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View from my window. Thank goodness my room has a window!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
Caught Reading
I caught Molly with my book and glasses on today. The Kindergarten teacher in me loves this! I've been a good reading model, teee heee heee!
Awesome Movie!
We saw Nanny McPhee Returns for the second time last night. It is the best movie I have seen in a long time. Molly was cracking up at the piglets who performed water ballet. Loved it!
Sunday, September 5, 2010
My Boy
So we decided to start talking to Molly about possibly having another child in our home. What do you say? I told her a boy or girl was going to come live with us and share her room. Molly says "Mom this kid play with me?" Then on the way to church today she says, "Mom where is my boy?" LOL!
If you want to see the baby we are interested in go to http://www.rainbowkids.com/ You will have to register to look at the photo listings. Make your profile for children under two and Asian. This will narrow the search. His ID number is 102704. I know this is a lot of steps but it's not for me to post his pics.
Molly drumming to the Jackson Five!
If you want to see the baby we are interested in go to http://www.rainbowkids.com/ You will have to register to look at the photo listings. Make your profile for children under two and Asian. This will narrow the search. His ID number is 102704. I know this is a lot of steps but it's not for me to post his pics.
Molly drumming to the Jackson Five!
Adoption Blogging....START
Hi Friends,
I was going to start a new blog for our adoption process. For my sanity on this slow computer I am going to blog everything on the same blog. It's been my personal hope to adopt an Asian child since I was about 23 years old. When I met Bob he was open to adoption as well. In June of 2010 I was looking at the Rainbow Kids website. It's an adoption info site that has waiting children with photo listings. I viewed a profile of this precious baby boy and I felt like he was going to be my son. You are never supposed to do this because obviously other families can be in the process of adopting the children. "Don't fall in love until your paper work is finished"
Long story short, his picture spurred us on to start the adoption paper work. In the back of my mind I have always known that our paper work could be for another child. I'll try to make this part short. He is listed with an agency in Michigan. It's easier to adopt a child through a local agency for obvious reasons. However, he was on our hearts and so we felt lead to try all options for him. The first problem we ran into was that we could not find someone here who would qualify for a Michigan home study. We were searching for about 2 months. The director of AIAA (the agency in Michigan) was out of the country and so we were a little on our own. We finally found Dillion (in Oklahoma) who could do our home study for $4,000. I am including all the money information just in case someone out there is curious about adoption as well. $4,000 is a lot considering that is on top of $23,000 and travel expenses.
There was another lady we chatted with named Eileen. She had done studies for AIAA in the past but wasn't on their list at the time. She owns her own smaller agency and has two adopted Korean children of her own. About 3 weeks ago she called and let us know that she was approved to do our home study as well. We weren't too far into the process with Dillion so we switched. Lucky for us her home study cost is $1,500. Since we are not rich $2,500 savings is great :) Just FYI you don't have to be rich to adopt.
She came to our house and visited with us for four hours yesterday. It was very fun and comfortable. She is coming back on the 15th to interview us again. Another long story short, I think it takes 4-6 weeks for a home study to be complete. Eileen said that she would call AIAA and let them know she didn't see any reason why we wouldn't be a great family for out little guy. With waiting children you can sometimes get a referral before your study is finished. Waiting children are children with some kind of problem that makes them "not perfect". It can be small like birth marks or big like down syndrome. The range is huge. So that means you aren't waiting for a perfect child to be born. The child is born and waiting on a family. This means the referral process is much shorter. Our little guy has a heart condition. That was part of the reason I fell in love with him (long story, I'll save for another post).
From now on I'll try to blog weekly so you can know where we are at. It may be small happenings but I want whatever child we adopt to have a record of how he or she came to be part of our family. Below are some pictures of Molly. She helped me clean the night before the home study. We were listening to the Jackson Five and dancing at the same time.
I know "baby boy" is in God's hands. If God has intended him to be part of our family then it will happen. I'm thankful either way because his little face helped us get started.
I was going to start a new blog for our adoption process. For my sanity on this slow computer I am going to blog everything on the same blog. It's been my personal hope to adopt an Asian child since I was about 23 years old. When I met Bob he was open to adoption as well. In June of 2010 I was looking at the Rainbow Kids website. It's an adoption info site that has waiting children with photo listings. I viewed a profile of this precious baby boy and I felt like he was going to be my son. You are never supposed to do this because obviously other families can be in the process of adopting the children. "Don't fall in love until your paper work is finished"
Long story short, his picture spurred us on to start the adoption paper work. In the back of my mind I have always known that our paper work could be for another child. I'll try to make this part short. He is listed with an agency in Michigan. It's easier to adopt a child through a local agency for obvious reasons. However, he was on our hearts and so we felt lead to try all options for him. The first problem we ran into was that we could not find someone here who would qualify for a Michigan home study. We were searching for about 2 months. The director of AIAA (the agency in Michigan) was out of the country and so we were a little on our own. We finally found Dillion (in Oklahoma) who could do our home study for $4,000. I am including all the money information just in case someone out there is curious about adoption as well. $4,000 is a lot considering that is on top of $23,000 and travel expenses.
There was another lady we chatted with named Eileen. She had done studies for AIAA in the past but wasn't on their list at the time. She owns her own smaller agency and has two adopted Korean children of her own. About 3 weeks ago she called and let us know that she was approved to do our home study as well. We weren't too far into the process with Dillion so we switched. Lucky for us her home study cost is $1,500. Since we are not rich $2,500 savings is great :) Just FYI you don't have to be rich to adopt.
She came to our house and visited with us for four hours yesterday. It was very fun and comfortable. She is coming back on the 15th to interview us again. Another long story short, I think it takes 4-6 weeks for a home study to be complete. Eileen said that she would call AIAA and let them know she didn't see any reason why we wouldn't be a great family for out little guy. With waiting children you can sometimes get a referral before your study is finished. Waiting children are children with some kind of problem that makes them "not perfect". It can be small like birth marks or big like down syndrome. The range is huge. So that means you aren't waiting for a perfect child to be born. The child is born and waiting on a family. This means the referral process is much shorter. Our little guy has a heart condition. That was part of the reason I fell in love with him (long story, I'll save for another post).
From now on I'll try to blog weekly so you can know where we are at. It may be small happenings but I want whatever child we adopt to have a record of how he or she came to be part of our family. Below are some pictures of Molly. She helped me clean the night before the home study. We were listening to the Jackson Five and dancing at the same time.
I know "baby boy" is in God's hands. If God has intended him to be part of our family then it will happen. I'm thankful either way because his little face helped us get started.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Nap Time
Today I was cleaning out our office area. I put Molly's favorite song (Amazing by Janelle) on and about 5 minutes later everyone in the house was asleep. M made her own bed on the kitchen floor. Sweetie!
Rocky---getting old. Precious friend.
Love you Tank (Sunshine). You are to die for!
Rocky---getting old. Precious friend.
Love you Tank (Sunshine). You are to die for!
Monday, July 5, 2010
Maybe......
I'll try to start blogging again.
A two year old with sunglasses, a cell phone and a paci--help!
Our sweetie Sunshine!
A two year old with sunglasses, a cell phone and a paci--help!
Our sweetie Sunshine!
Monday, March 8, 2010
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Chosing Joy
Christmas.............it can be a time for me to reflect on how my life has not turned out "normal" or how I can accept it for what it is. I have not put up a Christmas tree or any decorations in 3 years. You see my Dad's favorite time to spend with us was in front of a lighted Christmas tree, listening to Johnny Mathis sing Christmas carols. Since his death the thought of doing that was too scary. Yesterday I was thinking about Molly and how this could be one of her best memories too. How could I cheat her because of my fear? So today I busted out the itunes and down loaded Johnny Mathis' Merry Christmas. Where to find a tree with only a few hours left? Humm.....BIG LOTS! So we bought the last tree in Farmers Branch and it's hot pink with pink lights. It's so festive and fun, just how it should be for a two year old. Listening to Johnny sing I'll Be Home for Christmas is difficult but I know my Dad would want me to remember him this way. A big reminder of how God does not intend for me to live in the shadow of darkness. So today I chose JOY.
Dad I miss you so much. 3 1/2 years is such a long time to go without seeing you.
I'll be home for Christmas
You can count on me
Please have snow and mistletoe and presents on the tree
Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love light gleans
I'll be home home for Christmas
If only in my dreams
Christmas Break
Molly reading to her babies.
She loves this doggie!
Making some brownies. PS-keeping the brownies for us.....she double dipped her spoon and then filled the cups :)
Merry Christmas.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Mamie's House
We visited my Mamie this weekend. Molly loved the horses and running around outside.
Molly and Fortune
Feeding Fortune
Molly and Fortune
Feeding Fortune
TWO!
Molly is two! Here are a few pictures of her opening some gifts.
Loves the new pink kitchen set!
Mickey Cake!!!!
Loves the new pink kitchen set!
Mickey Cake!!!!
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