2 months.

dear haley,

today it has been two months since you came to live with us.

this month you've:

• had a slumber party at caitlin's where you girls drank 10 pots of coffee and didn't fall asleep until 5:00 in the morning.  after learning how late you were awake, i was shocked that you were ready to be home by 9:30 saturday morning so you could take a shower!
• enjoyed movie nights with aunt deniese including "the perks of being a wallflower"
• shared with us all the wonder (or so you say) that is one direction and their incredible music videos
• gotten to raid sierra's closet (it was like a whole new closet came home with you)
• finished all of your geometry make-up work that has been haunting you -- and made a C on your test!
• finished your vanity & got a new bookshelf and hanging shelves for your room
• asked when you can get your dad's ashes, but you're still not certain how you feel about that; you've thought of places he might like to be scattered and really like the idea of skiatook lake.  he always tried to convince you to move to skiatook so the two of you would be close to the water and able to fish.  you're not so sure you're a fisher, though. you also want to make sure you're able to share with
• been disappointed in friends who let you down; remember that what you are going through is specific to you. other people don't always internalize and choose not to empathize with what we're going through in our lives.  you will find incredible friends in your life someday who will stick with you through thick and thin
• tried for your driver's permit, but got stuck on one question, so we made the most of the day and got a sweetheart shake from sonic
• spent most of spring break at aunt deniese's and then came home with us, and we headed to oklahoma city for a spring break adventure -- unfortunately the weather didn't really cooperate with us
• had a trip to urgent care where we found out you had strep throat
• discovered that the movie "spring breakers" was horrible and understood why we wouldn't take you to see it
• been worried about travis since we had to put him in the hospital for abdominal pain; you spent time at home with uncle john while we were in the hospital and cuddled lots with oli and conor
• had parent/teacher conferences at your school where i got to meet your advocacy, sociology, english, french, and journalism teachers
• received your easter basket from the easter bunny (and a card from the boys saying you're their favorite easter treat)

you've had lots of fun on the weekends, been a little bored throughout the weeks, and finished your science fair project with milly. oliver and conor get so excited when you walk back in the door after you've been gone for a few days.  oli wallows all over you and can't get close enough. 

things are different for you, but i hear from more and more people that the spark in you is coming back, that they are starting to see the old haley return.  you love to make us laugh and have a lot of fun playing with the pups.  slowly but surely we are all adapting to this new life.

we love you,
rhiannon, travis, conor, and oilver