tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959110442445187002024-02-18T21:45:57.465-06:00Faithfully Awaiting Fritzel Number 4Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11317699067947444401noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895911044244518700.post-9369744893106434302013-06-30T21:52:00.000-05:002013-06-30T22:16:54.037-05:00News UpdateHere is my new web site.<br />
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Thanks!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11317699067947444401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895911044244518700.post-49649550589002738872013-06-24T20:49:00.000-05:002013-06-24T21:14:17.317-05:00Master BedroomThis room has had the least amount of work so far, except maybe the media room. I just finally settled on curtains after buying a lot of panels and then taking them back to the store. The color on the panels is a bluish grey, shocking I know. For some reason I have no inspiration in this room. The khaki color on the walls throws me off everytime. I would love to do a really large canvas on the wall behind the bed with the lyrics to our wedding song written out (Beatles, In My Life) like I have pinned on pinterest, but I can't write in cursive. Seriously it's really sad. My handwriting looks like a 2nd graders. I know everyone says that, but in this case, it's really true. Maybe one day I will get the nerve. This first picture is such a disaster. It was right when we first moved in, but my only "before" pic. And yes, that is a mirror sitting on the ground because I have no idea where to hang it. Such a disaster, the TV doesn't fit on the dresser, etc. This room is so brown, blah. All suggestions appreciated.<br />
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Finally got it together and painted one wall in the master. Love the black wall. I added a couple canvases. Still have a long way to go.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11317699067947444401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895911044244518700.post-79135140304749858242013-06-21T14:20:00.002-05:002013-06-21T14:20:40.809-05:00Getting it togetherI was yet again, inspired by a pinterest post the other day to clean up my closet. I am actually pretty well organized but for some reason my closet is ALWAYS a disaster. My poor husband is kind of a neat freak and I am pretty sure the thing that drives him most up the wall...are my shoe boxes. <br />
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Here are my shoes on a bad day...</div>
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So I went to Target and found a little shelf on clearance for $17 and now here is my closet!</div>
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I still have quite a few boxes with boots and heels but it looks so much better. Your welcome husband. And now I have to get rid of these, it's a sad day. Apparently (according to my husband) it is not normal to keep your shoes in their shoe boxes. I am making my husband put them in our recycling, because my OCD heart can't take it.</div>
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Farewell friends, you have served me so well, but it was time for a change. Just an FYI, if you looked in my mother and sisters closet you would see the same. Which means I may not be as crazy as my husband thinks or my whole family is crazy.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11317699067947444401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895911044244518700.post-66986008463240302562013-06-20T07:00:00.001-05:002013-06-20T07:00:40.185-05:00Vertigo Follow-upMy blood work came back normal, so I went to have an MRI on Tuesday of this week and my doctor discovered some thickness around my sinus'. She thinks I have allergies and that is causing the dizziness. The dr. gave me a prescription for nasal spray and she thinks this will completely clear up my vertigo. Who knew? I thought for sure they would come back with no answers. I have been to this doctor a couple times about my dizzy spells and they have never figured it out. If allergies have been the problem this entire time, that is super annoying, but at least it's hopefully fixed. I will pick up the meds this morning and have high hopes that this will make me feel normal again. Just wanted to let anyone know that might have a similar issue. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11317699067947444401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895911044244518700.post-71478091600300036162013-06-18T08:39:00.004-05:002013-06-18T19:04:56.385-05:00Pinterest Fail Turned GreatI decided a few weeks ago that since I finished my last class of the semester, I needed a project. So I went on down to the Home Depot and bought myself some paint. The original plan was to finally stencil an entire wall. I have been wanting to do this for ages and finally built up courage and read enough Pinterest stencil blogs to go for it. Well needless to say, it was a complete and utter fail! Apparently if the wall is textured the paint will inevitably bleed under the stencil. Which led me to my backup plan... I had to paint the entire wall. The paint I picked out just happened to be a shade of gray (my gray obsession lives on) but this time I thought I would do a dark charcoal. Well in our bedroom it basically turned out black. So now we have a black wall in our bedroom and I am telling you, I LOVE IT! Of course now I am trying to figure out how to paint my brown furniture. Ha! Always something. I ended up covering some old canvases with some leftover burlap that I had from another pinterest experiment and stenciling those instead. I still think it needs more but, here is the wall for now...What do you think?<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11317699067947444401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895911044244518700.post-11560607589990716752013-06-14T13:52:00.002-05:002013-06-14T13:52:29.151-05:00VertigoWhen I was a little girl and my mom would do my hair in the bathroom I would get this weird light-headedness and have to go lay down. Let me just also say I have the thickest hair known to women (hence the reason it is always so short now) and it got very hot in the bathroom with my sister, me, and my mom in there together trying to blow dry this mane. It happened fairly frequently but once I laid down for a bit, I was fine. Well as I got older and was able to fix my own hair it wasn't too much of a problem. I actually would wake up at 5 AM in Middle School to shower and get my hair done without fighting over the bathroom and was able to not pass out due to heat exhaustion. When I was in high school I passed out at TGI Fridays. That's right. At the table. Knocked over my ice tea on the way to the table, which of course is where my hair landed. As if passing out in front of your friends at TGI Fridays isn't embarrassing enough in high school, my parents made me come home so I could go to the ER. After a cat scan, MRI, EEG, a visit to the neurologist, and a 3 hour glucose tolerance test...they found NOTHING. So that was fun. Anyway enough of the back story. Ever since my little pass out episode, I have dizzy spells. They are completely unexpected and usually last only a few seconds. Lately my little dizzy spells have been not so little...<br />
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I went to the doctor on Wednesday and now have to go back for an MRI. Lovely, back to the rabbit hole. So I am telling this to everyone because I am curious. Anyone else have dizzy spells? Or am I just a total weirdo? I feel that I will probably not get a response seeing as I am not sure anyone reads these, but just thought I would check. </div>
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My wonder Father-in-law who donated his building for the tournament.</div>
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My Sis and some of the cousins.</div>
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My Brother-in-Law and Owen</div>
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My Sis and her Daughter</div>
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Don't know who this is, but this is probably my favorite picture. If you know this man, please let me know and I will print him a copy!</div>
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My College friend who drove from Oklahoma to be here and my old Neighbor.</div>
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My Dad playing bags in the gray Oklahoma shirt.</div>
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My sweet Mother-in-Law who is always willing to help out.</div>
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My great parents. (Thanks to my Mother for the wonderful pictures!)</div>
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The Winners!</div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11317699067947444401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895911044244518700.post-41742512434250857292013-06-03T17:18:00.002-05:002013-06-03T17:18:48.671-05:00Successful Fundraiser!!! With only a few more items to sell!!!We would first like to <span style="font-size: large;">THANK</span> everyone so much who made it out to our adoption fundraiser! We had a great time and hope you did to! Just in case you are curious, we made over <span style="font-size: large;">$3,000! </span><span style="font-size: small;">Pictures from Saturday are coming soon!!!</span><br />
We do still have a few things left, so if your are interested in purchasing a Cornholers for Adoption <br />
T-shirt for $15 we have one small and 6 mediums left. They turned out cuter than I imagined!<br />
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We also have three adorable dresses left that my mother made, $20 each! Size 3, with adjustable ribbon straps. There are two chevron and one of the floral dresses.</div>
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We also have two adorable nursing covers left for $12! I would be happy to show them to anyone interested in person, just let me know!<br />
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We met with our Social Worker last week for our individual interviews. The interviews actually turned out to be much less pressure than I thought. She mainly asked about our childhood and how we might do things compared to our parents. Luckily, Nate and I had great role models so that wasn't too difficult to talk about. We discussed discipline a lot also and I have come to the conclusion that I have a lot of reading to do on that particular subject, especially since Owen has turned 2. Our Social Worker recommended The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis, in case you are interested in doing a little reading yourself:) Man they weren't kidding about the "terrible 2's". <br />
Nate decided to go first in the interview, so I was sent to a desk to fill out an assessment on raising a child of a different race. As you may have gathered Nate and I have decided that we are open to any child regardless of race or ethnicity. This is a very personal decision that we made very carefully. The questions were very interesting, some we had discussed a lot and other questions we had not even considered. I am well aware of racism and unfortunately heard racist stories and comments more times than I would like to think about. Fortunately, again, I had great parents that were always there to explain that everyone is important and loved in God's eyes and should be treated that way. My education in Social Work has also taught me a lot about differences in cultures and what is going on currently in the world as far as discrimination. I hope to educate my future child and Owen on the importance of learning about differences, respecting others because of differences, and treating everyone as your neighbor. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11317699067947444401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895911044244518700.post-83480092754489470722013-05-13T21:08:00.000-05:002013-05-29T15:21:49.667-05:00Starting your Adoption-Where do you begin?<span style="color: #0b5394;">When Nate and I started our adoption process we didn't really know where to begin. In my last blog I talked about how we completely thought we'd be adopting from Mexico only to learn that the original plan was not God's plan for us. I hadn't thought about this in a while until a friend of mine told me that she doesn't know where to get started on adopting. I figured I might as well help the process along for anyone who might be interested. This is just how to BEGIN the process of adoption. Hope it helps!</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Step 1:</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Research as much as possible. I have gathered up a few informative web sites that might be of some help. Some questions that you have can be answered through your research and help you with step number 2. This research can also open your eyes to another way that you had not considered or had assumed would not work for your family.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="flochart"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><img alt="Map of Adoption Options" class="border" height="224" id="f_adoptoption_map" name="f_adoptoption_map" src="https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_adoptoption_map.gif" usemap="#m_f_adoptoption_map" width="400" /></span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.parents.com/parenting/adoption/facts/starting-adoption-process/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">http://www.parents.com/parenting/adoption/facts/starting-adoption-process/</span></a><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Foster to Adopt</span><br />
<a href="http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Adoption_and_Foster_Care/children_in_our_care.asp"><span style="color: #a64d79;">http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Adoption_and_Foster_Care/children_in_our_care.asp</span></a><br />
<a href="https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_start.cfm#educate"><span style="color: #a64d79;">https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_start.cfm#educate</span></a><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Open Adoption</span><br />
<a href="http://www.openadoption.org/bbetzen/adparent.htm#error"><span style="color: #a64d79;">http://www.openadoption.org/bbetzen/adparent.htm#error</span></a><br />
<a href="http://americanpregnancy.org/adoption/openadoptionadvantages.htm"><span style="color: #a64d79;">http://americanpregnancy.org/adoption/openadoptionadvantages.htm</span></a><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">International Adoption</span><br />
<a href="http://adoption.state.gov/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">http://adoption.state.gov/</span></a><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Step 2:</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">I think the second step is to talk to your spouse. Some questions that you will have to decide on might be pretty difficult and researching before any decisions are made is a good way to go about it. These questions will probably include:</span><br />
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<a href="http://faq.adoption.com/questions/how-do-i-start-the-adoption-process.html"><span style="color: #a64d79;">http://faq.adoption.com/questions/how-do-i-start-the-adoption-process.html</span></a><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">1. Do we want to do international adoption? Or domestic adoption?</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">2. If International adoption is for us, do we have a country in mind? Is there a culture that we feel comfortable with adapting some of the parts of culture into our family; clothing, music, traditions, food?</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">3. If we choose domestic adoption do we want to go through an agency or an adoption attorney?</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">4. What age are we willing to take? Do we want a newborn?</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">5. Is fostering to adopt a possibility for us? Do we want to learn more information about fostering? And if so, is there a local agency that holds fostering informative meetings?</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><a href="http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Adoption_and_Foster_Care/Get_Started/Information_Meetings/default.asp"><span style="color: #741b47;">http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Adoption_and_Foster_Care/Get_Started/Information_Meetings/default.asp</span></a></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">6. Does the gender of the child matter?</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">7. </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">Are we willing to accept any race or ethnicity into our family and if not, is there a different race or ethnicity that we would be open to?</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">8. Are you emotionally ready to take on this amazing endeavor and is your marriage ready?</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">9. Are mental disabilities, physical disabilities, or emotional disabilities something we can deal with and if so, to what level?</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">10. Are we willing and able to spend extended time in another country in order to complete the international adoption?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Step 3:</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Contact MULTIPLE agencies and/or attorneys in your area that adopt in the way you have chosen to adopt. Ask a lot of questions. </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">1. How long does the process usually take?</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">2. What are the risks? (for adopting in this country, of the birthmother choosing you or changing her mind)</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">3. What are the costs of the programs? At what point in the process are you expected to have the funds?</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">4. If fostering, what are the training expectations and can you and your spouse meet those? What is legal risk when adopting through foster care?</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">5. What ages are being adopted out to the U.S. in the country we picked to adopt from? Can we get an infant and if not, are we okay with that?</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">6. Are we prepared to handle the questions and the potential for emotional stress that can come along with a child who has been adopted?</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">7. Are we prepared to support an open relationship with the biological mom and to what level, if we choose an open adoption?</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">8. If we choose international, we need to research that the agency in our adopting country is running things ethically. There are countries that have been closed to the U.S. for adoption due to unethical practices. Such as paying women to get pregnant in their country in order for them to make money from the adoption. There is a large "black market" and other unethical practices for babies. </span><br />
<a href="https://www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/adopt_ethics/types/intercountry.cfm"><span style="color: #a64d79;">https://www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/adopt_ethics/types/intercountry.cfm</span></a><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The following web site is to allow families to make a profile page to show others what they are doing and give family and friends a way to donate money to their adoption process. This will also allow you to read about how others made their adoption decisions.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.adoptionjourney.com/starting-the-adoption-process"><span style="color: #a64d79;">http://www.adoptionjourney.com/starting-the-adoption-process</span></a><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Here are a very few adoption blogs that I follow. Some have been very helpful, but they are a families' personal story, and don't reflect adoption all around.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">International adoption blogs</span><br />
<a href="http://www.laurencasper.com/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">www.laurencasper.com</span></a><br />
<a href="http://babykautzi.blogspot.com/p/make-way-our-adoption-story.html"><span style="color: #a64d79;">http://babykautzi.blogspot.com/p/make-way-our-adoption-story.html</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/69032/expecting-through-adoption/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">http://www.5minutesformom.com/69032/expecting-through-adoption/</span></a><br />
<a href="http://everygoodandperfectthing.blogspot.com/2012/08/what-to-expect-when-youre-adopting.html"><span style="color: #a64d79;">http://everygoodandperfectthing.blogspot.com/2012/08/what-to-expect-when-youre-adopting.html</span></a><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Open Adoption</span><br />
<a href="http://www.spencerandwhitneyadoption.blogspot.ca/2012/05/why-open-adoption.html"><span style="color: #a64d79;">http://www.spencerandwhitneyadoption.blogspot.ca/2012/05/why-open-adoption.html</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.chicagonow.com/portrait-of-an-adoption/2012/11/this-baby-is-ours-forever-adoption/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">http://www.chicagonow.com/portrait-of-an-adoption/2012/11/this-baby-is-ours-forever-adoption/</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.therhouse.com/resources-for-adoptive-families/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">http://www.therhouse.com/resources-for-adoptive-families/</span></a><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">http://thehappiestsad.com</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Some agencies in the DFW area:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Foster to Adopt Agencies:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Adoption_and_Foster_Care/Adoption_Partners/private.asp">http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Adoption_and_Foster_Care/Adoption_Partners/private.asp</a><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Some domestic/international agencies in the area:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.hopecottage.org/">http://www.hopecottage.org/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.buckner.org/">http://www.buckner.org/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.adoptionsbygladney.com/"><span style="color: #741b47;">http://www.adoptionsbygladney.com/</span></a><br />
<span class="algouri"><span style="color: #741b47;"><a href="http://www.catholiccharitiesdallas.org/AdoptionProcess"><span style="color: #741b47;">www.catholiccharitiesdallas.org/AdoptionProcess</span></a> </span></span><br />
(These are just ones that I am familiar with, I am sure there are many more available.)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11317699067947444401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895911044244518700.post-86192000656062359622013-05-13T10:49:00.001-05:002013-05-29T15:22:11.748-05:00Starting our Adoption ProcessNate was asked by a business partner of his companies' to come to Mexico for three months in 2008. At the time, I was a school social worker and had time off in the summer, so we excitingly agreed. We lived in an apartment in Monterrey, had a spanish tutor 3x a week, and I got to volunteer at an orphanage. We were so excited and nervous. We ended up being there for a little over two months. We learned a lot that summer about being on our own as a married couple. It got lonely at times but we enjoyed each others company more than ever before. Working at the orphanage was an amazing experience and like anyone who gets an opportunity like this, I fell in love with a little boy named after Moses. He went by Moe pronounced Mooey. He turned three that summer and I was convinced that he was supposed to be our child. Now I know you can't really just walk in and pick a kid, but I just couldn't imagine leaving without him. Turns out that you have to be married two years before you can adopt from that particular agency.(which we were not) It was founded by several Catholic women. They have a web site in case you would like to see it. <a href="http://www.filios.org/">http://www.filios.org</a> <br />
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After coming home and realizing that we were pretty far from starting an adoption plan, I put it on the back burner. When we started to discuss adoption both of us were convinced that we were going to Mexico to find our child. What could be better, we knew the language (fairly well), we knew and loved the music, food, and traditions. Unfortunately, after much research we found that it is pretty difficult to adopt from Mexico. In fact, we could only find two Hague accredited agencies that do adopt from Mexico and the closest one is in Arizona. The social worker in Arizona told me that the likelihood of adopting a child younger than Owen was not good. Even though I would adopt Moe in a heartbeat If it were possible, we really wanted to keep the birth order. This was really important to Nate so our adoption pursuit came to a large halt. We hadn't considered a backup plan. Mexico was it. Never in a million years would I have thought that we would be adopting a newborn domestically, but with many conversations and research this is where God put us. We learned a big lesson of trusting that God will lead you to the place you need to be if you let him. Our journey is still at the beginning and I am sure we will have more lessons to come. I decided to go over how to start the adoption process in the next blog. This will be from the mouth of a complete adoption amateur, but felt compelled to share the start to our story. Post coming soon...<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11317699067947444401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895911044244518700.post-47894882681856284452013-05-06T17:30:00.001-05:002013-05-06T17:31:06.317-05:00Adoption Concerns from Friends<span style="color: #0b5394;">Nate just got back from Atlanta Wednesday afternoon and we are back to a three person family again. Thank goodness! It's just not the same without him around, not to mention being a single mother, exhausting! And he was only gone 3 and a half days. Sending love to all single moms out there, you are some strong ladies! Today, Nate got an email from a friend of ours. He forwarded an article written by a woman who had a lot of rough times as she was pursuing an open adoption. It was a sad story of being chosen as an adoptive mother five times, only to be left heartbroken four of those times. From the article it looks like she was putting out ads in the paper and on the internet to find a birth mother. As I don't want to judge the way a person chooses to adopt, I feel like this particular woman definitely went about things the hard way. Lucky for us, we are relying on an adoption agency that will be counseling all of the potential birth mothers throughout their pregnancy. We have been assured that the birthmothers will not be able to pick an adoptive parent until they are fully ready to embrace an adoption plan for their child. Adoption is always going to come with risk and we are well aware of our potential for heartbreak. There is a waiting period after the child is born when the birthmother can change her mind. All I can say is we think that the risk will be worth the reward and if a birthmother chooses to not go through with the adoption, our portfolio will go back in the adoptive family book and the waiting game will start again with a side of heartache. We definitely want to hear any loving concerns for our family if you feel the need to express them. Although, please know that we have read and read, made our decisions, and have to live with all potential outcomes. Prayers are always super appreciated!!!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11317699067947444401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895911044244518700.post-73040396663692715882013-05-02T17:34:00.000-05:002013-05-17T08:45:37.474-05:00Baby Steps<span style="color: #cc0000;">Another step on our adoption journey was completed today. We went and had our FBI fingerprints done. Not a huge achievement but a step nonetheless.</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"> I kind of thought the "waiting" part wouldn't really happen until we were waiting on a birthmother to choose us, but I was wrong. We have to wait on approval to move to the next steps. Hopefully by the time we are just waiting to be selected by a birthmother we will be used to the waiting game. Maybe!?</span><br>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">On another note, I completed another step in my graduate school, my fourth semester. I realize graduate school is only supposed to take 2 years but unfortunately I still have a long way to go. I am only taking two classes per semester so it's going to be a while. Either way I have completed my first graduate level research class (took two in undergrad) along with a Poverty and Inequality in Social Policy class. In case you need to know anything about how our system does or doesn't help the poor and how to research programs and policies, I am your girl! I had quite the challenge this semester and figured out that I wrote 8 papers, took two exams, and gave two presentations. I am very much looking forward to the next 12ish weeks off. Did I forget to mention that I don't take classes in the summer?;) O and I are going to have some quality time together and I couldn't be more excited about it! Already working on our summertime weekly activities thanks to my incredible MOPS group that put together a packet of all the fun and cheap/free things to do in the area. I love planning!</span><br>
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<span style="color: magenta;">Now Emily (standing next to me in the bottom pic) is getting married in May to a guy who totally adores her, Shane, and whom we all adore as well. We were so excited to throw her a shower and I wanted to commemorate it with none other than a blog post. YAY! So here are some pics from Em's shower. </span></div>
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Nate sold the Jeep today! Which means we are <u>SO</u> much closer to our Adoption goal! So here is the breakdown...<br />
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$8,000 Saving so far...<br />
$250 Necklace Fundraiser so far...<br />
$8,500 Sell of Jeep<br />
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Which means... We have $16,750 for adoption expenses!!!<br />
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In case you missed the Facebook invite and my last blog post, our Cornhole Fundraiser is June 1st starting at noon. There will be an amazing First Bite Gourmet food truck there to serve lunch and donate a portion of their profits, kids play area including bounce houses, a Cornhole Tournament with money for the winners (of the winners bracket and non-winners bracket;), and plenty-of-fun!!! We will have T-shirts for purchase if you do not play in the tournament, but if you do play in the tournament a T-shirt comes with registration. Working on some more raffle opportunities, so I hope everyone can make it!<br />
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So in order to honor the Jeep that we loved SO MUCH, Here is a pic of one of Owen's first rides in the Jeep. Love it. And yes that's right, I didn't get a pic of our son on the way home from the hospital. As I have said in a previous post our child has NEVER been a car kid. (Post: Confessions from a couple of hip hop lovers!)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11317699067947444401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895911044244518700.post-3943010534595742482013-04-12T18:11:00.000-05:002013-04-12T20:52:33.174-05:00Confessions from a couple of Hip Hop Lovers<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Owen has never been a car person, since the first day we brought him home from the hospital. But we have learned along the way that there is one thing that will make the car ride better. At about 11 months old we realized that Owen has a love for... Usher. That's right I said it, Usher. Specifically the song that is called O.M.G. He may have got a little hiphop in his soul from his Mama. Now if you aren't sure which song this is let me breakdown a few lyrics for you.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"Baby let me love you down. There's so many ways to love ya. Baby I can break you down. Oh there's so many ways to love you. Got me like oh my gosh I'm so in love I found you finally you make me wanna say Oh Oh Oh Oh....."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now for all you music lovers out there, I may have introduced my son to some Usher, JT, Britney, Janet, Bell Biv DeVoe, etc. but I would also like you all to know that between my love of Classic Rock and Nate's love of indie rock, along with my dad's motown and Nate's families' love for Classic Rock, don't worry! He will be very well rounded. But just in case you guys see us driving by and our heads are bobbing to a beat, don't judge, you may have a kid who hates the car someday too.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">Hello Friends!!! The time has come to send out the info. on our fundraiser event. We are having a Cornhole Tournament in order to raise money for our adoption! The tournament will be on Saturday, June 1st. In case you aren't familiar with the game here is a video.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">Just grab a teammate, bring the family, and come have fun. There will be bounce houses and a fenced in play area for kids. For every person that registers before May23rd there will be a T-shirt included in registration cost. We will also be selling food and other goodies! We are hoping to make it an annual event to fundraise for different families. Registration is at 12, the tournament starts at 1. Please come and have fun with us! More details as they unfold.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">Northwest Regional Airport</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have had several people ask me lately, "Why does adoption cost so much?" Well I have been to one orientation and have learned a little bit of the answer to that question. I think you just have to think of it as an investment. An investment in counseling for all these women who are at a crossroads. These women who need guidance and support in probably their greatest time of need. The investment in a hard working Social Worker who is helping to place children in a safe, loving home, and also collecting and verifying massive amounts of paperwork. An investment in an agency that helps so many birth mothers, mothers, and adoptive mothers get what they need. Not to mention lawyer fees. With all that said, I am happy to give to an amazing agency that does so much good for not just adoption, but many other things for communities nationally and internationally. (www.buckner.org)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #274e13;">We have been told that our domestic infant adoption will cost around $23,000-$25,000. At first glance it is completely overwhelming to think about what a huge amount of money that is. Nate and I have been discussing money for months on end. We went to an adoption Q and A at our church and one of the fathers on the panel said something that stayed with me. He said that he knew how daunting the money part is, but that, "God will provide, you just have to start the process." Then a few weeks later Nate gets told that he was getting a work truck. <span style="font-size: large;">Which means, we can sell our jeep!</span> So we actually haven't sold it yet, but once we do that will give us a good chunk of money. In the meantime, we have been saving and have saved about $8,000! Yay! Now hopefully with the sell of our jeep <span style="font-size: large;">(Black '06 Grand Cherokee, in case your interested)</span>,</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #274e13;"> the money we are saving, and a couple fundraisers we might just have it! In the meantime please know that we are in the process of organizing a cornhole tournament fundraiser. If you don't know what cornhole is, it's like washers with bean bags and a larger board. Here is a youtube video... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24sxs6dGJKY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24sxs6dGJKY</a> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #274e13;">Anyway we will be getting more info out on that as it gets closer! Hope this sheds a little light on the cost of adoption. It is vastly different from agency to agency and international to domestic adoption. So all info is pertaining to just our case.</span> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11317699067947444401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895911044244518700.post-77822950294822470592013-03-28T19:21:00.001-05:002013-05-29T15:23:38.833-05:00Thank you!I am feeling so blessed and overwhelmed today. We sold all 20 fundraising necklaces within 4 days of putting them on Facebook! Can't even believe how generous all of our friends and family have been. Thank you so much for being a part of this journey with us. I am going to order more necklaces so if you still would like one and hadn't had a chance to speak with me, please let me know. Again, thank you so much! We are blessed beyond measure. Owen says thanks too, in his "Owen" crazy way.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11317699067947444401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895911044244518700.post-8220791027568358282013-03-22T14:34:00.001-05:002013-03-24T13:14:29.827-05:00Our Vegas TripOk so to reiterate from an earlier post, we got this amazing room at the Palms Place on British Airway credit card points plus the airfare. Thank you husband! The room was great and we had a super fun trip. We got to see Jersey Boys which was an amazing show at the Paris hotel. Highly recommend it! We also met up with a couple of Nate's worker affiliates at Caesars, watched my Sooners get beat in the tournament (boo!), and played several hands of pai gow! Unfortunately my time by the pool was minimal due to wind, but I got plenty of reading done. Owen was well taken care of by my in-laws and parents and we are on a plane home to see our sweet boy. He will be in bed when we get there but I fully plan on giving him a kiss as soon as we get there! 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Just some background on Nate, if he can't brag about how cheap he got something he won't buy it. Now this applies with everything except vacations. He is like a kid in a candy store when it comes to vacations. He would spend A LOT of money on vacationing if I said yes. Our friends seek him out on vacation help because they know that Nate lives for planning vacations. He likes to always have a vacation on the horizon. We have been to many places since getting married but there is one place that we always go back to and that's Las Vegas. We used to average about 2-3 times a year prior to having Owen. Nate loves to play poker and I love shows of any sort. (Dance/Concerts/cirque de soleil/comedians/etc). I used to love 3 card poker and slots too but not so much anymore since we only have one income, one kid, and one "on the way". I also love laying by a pool (and reading) and we all know Vegas has amazing pools. So here we are, on a flight to Vegas. I have counted all the trips I can remember and I am up to 10 Vegas trips. Pretty sure Nate is like 15ish. I know, its disturbing to think how much money has been blown. Anyway since we have been saving for our adoption and Nate is all about a Vegas trip I told him that if he could get airfare and hotel paid for via credit card points then we could work it out. We usually go with friends or family but this time we ended up solo. Looking forward to the trip but anxious (more so than normal) about leaving Owen (that's another post). So I will let you know how the trip goes maybe even post a few blogs by the pool;)! <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11317699067947444401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895911044244518700.post-2501025868671118512013-03-20T14:34:00.001-05:002013-03-20T14:34:48.694-05:00The Mommy GuiltsI have started to get the mommy guilts lately. I can pinpoint when it started which was right about 18-20 months when I started letting Owen watch T.V. The pediatrician always nicely reminded me when I went into the office that "he shouldn't watch T.V. until 2 yrs. old." At some point I gave up and let him watch a few shows. Then I called my church preschool in January about when the fall sign up was. And they just happened to have a spot open in his age classroom right then. This would also ensure that he would have a spot in September. So I took it. I use the excuse in my head that I am in graduate school and have two classes on campus this semester. (Univ of Texas at Arlington, about 45 mins from my house) Which is true, but it still makes me feel bad. I don't know why I think it's more OK to put Owen in school at 2 and a half rather than right at 2. So silly. Since my classes are Tues. evening and Thursday morning, I don't get to put him to bed on Tuesdays or take him to school on Thursdays. Please don't read this and think that I am judging anyone else for their decisions. I have learned not to judge anyone else's decisions regarding their children. Life is too complicated to know how WE need to make our own choices let alone how others need to make their choices. Now we are leaving Owen for four days to go on vacation without him. I feel terrible. He has been super clingy lately and I don't know how he will feel about us being gone. I realize that I am being a bit irrational picking a fight with Nate this morning and crying because we are leaving but hey, I am an irrational person when it comes to my kid. Anyway I decided to write this because only other Mommy's would know the Mommy Guilt. It's terrible and no matter how much time we spend with our children will it ever be enough? <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMMmGV8yf89bUtCh0HmOgO92tITbe0LBFcOjFN2NxodFgGdpXgV8fPUffDgH1phog8onDhZ54tssOhguIr4nlAu2D5AjqhmjKaivj5w0SX4N9u5n1swpKFs_BCYXWDxMRPxIjb4CF1wo/s640/blogger-image--51956906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMMmGV8yf89bUtCh0HmOgO92tITbe0LBFcOjFN2NxodFgGdpXgV8fPUffDgH1phog8onDhZ54tssOhguIr4nlAu2D5AjqhmjKaivj5w0SX4N9u5n1swpKFs_BCYXWDxMRPxIjb4CF1wo/s640/blogger-image--51956906.jpg" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11317699067947444401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895911044244518700.post-42394460722620948702013-03-17T14:42:00.000-05:002013-04-11T15:53:53.740-05:00Gallery Wall- My Weekend Project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gallery walls have been a big question mark for me. I am such a symmetrical person that it makes me super anxious to think of a wall with a bunch of stuff on it! Not sure if I have been exposed yet but here is my secret. I AM A TOTAL CONTROL FREAK. It's true, I know you're all shocked. So I tackled my fear and came up ok. I am going to be honest and say that I do not LOVE the wall yet. But I really like aspects of the wall. What do you guys think? Any advice? I painted all the canvases using stencils (except the family pic, of course) and surprisingly I have an urge to connect the gallery wall with the canvas above the doorway. This particular wall is about 25-30 ft. tall and I would love to paint it too but need to invest in a very tall ladder. Maybe another weekend...</span><br />
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