roz already has one two week vacation under her belt (Ella nearly died), is off in two days for another vacation and will leave again in July for another ten days. This is absolutely absurd in Ella's mind. We are thrilled they get to travel so much this summer, however. (Even though I am going to miss Katie horribly too.)<br />
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So, there's a lot more of Ella hanging with me this summer at home, while I work and on our adventure days (Thursday). Thank goodness my parents are still up to the task of keeping her busy two days a week where she spends too much time bossing them around.<br />
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In a move that I may question for some time, we answered the call from our Humane Society to try to turn the corner with four babies. Let me just tell you, toughest crowd ever. They hissed and spitted and hid and ran...even Ella couldn't get them to turn the corner. Except Pudgie, the runt. Pudgie stepped out the kitten carrier that first day all wobbly-legged and crawled up on Ella's lap like he'd been there forever.</div>
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Kay, Nick, Louie and Pudgie spent about 6 weeks with us DURING the last few weeks of the school year which really means it was an awful lot of chaos. </div>
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Ella worked her magic and I spent hours on end trying to get Pudgie to the 2 pound mark, while his siblings were well on their way to 2.5 pounds. Before it was all over, she had done this.</div>
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And they all looked like they could have been our own Mavis's little babies!</div>
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It was time to let the two fat ones go to start their new lives. Nick and Kay left us first and were adopted within the first hour of the Humane Society being open! We have connected with Nick's family (thanks to Social Media!) and will be visiting him very soon.<br />
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Two weeks later, we were reunited in their new home. The new 'parents' even kept the names we gave them. We get texts every week so that Ella knows how her little ones are doing.</div>
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These four nearly broke me, people. But we did it! What started out as a foursome that would end up as part of the barn cat project took a delightful turn.<br />
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Ella still asks almost daily, "Can I go get Pudgie?"<br />
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15 days. As of tonight, Ella has 15 more actual days of class with her beloved Mr. H. </div>
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The days pass slowly but the years fly by. And when we are in the day-to-day where she is brushing her teeth at the kitchen sink whilst washing her feet at the same time (see above), it is going slowly, people. Trust me. </div>
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But when she spoons in next to me in our bed for pre-bed snuggles and then proceeds to talk with her hands as she explains the daily events in class, I see my 16 year old daughter. It is going too fast. </div>
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Summer break will be a mix of good stuff this year. My parents and Ella will hang out together again. I've got a long list of things we will be exploring during our time together, including her coming to work with Larry or me a bit more. She doesn't know it yet, but I intend on having her own desk (ie card table!) set up in my office so that she can do her own 'work' without taking over my desk. </div>
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A few weeks ago, we got to celebrate Mama Brooke's big 4-0 by screen printing our very own t-shirts.<br />
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Our neighborhood has a new independent coffee shop. I hit the library for the last book recommendation my Aunt Kay gave me, a cup of java and a comfortable chair in the corner. It was some of the best 45 minutes of solitude!<br />
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We had to prep Panda for out-patient surgery. (He is thread bare in so many places.)<br />
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We all enjoyed a new local Cuban restaurant.<br />
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And then we did this, because they needed love (a lot more than we had thought, it turns out) and we had love to give.<br />
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As Roz was gearing up for her grandparents' big move from Florida to just two blocks away from her, we did our part in planting some seeds to get her Grandma's vegetable garden going.<br />
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My dear friend Pamela gifted Ella and Roz such incredible books. Each page of the book highlights a rebel girl. Pamela and I share a huge love for books. She can still read 40 books to my 1 but we often are texting each other about books that 'must be added to the list'. I am so happy she shared her love of reading, and is encouraging them both to be rebels along the way.</div>
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We took out my Mama for her birthday a few weeks ago and then woke up the next morning to Easter!<br />
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I needed a vacation from her spring break vacation before it was all over. <br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Indeed it does, Aunt Kay...indeed it does.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">I kept waiting for this blog post to write itself, that I would wake up and see it clearly written in between the mush of memories I've been sifting through. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The blog post did not write itself. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Two weeks later and it still doesn't feel real that Aunt Kay isn't going to be emailing me at 1am, or sending some exciting package in the mail to Ella. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm just going to let her write this blog post for me. (NOTE: Hegel = Heather)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">June 12, 2016</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">In your honor, well, because of Ella's delicious picture, we</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">had corn on the cob last night (with lots of butter)--it was </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">almost as good as Ella's looks in her picture! Thank you, Hegel</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> Love AK & UP : ) : ) ; )</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Just as I was scrolling down to answer your recent email,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">this wonderful epistle showed up. Ella is SO tall, and the</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">kitties seem to have taken to her and vice versa splendidly.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I think children who are raised with animals and taught how</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">to handle them are most often very gentle caretakers. I know</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">we have had a good time with our various assortment through</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">the years, and our sons and families all have pets. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Dear Heather,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Have we told you recently that we think you are just an amazing</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">young woman? Well, you are. And I could see Marie with you</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">in the park with the bubbles. Just the sort of thing she would</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">think of, also.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">We never know, as we watch the young ones in our midsts, what</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">they will be like as adults, what choices they will make, will they</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">be more happy than not, will their difficulties be surmountable.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">As parents and onlookers, we are caught in the moments, and</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">as parents, some moments (and behaviors) are more attractive</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">and enjoyable than others. All I know is that we are so proud</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">of the splendid woman you have become, an honor to all who</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">know her now or knew her then.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Love to our Hegel,</span><br />
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very inspiring--red, white, gold lanterns all around the</div>
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park. It is very near the duckling statues from "Make</div>
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November 16, 2016</div>
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Dear Hegel,</div>
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You are truly amazing! The recent Donna Ruth was so very<br />
well-organized and enjoyable. We can't thank you enough<br />
for putting this all together.<br />
I am currently reading a novel by Ann Hood called THE RED<br />
THREAD, a story within a story about Chinese adoptions. It<br />
seems based on a lot of good research into the process as<br />
well as being an intertwining story of the main character. <br />
Have you read it? If you haven't, I shall send it to you: really<br />
shouldn't be missed. I also have a book for Ella on order<br />
which I will send when it arrives. <br />
Thank you again, dear one for last weekend. I remember<br />
thinking, years ago, perhaps during a time of political<br />
upheaval and a lot of national scrutiny about what we were<br />
doing as a country and where we were headed that "the people"<br />
always survive by their ability to live by what is important and<br />
ignore the rest. Somehow we carry on and stand for what is<br />
of true value. Family comes at the top of the list.</div>
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December 17, 2016</div>
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I remember one year Carl helped Donna with the Thanksgiving Dinner. He got so</div>
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tired out he had to go take a nap on the couch--said he's never worked so<br />
hard in his life. It is a lot of work, true, but family gatherings are so very<br />
treasured. I remember all my life the family gatherings--as a child--as<br />
a young adult--as a mother--as a grandmother. The joy of being together<br />
and sharing a meal is worth all the work and planning and preparation. <br />
Time to head to the loft. Great trip. Tired. Worth the effort.</div>
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We went to the sacred space of Blue Manatee Children's Book Store where she spent countless hours reading and singing to children over the years.<br />
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We made the most of our travels, which is precisely how Aunt Kay would have rolled.<br />
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We celebrated the Year of the Rooster with our FCC family. What big fun yet again!</div>
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There was so much great food and giggles. This is our second year of gathering everyone at a hall instead of going to a restaurant. It is a perfect fit for our group and Mama Sara and Mama Mary Pat did a perfect job organizing.<br />
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I managed to set aside time to photograph my two girls in their qi pao. Look at them!!<br />
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Ella's school had their first Special Guy/Daughter Dance. I was the official photographer that evening and spent the entire time taking non-stop photos of sweet young ladies and their guys. Ella managed to last about an hour. She never left her Daddy's side. The music was loud and that can sometimes be a problem for her. But she had a blast with her guy. AND, they looked adorable on the dance floor together.<br />
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As of late, I've found myself driving in silence because the news is noisy in the last few weeks. Does that make sense? It is often too much for me to take in when the puffiness of my under eye area has yet to wear off from my deep winter slumber.</div>
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This morning I was flooded with thoughts of Ella's life before us. Just as there are triggers for her, there are triggers for me too. We are approaching the anniversary of departing for China, steeping ourselves in Yunnan Province and yes, holding Ella for the first time.</div>
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I forget that another woman pushed her into this world. That seems rather unconvincing to type but honest to God, I mean that sincerely. The enormity of this never fades. Sometimes it gets stowed away in a small corner of my heart and then takes over on a morning tinged with steel gray skies. I'll even admit to talking to myself in the car on this particular morning.</div>
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For 10 months, she had routines and naps and feedings. If in fact she had a foster family (and although not told definitively we are certain she did) do they think of her still? She was so very much loved before we met. They would marvel in what they helped grow in this little human.<br />
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The routine gets mundane. Who am I kidding, the routine can get downright tiresome as we navigate our grown up schedules, Ella's school schedule, homework, Brownies and piano. Being blasted with this out of the blue today has helped me remember how truly remarkable our story is.<br />
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It makes memories of Year of The Rooster time with Ella's class all that more meaningful.<br />
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It causes me to smile even bigger when Ella's BFF at school leaves this note at home after my teaching.<br />
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I take greater pause in observing these moments of how we do life.<br />
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And I let the laundry sit in baskets while I watch Ella's mind work in overdrive building with 15,000 little pieces of plastic that will no doubt get lost in the vacuum next week.<br />
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Because they have spent all of their years in these galleries, they can show <i>me</i> around to locate their favorite masterpieces.</div>
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It becomes even more of an adventure when museum staff switch it up and move art around.<br />
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I hope I never grow weary of what a gem we have just a few short minutes from our front door, or that the head of the Family Center knows us so well.<br />
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Ella had her Christmas piano recital and after switching gears a few times, decided on We Three Kings as her power piece. We were so proud of our girl! She wore another incredible creation by her Grandma.<br />
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Roz performed as well and she wore one of my mom's hand-made creations too and GAH!! they looked adorable.<br />
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This was their 'relief and all smiles' pose.<br />
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Miss Gail has been such an incredible presence in their lives for the last year and a half. We are so grateful to her.<br />
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Bright and early on the morning of Larry's birthday, we treated him to breakfast in bed. We all ended up eating breakfast in bed. Belgian waffles never tasted so good.<br />
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We were invited to visit our foster baby, Kevin now Rocky. I worried that Ella might be sad to leave him but when she saw how happy he made his new humans she did amazingly well. He is as crazy in his new home as he was with us.<br />
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My little chef did some superb baking this year. Her rolling-out sugar cookie dough skills parallel mine! I enjoy baking and cooking with her under foot. She has become quite fluent in following a recipe. Best part? It gives me someone to talk to because I talk to myself way too much when I'm cooking/baking.<br />
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Little Leonard now Felix returned 'home' for about 36 hours just before Christmas for a slumber party while his humans were out of town. We were elated to help out and he was pretty darn happy to be back too. He got to sleep in Ella's room, much to Mavis's dismay.<br />
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Because we have an incredibly cool cousin in Dawn, we got the royal treatment during our first few days on winter break. We packed up Sara's car and headed north to hang out with her at the police station.<br />
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This better be the closest any of them EVER come to sitting in a jail cell...<br />
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We walked across the street to hang out with the firefighters for a bit too. They were super with our girls.<br />
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We let them blow off some steam at the Hands On Museum before we headed back home. These four girls have such a great time together. The grown ups do a pretty good job of having fun too.<br />
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The men-folk were still working when we hit the zoo lights this year. We get there late afternoon, secure rock star parking and miss the madness of everyone arriving after it gets dark. Our zoo lights are first class stuff.<br />
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We spent a lot of time celebrating in church pews on Christmas Eve. Gail (Ella's piano teacher) is also the musical director at the church in our neighborhood. She needed a drummer and called on Larry. That day went something like this: eat. church. eat. church. It was perfect.<br />
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We got the house all ready for Santa's arrival. Ella was up at 5:15 on Christmas morning. The photo below is the only shot I got that morning because...TIRED.<br />
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We hosted the family for dinner that night and invited neighbors who would have been spending the evening alone. It was the cherry on top of a fantastic holiday.<br />
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Ella got to chill out with her classmate, Lillian for a whole day.<br />
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And we took in a movie with this crew, too!<br />
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We rang in the new year at 8pm for the kids' sake but who are we kidding - all of us were concerned we wouldn't be up at midnight to give kisses!<br />
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In recent news, the household has been sick for what seems like a month but really has only been a solid week. Ella got her grade card and received straight A's in everything, made the Principal's List, and is reading a full year above her grade. Super proud of our little GPA Bulldog!<br />
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Next week, I'll be teaching in Ella's class as the kids and I spend our third year together learning about Chinese New Year traditions. (Her class moves up as a group from grade to grade.) We will have big fun again. I wonder how long she is going to want me to do this, and if this will be my last year. Fingers crossed I've got a few more left!<br />
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~HElla At Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04000674749177850825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516067474335837453.post-35633931154643265102016-12-08T22:29:00.001-05:002016-12-08T22:36:12.563-05:00November in December!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Oh Ella Girl, you are awesome. We attended your parent-teacher conference with your beloved Mr. H. You got straight A's in everything but more than anything you are kind and you give 110%. Just today, we learned you are reading at a fourth grade level. Squeal!!! We are so proud of you and your busy little brain.</div>
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We are also stoked at how you're finding your groove with Brownies. These little women are a full force of energy. We spent 4 hours at our zoo for a special event with other Brownies from our area. You earned two badges along the way.</div>
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You got to vote with us on Election Day at 6:30 in the morning. You had your mind made up on who should win the election and who should not. We spent the next few days licking our wounds...<br />
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We spent an evening on stage together during a Spoken event. We were asked to share our story of adoption and what led us to fostering kittens. Ella, let me tell you something, you were not excited about doing this. Up until the very last second we were called up, you demanded that you were going to sit in the crowd.<br />
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But you and Panda found your place on that sweet little couch and I on the stool. It was great fun and even you surprised yourself by participating in the story!<br />
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"Your Grandma really made all this food for you when you were growing up?" That was what you asked me the week leading up to our annual Donna Ruth gathering that brought the whole family together for our tradition of celebrating Grandma on what would have been her birthday. There were 40 of us and with every burner going, oven on, hot plates piled, there was virtually no time to take photos. But I did squeak out one of her infamous sandwich loaf and our group shot.<br />
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Because we are all pulled in so many directions at this time of year, it really is our Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's all in one. Every year it is a ton of work; every year it is that much more meaningful.<br />
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Ella, you grow good babies. I know I have a lot to do with the behind the scenes work with our fosters, but it is your dedication and ease that makes these babies such wonderful beings. And so it goes that we were on a mission. We broke ranks from our 'fostering during summer break rule' and headed to the Humane Society a day after our big gathering. Our mission was to foster a litter of kittens so that GRANDMA AND GRANDPA COULD ADOPT ONE OF OUR BABIES.<br />
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We took home two brothers and a sister and one baby who had been brought in all by himself. You and your BFF Roz had big fun naming the four kittens. I had to veto a few and add some leverage to a few. This little guy below was the single kitty and I got to name him Barry. Within hours, I was worried about him.<br />
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He came to work with me so that I could watch over him. He was back at the Humane Society for an IV of fluids. The other three were thriving and loving. Ella, you were working your magic on them as you could hear them purring from the next room.<br />
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At your request, all four of them made a trip with me (not at the same time!) to do school pick up.<br />
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Barry made it back to our arms after showing some improvement. We were thrilled.<br />
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We spent extra time snuggling him. The following morning, I found him snuggled in his blanket gone. It was our first loss of this kind, Ella. This group counted as our 24th in kittens fostered. Telling you was hard but in your logical, practical fashion you took it all in and started asking questions that only YOU would. We cried. I spent the next week looking for him.<br />
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For the first time, I found forever families for all our fosters. Leonard now Felix and Kevin now Rocky are settling in wonderfully. We will get to watch them grow up!<br />
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You made your first pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving Day, Ella and it was yumm-o!!<br />
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You were such a good helper on Thanksgiving morning at Ahmen as we prepared meals to be delivered to those in need...800 meals! You, Roz, Ava and Addy were excellent gravy prep cooks. Your mamas were super proud of you.<br />
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We made the adoption official just last week you were so stinkin' happy, Ella.<br />
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One of your biggest surprises for us was the book your second grade class did. <br />
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You appear to be yelling at me in your illustration but I'm smiling so maybe you're singing. I love how the windows show blue skies, sunshine and a few clouds. I'm a little bummed at how drab our house appears, however!<br />
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Tonight, you made your first batch of Christmas cookie cut-out dough with virtually no help. You followed that recipe, sipped hot cocoa while I sipped my coffee and chattered non-stop. I'm here to tell you the cookie dough is perfect, because I taste tested more than I care to admit. You, on the other hand, said no to the offer to lick the beaters. How are you my kid!?<br />
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It took spring, summer and almost all of autumn, kid...but you DID IT. And you have not stopped since Saturday.<br />
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And for the record, she does wear a helmet but this happened so fast we didn't have a chance to grab it.<br />
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Our hawk flew well on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and then again for the neighborhood crawl last night. This may have been the longest Halloween celebration to date.<br />
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This is the first year she ran freely without sticking by my side. I was thrilled for her. A big thanks to the Harrison Family for letting us tag along with them last night. Although our block was not particularly busy, the rest of our neighborhood was hopping!<br />
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<br />Ella At Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04000674749177850825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516067474335837453.post-15831482792833536272016-10-26T15:29:00.000-04:002016-10-26T15:29:52.717-04:00I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
October, you are the best here in Ella-Land. You give us explosions of color, crisp air, warm sun late in the afternoon and let us hold on to the last remnants of summer. There isn't a soul in this area that doesn't relish in it all. We all gush about you, October. Sometimes you leave us feeling melancholy for the ease of summer and sunsets at 9:30 at night. </div>
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Light...that is the hardest for us. October, you may bring a plethora of beauty but you take away our light. We will be eating dinner in the dark in a matter of days. With the light leaving, so does our energy and often find ourselves ALL in bed by 8:30 each night. I'm not looking forward to that, pretty October.</div>
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My little cook is getting better every day. She has mastered the vegetable peeler and carrot peeling is her favorite. I learn so much about her life while she saddles up next to me at the counter. Her mouth never stops. She dishes a lot on what is going on at recess with all of her strong opinions. </div>
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We made a little road trip to visit friends.<br />
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We unplugged. We ate like royalty. We discovered Ella can eat about a dozen little bitty hard-boiled quail eggs in one sitting.<br />
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Lake Michigan was freezing but it didn't come close to stopping them.<br />
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For the first time in their history together, Ella did night cry because Ettan ticked her off.<br />
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Our time with Micah went too quickly too. Just a few short years ago, my parents took in this sweet old guy as a rescue. Within hours, he had settled into the typical Sheltie routine of following, herding the humans, and barking.<br />
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We said our first hello's to this little man, too: Arbor, the great nephew.<br />
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Big bro Abbott and Ella had fun exploring together, too.<br />
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Brownie's is in full swing with some pretty powerful, high energy young ladies. I love their hand squeeze thing at the end. With two full months of school under her belt, Ella spends time each day 'teaching' again up in her bedroom. She essentially replays her school day in her imaginary play. I turn the baby monitor on to listen in BECAUSE I LEARN SO MUCH, and she knows the monitor is on...don't panic. I'm fascinated by it all.<br />
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We were super relieved at the school pictures - much more relaxed this time around!<br />
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The dentist appointment was perfect (and barefoot).<br />
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A trip to Ann Arbor for an art exhibit...<br />
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Rituals with her Chickie...<br />
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New beginnings have begun for Leigh, Katie's sister (Roz's aunt). Just last month she moved up to our parts from Florida. We still can't believe it. Leigh loves it at her new group home and we are enjoying getting to be with her.<br />
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It's October which can only mean I'm spending crazy amounts of time behind my camera or in front of my laptop as family photo sessions take up most of my 'free time'. I'm looking forward to reading the two books waiting for me on my nightstand once I'm through the crazy. For as crazy as it is, I enjoy every second of it.<br />
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Roz and Ella, Ella and Roz. Peas and Carrots, Carrots and Peas. They are still amazingly close and ask daily when they will see each other next.<br />
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2016 annual neighborhood block party was a huge hit for everyone.<br />
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Having lunch with these women was also a big hit.<br />
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~HElla At Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04000674749177850825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516067474335837453.post-77962740379064125402016-09-21T16:08:00.000-04:002016-09-21T16:08:17.706-04:00You started school 5 weeks ago, Ella!So I'm the worst blogger ever. I have come to realize that if I can update The Life of Ella once a month I will be thrilled. And so it goes that life changes and homework loads get a touch heavier and involvement in Brownies coupled with the adult extra-curricular stuff has me satisfied with keeping this up for her to look back on.<br />
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And she does look back on it. Because as some of you may not know, each year this blog is bound into a book just for her. Who am I kidding? It is there for us to reminisce too and get all mushy about how much she has grown.<br />
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Second Grade started with such joy and has been that ever since. Since she has Mr. Heartz again this year (he loops with the class for two years), it has been smooth sailing. Ella loves school and other than being a slow mover in the morning, she is happy about starting a new day. I thought it would be another five years before we'd get to this point.<br />
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We have spent quite a bit of time on the road to Milwaukee and Columbus for weekend get-aways. When we are home, we find interesting stuff to get into. <br />
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We helped out this artist one morning as she was doing the prep work for her mural in our downtown. The finished product is stunning and I can't give it away because that wall is going to appear in family pictures soon!<br />
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My sous chef has upped her game, too. Her sense of independence and excitement in helping me cook is big fun. Dinner time is her bewitching hour. She's hungry and tired. Her mind is on overdrive from all the learning she shoved in it throughout the day. This has been a saving grace.<br />
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And the sense of humor...What I find most interesting is how selective she is about showing this side of herself. I actually like that about her because I know she's not trying too hard to be the class clown. It tells me she is still bashful which is a very major part of who Ella is. At home, though when all is safe she will come up with stuff straight out of the Carol Burnett playbook, or these faces which I find in my camera roll on my smart phone CONSTANTLY. </div>
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Today marks the first day of Autumn. We are ready. The heat and humidity have been bad in our parts. The nights are getting cooler. The leaves are changing. We can hear football announcers from the local high school and the university on weekend nights if the wind is blowing just right.<br />
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Ella wants to be a cheetah for Halloween but has announced she does not want to go house to house for candy because of "scary things" and does not want me painting her face. She is always one to keep things interesting.<br />
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~HElla At Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04000674749177850825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516067474335837453.post-30284444351631482992016-08-16T21:34:00.003-04:002016-08-16T21:34:31.039-04:00This Summer Was The Cat's Whiskers......nine cats to be exact, or ELEVEN if you count Thomas and Mavis.<br />
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No sooner than we put our sandy bodies in the car leaving Lake Michigan, the backseat driver was asking when we were going to the Humane Society to get our first litter of foster kittens. Ella was ready to take care of babies again. And so it goes that we embarked on Foster Project 2016.<br />
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We set out on a three week adventure with Opal, Storm and Shark. We took a ridiculous amount of photos along the way.<br />
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My girlfriends couldn't even stand it.<br />
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These sibling were crazy climbers. Shark was appropriately named.<br />
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Ella took over as lead foster mom and blew us away with her sweet soul.<br />
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What a fantastic threesome they were for us. Saying good-bye never gets easier, no matter how many times we do this.<br />
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We came home and returned to normal routines. I got the house back to normal. Thomas and Mavis breathed collective sighs of relief.<br />
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And then Ella got the bug again. She was relentless about fostering again. All three of us talked about it. Ella and I made a stop at the Humane Society where we were quickly ushered into the baby/foster room and presented with our biggest challenge: a litter of six. Holy sh*t, people - six babies with no mom. Mom was feral, attacked one of her babies, attacked the staff and had to be separated from this rat pack.<br />
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Ella's eyes were as huge as I've ever seen them. She whispered to me, "Please mom, just please." She and I sat down on the gross humane society floor and talked about what a huge challenge this was going to be; how much more help she was going to need to provide me. We left the humane society 20 minutes later with a trunk full of supplies and two carriers full of screaming baby kittens.<br />
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They were tiny. They were dirty. They were hissy and scared. It was like having six newborns with colic all on the same crying schedule.<br />
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We fell hard for every last one of them.<br />
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A bouquet of kittens.<br />
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The more we held them and let them run under our feet, the easier life got for them. They started trusting. Panda became Ella's shadow. The other five became mine.<br />
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Thomas spent time exerting Alpha Male hissing. Cheetah (below) spent a lot of time hissing back.<br />
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Mavis is such the good big sister to the fosters.<br />
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Toilet paper. I lost SO MUCH toilet paper to these punks.<br />
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Socializing lessons with the Harrison family!<br />
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Last week, we knew that we would be saying good-bye. We knew they weren't all up to the weight to be adopted but we were leaving for a short vacation. It was time to let them go.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oliver.</td></tr>
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I knew it wasn't going to be easy letting go. A week later, and we are still missing them terribly. We did big, hard work with this litter. It was the hardest job we've done since fostering. Each of them wiggled his or her way into our hearts. We grew good babies and the pride I feel for my little girl is immeasurable. She is beyond good at this.</div>
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I can't express how happy I am that I listened to Ella's clamoring to foster not once, but twice this summer. I am also very, very happy to not be cleaning out kitty litter boxes a dozen times a day.<br />
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