Beautiful!

I saw her picture today and she is so pretty! The case worker will be submitting a plan to the county so I should hear back in a couple of weeks. We'll see. But I am in love!!

waiting

waiting, waiting, waiting

Yard Sale success!!

I don't know how it happens. We had a bunch of clothes and most of the stuff we only sold for $0.25 so I have no idea how we got as much as we did. But I am so happy. We still have a VERY long way to go for an international adoption, but we are a step closer.

A HUGE THANK YOU too...

Andrea, Aunt T, Uncle T, My dad, M (obviously), Aunt Lolly, and Uncle M, Laura, my MIL mom and Julie!
Thank you to everyone that donated! Without that we wouldn't have it.
Thank you to my friends that stopped to support us. I don't care if you didn't buy anything. I'm just glad to see the support.

Next up is our concert / tshirt sale! JULY 17th!!

Potential match!!!!

So today I get a call from our home study agent and she said they might have a match for us. Due to privacy issues I can't tell you her name. But she sounds perfect. She is 2. The agency is trying to get custody. I am so excited!!! We won't know any details until Monday and the biggest concern is that we don't have our license yet. That scares me. I hope it all happens fast enough. I hope our homestudy is submitted this week (even though I was told that won't happen). I want her asap!

And the fifteen minutes I was on the phone E and bea spilled a cup of water. Took out all of the DVDs from their cases. The doors were ripped off the cabinet. A picture was taken off the frame. One dog ate a shovel. The pots and pans were taken out and who knows what else. Haha

We wait!!

I am so excited! We are finished with our home studies! Can you believe it?! I know it's going to be a lot more trying. Waiting is not my strong suit. We should start getting calls for referals within 2 months. Please pray for us. Pray for patience. Please pray that we get a permanent placement. I am SO excited you have no idea. And good news (for us) a lot of the families our agency is working with only want white children. So that opens a big window for us. AHHHhh!

what a weekend

M had the week off so I filled it with projects. He started with cleaning the basement. But I interupted and decided that we needed our larger play patio for E before her birthday party on Saturday. So he dug and layed cement. My poor husband. Happy fathers day! Just a disclaimer, if you ever want a larger patio put in pavers. We had chemical burns all over the place. I am so happy and thankful for the best husband in the world.

E's party was on Saturday and it was a blast.

I can't believe my baby is 1.



All of her friends came and it was a howling good time. (literally. The dogs were in the basement howling).

But a funny thing has happened since she turned one. She is a lot more cuddley. I am soaking every cuddle fest in.

Lastly, our yard sale is THIS Saturday!!! I hope to see everyone there.

Happy Birthday Punkin

My baby is no longer. I have a toddler. :( How did it happen so fast?


E,

I love you. You are our everything. One year ago you gave me a whole new world, everything I wanted. I promise to NEVER get frustrated with you. Even when you try to eat bananas with the peel still on.

I think it's funny.

I promise to Always listen.

Even when you scream in delight. I scream along or just laugh.

I promise to be the best mom I can possibly be.

I don't take my life for granted. I appreciate you and your poppa. I know it could have very easy been a different story. But God spared my life for a reason and I know that reason is to get you brothers and sisters. You make me so happy. I love getting to spend every day with you. I love that I got to see all of your firsts (minus drinking out of a straw- but poppa can have that one). Man, you are the best! I love when strangers tell me how beautiful you are, I always agree. I love you!