Sundays

I like Sundays, I like Sundays even tho tomorrow means another work week. We begin each day with church. Today Mim asked to go to the service with me instead of Sunday school. She loved it, was good as gold and wants to attend with me every week instead of attending Sunday school. I loved having her there with me too. She asked for an adult version of the bible even tho she has trouble understanding, so I told her to pray to God to help her understand and it will start making more sense. She sure has a heart for God...

The rest of the day usually consists of the last of the weekend cleaning and chicken coop work. Today for the first time Mim helped me bed it down with straw. Tuki has been the sole helper of this task in the past, but now Mim likes it too. She said "I like chickens". I told her that "I do too". I then told her that all the chickens have names...she said "You are funny", so I proceeded to introduce the chickens to her BY NAME. It is apparent that she doesn't understand this American craze with animals, but she is opening herself up to the idea.

Our bonding is going fantastic. She likes to play with my hair, sit next to me, or cuddle with me and ask me questions about what I like. Then I ask her the same questions back. It is so sweet. She really is an amazing young lady..truly amazing, her Haitian parents did a fantastic job with her. I only hope I can continue on with it.

Sunday's also consist of walking the dogs for 2 - 2 1/2 miles, homework, games, watching a good movie and then bathes. It is relaxing and just enjoyable to do it all together.

Tonight Ve combing her hair after her bath

Tuks playing with Hubble

Tuki playing and teaching DaVinci fetch

Mim reading the New testament

Tuki and Mim doing a version of the blue's sisters, Ve in the back reading and combing.


Ve's drawing and writing of recent. It says "These are my sisters Mim and Tuki"".

Conversations, Updates & Cuteness

We have been MIA in the blog world because my home computer has been in the shop. Even now that I have it back the keyboard needs to be replaced. So I am typing this on my lap top.

I finally took our Christmas tree down this past weekend. Small pine cones were growing on it but once the needles started getting thick on the carpet, I decided to take it down. It was fun having it up as long as we could.

DaVinci is doing fantastic...he is a smart little dog. I fear, It won't be long and he will surpass my intelligence. LOL

We have had warm days, the snow has been melting, the robins have been sighted, and excitement is in the air.

Our family life is great. Mim is definitely as easy child. We had several conversations of late about adoption. One was concerning hers, and the other involved Tuki.

We were all sitting around the table doing fusion beads (love these) and I decided to ask Mim how she was informed about being adopted. She said that she was asked by her Haitian parents if she wanted to be adopted, and she had told them "yes" she would. I then asked her if she was asked if you wanted to join a new family in America. She affirmed this. I then asked her if any of her biological siblings were adopted and she told me no. She was casual during this whole talk. BTW; she came from a VERY large family. Higher number of kids than I have ever heard of before from Haiti. When asked if she missed her family or was sad about not seeing them she said "NO!" Finally I asked her if she wants to go back and visit, she said "sure, but not any time soon"

Then the other night we were looking at the world map, and she pointed out Haiti, I asked her to show me Guatemala. She said; "I don't know" So I pointed it out to her. She said "What" her way of asking what does this mean. I then told her it was where Tuki was born. She said "You?" Her way of asking if I was too. I said "no, I was born in .........., Tuki was born in Guatemala and was adopted just like you and Ve" She smiled with understanding. Even though I have talked about it, I guess she never fully understood that Tuks was adopted too.


Lastly, a statement by Ve; We were watching Nick Jonas sing a song "I want someone to love me....for who I am" Ve was watching him closely before she states "Mom, that boy said he wants someone to love him, ****pause*****, so I want to love that boy!!"....OMG...what am I in for?!?!lol

Now for pictures of fur baby cuteness....
sitting pretty on the couch

awwwwwww

size comparison with Beatrice

before he learned to climb up and down the steps

Getting DaVinci was the best thing for Mim. (We all love him of course) Not only is she involved with him now, but just last night she was petting Beatrice and asking me what the different parts of Beatrice's body were called...we have turned a corner with pets....yeah!!!

Love at first lick

daVinci

We are picking this little Aussie/Border Collie Mix up tomorrow to add to our family.
His name is daVinci---

Mim is indifferent to dogs and cats, indifferent..now I understand why this is, BUT indifferent does fly in our family, so Mim will be bonding with daVinci by training him in his puppy obedience class, while the rest of the family will enjoy another canine member of the family.

While most of the US

was watching the Superbowl, I was informed by a co-worker that the Superbowl is like a second Thanksgiving for a USA citizen..I guess in our house hold we skip this holiday...

so we did this...















50+ in all. Their party is this Friday..excited girls

Life goes on, but please

Remember!!!!!!!!!

VervalVe, TukiLogic & MusingMim

I have felt the need to keep this blog low key at this time of crisis in Haiti, almost like taking a moment of silence. I don't want people to forget the people of Haiti, yet life is still going on here on the Tundra. So, I wanted to write some fun moments about the girls since this is also a journal of their life.

So without further ado, a tale involving VerbalVe and TukiLogic.

On the way to church this Sunday, the two little ones were quiet in the back seat. Tuki then broke the silence with the following question:

Tuki: "Mom, how does the snow get in the sky?"

Me: I of course proceed to tell her about the water cycle...I was on the part about when it is warm, the snow melts into water..evaporation etc., etc.,

Then all of a sudden..Ve interrupts with

Ve: "yah, then we get to wear skirts"

Tuki and I turned and looked at her, wondering where in the world she got skirts from the water cycle. I know she was referring to the warm summer, but still...

These two girls could not be MORE different in the way they approach life and how they think of it. One is contemplating the water cycle while the other focuses on skirt wearing.....yet they are very close. Even now as I am typing this, Ve and Tuki are sitting on the couch together (side by side) under the covers, at the invite of Ve asking Tuki to join her...

Now on to Musing Mim.

Tomorrow marks the 3 month home period. She is amazingly kind, intrinsically motivated, stubborn and likes to be in charge. We have had our rounds, but nothing too bad considering her age at which she joined our family. Mim and Tuks lock horns OFTEN. I know it is because Tuki is use to being in charge (just me and her for so long) and Mim is also use to being in charge, since she was the eldest at the O. Neither one likes the other to tell them what to do, so there is much squabbling between the two. I will be happy once these two get their sisterhood groove going.

A few weeks ago, Mim said "I love church". I then asked her, "did you go to church in Haiti", She said yes. She loves church on Sundays and AWANA during the week days. She even reads the bible (kids version) every night. She had asked me for one many weeks ago. One day we were talking about Jesus and how he is everywhere. She then asks "is Jesus in Haiti?". I told her "yes he is also in Haiti!..."

She is also in her final week of basketball. She is not only a really good player, but she takes it VERY serious...it has been fun to watch her. Our town runs a program called "Hoops" that kids can join, and essentially play basketball on a league for 6+ months. I think I am going to enroll her this summer to see how far she can take her BB passion.

She is doing well in school, yes, below grade level, but catching on quickly...
Her English is amazing, just amazing....much further along at three months than I had hoped...

Well that is all for now.