Woo-hoo for us!!!

So, I couldn't wait any longer and I had to call again our adoption agency. Now, on my behalf I believe it's been over a month since the last time I called...so for me that's pretty good. Last time we were at number ten and all I could think about as I dialed the number was...oh, please don't let us still be number 10. I held my breath as she said "hold on while I go check"...(very cheesy hold music here....). She comes back with "well, you're number TWO now." "You mean to tell me that only one family is in front of ours?" "Seems to look that way"... "Woo-hoo for us!"

Look out Ethiopia...we are NUMBER TWO!!!!!!!

My heart skipped a beat...

So yesterday as the kids and I were about to go out the door for some errands the phone rang. Now usually I don't pick it up when we are that close to being all ready but the caller id said that it was our social worker...and my heart skipped a beat. Boy, oh boy, I just knew that this was going to be our referral call (we've been told that our social worker will most likely call to give us the good news). So trying not to sound like a maniac I raced to the phone...

"Hey..." I said. "Hi guys, I just wanted to check in with you and see how you guys are doing?" She had no good news. Nothing to share...she just wanted to see how we were doing. We'll I'd be a tee-tiny little bit better with a referral (is what I wanted to say...ARGHHHH!!!!!) This waiting thing is so incredibly hard. So now, I'm back to racing to the phone and waiting for a referral. I guess I'm just glad I've got caller id...otherwise, all my family and friends would really think I'm just that crazy.

Good ol' summertime...

It's just not summertime without a cheap ol' fire pit, smore's, a hammock swing and bugs galore. We love summertime here! We hope your weekend was as nice as ours...

Lovin' Legos...

I guess it began when he was barely a toddler and we got him a big bag of Duplos. Then the older he got he found Legos and nothing has ever been the same. Our son loves Legos.

Alright "loves" is not a strong enough word to use...maybe I should say obsessed. Yep, he's obsessed with Legos. That boy, builds with Legos everyday and when he's not building with Legos he's studying idea books on how to build better sets. And when he's not studying Lego idea books he's researching with his father on how he can get a job with Legos later in life.

Yes...that boy loves Legos and I can't wait to see God's plan in this one.

The quiet ride home...

Today we went to a nearby state park to do some creek wading and have a picnic with a friend of mine and her three kids. Man, oh man...was it a great day! Who doesn't love it when a child screams "Mom, mom...we caught a frog", or to look out and see 6 filthy kids with smiles all over their faces. They waded and bug collected till their hearts were content and at the end of the time it was a race to see who was more worn out. And the ride home....

...was oh so quiet...yes, it was a great day!

I wonder...

This afternoon was the dreaded cleanup/organizing of my smallest's room. Now, I have put it off just about as long as anyone could. I mean the poor thing had only a small path to her bed and to the bathroom...everything else was in the middle of the room. So I hauled up some storage cubes from the basement and nice baskets and she and I went to work (I say "she and I" loosely, but really, it was me...she lost interest in a short amount of time). That was for the best though, for it allowed me to "conveniently" throw away some broken, missing pieces toys. Needless to say, the room now is clutter free and we can again see the carpet...I had forgotten that it was beige.

I wonder if that same color is in the other two kids rooms...

The domino effect...

O.k....you know the domino effect, right. First one thing must happen, then another has to happen and so on. It's a bit like the kid's book "If you give a mouse a cookie" (where this mouse wants a cookie, then milk, then a napkin and so on). Well, my domino effect started with a piece of fabric.

In the nursery for the new babies, my husband and I decided that the theme would be a safari theme. So I shopped all over to find a safari bedding. I couldn't find anything pre-made that I liked but I did find fabric...and boy is it cute. Well, that began the domino effect. Of course, with the fabric I had to pick the color and paint the nursery on Saturday. On Sunday, I had to have my husband move all the nursery furniture (the crib, dresser, glider, etc.) upstairs from storage. On Monday, I began making all the crib accessories (so far I've made the dust ruffle from the fabric) Today, I'm making some sheets and the bumper pad that goes around the crib. My husband calls it my "nesting" but to me...

...it's just my domino effect (and at the end are "hopefully" two really cute Ethiopian babies)