The girls spent the whole day at kids camp and had an absolute blast! They were all smiles.
Side note: In the middle of the day I got a text from my credit card company that we had made a large purchase at Target in Chicago. A moment later...another large purchase. Now I would've loved to be making those large purchases but seeing how we were both sitting in a class we knew it wasn't us so Jared had to sneak out to go take care of it. Turns out that our card was stolen at dinner last night and someone had taken themselves on a little shopping spree to Target, McDonald's, Subway, and Marshall's before we realized it. We were able to shut it down which was great but that left us with only a debit card (that we were afraid to use) & a little cash. It can be tricky to prove that there are fraudulent charges when you have been making purchases in the very same city that it is currently being used. It was a huge hassle but things worked out just fine. Never a dull moment when traveling with the Strawn's - oh the stories we have to tell ;).
The conference was great. We ruled out a few reconstruction options and are now exploring some things we hadn't considered before. We don't know what the future holds for our little lady but perhaps we're one step closer or at least headed in the right direction. We didn't walk away with any profound answers of what comes next but the conference was worth it because it gave us a little bit of direction and knowledge and we all know that knowledge is power!
As I spoke with one of the women in attendance, I expressed my feelings of frustration as we felt so good about our decision and it was all for not. Her response was something along the lines of "you made a decision based on what you knew at the time, now you know more so you can make a more educated decision." Yes! Bless her for saying that. We did make our initial decision after much research and prayer. We made the decision based on what we knew and now we know more because we were forced to know more. I was grateful for her perspective and reminder that, then and now, we have Kambri's best interest in mind and will go to the ends of the earth to do what is best for her. This is all part of her journey and we are grateful for the opportunity to grow!
The girls opted for an evening in the pool and a few rounds of Cover Your Assets. It cost $1000 a day to be in the city and the pool was their very favorite part :).
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