Catching Up

Hello everyone. I know it has been a while but we just are not good at constant post. Too busy I guess. We do keep up with all your blogs just don't update ours near enough. So while I have a few moments to spare I thought I would write to you all and tell you what has been going on in the world of the Incredibles.

Baelin is growing so much and is as beautiful as ever! Her speech however has not progressed any. We have taken her and gotten her hearing and eyes and everything we could evaluated and they have come to the conclusion that due to her special needs status in China and the anti-seizure medication that they had her on has enabled her to be a 1 1/2 delayed in speech and some occupational milestones. We have fought like crazy to get her into a school since March and have finally succeeded in getting her accepted somewhere. I thought the Chinese government was delayed and off their rockers but ours has put any dilemmas we had over there to shame. Apparently most of the schools that offer special needs tutoring or education around this area is for people who are on welfare, medicaid or both. We make too much money to enable her to be enrolled in the few full time programs around us. Our tax dollars pay for ever child in the schools but ours was refused for the simple fact that we did not qualify for medicaid. CRAZY!! They don't even offer to let us pay out right. So the school we wanted her in wont take her and the the other place that will can only see her 30 minutes twice a week. We finally found a school that would take her but want us to apply for TEFRA which has proven to be a nightmare. This is a sub-set of medicaid for people who make to much but has a medical condition that qualifies. So we are in the several month process of that now. Think the school is still going to let her in regardless but if we get denied we are unsure if they will kick her out. So if anyone has any suggestions here we would love to hear them.

The Mrs. and I are doing well. continuing to knock a day at a time out of our careers until we can retire together on day.Haven't tried investing in the Lottery yet but we now have one here in Arkansas. Hear the risk are high but the return could be nice. LOL We have made several new friends from China. There is a research facility for the Government close to our town and it employees a lot of people from China who are here on Visas and then hopefully get to stay so while they are here we get to meet many of them and have a Chinese group at our church now that meet for Bible study while we have regular church services. Most all of them have a daughter and are here for that reason. It is nice to be able to connect with them and have something in common with them. Most of their daughters are friends with all of ours and we enjoy having them over for cookouts and fellowship. They want to teach our kids and us Chinese but think I may be too set in my ways to learn a new language. May just let the kids.

Seems like ages ago since we crossed the big pond to bring Baelin home and since we have seen some of you. Hope to reunite one day and let our daughters all meet again. Baxley, our oldest is getting into that test your boundaries age so that has been fun to begin. We know she will be fine once she grows into being a woman but the journey there may age me twice as fast. Blaise has already had three or four small countries contact her to rule over them one day I think. If they have not she may destroy them and take them all over before she is 7. Ive never seen so much Drama and Genius wrapped into one small cute package as that one. I'm praying for the intelligence to stay ahead of her so that she don't out smart me one day. lol

Well it was good to catch up with you all and I enjoy keeping up with all your blogs as well. Talk to you all one day. Take care and God Bless