We have had a busy summer and a fun summer too. It is sad to see it end, but we are SO HAPPY to see the kids going back to school next week! YEAH! They are glad to be going back if for no other reason than to get to go some where that their friends are.
Kole has really blossomed this summer. Do boys blossom? hmmm O.k. maybe it should say that Kole has really come into himself this summer.
He forgot to do something that could have made another child really sick and I don't mean not covering his mouth. anyway, the daycare provider (we love her!) removed him from the XBox and put him in a timeout while she cleaned up the mess that followed.
When her daughter tried the next day to let him play with the XBox, he told her "I can't play with it until next week". When she asked why, the daycare provider just said, "He needs to remember to do certain things before he can play the Xbox again." He is grounded om it for 1 week. If he forgets to do this certain thing, the week starts over. He loves her XBox. We do not have one and we do not let him play video games here because a fight starts and he gets too aggressive about it. At daycare he shares fine at home he does not.
Our next news is that next Saturday we are welcoming a foreign exchange student from
Taiwan into our home for the school year. She will be learning about our culture while we learn some about hers. If all goes well, next year we will do it again, and bring in a girl from China. Hopefully we will have the fourth bedroom in place by then! this time all three girls will be in a room together. With set times for each of them to have quiet alone time there.
The work begins today to start clearing out the back room to start making room to rip up carpet and add a sub floor, new windows, and a different door to the back room. Plus duct work needs to be run out there and a wall put up so that we can still let dogs inside during the winter.
That's all the news for now!
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Hi Shannon and Boyd,
This is mary from ISS! I am so glad to read your blog. I can know your real parenthood in US instead of reading the postplaecement report...=P. All the tears and laughters from nurturing the 3 lovely children. Especially Crazy Kole! With all your patience, kindness, consistent and really unconditional love, everyone can tell he is blossoming under your care. He is lucky to have both of you being his parents. I know he will be rewarded you more and more when time flies (As he is a good nature kid I think).
I feel very blessed to travel with both of you and Kole in China. It has been one of my favourite trips. Your adoption story let me know that it isn't easy to go through adoption. But it really worths it after all the efforts.
I miss both of you and Kole's funny personality and smiling face!
Take care and Enjoy your family life!!!
Thanks for your "hi" passed by the families too!!
mary
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