keep on counting the gifts.

• nap on the dock at babs
• "mi casa es su casa" shirt (and praying for the adoption of a family that i don't even know)
• good reminders

• successful trip to the fabric market for emma to pick out her birthday dress fabric
• box cutters that make projects so much easier
• working as a team on ornaments for our crew (big work in progress)

• peace in the midst of heartache
• continuing to learn how to best communicate and care for nick
• free dental care (with Carly -a girl from Columbus!- assisting)

• cheese naan, butter chicken and rice to celebrate josh
• meeting/sharing dinner with/listening to dr. benjamin
• emma's sweet friendship with aaron (i love it when she wears the jersey he gave her)