Slippers

Madeline wears slippers to school today so we make plans to go get A some slippers too. I refrain from just buying her anything and everything at her fav store, good old Wal-Mart. She loves to touch things but always asks before she does. Is this kid for real, I think?
My phone rings more than ever. Follow up calls with cps, attorney, case manager, dr., dentist, I'm not sure what all else. My phone is dropping calls like crazy. A tells me I need to go to the phone store. Its a new world and I'm keeping my fingers crossed I'm doing everything right. Did I mention how amazing she is? She entertains herself while i am doing my chores and she wants to join right in.
We get the slippers, and Kristi & Kara bring by some sweet, soft pajamas. I have such good support. Another teary bedtime. I've got to get this kid a nap so this doesn't happen. She woke up at about 5 this morning and can't find the pacie(I hate pacifiers). I'm thinking I'm way too old to crawl under that bed to find it. She tells me that the pacie fairy must have taken it. No fit, no tears, no nothing. Wow. Goes back to sleep. Its so eerie how well adjusted this child is. Nothing in our foster care training said it would be like this.
Camille comes down and says her pjs she's suppose to wear to school tomorrow have a hole in the knee. Come on, Joyce, sew up the holes before you pass them down. A quick trip to Old Navy and she is now equipped. I wonder how many parents had to go by public worthy pajamas for their kids to wear to school? Camille squeals with delight with the new goods and I am so glad I got the cute puppy slippers, too. Camille got teary tonight when A was crying to go home. Camille said she was so sad because A is so sad. Me, too, I say. All of our hearts are forever changed. Camille has said she wouldn't be able to be without us. I assure her that that won't happen. I'm trying to make sure everyone has their special time. It works out well with A going to bed so early, plenty of time for my sweet babies. We don't know how long she'll be with us. But, man, I am so thankful for her and so humbled by her sweet spirit.
Better catch some sleep while I can. I think T & Madeline are going to see Harry Potter at midnight. Not me, I'm too tired. Oh, one more story. You probably haven't noticed but I think almost every children's book mentions mommy or daddy, or some kind of family matter. Tonight we are reading a book and I switch the word mommy to friend. I'm almost 40 and I thought that was pretty smart. Well, the just turned 4 year old tells me at the end, "thats not a friend, thats the mommy." Amazing.