ME AND MY GIRL

Monday, October 1, 2007

TOGETHER FOREVER-----2 MONTHS!!!

WOW!!!! HOW TIME FLIES, 2 MONTHS AGO TODAY MAYA WAS PLACED IN MY ARMS FOREVER. SOMETIMES IT STILL SEEMS LIKE A DREAM. THESE ARE PICTURES OF MAYA READY TO GO TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY. I HAD TO WORK ALL WEEK, SO I DIDN'T GET TO DO MUCH WITH HER. I GUESS I NEED TO FIND ME A RICH MAN SO THAT I DON'T HAVE TO WORK. ANYWAY, I CAN'T GET THESE TO TURN RIGHT SO JUST LAY DOWN AND ENJOY. MORE TO COME TOMORROW.

PLEASE SAY A PRAYER FOR ELLIE (ANGELENA'S MOM) AND HER FAMILY. THEY ARE FACING SOME TOUGH DECISIONS IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

Friday, September 28, 2007

SHHHHH, DON'T TELL MOMMY!!!!!

PLEASE DON'T TELL MY MOMMY THAT I WAS ON HER COMPUTER. I KNOW THAT IT IS A NO NO BUT I WANTED TO BE THE FIRST TO TELL HER HAPPY BIRTHDAY. SHE THINKS I AM SLEEPING. MY MOMMY HAS BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH THIS YEAR TRYING TO GET ME HOME, SHE DESERVES A GREAT DAY. I AM GOING TO TRY AND BE REALLY SWEET FOR HER TODAY. I KNOW THAT I CAN DO IT. SHE IS THE BEST MOMMY EVER. I WANTED TO GET HER A PRESENT BUT SHE TOLD ME THAT HAVING ME IN HER ARMS FOREVER WAS THE BEST PRESENT SHE COULD GET. SO, MAYBE I WILL CUDDLE WITH HER TODAY. I WON'T TELL YOU HOW OLD SHE IS BUT.......... SHE IS 34 YEARS OLDER THAN ME. YOU DO THE MATH, I AM ONLY ONE. HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY AND I AM SO GLAD TO BE HERE WITH YOU.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY!!!

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!

LOVE, MAYA

Thursday, September 27, 2007

MAYA'S FIRST AND A MUCH BETTER DAY!!!

MY SLEEPING BEAUTY SHOWING OFF HER FIRST HAIR CUT. ALLEEN, WHAT WOULD WE EVER DO WITHOUT THE TAG BLANKET? SHE IS SO ATTACHED TO IT. I DO SNEAK IT AWAY ONCE A WEEK TO WASH IT.

REALLY MOM, MUST YOU TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS THAT THIS IS MY FIRST JUICE BOX??

MAKING CUPCAKES (GHOST SHAPED) TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT WAS SOOOO MUCH FUN. I WAS DREAMING ABOUT DOING THIS A FEW MONTHS AGO. MAYA HAD A BLAST. NOT SURE THE KITCHEN WILL EVER BE THE SAME.

CLEANING UP THE MESS!!!

JUST CHILLIN' IN MY FIRST BUBBLE BATH READING MY BOOK.

TODAY WAS A MUCH BETTER DAY. MAYA WAS SO HAPPY. SHE KISSED ALL OVER ME ALL DAY. I DID SEE ANOTHER TOP TOOTH TODAY, SO THAT MAY HAVE BEEN PART OF HER PROBLEM. WE WILL JUST HAVE TO TAKE ONE DAY AT A TIME. ALL IN ALL WE ARE BOTH VERY HAPPY.

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

PIGTAILS AND CONFESSIONS

AUNT ELLIE, THIS IS FOR YOU. I REALLY THINK I LOOK CRAZY!!! WHAT DO YOU THINK???

OFF TO CHURCH WE GO!!!

WE WENT TO A NEW CHURCH TONIGHT IN TEMPLE, TX. IT WAS AWESOME!!! MAYA WENT TO THE NURSERY FOR HER VERY FIRST TIME. SHE CRIED A LITTLE WHEN I FIRST LEFT HER BUT THEN SHE WAS OKAY. SHE WAS SO BAD THIS AFTERNOON. SHE JUST CRIED AND SCREAMED FOR HOURS. NOTHING I DID WOULD CALM HER. SO WE BOTH ENDED UP IN TEARS. SHE WAS JUST SO SLEEPY AND WOULD NOT GO TO SLEEP. SO I CONCLUDED THAT I WAS A HORRIBLE MOTHER. SHE WOULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT ME. I THINK SHE WAS GLAD TO SEE ME ATER CHURCH. SHE JUST KEPT GIVING ME BIG SLOPPY KISSES. I MUST CONFESS THAT I AM SO TIRED AND SINGLE PARENTHOOD IS WAY HARDER THAN I THOUGHT. I WAS ADJUSTING GREAT UNTIL I HAD TO GO BACK TO WORK. NOW, IT IS LIKE I AM STARTING OVER. I HATE TO LEAVE MAYA BUT I HAVE TO WORK. SHE DOES GREAT WITH DEBORAH!!! HOWEVER, THIS MORNING AT 3 AM MY CELL PHONE RINGS AND IT IS DEBORAH WANTING TO KNOW WHAT SHE SHOULD DO. MAYA WAS SOBBING FOR ME. I HOPE LEAVING HER GETS BETTER. I ONLY LEAVE HER WHEN I HAVE TO. I JUST WANT HER TO BE HAPPY. SHE IS MY PRIDE AND JOY AND I WILL DO ANYTHING FOR HER.

EDITED TO ADD: I AM NOT GOING TO GO IN TO MUCH DETAIL BUT PLEASE PRAY HARD FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH GUATEMALAN ADOPTIONS. WE NEED TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO GET THESE BABIES HOME. WE WILL FIGHT TO THE END!!!!!!!