Birthday Cake

We had a quiet weekend. We stayed around the house for the most part. I built shelves in the basement to house my collection of boxes. I think deep down inside I wonder if they are going to stop making them. So I collect them. Really it's because I'm too practical and would never want to buy a box. I even ripped 4x8 sheets of particle board into 2x8 for the actual shelves with my handy Mikita skill saw. (thanks Mom)

8am Saturday morning Tristan decides he is hungry for cake. He finds a Funfetti cake mix, and makes the cake. Lauren wakes at the smell of almost done cake and wants to take it out half baked and eat it raw. They settle on baking the cake.... I help cut off the top, and they eat it. They decide to frost it in vanilla and put sprinkles on the top. I take a break from my project to see a beautiful cake. I almost wanted to put candles in the top....... (any reason for a party) We each had a piece of cake, Selamnesh was napping and missed out.

So last night I made a beautiful apple smoked bacon, encrusted pork roast, red potatoes with garlic butter, and topped it off with a piece of cake. As I started feeding Selamnesh small pieces of cake, I started thinking about her birthday. What would I do for her 2nd birthday. For the children's first birthdays I got them their entire own cake and they could eat it any way they wanted. Yes, I would do the same for Selamnesh........... What about her 1st birthday..... Her mother surrendered her 13 days before her 1st birthday. I got the referral call the day before her birthday. Her birthday was on a Wedensday. We went out for dinner in honor of her birthday and I couldn't stop crying then........ What did her birth mother do on her birthday?? Did she cry?????? I sat and cried, and tried to smile as I fed her cake and eventually let her eat it on her own. I cried for the birthday I missed....I cried because she didn't have a cake and balloons and streamers on her first birthday...... I wondered if her mother and I would both be crying every birthday for our little girl that we share. I told her through two translators that I would give her a birthday gift every year from her birth mother.

Lord, God. I pray that you give Bizunesh peace. May you know that your little girl is happy, and loved, she is always warm, and is never hungry. I love you.

The Dog Whisperer

The dog was not harmed in any way. I am teaching her to be nice to the puppy. She loves to sit in his crate..... What can I say, It's just too cute.....

Almost Normal

First I have to thank everyone for their prayers. It is only prayer that has bought us this far......... We have been to the Dr. for blood draws at least twice a week. Today was another one of those days. I still cry when I hear my baby girl screaming as they hold her down. Today they couldn't get a good draw. They said she has so much scare tissue on her tiny veins that they have a hard time sticking the needle through... great. But they got it done. I love our Doctor!!! He calls me within hours to give me the results.....She is at 90!!!! Praise God!!!!!! We started the Primaquine to keep the Malaria away. It actually kills the eggs of the Malaria parasite. Get this.....from someone who doesn't like to take an advil for a headache...... The US doesn't have much experience with Malaria, So I'm suppose to give her 1/3 of a tablet. I said no way!!! So they came up with a different plan, as cave man as this sounds..... They crushed the pills for me and have each one in a baggie. I have to add 15 Mg of water to each pill, stir it up, and give her 5mg of the liquid. They don't know how it holds up over time in water, so I give her two doses and throw the third away...... I'll do what ever it takes......We don't have to go back for over a week!!!!!Yeh!!!!!!