The latest

Today we were in Jacksonville meeting with a panel of specialists who treat children with behavioral issues, such as FAS. We were there for 4 1/2 hours meeting with two different specialists. They sent us home with more paperwork and an appointment to return in December. Halfway through the second evaluation, Iryna started screaming. They brought me back to help calm her down. As I was walking back to the room, I prayed that I would be able to calm her down. The thought came to my mind that Iryna needs a strong mama and that she was meant to be my daughter. It was a wonderful comfort to hear that. I was able to hold her and she stopped screaming and did well through the evaluation. She was nervous and didn't understand why we were there, neither did she know these people - but she rose above it and completed everything. I am proud of her.

This is a busy week. My in laws arrive tomorrow. Tomorrow I will be making the desserts portion of the Thanksgiving feast (pumpkin pie, apple pie, chocolate cream pie, banana cream pie, & coconut cream pie) and brining the turkey. Then on Thursday I will bake the turkey, make the sweet potato casserole, holiday mashed potatoes, gravy, rolls, green bean casserole, & creamed corn.

And then on Friday we leave for the cruise. SO excited!

Last week I went to see Breaking Dawn Part 1 - it was enjoyable! However, there was WAY too much shown on the honeymoon. I had to look away a few times because it showed so much. Ugh. I went with some other AF wives and we went to Chili's afterwards:

Because we are hopefully going back to Russia in December, I decided to put up the Christmas decorations. Just so you know - I have NEVER put up Christmas decorations prior to Thanksgiving in my life, but I wanted to see them before going to Russia.

Picking out the tree:

The finished product:

Yesterday I had a Choffy tasting party at my house. I was worried about attendance, but then we had 20 ladies come! I scored a free bag of Choffy and I can't wait for my french press to arrive. :) I made my amish breakfast casserole and pumpkin banana bread to go with the choffy - so good. I put creamer and stevia in the choffy - delicious! My friend Tina is a distributor.