The bigs are not home enough to post about!! Julianne has been home the last two weekends and I did not take one picture, she will not be home until Easter now:( Allie and Eric, Gardner and Kendyl come over every Sunday evening for dinner. Madeline and John David so look forward to them Read More >>
Archives for March 2011
The Great Passport Picture Debacle of 2011
This afternoon Hank and I naively met at the post office with kids in tow to get their passports. Little did we know what a scene Madeline would create just to get her picture taken. This is where few understand unless they have adopted a child that spent some time in an orphanage: Madeline was Read More >>
First Packet Mailed
Today John David, Madeline and I mailed our first set of dossier papers to Great Wall..... a month early. Hopefully our Social Worker will complete our homestudy by mid to late April and then we are at the mercy of the United States government. Please pray that SW hurries!!! One step closer Read More >>
Spring Break, Sweet Friends and the Zoo
We have had Spring Break this week and did not plan much of anything. So far the only thing we have accomplished is going to the zoo today with some sweet friends. Madeline and John David are both very blessed with friends as I am:) Our morning started off with a little attitude: Then said Read More >>
The Dogs
Our dogs are polar opposites of each other, kind of funny to watch:) Odie just turned 6 on March 10th, we got him when John David was 3. John David used to watch Garfield The Movie in the car constantly when he was 2-3. I remember him quietly saying "I want a dog named Odie". We had Read More >>
“I Don’t Like You”
Madeline woke up in a bad mood today. Unfortunately you can say that about me most days too; I can't really hold a conversation until I have been up for about 15 minutes and have some coffee. Today Madeline was in a constant whine mode until after her nap this afternoon. We decided to go to Jimmy Read More >>
Lent
John David and I had a discussion about Lent the other day. He just had chapel that morning at school and had decided what he was going to do....... he said that this year he was not going to "give up" anything cause that does not really bring you closer to God (his words) and that he was going to Read More >>
John David
Just a word about John David this week: he is such a blessing and so very kindhearted. I stood with him at church yesterday and was overcome with God's gift of him to us. As only those who have gone through the adoption paper work frenzy know; it is VERY daunting! As I have struggled through Read More >>
Christmas Past
I still have not posted anything about Christmas since I started this after Christmas! One thing we have done since the big kiddos were little is get pj's on Christmas Eve. Over the years I have gotten a little obnoxious with this, especially as they became teenagers and added Madeline to the mix. I Read More >>
Apparently So
Yesterday I was loading groceries in the car and Madeline and John David were going at it. When I got in I saw Madeline frantically trying to keep John David from buckling his seat belt. She created this game that whoever buckles first "wins" and yells " beat you" whenever she gets buckled Read More >>
