Class

Class went really well. We are drained. M cried twice. I cried once. We are going to sign with them, so we can get things moving. I was debating waiting until all of our training was done, but we are sure this is what we want to do. I did learn that nobody can babysit your foster child unless they are credited. It makes sense, but that stinks. We are going to have to get our parents trained, because we still want date nights. We are excited to go back next week.

for sale

sike. hahah Our realtor came over last night to tell us what our house is worth, and it didn't go well. We love Tommy. We like how honest he is. We like that he goes out of his way to make things convenient for us. I wasn't hopeful that he would say our house is worth a million dollars. This just further more confirms that foster to adopt is the right option for us (at this time). I am so nervous for our first class. I don't want to leave E all day, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

Fostering

Well, we made a decision today. We are going to foster until we raise enough money to adopt from Ethiopia. I was so stressed out about not being able to adopt. So our new timeline is to raise enough money within 3 years. I think this is doable. I don't want to hear any horror foster stories. If anything bad or sad happens, we will deal with it if it comes. I have fostered a ton of kittens, puppies, and dogs; so I think we are capable. I know it will be a lot harder than fostering animals.


We are really excited about this. Of course this means a lot of training. So, every Saturday is going to be booked for a while. I don't know if M will continue working overtime on Sunday's since his only day off will consist of being in a classroom. This also means a delay in our yard sale. :( We really appreciate everyone's help, but with this delay we are hoping to get more donations. I know we were meant to have more kids. Maybe this will be one of the ways we build our family? But, even if this doesn't result in an adoption, at least a child will experience unconditional love and a healthy life for whatever time frame we will have her.

Then, later in the day I opened my email and saw I won a custom made book! http://www.designmom.com/2010/04/blurb-books-giveaway/ I love this blog, and she has a ton of followers, so I can't believe I won!! I feel like I am being rewarded for making this decision. Thank you God! http://www.designmom.com/

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Harold, Maude, and two miles

We walked two miles tonight. I love walking at night, because 1: people won't be staring at my fat butt 2: it colder, and i can't handle the heat 3: i get to carry my knife. hahahh i totally trust my neighborhood, but Bear Grylls has taught me well. I could get lost and need my knife to survive. My sweatpants don't have pockets in them, so I was put it in God's pocket; along with my cell phone. M was trying to convince me to put it in on my pants because that would be less conspicuous if someone were to attack me. I didn't agree. I was complimented on our walk of what a strong woman I was, because I was walking my weight in dogs. That is weird to think of, and that is NOT a good thing. hahha Wow, that makes me really sad actually. I was walking my weight in dogs. Anyway, I loved that it came from a grown middle-aged man walking a maltese. haha


Please don't try to analyze how much they weigh.

Fat

My friend Leslie is the best. She called me this morning with a wonderful idea. Get sponsors to sponsor you for every pound you lose. Let me tell you I can stand to lose a lot of pounds. :) If you are interested in helping me in this endeavor let me know. Just leave a comment below and I will email you back.

April Fools

For April Fools I found a cute meatloaf cupcake recipe. (I used my own meatloaf recipe, but stole the idea) My go to trick was to say I was pregnant, so I will need to find something good for next year. Andrea, my cousin, was not optimistic. M came home and asked what was for dinner, and I said the cupcakes on the oven. He was tricked for a second.





I had a great helper!




You are supposed to use tin cupcake liners. (I think this is vital, but I didn't do it)







I should have just said someone gave us the money for our adoption.

Today, we went to Parky's farm.



It resulted in this