Tuesday, November 18, 2014

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My timing for making my blog private has a lot to do with what has been going on in our personal life, but I had been thinking of making it private for a while. A few posts ago I posted a picture of Samuel wearing his school shirt and I was a little uneasy because I really don't want the world to know where my kids attend school. As we proceed with getting answers for Chloe I would like to be open about what we are finding out, but once again not really wanting to share it for anyone to read. I also want to be able to share specific needs that we are facing. I am so thankful for those that pray for us  and I want you to know exactly what our needs are at those moments. I promise this is not an attempt to talk bad about people or gossip. I actually feel like in my vagueness of describing the struggles I am greater danger of hurting someones character. I need this blog some days to let some stem off and I want to know that those reading what I wrote know my heart and I can trust sharing personal information.

I am thankful that I woke up this morning in a much better attitude and mood. I was in such a gloomy mood yesterday, but I got myself together and decided I needed to get out of the house for a few hours. I went to the mall and Wal-Mart and bought a few Christmas presents. It was good for me to buy gifts for my sweet kiddos. My baby obsessed Chloe is wanting this toy called Kitty Surprise. Puppy Surprise is a toy from the 90's and now they have Kitty Surprise. It is a stuffed animal that has puppies or kittens inside their tummy. Chloe wanted the Calico cat, but I could not find it anywhere  and they were sold out online. I signed up for Toys R Us to email me when they got more in stock and I got an email the other day that it would be after Christmas before they got more of that style in stock. Chloe did not want the pink cat, because obviously "Mom, cats are not pink". I ended up ordering it on Amazon and spent way more that I wanted on the cat, but it came yesterday and it really is cute and I know she will be happy. It is perfect Christmas shopping weather because we have had snow flurries the last few days and it is COLD,COLD,COLD! The one mice thing about the cold weather is that the kids and I get to sleep in a little longer because since they are not outside before school they do not want to get there early to play. They do not like waiting in the auditorium, so I drop them off right before they head to their classes. We are all counting down the days until Thanksgiving break.

In other news, we heard back from our lender yesterday and it looks like we can finally move forward with house hunting. In reality it will probably still be a few months before we move, but just the thought that we can move is music to my ears. We want to stay in our neighborhood and we have a few must haves on our list for a house so we know we will have to be patient, but we are willing to wait to find exactly what we need. We would love a four bedroom, but we at least need a house that has potential for us to create a fourth bedroom in the basement or another part of the house. One thing the doctor mentioned about Chloe's social behavior being more exaggerated is the fact that she and Emma share a small room and she really does not have a place to have her own space, and that totally makes sense.



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Samuel has been riding in the front seat lately. I thought he wanted to be closer to me, but he likes the seat warmer. 


Kitty Surprise!

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