Family Update

I'm up with Isabella because she's not feeling well so I decide to catch up a little on the blog.  Sorry I have no photos right now.

Life is truly never dull in the Walker home!

Kirk:  This past week, he earned a promotion and raise at work.  This was an incredible Thanksgiving gift!!!  Since the Master's and brain bleed, we have been praying and pondering about where I family needed to be, and it looks like we will for sure settle in the Seattle area for a while. I think besides finishing the Master's degree this has been the best news in the past 15 months! On a more serious side Kirk's mother has been very ill and had surgery this past week.  On Friday we got a call and we were told that they could not wean her off life support.  However, over the weekend they were able to remove life support, but she is still in ICU and very ill.  Currently we are taking it one day at a time and we hope everything starts improving.  As for now we decided tonight to stay in Seattle and wait and see how she does in the next few days. 

Heidi:  Still in therapies and the recovery is going well.  My leg that was hurt is slowly feeling better.  I'm also back advocating for writing services for Zachary at school.  This week Zachary's Neuro-Psy Dr. Fay is coming to the school, and we are having a huge team meeting.  It has been good for me to have to use my special ed skills again.  This month has seriously been amazing for me.  Even though everything has been hectic and crazy I have been amazed of how everything has come together for our small family in the past 2 weeks.  I had someone, whom I have great respect for share with me how they experienced a brain bleed, and today when I sit and listen to this person talk and see what they have become I would have never guessed they had gone through that experience.  This has given more strength and courage to keep moving in my recovery, and then when Kirk came home and shared his positive news  it was ideal timing.

Zachary: I'm so thankful for his classroom teacher this year and Mrs. Burnette  His reading level has been coming up, and these two ladies have really helped him.  The other day Mrs. Burnette showed me a book that she bought Zachary called "Zachary's Zebra"  She truly enjoys working with Zachary and it makes happy to see that.  Zachary also has been enjoying playing with his hotwheel cars.  I really believe his future career is going to be something related to cars. He is also enjoying math and loves to work in extra workbooks that I buy him.

Isabella:  She is my social butterfly and has several "boyfriends" is what she refers to the little boys who she talks too.  One little boy has been begging her to come over to his house for a playdate.  Every day when I pick her up from preschool this little guy has a huge smile and tells her goodbye.  Her two best friends are Kiera and Tiernany.  She is also doing ballet and will have her first dance recital December 9th.  They are dancing to "What a Wonderful World"  Her teacher told me that she is very skilled in ballet, and Isabella loves it!