[SAHmom]

The bad...I somehow twisted/broke/sprained my ankle and had a foot that resembled an elephant...ouch!

We have started going to a counselor for my 7 year old daughter for selective mutism. Hopefully we can work this out before she gets much older.

I turn ummm....34 tomorrow and the years have sure caught up with me.

Waiting on SW to let me know when son graduates from boot camp and what the plans are because he doesn't turn 18 until September. BTW, Indy, how many weeks is boot camp normally?

The good...I got to keep Lil Miss overnight and spent some quality time with her.

My *best* news is that we got word today that the finalization date for D, D & K's adoption is at 11 on July 2nd!!!!!!!!!!!

My kids started their summer vacation...or should that be in the bad?!

The kids - even my college one - had great grades. No Fs...hey, as long as there aren't any Fs I am happy!

We leave on June 20th for our vacation journey - challenge - to Tennessee. I am thinking I'll need to pack some headache meds for ME!!!

So, how is everyone else doing?

[Lylac]

OH NO!! you poor thang!! I cringed when I read that

Let's see if I can run things down for us.

We have an adoption date of June 3rd for miss Abbie And she's doing great, gaining weight, and for some strange reason she has began to think that momma is laughable. Everytime I hold her while I'm on the phone, she just busts out laughing (which is new for her). She's getting stronger and more active everyday.

The sad thing is we'll be adopting her that morning and leaving her at Aunt Nonna's for the rest of the week, because Tim is scheduled for knee replacement surgery on June 4th.

Lyla is doing great..getting a lil sassy, but I love it when my kids do "normal" kid things. She'll be having eye surgery again prolly sometime in June/July

Bremon is still my little clown. And has a stubborn streak a mile long. He's getting better at crawling and standing..and pulling his sisters comforter off her bed!

I still havn't gotten James Nathans case file yet..but should get it before the end of the month. Then we'll be planning a trip to see/possibly bring him home at the same time.

That trip will be quite interesting, as the doctor told Tim that it would take at least 3 months for the pain to completely stop....I'm thinking a 1600+ mile road trip with him.. will surely test the strength of our marriage

As for me: I'm tired mentally and physically. So me and the kids took an all day timeout today. No appointments, no nothing. We even sent daddy to Nashville by himself. It was a wonderful day!!

[AmyAnne]

The bad: MY son's behavior today. and the cold we all got

The GOOD: Mom's mental Health weekend... and only 3 weeks to Florida!

[waited2long]

SAHmom... ummm, 34? I'll be 39 next month!!!!!! Eeek!
Happy birthday and congrats on your brood of scholars!
Also congrats on your upcoming adoption finalization! Woopee! I hope your ankle/foot is better.

Lylac... So, your family could be complete by the Fourth of July? Wonderful! And I'm so glad your hubby is having his surgery. I think he (and you) will be much happier when it is all over and done with and he can go back to normal physical activity, without pain!
So, with your continuing luck, don't forget to pick up that Lottery ticket!

Me... Everything for me is still pretty bad. Three flat tires in the last 5 weeks. A broken, irrepairable AC unit on my business, which I have no money to fix, so I had to beg my landlord to replace it and let me pay him back. The guys with the new AC haven't shown up yet, meanwhile Phoenix is getting hot! Another manager dissappeared/quit without notice. I have very few customers. I'm forced to work every weekend and my knees and hips are letting me know that I really am too old for this. The phone will not stop ringing, it starts at 8am and doesn't stop till around 9pm, it's either bill collectors asking for me, or worse, asking for Steve and I get to explain over and over again that he is dead. And, I still desperately want children, even though I am in debt up to my eyebrows, I can't stop thinking about kids, then, of course, I get all emotional.

Okay, now that I've depressed all of you, I'll stop there.

[athikers]

The bad: Teeter continues to need oxygen 24/7 to have good sats (translation, he can't breath well enough on his own) and after a few very promising days on prevacid, he is back to mostly not wanting to eat.

We still are making NO PROGRESS on the paperwork shuffle for Pixie

The good: It looks like (today anyway) Teeter will be going to relatives and will be with Big Sis and his older brother sometime in the next couple months. I really hope this works out for him.

Pixie continues to talk, walk and generally have the most adorable attitude problem (she's 15 months old - her tantrums are still cute). Her adoption should be final sometime in the next century (it was supposed to be done by July 1 - not happening).

[mrsred]

The bad: Still having a lot of difficulities with E and not sure what the deal is. a sort of good tho is that our pediatrician is giving us a referral to a pediatric neuropsychologist. the bad being that it can take up to 6 months to get into see him.

The good: Tomorrow there is a staffing and the sw's will make the final decision as to where C will go from here. They have it narrowed down to three home studies. I know that one is a single woman that C spent the night with two weeks ago. I have spoken to her on the phone and just love her. Don't know much about the other home studies they have. At any rate, we should start the transition this weekend I guess. The bad of that is that it will not be easy for any of us.

[marythemom]

The bad - C had her first major "meltdown" in over a year - because she got caught cheating at school and smelled badly of body odor (again) so didn't get to go on the field trip and had to do all the school work she missed at work with hubby and me. I also informed her she would be cleaning the building (my chore) to make up for all the time we've spent bringing her things she forgot and dealing with the cheating. All the staff could hear her screaming tantrum.
Even after being in attachment therapy for over a year, C is still pushing me away and insults me often.
Showed D the "agreement" he would need to sign before we finalized the adoption. He was not thrilled. The adoption team is pressuring us to finalize before his birthday in July. Also he flunked the Math TAKS so has to take summer school. I'm trying to get him in a structured partial day hospitalization program for the summer, that he doesn't want to attend.
The ugly - Our company was stiffed for a $33 thousand dollar invoice and we are drowning in bills. We get calls 3-4 times daily from debt collectors.
The good - We went to the end of the year award ceremony for the private school the younger children attend. Biodd, K, won Student of the Year and got a trophy, and a ton of medals. Biods, T, won tons of medals for academics and sports. H won a medal for the Character trait Friendly and a trophy for Most Improved.
D is still "charming RAD" with us right now.

Mary
mom to T(9), K(almost 12), H(13) - finalized 3/27/08! and her brother D(almost 15)
If "that which doesn't kill us makes us stronger..." just call me Superwoman!

[crick]

The Bad - I'm really sorry everyone is having troubles and so many challenges! I think of many of you often and hope that there is good news daily, even if it's just the news that you made it through the day!

The Good - We are on summer break and yes folks, that IS good! We were so burnt out on soccer, homework, end of the year projects, parties, and just on a run of "GO GO GO!". Really happy to just have a month of no pressure and no real schedule to maintain. I like schedules but not when it overruns my life!

We have J's godmother arriving on the 6th for a week and it's been 2 years since I've seen her so looking forward to that. Then later in June we'll have good friends arriving for a week and it'll be great to have them here!

The Best - Summer break is only until July 7th and then the kids go back to school. LOL! Perfect amount of break time for everyone!

[shelly b]

The bad: As I think about it nothing really seems to bad this morning. Both L's are doing good so far. Our soon to be 15 year old (15 in just 2 days) is still having normal teenage issues and also some not so normal teenage issues. She didn't pass one class this last year and I know it's not because she isn't able it's because she chose not to even try. This I do get frustrated about, but I have spoken to the school and this next year we will be addressing all of this and putting her back on an IEP. The school system here is not so great with kids that need an IEP. I often get angry and end up in the principals office more often than not during the school year. My 20 year old L. has had seizures this last weekend. I was surprised because she doesn't usually have break through seizures unless it is a really stressful situation such as vacation or weddings. She has done much better these last few days so I'm happy.
The Good: I love being a mom and a nana. My two granddaughters were here for the weekend and it was a wonderful weekend. Both of my dd did wonderful! Sometimes we have jealous fits from our 15 year old, but she is doing better and this weekend she did great! I can say I wish I was in my 30's again, but I'm much closer to 50 than 30. 47 is knocking at my door. DH and I will be celebrating our 27th wedding anniversary this year and I must say that I am blessed. My DH is a woderful man that I know I am blessed to have him in my life. My oldest daughter and her husband and two sweet girls are doing great and my son and his new wife are still newlyweds so they are in a world of their own.
I'm knocking on wood because I know that all of this can change in 2 seconds flat, but for now I'm just enjoying the peace of the moment.
Shelly

[eyejustam]

The Good: "A" will be released from the RTC in 7 days. He is doing great. A honor roll for school year. He is excited about coming home. His parents are excited and so are we. We have all become very close over the past 10 months. We really are one family living in 2 houses and it works for us. We hope things continue to go smoothly.
The Bad: my oldest DD has left her husband and is filing for divorce today. Her and my grandson have moved in with us (this is not bad news).

[waited2long]

EyeJustAm... Woooopeeeee!!! I remember your original posts about this boy whose family was asking for your help. I am thrilled with how well it all appears to be going! I hope he continues to improve and can become a loving son and brother to his family.

While I'm sorry about your daughter's marriage, I',m glad she has you to go to in her time of need. Enjoy your Grandchild! And I hope your DH is doing well.

[missw005]

The good?
Umm............having a hard time thinking of that right now. I'll come back to it.

The bad?
(don't get me started!)
Let's see, I have a complaint against me regarding J (my oldest) and have someone from social services coming over to investigate/interrogate/intimidate me tomorrow. On my first day off from school............yah.
My house is NOT selling. Not a single person has called about the house or to have a tour since I listed it with a realtor a couple weeks ago. So I'm dropping the price, but every dollar I lose is less money I'll have to move and start over.
J is still wetting his pants at school 3-5 days a week.
My lawn needs mowing, I no longer have a lawn mower, can't afford to buy one and now need to find a cheap teenager to do it.
Q's allergies are running rampant. His eyes water, his nose runs and his voice has changed to this deep, murky sound because of it. The pills help, but not much.
Not picked for baby................prospects seem dim if not nonexistent............am really thinking I need to give up on more kids......which hurts my soul.

Okay, thought of some good stuff.
J's behavior has gotten better. He came to the epiphany that only TV makes him happy, and without TV he is miserable and will make the rest of the family (especially me) miserable.
Today is my last day at school (work). YAY!!!!! .....of course, that means J will be horrid until next week as he and Q aren't done until June 3 and he acts up when I'm at home during the day.
Gas is still $3.85 here. I know many of you are over $4 already.....

I know, I know.....I have a nice house (which is obsessively cleaned and decluttered daily for nonexistent house showings), nicely running minivan, food in the fridge, some money in savings, mint chocolate chip ice cream in the freezer.............
So I should stop complaining.

But I feel like every way I turn, I'm getting slammed down to the ground all the time. It's getting harder and harder to get back up, dust myself off and try again. And again. And again. And.......you get the picture.


Sandy

[Sissy22]

the good 1 week til my cruise possible placement of 9 yr old girl soon

the bad I always get a little teary eyed at the end of the school yr = missing my kiddos

[chickymum]

The bad first:I don't know how many people here knew that I was pregnant but last week I lost another baby.

Now the good:YAY! now I get to adopt again. We were going to after we had the baby (we would have had to wait until baby was 9 months old) but we may as well start now. I have been waiting for this for so long. I hope all goes ok because there was a really rough patch after the disruption of one of our placements. There were many abuse accusations and although all was closed, I am scared it will affect our ability to be able to do this again.