Monday, August 30, 2010

Brave? Ambitious? Crazy? Dumb?

As if traveling with five kids for three and a half weeks, and getting home just in time to start school, and prepare to host two sets of visiting grandparents for the occasion of our second beautiful daughter's baptism this past weekend didn't offer enough excitement for our already chaotic family, today we adopted this guy:


Thanks to the grandparents for your patience in sharing your special time in the visitor spotlight with a DOG. And for your generosity in helping the pick-up go smoothly. Three grandparents stayed behind to care for little ones sad to be left while one grandparent came along.

Your help made things so much easier for me and made everything with the introduction of the dog to the family home go so much smoother than it would have otherwise. We appreciate you.

Now if we could just get Princess on board...




***I should note that our family vote on whether or not to adopt Sampson was not unanimous. Mr. Bloomers was in opposition and his vote was duly recorded in the Family Council minutes. Thanks to Mr. Bloomers for not calling in the veto. We love you.

Sunday, August 15, 2010

HOME

We arrived safely home this morning at 5:30 AM after driving through the night from Denver.

We left our home July 22nd.

That is a long time to be away.

I'm tired.

More to come...