weekend with haley.

last friday night mom and haley came by the house just in time for dinner.  i had just whipped up a delicious pot of mac and cheese soup ... but i added broccoli to liven it up a bit.  the girls ate and watched a couple of shows with us, but then they headed to muskogee to stay the night at mom's.  they had talked about staying the night with us, but knew we had to head to muskogee the next morning to surprise steve on groundhog's day.  and i think haley was just craving some girl time with my mom.  being with her helps her feel closer to her dad.

they came back over on sunday afternoon.  mom hung out for a bit, but then had to head back to muskogee to work on homework and get ready for the week ahead.  travis and i spent time hanging out with haley.  she showed us the new outfits mom had gotten for her and the two new pairs of shoes.  very cute.

we grabbed lunch at the olive garden and drove around the area to help haley see what all was in the area as far as stores, the theater, etc.  she stayed and hung out with us until a little after 8:00 and then we took her back to her dad house so she could get ready for school for the week.

we had just gotten home and started getting ready for the week ourselves.  mom and i were on the phone catching up when she said haley was calling her and that she would call me back.  i went to the bathroom and when i came back i had a missed call from my mom.  i tried to call her back, but it went straight to voicemail.  turns out she was on the phone with travis.  she explained there was a lot of commotion going on at haley's house and that she was going to drive us from muskogee, but in the meantime, we needed to go get haley right then.

i called and let haley know we were on the way and to pack a bag and her school stuff.   her house is only about 10 minutes from our house, so it didn't take long for us to get there.  her sister courtney helped her carry out a few things, and they had a tearful goodbye.  all the while saying they knew this is for the best.  i felt so badly watching courtney walk back into the house that seemed to be causing such problems and heartache.

we got haley to the house and helped her bring in her things.  she wanted to know what my mom and michelle were talking about and when my mom was going to be at the house.  we had her take a shower to start getting ready for the week and to try to calm the situation.


i checked in with mom a few times, but it took her a while to get to catoosa, and then after that it took her a while to sort things out in catoosa.  she decided that haley wouldn't go back to the house again without one of us with her.  she and sierra packed up the rest of haley's clothes and shoes and loaded up as much as they could.

we've had miss haley ever since.  she had been nervous to move in with us {which is understandable.  she has already been through so much}, but that night when we dropped her at her house, she had already started packing things.  the plan would have been for her to move in with us this weekend, but everything happens for a reason, and we're all grateful that we've had her this week.

it was an eventful night and we didn't manage to get to bed until well after midnight.  i'm still not sure that haley was able to fall asleep right away.  i don't think i would have been able to had i been through what she's been through. 


the week has been a pretty smooth transition, not without it's challenges, but they've been minor and we're slowly settling in to new routines.
be thinking of our family as haley goes through this time of incredible transition.  as travis and i have become parents of sorts.  and as our household has grown to include a 16 year old. =)