A Day In Court

Wednesday, August 5

This was the day I kept Reuben and Judi’s little ones while they were in court concerning Little K’s adoption.

Reuben and Judi's children (1)Our daughter Deb brought Lydia back to our house so she could help me care for the little ones.

Reuben and Judi's children (2)Deb rescues many orphaned baby animals during the spring and summer months (deer, raccoons, squirrels, rabbits, skunks, and opossums), then releases them – and usually brings something along when she comes to visit.

Reuben and Judi's children (3)Little K enjoyed the baby raccoon.

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Reuben and Judi's children (5)Eating a pop tart.

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Reuben and Judi's children (7)Jesse was along as well, because he was spending the week with Roy and Deb.

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Reuben and Judi's children (10)Miss K wasn’t comfortable touching the raccoon.

Reuben and Judi's children (11)

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Reuben and Judi's children (14)Gathering shellbarks for Deb’s squirrels.

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Reuben and Judi's children (16)Uncle Cerwin is home.

Reuben and Judi's children (17)Miss K loves to play this game on one of my old computers.

Reuben and Judi's children (18)I’ve had this game since our oldest grandchildren were little.

Reuben and Judi's children (19)I like this game for little children because they can feed animals, plow fields, play songs, feed children, pick up toys, and help a dog find a bone by pressing the space bar on the keyboard.

Reuben and Judi's children (20)While they were in my office, Little K and I were in the living room.

Reuben and Judi's children (21)We learned to not put any trash in this waste can while they were here because he loved trying to play on top of it or throw toys into it.

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Reuben and Judi's children (23)He was standing quite well while they were here, and taking a few steps. He began walking shortly after they returned home.

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Reuben and Judi came home with fairly good news – that the parent’s previous signatures to the adoption arrangement almost guaranteed that Reuben and Judi could keep Little K. The judge was going to look over everything and get back to them in a week or two.

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Update: I received a “Praise the Lord” email the other day informing us that the adoption has been approved, and will be finalized sometime this fall. We are so excited for them.