No Ordinary Family

We are going to China!! We just got an email with our consulate date and gotcha day, I have a whole story about the day that we will get her but that will have to be another post!  I am TOTALLY freaking out!! Yes I knew it was coming but I am completely scared about what has to be done before we leave!  I have work stuff to deal with and travel arrangements to be made and packing to do and arranging for the animals and about a million other things!  Hold on a minute..... . . . . Ok better now after breathing in a paper bag and putting my head between my legs, ahhh. I might spend a couple days freaking out and I might be a basket case until we are on a plane and heck who am I kidding maybe after we are on a plane but I am OVER the moon that our family is about to grow by 1. She will wait no more in an orphanage with out a mom & dad. I can't wait to see how she has changed and has grown and I can't wait to hold that precious one in my arms.  I hope...

Ok, since I last posted a lot has happened.  After calling and calling and calling our officer about our change of country, she finally called us back last week! I think she might of been tired of Jim's several minutes long messages. every day.  She told us that it had been approved and was mailed out a the week of the 13th!!  We were very excited!  I finally cried it was as if huge weight lifted off my back!  We still needed to wait for the official approval but we knew it was coming.  The next day it was in the mail!  SO great to finally see these words! Our friends, also received their TA last week (they did not have the immigration issue we had) so that means we are going to get Chloe and Maire together!!!  I can not wait!  The next step is getting our consulate appointment.  We are asking for an appointment towards the end of January so that means we will be leaving in about three weeks. I have been slowly p...

I need to catch up on the blog but it will have to wait.  Why? because I procrastinate and I am determined to become Queen of Procrastination Land. It is too a real place! Just know I have lots of good things since my last post, so stay tuned :)

Pictures from Saturday, now the snow it all gone but it was a peaceful day.  Almost 7 inches and gone the next day, crazy weather.  I hope we get more this weekend.

Yep you got it still waiting for our change of country.  I am beginning to sound a bit like a broken record.  When we hear something trust me if you don't hear me scream for joy all across the world it will be a miracle but if you miss that I will post here as soon as possible. In the mean time I have been asked for a couple recipes for the dishes that I have been making and putting in the freezer.  This one has been a favorite in my family for years.  Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures, sorry I will try to remember to take a couple of the finished product when we are devouring it. Turkey or Chicken Taco Casserole 4 lbs de-boned chicken or turkey (honestly I never measure & use what ever I have on hand from left overs if it looks a little light I add a can of chicken or a boiled chicken breast, chopped up) 2 cans cream of chicken soup 1 1/2 pints sour cream (again I guesstimate a little) 2 small cans diced green chiles 1 1/2 lbs shredde...

Well since we are still waiting for our updated 171H approving us to bring home Chloe, I decided to make a few dishes to put in the freezer.  I figure when we get back having a few things that we can just pop in the oven will save us a lot of trouble and I thought if those things were homemade it would truly be comfort food. I decided on a few dishes, and bought all the groceries and got to cooking.  Tonight I made a lasagna and 2 chicken pot pies and if they taste as good as they smell we are in for a treat.  I still have the Turkey taco casserole, a couple shepherds pies and some cheesy ham & potatoes to make this week.     Hopefully we have travel arrangements soon!  That will be a day to celebrate!

Jim said I needed to blog about this since I have nothing better (still no adoption news) I figured why not.  I am just going to list some of the things that happened in my dream last night. Jim was late for work Jim wanted to wear shorts to work even though it was like 16 degrees out side  I made him wear a hat with his shorts My cousin (whom I don't speak to anymore) was wearing my wedding dress around our house I kept telling her to take it off, that she was getting it dirty  She kept putting it back on. AND spilling stuff on it, no wonder we are not on good terms, she seems to be very rude :) There was a miniature dolphin swimming in about 6 inches of water that was all over our kitchen floor He was eating peanuts out of the shell I did not find this odd at all. I opened a drawer under our bed (there are no drawers under our bed in real life)   There were more peanuts in that drawer (apparently where I keep the pet dolphin food) There were als...