Maybe......

I am soooooo sorry, everyone, that I haven't posted in soooo long. : (

I will try to be more diligent in posting.

From now on, I vow ( yes, vow, not promise. ; D ) to post SOMETHING once a week. Once a week.

Well, I have some news. Deontrey has left us. He went to be back with his parents on Monday. He was with us from October 29th to December 15. He was with us for 2 months and 16 days.

Oh, I miss him already. My mom cried when he left, but it came like a shock to me. I haven't felt very sad except for today. When my mom picked me up from horseback riding, I half expected him to be there for me to tickle him today. And when my mom picked me up from TLP---I usually run like a maniac to the van door and open the door to him laughing his head off. Boo Hoo. Now I am going to cry.

Poor Deontray didn't even understand what was going on. He probably thought he was just going for a visit. Why is it that when kids really 'need' to say goodbye, they don't want to? Whenever I say bye to little kids and I am not going to see them for a long time, they play around and don't say goodbye like they usually do. Deontray didn't want to say goodbye. * Sigh*

Oh well. Maybe, some day we will be able to see him again. Maybe.

Amber Sedano

Deontrey

Good evening! Today I will tell you the story of our foster child, Deontrey. I am sure many of you have already seen him, but some of you don't know the whole story. Well, here goes!



A couple of years ago my parents started the course of becoming licensed foster parents. They attended a few courses, had to skip a few, and never really got the chance to finish the homework. The notebook of, well, everything, homework and stuff, is more than 3 inches thick. So there was a LOT of homework and it was all very discouraging to have to try to catch up on everything. Well, they didn't finish and never thought about it for the next 2 years. Well, at about the beginning of this year the foster program, 4-Kids, called my parents about more classes to try to become licensed again. Now a friend had already gone through everything with the same progam and had 2 foster children, so they were able to encourage my parents and give them advice. So this time my mom was able to actually finish the homework. All 2 inches thick of it. Finally that was over, and we would be able to get a foster child soon. NOT. Now instead of homework we had paperwork to fill out and faxing back and forth to do. We also had to get saftey things to add to the house, like locks to the cuboards and a life saver for the pool. It took so long, but we (my parents at least) were yet to be discouraged. Well, that was all. Yes, ALL, was FINALLY over about a month ago. All we had to do was sit and wait for the call. Well, not but a week later we got "The Call". A little 1 year old, boy who turned 2 on November 5, almost a week after he came to live with us. We weren't really supposed to get anyone till after our trip to N.C., but, oh well!!!! At first he was VERY quiet, normal. The next day though he loosened up a little. Now he is sooooooooooooooooooooo adorable. He is happier (and louder) then he has ever been. Even people who have seen him before he came to us say he looks like the happiesst child on earth. I am so glad that we continued on with this so we can help children who need a family and a home.

His favorite words are, "Hey", "No", and he learned, "Up", "Down", "Shoe", "Juice".

He will be leaving us soon to live with his father. : ( We will miss him terribly. But I hope he will remember us, and that he will be happy.
I thank God everyday that he has kept Deontrey safe and that he has blessed us with the ability to take care of and help his little children.

I will miss you, Deontrey! Luv Ya!

Flats, Amazement, and Confusion

Hey again everyone! Well, today........(get ready for this)........the most amazing thing happened...something that I would have never dreamed of happening before...yet this something happened. Yes, this something is...wait, no, lemme rephrase that, because it is something I never dreamed of, so you can't possibily know what it is. So I can't say "yes...", but wait, it is something that you probably know about (it is not rocket science) if you're smart or even if you are not smart, but even if you aren't very smart you can still know what it is, so I CAN say yes, but with what I said in the beginning, that it is amazing, you are expecting something more amazing than the really obvious thing, because I only said it was amazing because I never dreamed of it happening to me, so it isn't really amazing, but I think it is because....well, you know why, but you might not think it so amazing, especailly when I tell you because it is really obvious, and I will stop now because you are probably either dizzy, annoyed, frustrated because you are lost, or just plain ol' lost. Sorry. I just had to do all that. I like reading stuff like that. Especially when you DO understand and you read REALLY fast. You should try it sometime. It is fun . ; D ...... anyway...

Onto the real story:

Today on my way to TLP, a language arts class with Mrs. Herrero, I was already frustrated enough because it was already 1:00 and we weren't even halfway there. Well, just as we got onto I-75 we heard a loud banging noise under the car, but it was like high pitched. Well, we keep on driving. Must have been a litte piece of gravel or something. Well, not a minute later we hear the rim dragging on the ground. Mom pulls over while she tries looking for her cell phone again. (she had declared not two minutes on our way that she forgot her cell phone.) I turn to the rear passenger tire and what I have forever dreaded... a flat tire. Not just any little flat tire you see in movies, but it was really REALLY flat. I think I also remmember seeing a little piece of rubber that had fallen off. Well mom came out. She really had lost her cell phone. It was now 1:15. Forget about TLP. Well, we finally decided to walk on the ramp that takes you back onto whatever exit and we walked about a mile or two before we got to Miramar Plaza. It had a Starbucks in it. Yum. I love Starbucks. Anyway, we walked to the Shell gas station, used the pay phone, which stopped working a little bit after we used it once. My dad would come to pick us up and fix the van while my mom and I would see if we could make it to TLP. Well, we waited about 15 minutes and finally got the pay phone to work again and called my dad to see where he was. He had just left the house. JUST left the house. I thought I was going to cry. Not really. But we went across the street to Ross to keep busy. Thank God for shopping!!! Window shopping, anyway. He finally got there another 15 minutes later. We got to the car and the two guys (my dad and Noah) stayed to fix the car while I went to TLP. Let's see. 15, 30, an hour and 20 minutes late. Just in time to do a Secret Someone. Kinda like a Secret Santa. Oh,well, at least I got to finally see everybody. I have been missing so many classes, I was so sad! It was a funny thing, too, because before the door was even open all the way, there was cheering when I came in! It was soooooo sweet. Thank you everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now, I am just plain ol' exhausted. Who knew typing could take so much out of you? Especially when it is dark and the keyboard just doesnt like you. It is very hard.

Well, that was my very hectic day today. And THANK God tomorrow is THANKSGIVING. YAY!! I get to chillax at the TURKEY BOWL! woot woot. OH an then there was light. HA HA my mom just turned the light on. Now if the keyboard will just like me... oh well.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!!!!!!

P.S.

My mom has vowed never to forget her cellphone again and yet when I needed her while I was cooking for thanksgiving BOTH of my parents forgot their cellphones. So much for never forgetting your cellphone never ever again!!!

On top of the moouuuntaaain...all covered with snoooww.

Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't been writing too often. So much stuff is
happening! I can't believe it is already Friday! The days have gone by so fast! Boo hoo. C :
Anyway, did I tell you I saw snow?! Not in the mountains, we weren't able to go tubing because my niece is too young. Well, where did we see snow then????? Well, while we were visiting my Uncle Peter, we were at a store, and all of a sudden this white stuff started falling. It's just the trees, right? But wait. It's not stopping!!!! I get out of the car and hold my hand out, and some "stuff" falls onto my palm, but then melts quicker than you can say supercalafragilisticexpialidocious! At that moment I knew it wasn't leaves, or soap (like the fake snow soap. It looked exactly like that!). Cary, N.C. had had it's first snow flurry in 3 years...and in November!!!!!!! It was a miracle! It was a God thing.

Yesterday my sister was off from work. So we decided to go to the mall. As we got ready to get in her car, we realized we locked ourselves out of the car! So after daddy tried to fix it, we waited a little longer for the "pro's" to get there and do it. While we waited, Rebecca got out her softball stuff and played with Daddy and Noah. I hate anything that involves a ball that is hard and is very likely to hit your face. So I didn't play. They eventually moved to the backyard for fear of hitting the cars or windows. When we got to the backyard, my niece Kayden wanted to bat. She is 3 years old. Well, my dad helped her a few times at first and then she decided to do it by herself. Her mom threw her the ball and......she hit it!!!!! Her very first time she hit it just right! And that bat was heavy too. She tried again, and she did it again about 5 more times. It was sooo cute.

Today we went to a place called Lazy 5 Ranch. It was just like Lion Country Safari, except without lions. It was a ton of fun. We got two bucketfulls of feed and headed to the entrance. That's another difference...we get to feed the animals from the car as we drive through. At the entrance there were pigs, emus, ostriches, cow things (half of the animals I have know idea what they were) gazelle, deer, and others swarming waiting for a snack. The most scary to feed were the emus and ostriches and llamas. We were afraid they were going to bite us or somthing. We eventually ended up feeding the llamas out of the buckets and they were fine, but not the emus or ostriches. Whenever we tried to feed the little gazelle or other small animals, the bigger animal tried to eat first. How rude. C ;
There was also some big zebras, which Kayden went crazy over. She kept wanting to feed them and kept rolling the window down by herself after her mom Rebecca (my sister) rolled it up in fear of the emu's. But when one of them kept bucking and running, we closed the window and kept going. Then a huge, HUGE, GINORMOUS buffalo came up to us, but none of us were brave enough too feed him. Mom (who sat in the back away from rolling windows), my dad, my sister Rebecca, her husband Robby, who was driving, Kayden, Noah and Samantha were all in the car and none of us were brave enough to feed him while in the car in front of us there were these 2 young ladies that fed EVERY animal, EVEN the buffalo. Hilarious.

Well, I am very tired of typing right know and my thumb hurts because my sister's space button doesn't work very well. C ; So I hope you enjoyed hearing about my niece hit her first baseball, or hearing about the ginormous buffalo!

Bye!

A Journey

Oooohhhh!!!! I can't wait!!!! In just a few hours we will be leaving on an adventure...a journey.... a trip to North Carolina!!!! C : LOL. I, of course, am already packed and ready to go, including stuff to do on the ride, but SOME of us in the family seem to enjoy doing things at the last minute. I don't know how they do that. I get too excited to wait and do it, like, 5 days ahead of time. Then the day of the trip, since I am ready to go, with nothing to do I get too excited and start nagging and annoying everyone (not on purpose, mind you.  It just happens.) and get in trouble. So I guess it is sort of a good thing to do it at the last minute. I still have to add things,  like my iPod, which is charging, and the DVD player, pick out movies to watch with Noah and Samantha, and add my tooth brush.

Imagine, the leaves will have changed color over there!!!!!! Oh, I wish I had my own camera so I could take a ton of pictures of my own to post...I used to have a camera when I was ten, so I lost it twice and for the third time I never saw it again...*sigh* Maybe I will get one for Christmas.  C ;

Right now my mom is shopping for winter clothes for the twins (Noah and Samantha...yes, they are twins) and she has to pack for Deontrey.  And my dad has to pack.

Oy vey.

Lord, give me patience! I think I will need it.

My mom pointed something out to me after I did my second post about that little girl Genesis, how she talked to me and kept me distracted. She said that as I read my post, to put on God's eyes, because that little girl didn't just take my mind off my pain. She took my mind off my self. My selfishness. She was there because she had heart pains, and it was hurting her, yet she still tried to comfort me and talk to ME. Selfish me.

Lord help me to be more selfless. Help Genesis to get better. Heal her Lord. Heal the precious selfless little girl and do miracles through her. I now you have a plan for this sweet little girl to bring many hearts to you. Be with Genesis.

A stitch in time saves......7??

I'm back! Just like I promised. First of all there was the incident of my stitches.... Do you really want to hear that? Well it is sort of important... Something I will never forget..... My first set of painful ugly black stitches..... Oh well, your the one choosing to read this... c : Anyway.

All of us older kids had just come back from playing tennis and volleyball, the two sports I don't particularly enjoy, but it turned out to be pretty cool any way. After we got a drink we decided to play tag. C : Who knew that playing such an innocent sport would lead to the coming difficulties?

After I got my drink of water, found my mother and got the ten minute warning, I asked who was IT, and before I knew it I was two inches away from becoming it. I ran from one end of the playground to the other, and since I was surrounded by sand, I slipped about 3 seconds before being tagged, slid and BANGED my leg against the pole. At first I thought, Its just a bruise, Amber, shake it off, but then I looked down to what seemed to my horror a 2 inch hole. Ugly, bloody 2 inch hole. (It wasn't really that deep by the way.) It was still deep though. It was ugly. Too ugly to describe. When I saw it I started crying like crazy, which was pretty stupid. When I heard I needed stitches I cried even more. I thought it was going to hurt because I'd heard stories where they didn't numb before stitching and was terrified. Now matter how many times my mom tried to reassure me I was still scared. Thanks to my mom and Mrs. Schmatjen I got to our car safely. By the time I got to the hospital I stopped crying. There was this adorable little girl who was seven, and her name was Genesis. I was amazed she wasn't grossed out! She asked me questions like how old I was what had happened; it really helped me out to not think about the red hole on my leg. About 20 minutes passed and they called me in, took my temperature, my blood pressure and lead me to the room. By the time I got to the room it was getting pretty busy so I was blessed. The doctor came in and talked to my mom about numbing it which I misunderstood for "since it is getting busy out there to save some time I won't numb it" Niagara Falls overflowed again. My mom thought I was crying about the numbing shot. I do not under any circumstances cry over shots anymore. Maybe. C ; Well I was corrected when he did give me the shots (like five with what felt like the thickest needle in the world) and my leg felt like a huge lifeless block. So I didn't feel a thing except for maybe a slight tug here and there. He made me do a 5 minute report on a book I was reading so I talked about Do Hard Things, but since I didn't finish that book I gave my Public Speaking Expository Speech on Choosing the Perfect Puppy. So when he was finally done I was able to breathe and it was finally over.

What I didn't feel because of the numbness I was unfortunately able to feel the next day. It hurt like crazy. I wasn't able to sleep and I woke up crying. But with Advil doing its magic I felt better in no time.

Now I get to take them off tomorrow! Pray that that doesn't hurt though.

~Amber~

P.S.

Over the next week I will blog while I am on vacation visiting my sister and her family.

I will probably be seeing snow for the first time!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait.!!!!!!! ( We'll be going up to the mountains to see the snow ; P

Luv ya all!

Getting started

I have always wanted to create a blog, but it never really happened. I started wanting one when I saw all my friends create them. There was a sort of phase where everyone created a number of blogs no matter how random. c : I wanted to make a blog soooo badly, but I didn't even know where to begin! I thought, "Oh, what's the point. nothing exciting enough is happening in my life to make a blog for." Boy do I regret thinking that. So many things are going on right know I can't even keep 'em straight! I wish I could start now, but I haven't the time. It's 8:03 p.m. and I have to get ready for bed.....
I will TRY to start blogging tomorrow though! I promise...

Good- Night!!!!!