These are some pictures of birds in the snow.

"Clear bill of health"- for Valorie

Tuesday- March 24th Valorie, Georgia and I (Maya) went to Kansas City, MO. Childrens' Hospital. Our 3.5 hour trip went well, and we got to her appointment with 15 minutes to spare. First of all she got weighed and she has gained 1.30 lbs over these last 3 months, then she has also grown 1 inch. Which is really good for her. Her lungs are clear. Marci- one of the Respirtory therapest was happy to announce that Valorie has set a ' New personal record' in her PFT's. She went to Radiology to take x-rays of her lungs and then on to the Labratory. I was a bit surprised that she actually was screeming at the nurse- She was so paranoid of the idea of the needle in her arm. SHe did calm down however when she was promised 'gummy bears' as a prize. I am really releaved that all went well. Valorie was quite the trooper and little 'copycat' Georgia followed suit.


Eating in the cafeteria is the 'high light' of the visit. It's amazing how every 3 months its all the same... Here Valorie is showing one of the stickers she got as a prize.

Sedric, our pet is leaving

Sedric our pet is leaving :(

(Comment written by Maya) Sedric is leaving us tomorrow to be with his new owners in Dallas. I don't really know how to express myself in this, as it has always been the 'plan' that we find his a new home. However at 13 months old and he was still with us, I considered him 'my son' . I know that he is just a dog/pet, yet he is the most adorable lovable one. I for on am really going to miss him. HE is calm, gentle and gorgeous! Being the emotional person that I am, I have found myself really sad today, but I know that this new family is going to be the best for him. Aimee has, lost a golden retriever to kidney failure- not too long ago-. So she has been looking for an older dog. She called him "the perfect example of how a golden retriever should be". Sedric will have a good life and even better then we could give him. He already has a brand new kennel, toys and a family to pamper him. I don't know why I am so attached to this dog, but I am. As a child I only remember 2 dogs in my life, Daniella- who I had for about 2 weeks, when I was 8 in Chile, then something happened to her and she got sick or something so my mom had to take her back. Then in Japan- I was 10/11 we had Miriam- she was a rascally mutt that always got into running off. We finally found her a new home. Then we had Tanzy,




a Boston Terrier- and my mom ended up keeping her for a while. Then Sheba was my kids Christmas gift from the grandparents (Wells), Christmas 2007 - Sheba- who was then delivered of 9 puppies on January 18,2008. We had found new homes for all of the puppies pretty rapidly. Yet, Sedric was always our 'favorite', so we kind of 'held him back', but now he is going.:(