Hangin in there...

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence


*another definition*
ISP ~ DHR case plan, basically all the history as well as the goals that need to be met and how those goals will be met. Includes visitation plan and court dates, etc.




Things are just rocking along here. We've introduced Princess Petunia to a lot of our favorite things and people here in town and are taking her on a road trip down to Foley this weekend. She's still fitting right in with our family so amazingly well. She & Rach are best friends...doing pretty much everything together just as you'd expect sisters to do. She & Noah get along for the most part but tend to enjoy frustrating each other at times....just as you'd expect brothers & sisters to do. :)


We're still waiting for our initial ISP meeting to be scheduled. Tara told us that this could take up to 30 days, which sounds crazy to me. Think about it....we've been given a child to take care of whom we know next to nothing about, whose history we learn about in occasional bits and pieces. And we have no plan. And we're good with that....because we serve a God who does know all that information and who shows us daily that He's got this!


Some of what we've learned about Princess Petunia's personality ~


* she's got a ton of energy and craves attention - the longer that she's with us, the calmer she becomes, but man! For those of you who know him, take Noah and multiply him times 3 and add in fearlessness. 


*she's a great eater - she originally told us that her favorite food was asparagus, apparently we don't make it right though. :) 


*she's a super helper - she'll do things without being asked just because she sees that it needs to be done, like putting toothpaste on all the toothbrushes and picking up Jojo when he's having a moment. 


*she's definitely a tomboy but does enjoy doing crafts with Rachie. 


*she loves being outside - Walking on the trail and through the Gardens have been her favorite outings. 


*she's very obedient and not a big complainer or grumbler - something that we're hoping will rub off on the other children. :)