The Poling Family

I'm very sorry that it's been a while since our last post. Things have been a bit crazy at the Poling household...

• Jackson had his tonsils out
• Joe was laid off for a couple of weeks
• I was laid off for a couple of weeks
• Went on vacation for 10 days (I know...I will get pictures posted)
• Brock had to head back to his mom's in Ohio to start the summer practice for the high school band...yep, he's in high school AND he's taller than me and wears the same size shoe as his Dad
• Joe's Mom was in the hospital for a while with a blood clot
• My Dad had surgery again on his back and will be 6-8 weeks before he can lift over 2 pounds, so we have been helping out at their house
• We had the annual Fair parade cookout at our house this year, numbers were a little lower than usual because it was also the same weekend at the Poling reunion, so Joe's family did not make it (that would have been about 6 or 7 people) and my Mom and Dad did not make it because of my Dad's surgery (that would have been another 4 people including the Grandma's)
• Jackson's been signed up to start head start in September but it will be in the afternoon, which will be a little tricky since he takes a nap in the afternoon...but we will see how it goes when he starts
• We have been picking up Brock every weekend since we do not get to see him during the week, we are allowed to see him every weekend. Except this weekend...he is off to Band Camp!!!
• Had a couple of meeting regarding Jackson's adoption and received the final court date of August 11th for the date that we will have a new birth certificate showing his new name of Jackson Alan Poling
• We also had family photos taken last weekend....by a wonderful professional photographer...thanks Amy! It is the funniest story...Amy used my new camera that Joe bought me for my birthday and we went to a couple of parks in Adrian and she took probably 50 photos. I even had everyone change their clothes. They turned out so well, that when I took my camera card in to develop the pictures, I had to have Amy come over and sign a release form because they thought the pictures were professional. So funny!!! I will post these pictures tonight.

So, it's been a little crazy at the Poling house, but we hope for things to smooth out a little soon.
Thanks for your patience with the minimum posts and I will have some pictures posted this weekend...I promise...I think!!!!!