Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Making Turkey Cupcakes.....
We had a lot of fun making these, even the teenagers participated! We used candy corn and jelly beans for the feathers, Hershey kisses for the head, candy corn for the beak and little M&M's for the eyes and chocolate frosting to hold it all on. If you want both dark meat and white meat than use a white cupcake instead of a chocolate:)
We finished the night off while watching the new Santa Buddies movie. I am going to confess that I fell asleep before the end, but Paige seemed to love it.
Happy Thanksgiving my friends. I feel like I have so much to be thankful for this year.
p.s. Still no drivers license. Sigh.
Labels: Adoption, Family Fun, holidays
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Bleary Eyed!
I went with Samantha and a bunch of other 13-14 year old girls to the 10:30 showing of New Moon last night. By the time I droped all the girls back at home it was almost 2:00 a.m.. I am feeling it this morning.
The movie was good. Much, much better than the first one. However, I do have one beef.
If you are over 30 please, please, please do not hoot and holler when Edward or Jacob come onto the screen. That totally freaks me out.
Sends me back to memories of Mary Kay Latterneou? I am sorry, that is just gross. I'm just sayin..................
The movie was good. Much, much better than the first one. However, I do have one beef.
If you are over 30 please, please, please do not hoot and holler when Edward or Jacob come onto the screen. That totally freaks me out.
Sends me back to memories of Mary Kay Latterneou? I am sorry, that is just gross. I'm just sayin..................
Labels: Family Fun, teenagers
Monday, November 16, 2009
More Pictures
Here I am with my parents and my brother. This must have been towards the end of the night. I look tired.
My parents having a moment to themselves. They still look pretty happy after all those decades of marriage.
I am on the top right with all my siblings. Mom is sitting in the middle. This is what your family looks like when your mom decides she would like "one more" when she is 45 and already has children who are grown and had children of their own.
Mom, in the middle, with her buddies.
With her buddies again.
OK, siblings, here are the few pics you requested. I haven't gotten the pictures back from the photographer yet so I don't have any of the big group shots yet. They should be coming soon.
My parents having a moment to themselves. They still look pretty happy after all those decades of marriage.
I am on the top right with all my siblings. Mom is sitting in the middle. This is what your family looks like when your mom decides she would like "one more" when she is 45 and already has children who are grown and had children of their own.
Mom, in the middle, with her buddies.
With her buddies again.
OK, siblings, here are the few pics you requested. I haven't gotten the pictures back from the photographer yet so I don't have any of the big group shots yet. They should be coming soon.********************************************************************************
Thanks to all of you for your encouragement over my little break down. I feel calmer now (though not totally calm) and am trying to realize that things will happen when they happen. I am praying the drivers license shows up this week. I will feel much better once we get that done and then the ball is in the governments court. Well, at least I think that will make me feel better:)
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Pulling The Covers Up Over My Head And Crying....
The week so far:
Monday: Get a letter from USCIS stating they cannot process our one time extension of our I-171H until we have our now 18 year old son fingerprinted by the FBI. They also state that we will need a completely new home study. What? At the bottom of the form their is information about people that do not belong in our family. It seems they have our paperwork mixed up with another family.
I can totally understand why Zach has to be fingerprinted, although, we thought it would not be an issue because our petition was excepted a week before he officially turned 18. I talked with our social worker and she also does not understand why we would need a completely new home study. We have emailed, faxed, called, etc. and can get no one to answer our questions.
Tuesday: Decide to have Zach go down and have the live scan fingerprints done that are needed for our social worker to update our home study. Oops, can't do that, as my child has lost his drivers license!!!
Wednesday: All government offices closed.
Thursday: Send Zach down to DMV, where he waits in line for three hours to get a new drivers license. They give him a temporary and tell us the new one will arrive within two weeks. Two Weeks??? Eeeks.
Basically, we cannot take care of this situation until he gets his new drivers license. It is possible we will pass court and not be able to travel because the paperwork will still not be complete.
I want to cry!
Please, please pray that we get his new driver's license in a few days. I know that if we storm the doors of heaven our Heavenly Father will not ignore us.
I have talked with our local Congressman and he has assured me that once we pass court he will do everything in his power to expedite the paperwork. We just need to get Zach's fingerprints done so the process can start.
I am really trying to stay calm, but my insides feel just sick over this whole situation. I am so mad at myself for not looking at all the paperwork more carefully and not catching this mistake a month ago.
I know our children are being well cared for right now. I just don't want anything to keep me separated from them one moment longer than I have to be.
Thanks for your prayers my friends. You are the best.
Monday: Get a letter from USCIS stating they cannot process our one time extension of our I-171H until we have our now 18 year old son fingerprinted by the FBI. They also state that we will need a completely new home study. What? At the bottom of the form their is information about people that do not belong in our family. It seems they have our paperwork mixed up with another family.
I can totally understand why Zach has to be fingerprinted, although, we thought it would not be an issue because our petition was excepted a week before he officially turned 18. I talked with our social worker and she also does not understand why we would need a completely new home study. We have emailed, faxed, called, etc. and can get no one to answer our questions.
Tuesday: Decide to have Zach go down and have the live scan fingerprints done that are needed for our social worker to update our home study. Oops, can't do that, as my child has lost his drivers license!!!
Wednesday: All government offices closed.
Thursday: Send Zach down to DMV, where he waits in line for three hours to get a new drivers license. They give him a temporary and tell us the new one will arrive within two weeks. Two Weeks??? Eeeks.
Basically, we cannot take care of this situation until he gets his new drivers license. It is possible we will pass court and not be able to travel because the paperwork will still not be complete.
I want to cry!
Please, please pray that we get his new driver's license in a few days. I know that if we storm the doors of heaven our Heavenly Father will not ignore us.
I have talked with our local Congressman and he has assured me that once we pass court he will do everything in his power to expedite the paperwork. We just need to get Zach's fingerprints done so the process can start.
I am really trying to stay calm, but my insides feel just sick over this whole situation. I am so mad at myself for not looking at all the paperwork more carefully and not catching this mistake a month ago.
I know our children are being well cared for right now. I just don't want anything to keep me separated from them one moment longer than I have to be.
Thanks for your prayers my friends. You are the best.
Labels: Adoption
Monday, November 09, 2009
Turning 90
My mom's party on Saturday was a giant success. We had so much fun. I still have relatives sleeping on my couches this morning but by tomorrow our home should be back to normal.
My mom showed up in the cutest brown suit and boots. She will be hip until the day she dies.
Her cake represented all that she loves in life. 
Singing happy birthday. Isn't she pretty? We have a friend who is an ammeter photographer who came and took pictures. I will post more when I get his shots. I'm sure they will be great.
We had around 70 people there, big band music playing in the back ground, old photo albums to look through, and family and friends to catch up with.
The food was fantastic and I ate way way to much.
I talked with my mom yesterday morning and asked if she was all recovered from Saturdays extravaganza? "Oh yes" she tells me, "I'm all rived up and ready for the next 10 years of my life now!"
I guess I better start thinking about her 100th birthday party pretty soon.
Labels: birthdays, friends and family
Friday, November 06, 2009
The Party!
My mom turns 90 next week. So, besides all the excitement over our court date and trying to get the house organized and ready for two new additions, we decided to throw my mom a giant celebration.
Because, you know, we have nothing else going on.
Seriously, I love my mom so much, and am thrilled to have this party for her. However, the timing, it could have been a little better.
The party is at our house. Tables and chairs have been delivered. Catering ordered. Cake ordered. Etc. Etc. Etc......
My brother and sisters have been a huge help getting everything ready. It has just been a much larger undertaking than I had originally thought.
We are expecting around 90 people. Please pray for no rain. There is no way I can put all those people in my house.
We went and had our hair done.
Samantha modeling her new do.
Because, you know, we have nothing else going on.
Seriously, I love my mom so much, and am thrilled to have this party for her. However, the timing, it could have been a little better.
The party is at our house. Tables and chairs have been delivered. Catering ordered. Cake ordered. Etc. Etc. Etc......
My brother and sisters have been a huge help getting everything ready. It has just been a much larger undertaking than I had originally thought.
We are expecting around 90 people. Please pray for no rain. There is no way I can put all those people in my house.
We went and had our hair done.
Samantha modeling her new do.
Our sweet friend Shauna cuts our hair. Paige brought her giraffe for a quick trim too!
Very intently watching Shauna do her magic on Mr. Giraffe.
Doesn't he look great.
Our friends have been so fantastic to us during this adoption journey. Samantha and I both had our hair washed and styled plus our eyebrows waxed. Shauna charged us $20.00. It was the "adoption" special apparently. Yes, we are very blessed.
Well, it is 5:00 a.m. and I am off to Walmart to pick up a few extras for the party tomorrow. I'll post pictures after I take a long nap tomorrow evening.
Labels: Adoption, Family Fun
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Court Date!!!
December 4th is our day!
Yahoo!!
I could be holding my babies in January!!!
I am so so happy!
Yahoo!!
I could be holding my babies in January!!!
I am so so happy!
Labels: Adoption
