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A little in preparation for our China trip, a little because they just needed it…the cameras are at the shop having a “bath”. We kept getting this floating line in the D70, and we thought we were having issues with the D300. Turns out we had just hosed up all the settings, so they fixed those and are cleaning both cameras. Should have them back next week.

I do still have our Nikon Coolpix, but haven’t taken any pictures with it lately.  How about a quick “no pictures, short and sweet  update”?

My sweet grandmom had a fall, and hurt her back and arm badly.  She was released from the hospital and is now in a very nice rehab center.  Not sure for how long.  On top of that, her younger brother died on Friday.  She’s 89, the oldest of her 5 siblings.  And, though her body has been fairly frail for years, her mind and memory have always been spot on.  I love her so much…if you feel led, say a prayer for her?  Her name is Dorothy. 

Our weekends are SO busy these days.  On Fridays, Payton has basketball practice.   Then, his game is either 9 or 10am on Saturday.  No Saturday sleep in.  We get home, have lunch, and then head out for Abbey’s volleyball games.  Two games usually back-to-back, beginning around 2pm.  We’re there for at least 2 hours, unless there is another game in between, which means 3 hours.  Don’t get me wrong.  I LOVE watching my kids play in sports.  I’m one of those moms who yells, bites my nails, and stomps my feet.  But, there is a part of me longing for more lazy Saturdays. 

A shout-out THANK YOU to my online friend, Branda!  (Her blog is listed on my sidebar)  She has a little guy named John from China, who is just a little bigger than we think Dylan is.  She asked me if she could send me some of Johns hand-me-downs.  Uh, YES.  We received the big box on Saturday, and had such fun going through everything.  She sent a variety of sizes since we don’t know exactly what size he’s in…we’ll take a little of each.  Between this and a couple of kid consignment sales, Dylan is sitting pretty handsome for clothes! 

We’re big NFL football fans around here.  We love the Pittsburgh Steelers and the San Diego Chargers.  The Steelers because Randy grew up loving them.  The Chargers because their quarterback used to be the star quarterback at NC State, where Randy went to college.  The problem is, here in NC, they rarely if ever show either team.  And, because we can’t use our Direct TV like last year (when we ordered the NFL package), we’re limited to what we can get.  So, Randy has been creative, finding the games online for free to watch.  He also has cords and cables that allow him to put the computer picture on the TV.  He’s techy like that.  So, we’ve been able to watch quite a bit.  The Chargers aren’t doing so hot, but the Steelers are holding their own. 

Lastly, we’re HOPING that we receive our Article 5 this week, so we can be one step closer to Dylan.  I don’t recall exactly what Article 5 is (ha), but I sure do know what comes after.  Travel Approval, approximately 2-3 weeks after Article 5.  And after that, we get on a plane about 2 weeks later.  We could be (MUST be) traveling NEXT month.  So anxious, but at the same time, SO not ready.  Still too much to do!  Ahhh!!