Shaling & I went to the community center last night to register her for softball. As we exited the building, she spotted a Ford Mustang in the parking lot. It was dark out, but I believe it was white with black stripes. She started pointing excitedly. I thought she was probably impressed with the detailing on the car, so I asked her if she liked it. She enthusiastically said yes, then made a racing motion with her hand while emphatically saying "zoom, zoom!" Ah, yes, I think she's inherited my lead foot.
We've had a couple of days of unseasonably warm weather and Shaling has absolutely taken full advantage. She & Preston have spent a lot of time on the trampoline and she has been practicing her bicycle riding. She even fell enough that she's got holes in her jeans at the knees. She was proudly displaying them to me last night.
Tonight we are going to the Springfield Junior Blues hockey game along with some friends who have not met Shaling yet. We are very excited for them to meet her. This will, of course, be her first hockey game as well. I can't wait to see what she thinks of it.
For those of you who live close to us, we would love it if you could join us at a trivia night April 1 for Joshua & James. Those are Shaling's two "big brothers" from her orphanage that will be coming to live in Rochester very soon. I am writing the questions and Brock is emceeing as we do what we can to help the Stengel family (who is adopting Joshua & James) offset their monumental adoption expenses. The trivia night will be at the Rochester Christian Church, 325 S. Walnut. A silent auction, television raffle & 50/50 drawing will accompany the trivia. Plus, there will be baked goods & soft drinks for sale.
This blog began as a place to share Shaling's journey from rice in China to popcorn in Illinois. However, it has evolved to include all sorts of happenings in the Reynolds family.
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