It's been an awful long time since I last updated our family blog/family history book. Ella loves to go through our yearly blog books and reminisce memories and look at pictures. Unfortunately life got so busy, almost swept me off my feet into a insane schedule at work, school, and pretty much nothing else.
We had my parents with us all summer and through fall. They will now be able to come and live with us for longer periods of time.
The girls, Annabelle and Bailey went back into the foster system, hopefully another loving family who can love and care for them, and if possible offer them permanency. We are still waiting for that placement/child who will stay longer, will stay forever. We're currently in the process of switching adoption agencies but takes a while too. In the meantime, praying that we get notifications of children available via broadcasts, and that somehow we get selected to go to RAS (selection of future adoptive family.) That requires that we stay on top of all of our trainings which I'm in charge of, and I can tell you they do take time. But I know it's worthwhile so I do it.
Ella's been growing into this wonderful, brave, sweet, smart young lady that amazes me every day. She accomplished a huge milestone this past weekend at her horse show where she moved up to the Short-stirrup division. A dream of hers of two years now. Her and Piccolo. She did great, placed 4th in one of her rounds in over fences (jumping), and sixth in flat. That is great considering she had 11 other riders/horses to compete with. Mostly all older and more experienced than her. She is truly over the moon about all this. And so are we (mom and dad.)
She's been doing great in school as well, and I think she is really enjoying getting older and smarter. Just yesterday she had her ABRSM piano exam and after knowing how much effort and time commitment it requires, I asked her if she wanted to do it again next week. She said "Of course, I do!!" I honestly didn't expect that. I'm so proud of her. Without wasting any time, I ordered the next set of prep books for next year's exam.
She is still hanging strong in Matchbook (the literary competition she did last year.) Reading those books like there's nobody's business. All 35 of them. Over and over, plus some other favorites she picks from the book fair or the library.
That's is for now. Trying to keep this short so my task to record our life on here does not become overwhelming.
A few pictures to follow.
