Kim registered Anabelle for school today. It was a pretty simple process, and the admin people told Kim to expect a call soon about Annabelle’s starting day. Turns out that she starts tomorrow! She looked a little scared/sad when Kim told her. But when Kim helped her understand that she and Sadie would be in the same class, she squealed her little squeal and hugged Sadie! I guess it’s fair to say that she’s excited. She’s gotten the hang of how the Sublett kids do homework already.
She and Kim spent the day together, since the other kids went back to school today. After getting registered for school, Kim had to run the miniature van (ht Sean Michael Murphy) out to the mechanic. According to Kim, the van sounded “like a lawnmower.” I’m not a mechanic, but I don’t think that’s good. We made another Wal-mart run while I took them back home. Annabelle made her “Hey, I know this place” noise as we rolled into the parking lot.
She’s becoming more affectionate with us. Yesterday Kim and I both received spontaneous kisses from her, and she grabbed Kim’s hand while they strolled the golden aisles of Wal-mart. As a pretty lovey-touchy family, that’s good for us!
Kim’s mom and gram came up to visit for the afternoon, and our neighbor Betsy joined us for supper. We’re still working on the food situation, but the chicken and fried rice worked out ok tonight. Kim’s going to send noodles and fruit for Annabelle’s lunch tomorrow (and possibly every day!), so that should work out well.
I had to scoot out tonight for a memorial service for the father of an 11th grade young man. Alex Warner has been part of our youth group, and helps tear down at midtown. I can’t imagine how difficult it must be to lose a father, especially so early in life.
While I was at the service, it started to snow–a little light snow. I called home as soon as I could to see if Kim got Annabelle out in it. She’s from the southern-most part of China, where it’s tropical all year round. This was her first snow ever! Kim said she was a little intrigued by it, but didn’t want to stay out in the cold very long. I can’t wait til we get a decent snowfall for her to play in! She looks cold, doesn’t she?
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