Our lives have been crazy & exciting these past few weeks - a.k.a. Unbalanced & Melodramatic. I totally used a thesaurus to rename the header on my blog...I'm not known for my creativity.
The best way to describe this past month is "a new chapter". I decided to take on the task of cleaning out our hutch tonight. I hate to get too much of a start on our packing, as I don't want to jinx anything, but I figured the hutch would be a good place to start. The hutch is staying with the house, if everything goes through and we start our new chapter. We accepted an offer on our home, and the plan is to close on or before August 24th.
Less than six weeks to finish up this chapter and start a new one.
I came across many interesting things in the hutch. The hutch was our stash for things that seemed too important to toss at the time. It was amazing how each piece of paper that I pulled out reminded me of something we've been through this past 5 years:
Our "offer to purchase". The offer to purchase that Jennifer Lynn and Christopher James filled out to purchase our home on 8th Street. We were so excited to begin that chapter, to buy a home, and start our lives together. We closed on our house on August 31st, just 5 weeks before we became Mr. & Mrs.
Addy's "welcome home" binder. Addy's legal papers, her puppy starter kit, (even some old puppy chow! Is it good after 4 1/2 years?), and her graduation certificate from puppy class. Addy was the first addition that made us a true family.
The ultrasound picture. Just one picture. It was so puzzling to me at the time...that they would only give us one...and I can't help but think they knew something we didn't. But it was wonderful just as it was...that baby we created that was about to join us in 5 short months.
Loads and loads of baby pictures. I came across some wonderful ones of Mason with his cousins, with his Gramma, with Addy. I look so tired in the pictures. It reminds me that the toughest time we've gone through with Mason has already happened...all those crazy events of his 1st year.
The test result. Mayo Clinic Laboratory Service Report. "Interpretation: The result is abnormal. A deletion of TUPLE1 was observed, consistent with the diagnosis of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Approximately 7% of 22q11.2 deletions are inherited and there is significant phenotypic variability. Parental chromosome and FISH analysis could be performed to rule out a familial chromosome abnormality". AKA: Life changer.
Our fall table runner and placemats. Hand-made by Barb. More precious now than ever. It still hurts.
Miscellaneous: A picture of Mason with an elephant mask. Mason's IEP. Mason's Birth to 3 evaluations. Insurance papers either approving or denying services. Hospital bills. Hospital surveys requesting our feedback that I never got time to return but had every intention of doing. Mason 6/12/18/24 month pictures that I never handed out. A piece of foil containing Mason hair from his 1st haircut. An old candy box from Godiva I kept from the time Chris surprised me with chocolates on Valentine's Day. Crazy looking silver goblets we received at our wedding that somehow I don't have the heart to toss. Crafts, papers and markers I stash for the nieces when they visit. A cup full of marbles that we collected from the back driveway when we first moved into the house. VCFS brochures. Thank you cards I never mailed.
I wonder what crazy stuff I'll find when I clean out the bedroom....
(Don't let your mind go there.)