New for Charissa

Company is exciting for Charissa--as long as they're adults.

Today, we watched Collier, another adoptee from our church. Thank goodness he's a little more flexible than Charissa. She, by this afternoon, was screaming if he looked at her.

As for the events of the day:

1. After pitching a fit at the remote thought that Collier would come into the bathroom with her this morning--to the point that she put off going until she just couldn't anymore--she completed her...uhh..."task" by mooning him.
2. He called her "mommy" and sat on her lap. "I'm NOT YOUR MOMMY!"
3. When she woke from her nap, Collier kept saying something as he tried to climb up on the bed with her. When I put him there, he planted a BIG kiss on her. She didn't appreciate it. (To all who feared that all the men would run boyfriends off: your fear is unfounded. No boy will dare come close to her. Ever.)

On other notes:

1. Gymnastics is going well now. Last night was the first night SINCE the first night that she got on the balance beam, the pole incline and the high (sort-of-high) bar. We were EXCITED. She got to ring the bell, too!
2. About the time I convince myself she'll be fine in public schools, educators raise a petition against the Creation Museum. Like Ken Ham said (and I paraphrase), it's ONE museum stuck in a little nowhere village in Kentucky vs. evolutionary ("scientific") thought that has pervaded all society. Methinks they protest too much. (That is, the outcry from the secular world suggests that they have something to hide.)
3. She can carry on conversations about ANYTHING. Tonight, we discussed her birth parents again. She told me she didn't like her birth mother. I explained that I did because she loved her enough to give her up for a better life. Once I said that, her tune changed. "What is her name?" Sadly, I checked the word for "Mother" in Chinese and it's "Ma mi" or "Ma ma," depending on the site. I don't know if that will set with her. She understands more than I ever realized she could.