We're Home

I have to apologize for not posting sooner. The past two days are a blur. We arrived back in Bloomington at 2:15 a.m. on Thursday after 30 straight hours of travel. Our flight from Chicago to Bloomington was delayed 3 hours due to "crew delay" and by the time we touched down in Bloomington all three of us were beyond exhaustion. We are all suffering from jet lag, but Daniel especially is having a tough time adjusting. He has been up practically all night the past two nights. We have been trying to keep him awake during the day so that he'll sleep at night but of course that is not easy with a 4-year-old. Our girls have been an absolute god-send these past days as they have played with Daniel, cooked meals, done laundry, etc. etc. Today they have gone to Indiana for the Clements family Christmas get-together so the house is pretty quiet and it is once again just the three of us.

We had our first visitors yesterday - Neil's dad and his wife, Carol - and Daniel seemed to enjoy the visit. He actually interacted with them, which surprised me (as he does not always do well with strangers). They had lots of Christmas presents for him to open so naturally that made him very happy. :)

We have had a lot of fun the past two days as a family. Daniel makes us laugh so much. He is learning English quickly and some of the things he says just cracks us up. He obviously loves his new home and family. We plan to try to make it to church tomorrow, depending on how tonight goes. Thanks for all your prayers and for your comments!!