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Merry Christmas! 
Robin, TJ, Amber & Jaxon
Listen to the MUSTN'TS, child,
Listen to the DON'TS
Listen to the SHOULDN'TS,
the IMPOSSIBLES, the WON'TS
Listen to the NEVER HAVES,
Then listen close to me-
Anything can happen, child,
Anything can be.
-Shel Silverstein
Journal
Merry Christmas! 2008 Things are busy around here as we get ready for our first Christmas as a family of 6!
Last week was full of plays, activities and parties at school...TJ even had a visit from Santa at his school! The kids are now off school for 2 weeks and they are already driving me crazy! :)
We are planning on having a pretty low key Christmas...just hanging out at home, going to church and maybe a movie. It will be emotional for Amber and TJ so we don't want to make it stressful at all. (This will be their first Christmas without their birth mother.)
We have been focusing on 'giving' this holiday season and the kids have been really great about it...we brought gifts to a shelter for abused mothers and their children, we made cards for soldiers and people in nursing homes and this past weekend we went to 'Feed my Starving Children' and packaged meals for starving children (mostly in Haiti).
'Feed my Starving Children' was a really cool experience, the kids thought it was fun getting all dressed up with a hairnet and apron and bagging the food. They were amazed by the stories of the kids that get the food...it is hard to believe that people live in such poverty. We went with a group from our church and we packaged enough meals to feed 2 orphanages full of kids for a year!
Jaxon is still having a really difficult time with pain...we are looking into other doctors and treatments. It is frustrating to see him hurting and knowing that there is nothing we can do to help.
Amber and TJ continue to adjust well. Their therapists are impressed with how well they are doing...it is all starting to feel 'normal'. I think we all feel much more relaxed the past few months.
Robin is doing so well! She is on the student council at church and helped give the youth sermon a few weeks ago. She has been loving all the 'giving' that we have been doing and is ready to go to Haiti herself to help these kids...we have no doubt that she will someday!
We hope that you all have a happy, fun & safe Christmas!
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PO Box 240091
Apple Valley, MN 55124-9998
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