On the way out of town, I could have sworn that I passed my father-in-law.
Courtesy of public school, Violet knows that there is a “bad finger”. She has shared that information with her brothers. I glanced into the rear-view mirror just as Bigweld was silently using the finger.
The kids talked THE. ENTIRE. drive to my sister’s.
Bigweld broke a glow stick on his white t-shirt before we even saw the judge.
The judge asked if any of us wanted to say anything. I don’t know what I was thinking but before I knew it, I was standing to commend my sister and her husband for opening their hearts and their home to little Rachel. When I get nervous, liquid flows from my eyes and my throat closes up. It is U-G-L-Y ugly. I really hope that the video camera failed. I’m not sure what actually came out of my mouth, but I wanted them to hear how proud I am of them and how this whole experience has touched my immediate family. We are excited about a girl cousin.
Rachel’s adoption was finalized.
We went for pizza and actually let the kids play in the germ infested play area. They had a good time, and I got to try out my new spray hand sanitizer.
Then we loaded up all 6 kids (in one car) and went in search of a yarn store — because that’s the way we really celebrate adoptions!
