Off to Vegas ...

Hi Everybody,

This week has been another good one - not too much happened out of the ordinary for us, but it's been good just the same!

Robert has been working his tail off at the house fixing up the kitchen, among other things! I'm so proud of him! He's sent me some pictures and even though it's not finished, it looks great! His Dad flew out last Friday to help him and they've made some great progress. They're not sure if they're going to be able to get EVERYTHING done that we want done (shower doors installed, ceiling fans installed, brick backyard, etc...), so I'm going to be packing like crazy so they can focus on the hard work. I fly out to Vegas tomorrow around noon and I will be back with our girls hopefully next Monday.

Be praying for us - it's going to be hard for me to be away from my beautiful baby girls, and we have a few days of VERY hard work coming up with remodeling, packing and moving by this weekend. Pray for strength, energy and safety for all of us!

Apparently it wasn't quite clear, but Robert is NOT being stationed at Beale Air Force Base like we initially thought earlier this spring. His new job will be as an instructor of the Air Force ROTC program at Sacramento State University. His report date is September 3rd, so it'll be nice to have Robert closer! We're planning to be together for the weekends, so it'll be nicer than seeing each other every few weeks. It's still not the most ideal situation, but we're grateful for it! =)

Being that we don't have a house like we were hoping we'd have by now, Robert doesn't have a place to stay while he's in Sacramento. We've been asking around to see if anybody has an extra room available for him to crash at nights and we MIGHT have a possible lead, but as of today, still nothing very promising for him. If you know of anybody in Sacramento area, please let them know he's in need of a room to stay for a couple of months until we have a house. Pray house hunting will go well once Robert is back in the area, too!

Mia has been doing really well! Her physical therapy is going well... she's starting to move more and her neck is getting a little stronger which is great!! Last week we noticed that she's starting to reach for things!!! Praise the Lord!!! That is HUGE! It's not all the time, but at least she does it! I bought her a bean bag and she looks SO cozy in it!! (Like her new Crocs from Pops??)

Last month before the RT's changed Mia's trach to a different type, she had an air leak that wasn't good for her, but I loved it because she could talk! I was able to record it on my cell phone, so yesterday I made a couple of quick videos of the recordings so you could hear her talk! Click on the following 3 pictures of Mia to listen: (Note: the vidoes aren't actually videos. They're basically just audio clips, but I video taped a picture of her, so that's why she's not moving or anything.) =)

I finally got some time and money to go shopping to fix up the trailer! I went to Ikea for the first time ever and it was definitely interesting! I got some bedding which was nice. Now I actually want to be in there! I got a tension rod for the bathroom (since I'm not going to use it anyway) so I can use that as a closet; I got a nice cloth shower curtain for my bedroom divider; and all the bedding! Next step is to make curtains for all the windows to de-90's the place! haha Pretty soon it's going to be nice! I still haven't slept in there yet, but I will when I get back next week. I'm looking forward to it now! =) I took some pictures today and Mercedes loved posing for the pictures! She's such a silly girl!

Well, that's it for now...

Love to you all,
Rachael <3