Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Izzy and the Slide


Izzy and the Slide
Originally uploaded by carignan.
Does she look alittle scared.

Debbie, Izzy, my Mom and I


Debbie, Izzy, my Mom and I
Originally uploaded by carignan.
At the Fall Fair at Mesa Grande Seventh Day Adventist Academy on October 29th, 2006.

Izzy and Aubrey Trick or Treating 2006


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Originally uploaded by carignan.
Today was a great day. Our final court hearing for the adoption was held and Izzy is ours forever. We still need to change her last name and some other stuff, but it's done. She went out for her first Trick or Treating with two of our neighbors girls, Aubrey and Kimmie. I walked along and it was so nice to see my baby having fun. Izzy was Tux, the Linux penguin. She had an Open Source Halloween.

Thursday, October 26, 2006

Saturday, October 21, 2006

Some Good News

We bought a new Mini Van for Debbie. Her old van had just had enough and needed to be replaced. We bought a new 2007 Honda Odyssey. It's a very nice Ocean Spray Blue. Whatever that means. We got a pretty good deal in Riverside. Damm, I sure hate speeding money though.

Friday, October 20, 2006

Disappointed

On the 17th we had a court hearing to determine if Izzy's parents rights would be severed by the court. It was continued at the request of the father's attorney. So in two weeks, on the 31st of October, we'll know more. I really think he's going to try and take her away from us and have a family member take her, or maybe even try to take her himself. I just can't stand to think about her being taken from us although, I know it's a possibility. It makes me want to cry, when I think about how much she means to all of us. I know this has never been a sure thing, but everyone told us it was a done deal and not to worry. I've invested so much of myself into this, and having her pulled away from our family is going to be just devastating. Debbie and Britty are both going to take it hard, and I really worry about them both. I know I'll survive and continue but it's going to be painful. This adoption process has already taken along time and we've already had two children taken from us before. I'm not sure Debbie is going to want to continue. I really want to keep Izzy. She's my little girl.

TiddlyWiki - a reusable non-linear personal web notebook

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