after many snow days and a long weekend we are all still stuck inside, thinking happy thoughts of spring to come quickly, gardens and flowers, just being outside on a sunny day, or even just having the sun shine!!!! oh the good ol midwest, well the fungus that started on mahlet is now on my other daughter and today i found it on me, my head, yuck, well we push on to rid this also, she is doing well, her vocabulary continues to improve and she understands eveything we say, she has become a "sassypants" highschool musical her very favorite, and she wants to marry Harry, her brother, the cleaning has ended, darn, now i have to ask her to pick up after herself, she eats most anything and continues to be happy, i do see times when she see's old photos of ethiopia when she is confused and then is sad, i think this age is difficult, trying to be present in the present and the past so incredibly different from her day to day, the photos of haiti on the news bother her tremendously, her past is unknown to us, we continue to pray for joy for her heart and healing, still love reading everyone's stories when i can
She is so gorgeous! Those pic's are adorable. Looks like she is adjusting well:) We've been trying not to watch the news when Biruktawit's in the room, because the pic's of Haiti reminds her of the poverty in Ethiopia. It's so hard to see the people hurting over there..
ReplyDeleteI wish they kept up the cleaning.. Biruktawit when we first picked her up had to have everything neat and organized and now she is messier then me!
She is so sweet looking! You are right, they are trying to be present in the present, but don't want to dismiss their pasts... and who really knows what all of that entails! I hurt for them, and yet keep on moving forward b/c it's the only thing I think to do.
ReplyDeleteShe is TOO cute! Thank you for updating. I'm so glad she's doing well overall. I'm so sad she has some hard times. I know that's normal, I just wish it didn't have to be.
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She is a precious princess! Breaks my heart about the Haiti photos upsetting her. :(--- images of poverty and tragedy always bother Levi too.----let's talk about baby brother! :)
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ReplyDeleteI am finally getting back to normal...well, not really...but I am headed that way...so it's nice to catch up on your blog. Your daughter is older than mine, but I too wonder what goes on in her head and if she will speak of Ethiopia when her English is better. She understands everything we say, but only speaks about 5 commands and 15 or so words. May our girls find peace in their hearts!
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