As promised, Joyce came over tonight to hang out with Annabelle. I don’t know if Annabelle was anxious about trying to call China again or not. She didn’t seem nervous at supper. She also didn’t like our noodles with white sauce. Fortunately, Kim cooked up a batch of Annabelle-style ho fun (noodles). That’s about all she ate, but she ate three helpings.
Tonight at supper, I think Annabelle was teasing Levi and Lilly. She made a point of sharing that she and Sadie have no school tomorrow, while the big kids have to go another day before starting their spring break. That was kind of fun to watch unfold!
side note–Annabelle’s student aide sent a note home today saying that the cheese ravioli and chef’s salad were not received with joy. Oh well, she’s trying to get a taste for American food.
I took Annabelle with me when I drove Levi and Lilly to their rehearsal for the middle school musical. They’ve got parts in the upcoming presentation of Meet Me in St. Louis. Levi has one of the leading guy roles, and Lil landed a part in the chorus. We’re pretty pumped for them. The schools do a great job with theater and arts. If you want to go with us, it’s April 23-24.
As we made our way down the back road from Boalsburg to our house, Annabelle kept looking at the clock. She knew that Joyce was arriving at 6:30, and she wasn’t sure where we were. We hadn’t explored that road yet. She kept asking if our house was on the next street! When we finally hit College Ave, she exclaimed, “Oh! OK–turn that way!” and pointed left. She’s a pretty sharp cookie.
Kim and I left Sadie and Annabelle with Joyce, grabbed a load of laundry, and headed to the house next door. We’re not giving our clothes away to the neighbors–Kim and Delma live next door to us, and our life group is meeting at their house while we get settled with Annabelle. And our dryer broke this week (yay!)–no heat means that the clothes don’t get dry. So we borrowed the neighbor’s dryer while our life group played some games tonight.
We couldn’t wait to hear how the phone call went. They got through this time, and Annabelle got to talk to her teacher/house mom. She told her that she loves it here, that she didn’t cry when we arrived, and that she likes her school. I’m sure that there was more, but that’s not too shabby, is it? Annabelle wanted to talk to her friends, but they were all in class. There’s a 13 hour time difference between here and Guangzhou. So we’ll figure out a time when her buddies will be available, and make another call.
I think it’s a good thing for her to be able to touch base with them. It reinforces the hope that they’ll be placed in good homes, and lets her stay in touch with her roots.
I’ve had a couple of people express an interest in talking about adoption with us. I’m shooting an email out tonight to one lady, and have plans to talk to a couple of other folks who are local. If you want to chat, drop me a line. We’d love to pray with you and talk through the things we’ve learned. Let me know…
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