Indeed. :/ I'm just flustered. And my family is not doing so hot, so it's a bit of a struggle for them to get three kids all clothed and ready for school. Luckily, the community has been very helpful so they now all have a decent amount of clothing to start school, and school supplies. But they need personal things, know? Particularly Claudia, who has always struggled with her self image (at three she informed us that she wanted to change her name and her face, crying.)
I am flying out to see them for my sister's birthday (the one who is Kirsten's mother, not the mother of these three, she is still in Hawaii doing.. whatever she is doing), so I am trying to see about getting them some things to bring. Luckily the two girls are both able to wear anything, so I am thinking of hitting up claires and just getting them a bunch of fun earrings to mess with. I need to get Chandler (my nephew) some rings for his ear, since he asked mom specifically for them, cause all he has is one pair of studs.
Might get them some bags for school, too. The girls love horses (particularly Claudia), so my mother already has arranged to have Claudia get to work with a friend of the family's horses, so she has something to focus on that she enjoys. I had gotten her a bunch of bryer horses before I left, but guess those got thrown out too.
babies. so mad. when they arrived they all had lice. Alicia had cut her own hair out of frustration over it (she is ten.) my mother has been trying to get rid of it, finally almost has it gone. and Alicia needs new glasses for her lazy eye correction. and the poor girl had ezxema buildup so bad behind her ears it took a week for my mother to get it under control. Yet it took Hawaii state over a year to decide to allow us to fly them, because of custody! stuff.