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Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

Merry Christmas, Gerson & Elviz!

I love you all the way, all the time, no matter what.  You are always here in my heart.

Happy 6th Birthday, Elviz!

I love you all the way, all the time, no matter what.

Knock, knock, knock -- is anyone there?  Just dropping by in case there is anyone who might still check in here and isn't on facebook.  I keep thinking that I need to get back into the blogging habit, but at the end of most days, I don't seem to have enough brain function left to type anything out!

The kids are doing great.  Growing and maturing and all of the wonderful things that they are supposed to do.  They are both in preschool this year.  Mynor likes school, but it can be a (stressful!) challenge sometimes.  Parker G loves school and is having the time of her life.        

I don't have any update on Gerson & Elviz.  We get no information.  There is a hearing scheduled in March, so hopefully I will get to see them in 4.5 months.

Happy 5th Birthday, Mynor!

Happy Birthday, Brayden Mynor!!!

We love you all the way, baby boy :)

Three Years . . .

Of staring at these sweet faces . . .

and watching them change . . .

and all I know is that whatever happens . . .

I love these boys.

I will blog again someday, right?  Yeah, I keep telling myself that I will . . . but so far, I have failed 2010 big time! 

A few weeks ago, I took this picture --

April 2010 - Parker (3) and Mynor (4)

and it reminded me of this picture --

January 2008 - Elviz (3) and Gerson (4)

and of course, that reminded me of how desperately I miss these boys.  It's been almost 6 months since I have seen them . . . oh, I miss them.  I still have not given up.  I still anxiously check my email each day - Always looking for a glimmer of hope; Always thinking that maybe, just maybe, today will be the day for progress; Always thinking that good news could still come. . . Good news could still come, right?