Fwd: California Clearance

Another form to add to our loooong paper trail to China. Sheesh!!!! And as we all know this will not be the end.

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From: Betty Lucas <betty@adoptionhomestudyservice.com>
Date: February 10, 2011 3:38:55 PM PST
To: "gd.putney@comcast.net" <gd.putney@comcast.net>
Subject: California Clearance

Greg,

 

Please complete the attached form for your clearance in California and return it to me as soon as possible.  I believe this can be done on line and you can email it back to me.

 

Betty

 

Betty Lucas, Office Administrator

Adoption Home Study Service

Physical Address:  10116 116th St E Ste 201

PO Box 731128  (NEW MAILING ADDRESS)

Puyallup WA 98373

Phone:  253 604-0466  (NEW PHONE NUMBER)

Fax:  253 604-0465  (NEW FAX NUMBER)

Email:  betty@adoptionhomestudyservice.com

 

LETTER

Went through the stack of Mimi papers today. As Lisa says, I am
nesting till yhe next chili pepper comes along. This is one paper I am
going to keep forever.

Not sure when she wrote this but it is still worth sharing.

Translation: Me and my mom and dad are going to China to get my little
sis. It will be a great time. We are taking a plane to go to China. It
will be 4 people in my family when we get home. It is going to be
exciting and fun! My mom and dad have been to China. I was born in
China. We are going in June.

ALARM

A short while back Mimi told dad that she "needed" an alarm clock. What for I have no clue. The girl wakes up at the crack of dawn no matter what time she goes to bed. None the less dad got one for her and she has been driving me crazy with it ever since.

Now I can understand getting up early to go to work. I did that for many years. But why on earth would I want to wake up early when I don't have too??? Hmmmm?????

I am working harder now than I ever did but if I don't have to get up till 8, doggone it I want to get up at 8. Not 7, not 6 but 8. Yesterday she had the alarm set for 7, this morning it was set for 6. Tonight I made sure that the girl had it set for 8 tomorrow morning. "But mom, It rings really, really loud!" the girl cried. "Then WHY do you have to set your alarm so early in the morning?" I asked. "So I can bug you" she answered. Does it matter if the alarm is set at 6 or 8? It is going to ring loud no matter what time it is set at. ARGH!!!!! Dad justs laughs and laughs about it. He says I look cute when Mimi drives me nuts. Thus I have a standing appointment with the beautician every month to get my hair done so that nobody can see how many gray hairs I now have.

BUTCH AND RENO

Reno is one of Butch's buddies. They always have a grand time together. Yesterday we had a huge down pour of rain, today sunny and clear blue skies. Go figure. Still freezing cold though. After school Mimi still had energy to burn. I know that is the understatement of the year but none the less she was raring to go to the neighborhood park on her scooter. So we bundled up and headed to the park only to find Reno there. So Mimi and Erin plus her brothers Liam and Patrick played together and then Butch had his pal Reno to play with. Come the end of the month we will all head down to Hillsboro (near Portland), Oregon for another competition. While we are there, Butch gets to stay with Reno. Ziggy and Marley's house is a bit crowded with their new lil' sis Lizzy who is another pure white Golden Retriever. Unfortunately Mimi won't get to see her camping buddy Benjamen this time as he will be in a school play that weekend. Bummer.

MAIL MIX-UP

It was really strange. I had two letters sent to me by the same mail order catalog. Both letters stated that the order I placed was not available. Problem you ask? I never ordered anything from this particular company. Both checks were sent back to me. One check was for grandma who has the same name as I do but the address is totally different. The other check was to another woman who lives way down in Arkansas. The company itself is located in Pennsylvania. A call was put into Grandma and the other woman. Go figure!

FUNFILLED SUNDAY

Today started off with going to the Seattle Culture Center for our monthly World Peace Prayer meeting. While there Mimi got the chance to play with all of her friends Sara, Ling Ling, Alex, Tasha and Naira. They always have way to much fun all the time. She had so much fun that she did not want to come home but we had plans to meet with Rhonda and the girls in the afternoon.
However I received a phone call from Rhonda and found out that she and the girls were at the McDonald's by the gym. She was having lunch with a couple of other lady friends from her church and since we were on our way home and we have to pass by that very McDonald's, we stopped there instead. Mimi was ecstatic. This is the McDonald's that has been closed for several months for renovation meanning they put in a brand spanking new playset and she has been dying to try it out. We all had a very good time together catching up on all of the latest gossip while the kids played on the playset in the next room. Finally it was time to head for home however Thelma and Louise always have way to much fun together. So much so that Elsie did not want to go home. So instead she came home with us for several more hours. I took this picture so that you could see how much Mimi has grown since we moved up here. When we first moved in, you could not see her head over the banister and now look how much the girl has grown. Plus they are standing flat on the ground, no tippy toeing. Of course when I brought Elsie home, Mimi tagged along and both girls cooked up a plan to play together even longer. They figured that if they got out of the car real fast, they could race upstairs to Elsie's room without me knowing it. Mimi asked on the way "Mom, you're going to stay and talk with Rhonda for a while aren't cha?" Hint, hint. We did stay for about 30 minutes or so. By 7:30 p.m. it really was time to go. By 9, the girl was passed out cold.

HOME MEET

Wasn't quite sure if Mimi would be ready in time to particpate in the gymnastic meet but apparently I guess she is. The girl didn't do to bad for someone who was out of the picture for a couple of months and only been back in the gym for 2 weeks (total of 4 practice days). What was even more surprising was the fact that she won the raffle basket that she wanted. Tonight she will go next door to Micah's 5th birthday party. All in all the girl had a super fantastic day.