Good News!

First the good news. Our home study has been approved and sent to CIS!!! Now we wait for CIS to notify us for our fingerprints. On another note my husband and myself are once again heading up our local summer league for t-ball, machine pitch, baseball, and softball. It is a trying job but the kids really enjoy it. Don't get me wrong it's not hard it's just very time consuming, but at this point in time it keeps me busy so I don't think about all the waiting for the adoption. As soon as we get our fingerprint date I will let everyone know. Hope you all have a GREAT week!!

Not Much News

Not much to write about here. We received our final home study on Friday which should mean that it was also sent to the local CIS office. So, we are waiting for our fingerprint appointment. It is that time in the adoption process that we begin to WAIT. Wait on fingerprints, wait on referral, just a lot of waiting. That's OK though the wait does not bother me because I know all of this will happen in GOD's timing! I would like to say I am sorry that I am not more of a blogger. I was told be some people that they liked reading my blog but I don't blog enough. So to you I AM SORRY! I will try to blog more! It is almost Easter and that means most all the family at our house. Don't get me wrong I love to have everyone together, it just means a lot of cooking and cleaning and I tend to get nervous that something won't turn out the way it is suppose to. I can let the adoption process take as long as needed without worrying but I can't make Sunday dinner without worrying. Go figure. Then to top it all off my 14 year old has a track meet Saturday at Medford. Like I needed something else to do this weekend. Well that is all for now. I will try to be a better blogger!!!!

A LONG Week!!

Well first a little update. Ours and another families papers went in front of the board again for the same little girl. Sad to say, but once again we did not get her:-( That's ok. The family that did get her lives close to a hospital that specializes in her needs with a children's support program! Which is GREAT for her! I find myself wondering if we were used so that she could make it to this family? God works in mysterious ways! I really am glad to know that she is going to a family that has the resources to take care of her :-) I know that FAITH and PATIENCE are the two most important things as you go through the adoption process! I am very luck to have wonderful friends who are always there when I just need to talk!! Things will be OK!
As for this week. My oldest son had district stock show. It takes 2 days to get ready for a 2 hour show. Crazy I know, but my son likes it and that's all that matters! I also painted my classroom at church this week. It is a solid cocoa rose with red checkerboard squares on the bottom half. I like it. I just hope the kids like it, then again they are 3 and 4 year olds you never know what they will like. As my title says it was a long week, but I wouldn't have it any other way! I can't wait to have another munchkin to chase around!!!!

NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS?

Not much news to report. We have completed all applications and a work shop that was required for the adoption. We still don't know if we are going to get this beautiful little girl that we would love to have join our family. Since me last blog we were over looked for her and another family got her and for some reason the very next week that family dropped out and decided they did not want her. Now there is a lot of red tape stuff and hoops that we are having to jump through in order to even be looked at for her. Crazy if you ask me! They already know we want her. The decision a few weeks ago was between us and the other family that has dropped out I don't understand why we were not next in line. But that's the way the cookie crumbles! I can say that I have quit worrying about it because there is nothing I can do and besides if she is meant to be ours they can approve as many families as they want in the end she will be ours. I am hoping that I will have an answer in a week or so. After our last application is approved we have to meet with our home study lady one more time before we can be looked at for her. It's all good though!! I am staying busy for the next 5 days with my oldest son. He shows goats and now has 3 to show. Which means grooming, bathing, and all the other fun stuff that goes along with getting an animal show ready. This will keep me very busy as my son is to scared to clip the goats so mom gets to do it. I don't mind though he really enjoys showing and that is why I do it!
To my surprise my mom has really been a big help through this adoption. She keeps me grounded and reminds me every day not to worry about it it will all happen when and how it is suppose to. She tells me every day that if we are meant to have her we will it is out of my hands and in the hands of God. I am so thankful to have my mom I don't know what i would do without her!! So until next time hope you have a Great Day and God Bless!!

SORRY I haven't blogged in a while!!!

Christmas and New Year were GREAT at our house. There has been a lot going on since Thanksgiving. For those of you who don't know, which is pretty much everyone except a select few. We are no longer going to China to adopt instead we are going to Korea. It is very exciting and a little scary now that we are on our own without the help of my good friends. I know everything will be great though. I am 100% positive that this is where the Lord wants us to be! Therefore everything will be just fine! We have got approval on our medical and app. We are looking at a beautiful little girl. At this time we are trying to get a better idea of her medical needs before we make a final decision. But as soon as we make that decision on our girl I will let you know!! I just want to THANKS to my AMAZING friends who are taking the journey to China for being so supportive! Next time I blog hopefully I will be able to post pictures of our little girl!

A CRAZY WONDERFUL WEEK

It has been a wonderfully crazy week! A good friend of mine went to China for 9 days and was a wonderful witness might I just add. Anyhow she left behind her husband and 5 kids 3 of which need to be watched. My daily routine was getting up at 6:30 getting 2 kids at 6:45 then getting my own 2 kids up and ready for school, getting all 4 in the car dropping my 2 off at school then 3 out of the 9 days keeping the other 2 which means at 11:00 picking up 1 of mine and the other 2's sister from kindergarten. The other 6 days after dropping my kids off at school I would take the other 2 to someone else, which was very hard some days. I don't do crying very well I would rather keep them all day than have them cry. I'm just a softy like that I guess. Needless to say we all made it the 9 days, mommy is home, but I miss my 6:45 kid drop off! On another note I have mailed all my home study paperwork, and I am getting closer to getting agency paperwork in the mail. My husband the wonderful man he is was gone all last week to Denver so therefore paperwork never even got looked at last week, but no worries it will get done when it's suppose to.

I Am SORRY!!!

I am truly sorry that I have not blogged in awhile. Here is a picture of my family. There is myself, my husband Dale, our 13 year old Ty, and our 5 year old Aidan. It has been a crazy last week at my house with paper work and of course the OU vs Texas game. Yes we went to the game. It was an amazing experience, a sad game, but amazing none the less. I have all of the paperwork for the home study done. Now I am working on Lifeline paperwork. It is sometimes hard to do paperwork when my husband is not here, but I'm still working on it. Slow but sure. When you have any doubts what you are doing the Lord will remind you! My 5 year old keeps asking me what his little sisters name is, he needs to know so he can tell his friends. He is my reminder. I just want to say how proud I am of the Oklahoma Hearts for Adoption gals. They are doing a fabulous job!