10 years dispite best efforts

The last two weeks have been busy as usual, may be a little more than normal. It might have just felt that way because we have been passing around and around a cold/flu thing.

Ahonora continues to grow and yes this is the finale spelling. We did listen to all that everyone had to say and here is our answers to your concerns. It is an uncommon enough name that most people will not try to spell it without checking first, besides even common names get misspelled. As for the nicknames other children will find a way to tease no matter what. I know people who tried to avoid it no avail. As for the nickname that was specifically named we hope to instill in our girls a greater since of self worth than to allow themselves to be verbally abused that way, in fact the young women who are allowing their friends and boyfriends to call them such degrading name make me very sad and often their nicknames have nothing to do with what their real name is.

Naya has been very sick all two weeks. Every three to four days she can not keep anything down, and chokes.

Fionna has started selling Girl Scout Cookies if you would like some let us know she has one more week to sell.

Dreigan turned 10. Nick and Christi have come to the realization that this may have been the easy ten years. He only tried to die on us three times and had five surgeries. We celebrated with a swim party in which there was about 60 guests. We had a blast. He also built the Tie Fighter he received for Christmas this weekend with help from all the adults.

Christi continues to work and work despite being sick. She wishes she could either get better or get really sick so that she can stay home from work.

Nick feels the same way.

Donna is working hard to get things arranged for Ahonora, since it has been decided that she is going to stay home with the kids. The last few weeks with her home have been great and did not stress the budget as much as we had feared it would.