Marching Band

I don't think it was so much of an accident. She's been shyly kissing back at me ever since that first night. I like it and I'm pretty sure, secretly, Nok likes it too haha! Dad thinks it's cute and Cody thinks it's pretty silly!
So, after calling every single day for a week, I finally got someone to call me back from the school district. They want to put Nok in a regular classroom and monitor her and provide for her needs in a basic classroom setting instead of putting her in the special education program right away. They did say that if she needs the special ed program that they will be happy to put her there but they really want to see if they can bring her up to speed this way first. I'm happy with the decision and I think Nok will be thrilled to get back into school. We can tell she really misses it and really needs the socialization and "people" skills. I think it will serve well to plunge her into English and encourage her to learn. Right now she is really dependent on a particular Thai CD she has, and although I am hesitant to take it from her, I think she is leaning too much on it. We'll see how things look next week. Nok is doing really well w/ the schooling I am able to provide but still refuses to speak English to me. She will speak to Tommy and Cody but not to me. I can ask her questions until I am blue in the face but I get absolutely no verbal response. Last night I did get her to whisper "yes" to me though. I was cooking dinner and I asked if she was hungry. I didn't look up to watch her nod although I saw her out of the corner of my eye. She nodded and I asked again. I asked if she was hungry about 12 times and she finally whispered yes. Naturally, I responded positively but she just grinned and headed back to her room to listen to her Thai CD. It's interesting that she always turns it on right away after we have done school for the morning. I did catch her watching herself in the mirror yesterday as she recited the ABC's to herself in a violent whisper! It was so funny! I laughed and asked what she was doing and she just snickered and went back to whispering to herself.
And.....Nok has learned how to whistle and how to snap. She learned how to snap just before we left Thailand and thought it was the neatest thing. Then a few days ago I noticed she kept puckering up in front of the mirror. I ignored it thinking it was something silly she was doing. Then yesterday while we were driving down the road I heard my wheels squealing and thought I must have dirt in them. But the squealing seemed random. And then I noticed my wheels even squealed when I was stopped. By turning my head a bit I realized what it was. I flipped down my mirror and watched her pucker up and whistle! She was so pleased w/ herself she whistled for Dad! Then I had Tommy, Nok and Cody all whistling something different at the same time! It was interesting anyway. Today Nok decided to whistle and snap at the same time. I had my very own marching band!
We've had ins and outs but things seem to be going well. What would I do w/out those behind the scenes friends and family members? The ones I call when I am flipping out or need advice or even a bit of translation! Thank you all......and thank you to everyone for your prayers and kind words and endless encouragement. I think of you daily and wish you all the best.