No Ordinary Family

Thank you Kim for the "just because" gift, you always seem to know when I need a pick me up. She has been saving up some goodies for me for a while and I was so happy to get them today! I have had a sore back so I have been not been as active as I like, then Jim decided to give me his head cold. No one can ever say that we are not a family that shares. I can't wait to get these clippies in Little Miss' hair. The frame is super cute and the window clings might have to follow me to work. The flashlight is really neat it comes on when the eletricity goes out so Little Miss can find us in the dark if she ever gets scared in a power outage or just needs some middle of the night cuddle time. Kim you always find such neat stuff. We got our home Study update today so that means that the updated 171H should be on the way. We also got our birth certs and marriage cert. today, wow that was fast! We might be heading out of base camp soon.

So here we go again, adoption paperwork can be the Everest of Paper Work Mountains and we have just began the climb. Instead of Everest maybe I should compare it to climbing Mount Khuzi which according to Wikipedia is the highest peak in Burundi. Yesterday we received our first instruction packet of documents that need to be collected. So basically we stopped at the mountain climbing store and picked up our picks and shovels and high altitude gear to get ready for the journey. Then I wasted no time in getting to the foothills (dragging my dear husband behind), I ordered our birth and marriage certificates and started getting everything organized. I am tempted to start a Book like I have for China (“The Book” for people that know me well) but I think I can live with out it, gasp, shutter, breathe in. In 2 years we have gone from a 3 inch binder filled to the brim to a flash drive and a manila folder. I can carry most of it with me, everywhere , in my pocket! I think the next step is to...

Here we are 17 months into what sometimes seems like a never ending wait. It is not a neverending wait one day I will put all of these posts in a books for our Little Miss to look at and know that while her parents are waiting they were still smiling because one day they would have a beautiful little girl to share all of this with.

We got up early this morning and headed for the USCIS office to get our finger prints re-taken. As you may recall some unknown governmental force caused us to have to do this again although we were just there on the September 4th and they collected our biometrics (fingerprints, no bodily fluids yet)right there at that time. We got this letter in the mail with an appointment on it with no clear reason why we had the appointment so we called our agency and they thought it was an error and we should ignore it but to be on the safe side Jim called the number on the notice and he talked to someone who told him that she could not say what happened but they needed to recollect our biometrics. So we figured we don’t want to mess this up so we arranged to be late to work, which was not easy for Jim since he is a substitute teacher. Jim could have easily have lost his subbing job for that day but the school he was working for was kind enough to work around it. We get the office and after having ...

It is always sad on Sunday nights when I realize that I have to go back to work tomorrow. The weekend always seems so short. We did not do much this weekend. I got a little sewing done and we helped my Mom with her new fish tank. I think she is going to really enjoy it and the kids will to. Sorry no pictures we forgot the camera but I do have some of my sewing. Here is the newest in my clothing creations. I am pretty sure that it will look even better on a little girl, perhaps I will find one to borrow to make sure it is OK. Here is the back. And it is reversible, how clever am I (Ok it was the pattern) but still cool. I also got a couple pillow cases listed and a blanket done! Yay!

It is a slow blog day so I thought I would do a little post. I have decided to make a Christmas wish list. It is a work in progress. I only have 2 things on it so far and they are not really realistic but what the heck. Ok the first thing is of course our little BB but that is a real long shot at this point. I do hope to at least have a referral but I just don't see travel by the end of the year. The next thing on my list is equally as out of the question since they are about $250. I want an iPod, yes I am giving in to the Apple/Mac cult that I have some how avoided by joining the Microsoft cult. but lets face it nothing else has really caught on and since I no longer can listen to sirius at work I am running pathetically low on good music from my pathetic CD collection. Also I want to take some great music on our trip so I am starting my plea for a extra early this year. So Santa Claus if you are a lurker I will take either option or both if you are feeling extra generous. Have a ...

Trust me it leads to certian DOOM! I was talking on the phone with a co-worker (hi-Renee if you ever look at my blog) when I got a new timer in the mail. I was just messing around with it and told Renee that I was setting the timer for 1 hour 2 minutes and 56 seconds. She knowing that I am a bit crazy just asked why and I said because I can or something equally silly. I started the timer and put it up on the wall. We finished our conversation and I went to a meeting. When I got back from the meeting I completely forgot about the timer. I went back to work until I needed a file and I turned in my chair and banged my knee hard against the desk and simultaneously said a few things I don't normally say at work. Not even a second after that (I was still pounding the desk) that stupid alarm went off. It was a bit spooky and freaking hilarious at the same time. I emailed Renee about it and she called just to laugh at me, gotta love her. The moral of the story don't ever set at...