Had to show you this...my FIL's elbow has been swollen like this for over a month! He went to see about it and they said it was fluid. Looks like there is a golf ball in it! They have to drain it but that means he can't golf for a while....he's not impressed.
I just had to do this! It felt good to cross out those three bottom months! Done, done and done!
Our youth pastor got married 2 weeks ago and so I stood in his role for the past month. When they were on their honeymoon they bought me this little thank you gift! Isn't it saaaaweet! I love it!
Painting has begun in the "princesses" room! I'm loving the color! There is so much stuff in there that I decided the best way to do it was to push everything to one side to do each wall. It will be a work in progress! Hunny and I sat and had a talk about all the things we would like to have finished before we go to China. We need to prioritize and try to do it all within the next month or so, so we can relax a couple weeks before we leave. I think it will be important we go to China well rested.
Look at the size of these fortune cookies!!!! They are awesome! Enter the draw at Diana Rambles to win a Giant fortune cookie. Thank you Diana for opening it up to Canada!!!
Skip over to the GIANT Fortune Cookiesite and have a look around at some of the fantastic cookies. You can add your own message to the fortune inside! I think I might order these little pink bubblegum at their sister site called Fancy Fortune Cookies. I always thought this would be a good idea but never knew there was a business out there making them!
Dianna says they are very tasty. She and her family shared one in one sitting! To quote Diana verbatim: It's the YUMMIEST fortune cookie I've ever had. I've had some chocolate covered fortune cookies before, but they paled in comparison to this. The cookie itself is thick, crunchy, and very flavorful. No processed taste at all...just pure goodness. The chocolate was heavenly and the little sprinkle dots were a perfect touch of candy sweet. The cookie contained a GIANT fortune. Ours was very generic, but you can request a custom fortune. What a UNIQUE gift!! I think it would be fun for a birthday, anniversary, graduation, or a baby shower. Since I've seen and tasted a Giant Fortune Cookie, I will be ordering some for gifts in the future.
Ok go enter!!! I totally deserve to win this cookie....I got my travel shots yesterday and I even stopped whining after the friendly nurse put a Garfield bandaid on me. ;O)
* Had a surprise "Tea Party" yesterday for my Mom's 60th birthday, it was wonderful. Today is her actual birthday. Happy Birthday Mom. We love you! (Mom is one sipping her tea, Aunt Jean, Uncle John to the left and my sister Lori to the right)
* Remember my friend Kimwho was waiting for an appointment for citizenship to the US so she and her fiance from Michigan could get married? Well she has her appointment for July! We are so happy for them finally! She set the wedding date for August 1st! We had her wedding shower on Friday night and it was wonderful!
* My long time bloggy friend Shannon sent me this beautiful fabric over 2 years ago and I have been holding on to it to have a dress made for our daughter but didn't know what size to have it made in. Well I sent it to the seamstress last week and I can't wait to see it finished! I had a work shirt made out of some of it and I LOVE it!
* I also ordered a pair of Bloomer pants in white from CORA and a Peasant outfit in a "Cherry Print". I can't wait to see them! I can't wait to see Jazmyn in them!
* We have been puttering around the house trying to do the things we would like to do and have done before we go to China. I am going to have to make a list and prioritize it. I have the paint picked out for the new "Little Princess's" room. I just have to finish the laundry room first. I love my new washer and dryer! I looks like the Jetson's! I love the little digital noises it makes! Best of all is how much laundry I can fit in them!
Before and in the midst of after.
* Sent in my "Final Life Report" and got my final report back for my course. I got a 4.0 average! Yay! Taking a break for the summer and will pick up my next course in the fall if all goes well.
* My dear friend Chantal come over today and dropped of a CD. She wrote Shane and I a song about the wait for our daughter. Her husband has a recording studio and she had it recorded for us. I can't download it and play it until she gets it copy writed. I can't wait for you to hear it. I think I will put it on our "Gotcha Day Video".
* Our little Grandbutton cut her first tooth this week! Poor little pumpkin was in pain. Can you believe she is 8 months old already!
* Ordered some new molds and scents for candle melts. I can't wait to start making them. I made a few gingerbread men in Pumpkin Spice, Cinnamon Swirl and Cinnabun. My house smells so good! * Well there is most of the goings on in our world at the present time. Hope you all have a wonderful week. Tomorrow I go for my second set of needles at the travel clinic then my friend Jocelyne and I will go out for dinner for her 40th birthday! Happy 40th Jo! I Love you! (Jo and I have our picture taken at "Grampa's" every couple of years.)
We are so excited! Our feet haven't touched ground yet! My heart is beating to a new drum....I never want this feeling to go away! I can't WAIT to see the Beijing sunrise on the morning that we will finally have her in our arms. We had so much fun this past week telling all our friends and family and watching their reaction! The most memorable for me was when we told everyone at church...our pastor asked us to come to the front and we shocked everyone! I had taped a video of referral day and out creative arts pastor put together a beautiful video for footage and pictures. There wasn't a dry eye in the place! What a celebration it was! We are so excited!
Today I will send off a little care package to our little Jazmyn. I have taped little pictures and her name and info on each item. This is so exciting!
In the next few weeks I plan to do a lot of things around the house. First and foremost is to change a nursery that has been sitting empty for three years (not in vain) into a little girls room. I'm painting her room "Spring Fern" and accessorizing in different tones of pink. I'm a little excited about this!!!! This little rug was a perfect color match! I love it! The butterflies are adorable. This is something else I'm going to try to do....we went out to China Star for supper on Saturday and one of the young girls working there told me about the library carrying this so I went out and got it as soon as I could. I would like to learn some easy basic phrases.
Remember last year when we had "Sunshine" staying with us? Well, her mom is hoping to travel to China if possible around the same time we are! That would be so awesome to see where they lived. She said it wasn't far from where the Olympics were held. How exciting is that!
I was also talking to a old school mate on facebook that I went to school with. Tim is organizing our 20 year school reunion. He moved to Hong Kong for work and as he was planning and trying to find out who all was coming (in his words "how big of a barn do I need for all you animals?") he realized what we were doing and offered us a place to stay if we wanted and to be a travel guide if we wanted! I thought that was very generous. We will probably stay mostly with the group but we hope to take at least one day and meet up with Tim and Vitre for coffee at least. Then try to spend a day with Sunshine's mom. We are so excited!
Details about our daughter in the previous post! We are on cloud nine!
I couldn't wait any longer so this is the best I could do until the province e-mails me back. Isn't she sweet! They have her hair pretty short but I can still put a pokie tail in that! I love her chubby cheeks and pouty lips!
OTHER NEWS! THEY FOUND MY M.I.A FINAL EXAM! I GOT AN "A"! What a great week!
I had hoped to do this post with a picture but alas I have to wait another day. Our adoption coordinator's printer was just getting fixed and the color wasn't well adjusted so when I tried to scan the pic it didn't turn out at all. I e-mailed her but didn't get a reply yet.
Back in February we switched to the WC program. It was something we had discussed many times, in fact in our original dossier we stated we would accept a child with minor correctable needs. Each time we thought about changing things would look like they were going to speed up so we would hold off a bit longer. We are so happy we finally took that leap of faith......cause.....Last Wednesday we got a call from the province with a child proposal!
We went down finally see our daughter and we fell head over heals right away. "Jazmyn Callie June" (Chunyang Tong) is 4 years old, she weighs 28 pounds and is almost 3 feet tall. She is from Heilongjiang, farthest northeast province just below Russia. So our winters here won't be anything different to her as far as temperature goes. She was born May 13, 2005. She was found May 15Th, 2006 a few days over a year old, wondering alone in a park and was brought to Children's Welfare Institute of Harbin City May 25Th, 2006 after police tried to find her family.
At 14 month of age she had surgery paid for by "The Tomorrow Plan" with whom I am sooooo very grateful! Since discharged she has been developing normally and is a happy, quiet, she is a great sleeper, has a good appetite, loves "SUGAR and SPICE!" likes to draw, used to a regular bedtime regiment, likes to exercise, music, likes to talk.....this made me a little sad ...."she *sometimes* plays with other children in the park"..... I can't help but wonder if there is a deep rooted fear of being in a park. I PROMISE BABY GIRL I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU IN THE PARK :o(...she likes to bath, picture books, smiles lots and is very fond of her caregiver.....this made me very happy, I'm glad to know she is capable of attaching herself to someone and not afraid to do so.
Our agency says we may be traveling in about 3 months!!!!!! Waiting on LSC then TA! Our file went very quickly from being 'Submitted" to "Assessing" to "Application Approval".....like I'm saying 2 days! I had a group of 6 ladies whom I have named my Armour Bearers since Mothers Day 2007 praying for our adoption and they were carrying us threw this last few days and we felt so blessed and covered. They're over the roof excited! Our families are beyond excited, we ONLY told about 5 people and they were all essential to helping us figure things out and get things moving.
So there you have it! I can hardly wait til we get the e-mail from our Adoption Coordinator so I can finally post pictures! There were so many little faith things that happened in the last few days as well that I will have to post about. We are so happy!
I have so much to do!!!! I have a nursery that needs to be changed into a little girls room! OH YAY :O)!
I don't get sick very often but boy when I do it throws me for a loop! I got up and had a headache, which lately I have had a few so I wasn't sure if it was the aspartame in the Crystal Lite I've been drinking or seasonal allergies or what! Well I soon found out what it was when I stood up out of bed and ever so slowly walked the the loo....I'll spare you the details of what happened in there! I went to work (thank heavens it's attached to my house) with my PJ's and slippers on and grabbed the appointment book and the phone. I cancelled my first couple of clients and waited to see what the day would permit me. Hubby called (he works out of province) and asked why I didn't sound well so I filled him in and he told me to rest. Then he called our friend and asked her to check up on me. I heard a bang and had to quickly decide if it was my head of the door. I knew it was the door when the dog started to bark...then I got a text and it read "I'm here to hold your hair!" what a nice surprise to see it was her at the door. She went to the drugstore for me and picked up Gatorade and Gravol and brought it back to me. What a blessing she was! I get this 24 hour bug once in a blue moon and it never lasts long so here it is almost 8pm and I'm feeling not too bad, had some supper and it stayed with me and so for the rest of the evening I'm going to relax on my bed and read, watch TV and visit a few blogs. My advice - If your sick all you need is a Gatorade, Gravol and a good friend who is willing to hold your hair back ;O) Enjoy my little sideshow of just stuff we have been up to lately. PS. Still no sign of my exam. Guess I have to rewrite. Ugggg! Hugz Debz
Still no word on the where abouts of my exam...perhaps it will show up on Monday? Hopefully Monday we will start to hear some early rumors about next batch of referrals. They will be just getting back to work after having a few days off for the Dragon Boat Festival. I'm praying they send out a big batch this month!!! I'd love to see 3D get their referral! Yard sale tomorrow, pray for sunny skies!!! OK On with my post! ->
The biggest Island attraction Anne of Green Gables. It's not yet open for the season but they're working on it. This is in Cavendish. I love to drive out here before the tourist season opens. It's such a beautiful drive. You never have to drive too far when you live on P.E.I to find water. This is Malpeque Bay area. It's starting to come alive with people working at the local Cabot National Park.
Pretty much across the road from the first picture is the beach at Cabot. Across the water, the land you see is actually sand dunes. There were a few Blue Heron (our national bird) around but I couldn't get a good shot of them, they were too busy fishing to strike a pose for me....but if they did they would have lifted on leg for me like a flamingo! LOL
Cool weather vein. I've never seen one like this before.
The bridge you see here is one of the last wooden bridges left on the Island. It's fun to drive over, there is a different sound on wood than on pavement. I took this shot especially for my bloggy friends who have never seen out famous red clay. The Island is also known very well for it's potatoes as well. Hence the field newly plowed! Farming and Fishing are two very big industries here.
Some lobster boats ready to go. There are lots of little fishing wharfs around the Island. This one is in Malpeque. If you have ever watched "Emily of New Moon" this would have been the area where a lot of the footage was shot.
UGGGG! Guess what!? I wrote my final exam 2 weeks ago last Monday so 1 1/2 weeks ago. I had to have it proctored. I went to this ladies work place and it took me 3 hours to write it....I was soooo mentally exhausted afterwards that I came home and just sat on the couch....I didn't even feel like thinking.
Sunday night I thought I'd e-mail my instructor to see if he had corrected it yet.......he didn't e-mail me back until this morning...HE DIDN'T RECEIVE IT!!!!!!!!!! We sent it that same day.....where the heck could it be? I sent the hard copy with it so I will have to reorder it and REWRITE IT if it doesn't surface somewhere! WHY DIDN'T I PHOTO COPY IT!!! I PHOTO COPY EVERYTHING ELSE!
This was a happy picture of me before writing my exam.....you wouldn't want to see the look on my face right now :o( Please pray it shows up!
Well things are finally starting to take shape here on the Island finally. I've been puttering around a little here and there but it's still pretty chilly most days to be working outside. This morning it's only about 3 degrees Celsius which would be about 42 Fahrenheit. Brrrrrrr! This is a lilac tree I planted in our yard when we built the house about 6 years ago. I actually planted 2 of them one THIS color and one THIScolor. One of them didn't make it, and neither of them were big enough to bloom until this year....I have only one bloom on it but it will be the end to my 6 years of suspense as I don't know which of the 2 colors survived! So far this is all I see....I can't wait to see which one it is! My viola plant keeps spreading all over the place, I even see them coming up in the lawn! Now if I could just get them to choke out the not-so-Dandelions I'd be all set. My favorite bloom to see in the spring is my Cherry tree. They are so pretty and delicate. When she drops her blooms it looks like confetti...so pretty. I can see why in China they celebrate a Cherry Blossom Festival. The cherry tree's have a celebration all on their own...so we might as well join in!! Have a wonderful day all!
I've been shopping in local antique stores lately and have totally cleaned them out of the few old glass canning bottles they've had kicking around, here are just a few that I've found. I was looking for a creative way to package scented wax tarts edit, that you melt in a melting pot.
Here is an example of some of the tarts I'm packaging and selling as a fundraiser. Ther cute eh! Some smell like Ginger/Nutmeg and I have Apple Pie and Butterscotch. The Apple Pie ones are shaped like little houses. I know the gingerbread men are kinda Christmasy but they are OK anytime of year in your kitchen aren't they?! If you like the country look I guess.....personally I love primitive stuff.
Tell me, what is your most favoritest smell....and don't say "baby"....they don't bottle that one :O(.
Here is a pic of them displayed in my miniature jelly cubbard (Hubby made this for me for my birthday one year ;O) I love it!) in my shop. The jars are 22.00 Canadian, 19.50 American and the cello packs are 10.00 Canadian, so 8.90 American no tax just shipping. If your interested let me know!
He's a handy man to have around the house, I love that he knows how to do so many things. This was his latest project, hasn't painted it yet, just put the pressure treated stain on it so far. He has the lights hooked up and is just finishing off the tailgate before he goes to have it licenced....then....I FINALLY GET MY NEW WASHER AND DRYER!!!! YAY!
I felt bad for hubby, he was working in a different area than Mike Holmes so he didn't get to see him but I managed to snag a pic from the local paper to show off our Island boy Dallas who won first place in the skills competition this past weekend. Second place went to a young man from Alberta I believe. One of my friend went and she seen Mike and said...."I thought he would have been bigger than that..." LOL! Cameras eh! Yes I'm saying "eh" a lot....I am Canadian and for the entire time I've had my blog I have been removing it from my posts....I give in. I am 100% Canadian and proud to be and I say eh instead of Hi, Hey, What?, bye, congrats, hey you, thanks and just cause....it's kinda of like Aloha in Hawaii....it means everything. Some people from the Southern States say Ya'll and I say that sometimes too....cause I like it... so "Ya'll come back now eh!"
YAY! They finally changed the box on the CC@@ website! March 14th is the cut off! Do you think since it was 2 weeks late coming that they will update it again in 2 weeks? I sure hope so! CONGRATS to all of you who will be seeing your children's faces in the next few days!!!! I'm so excited for all of you! It's my favorite time of the month!!!!
Oh, and for good measure on my post cause I always add a pic of some sort is my new favorite pic of my grandbutton. Love those blueberry eyes!
This morning J came over and we did a little baking, it took very little effort on my part actually! I called the shots while holding a very happy baby in my arms! LOL! Below is a picture of J caught red handed testing the cookie dough. I can't understand how she weighs 88 lbs! She eats A LOT! High metabolism I guess. But....she just had a baby 7 months ago.....I don't know who she took after....it wasn't me..I still think I'm carrying baby phat from when I had her! I doubt anyone believes me anymore ;O)....perhaps I'll start using the excuse that she keeps baking for me!? What! It's the truth!
Below is a pick of a cake that consists of "2" hear that "2" ingredients! An Angel Food Cake mix and a 19 oz can of crushed pineapple. Just pour about 1/4 cup of the juice down the drain then add the crushed pineapple to the cake mix, blend together with a fork, pour into a flute pan, cook at preheated 350 oven for 30 minutes ad there you go! Cream cheese icing on top! J put crushed almonds on top also. After J and Miss K left I went to the basement to tackle this mess....it's J's old room. We stored everything in here while hubs worked on another part of the basement.
This is my new storage room. I sorted out the totes and put a label on each one for easy access. I love it and what a good feeling having it done! My next plan is to turn J's old room into a scrap booking room/work out room.....I have a feeling I may be sharing it with a set of drums also but that's OK. That will be another rainy day project. Have a good rest of the week friends! Praying we hear some good news with referrals this week!
Oh my! You know the wait is getting long when your LID anniversary comes up and you have to go looking back through your posts to see how many your up to. Next month will mark our 3 year LID.
Look at these little cuties! Jac was at it once again! I think she has an artistic flair with her baking abilities. She may have missed her calling! She did consider going to the culinary but then changed her mind...it's never too late Jac.
LOL! I took Miss K for a walk yesterday, it was sunny and windy so we covered her little ears with a bonnet and put the shades on. He He, this picture cracks me up!
Ahhhhhh *Sigh* I love my grandbutton......she is good for the soul. She totally makes this wait bearable. Have a good weekend all. Happy Victoria Day weekend to all my fellow Canadian friends!
I'm doubly excited for my hunny this week. Not only is he working close to home for the week and gets to sleep in his own bed but he gets to meet M.ike H.olmes from H.GT.V's H.olmes on H.omes! There is a Skills competition for different trades and M.ike is one of the judges. I loved watching his latest humanitarian effort in helping out those who are still effected by Katrina in New Orleans. Hopefully Hunny will get a chance to hang out with him a bit. Hunny has to set up a couple of the CNC machines and maintain it for the competition. I told him he should invite M.ike home for supper....they can talk about our basement..... ;O) ......it's been a work in progress.....for coughamillion er umm only 6 years.I'm not complaining....he's a hard worker and I appreciate him more than he knows.
I'm so glad we don't celebrate something every week with my daughter making delicacies as such! I'd be in BIG trouble.
I was here where Jac sits not so long ago....I blinked once to many. Word to the wise...keep your eyes wide open. "Sigh" I will treasure this forever. Hopefully we can get together with my grandmother this summer (Lord willing) and have one taken of the five generations.....seriously, don't blink.
Happy Mothers Day to all the Moms out there including those in waiting. I can't help but wonder who's idea it was to have it on Sunday though, clearly they didn't have waiting moms and people struggling with infertility in mind. ;O)
The big question for me today is "To Church or not to Church tomorrow"...? It's so hard...last year I thought I was strong enough but apparently I wasn't if you rememberthis. I just don't want the attention. I know people are just trying to be encouraging but sometimes it opens doors I'd rather not enter. Perhaps I'll sit at the back and slip out early before the mob! ;O) Either way wish me well! And have the best day ever! I will be spending it with my Mom, treating her to lobster and my daughter is making me desert! I also have a Grandbutton too! Plus a little girl who is very real in China waiting for me! YES! I know my day will come, and what a day it will be. I'm blessed! See! I don't need pity! Now if I could just get everyone at church to see this before tomorrow I'd be all set! ;O)
Gosh, I don't know which is teaching me more patience; adoption or youth ministry....both of which are extremely fulfilling, but hair raising as well. I've been "trying" to divert my thoughts from the current crises with the swine flu and the yoyo trip the poor Rumor Queen is on as of late....note, I did say "Trying"....and here is one thing that has been occupying my time besides studying for my final exam. I have been reading and thought I would share with you.....and yes I'm one of those people who reads more than one book at a time. Mind you a couple of these I haven't cracked open yet. From the top left you see: 1. "Youth Ministry" by Christine Caine. I finished this one. I love how she reminds the youth leader that we were all youth at one time and how to lighten up a tense situation in a teens life. Great encouragement and tons of statistics in this one. Great read for all leaders. 2. "Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry" by Doug Fields. I got this one because the author is the youth pastor from Saddleback Church in California where we visited on our vacation to California last fall. Doug was also the author of the best-selling Purpose-Driven Youth Ministry spun off the Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren the Pastor of Saddleback. This Month marks my two year anniversary working with the youth of our church and I still enjoy it. They say most youth leaders burn out around 15-16 months. It has it's ups and downs and heart aches but there are far more fulfilling moments and good times to reflect on than not. I have seen such amazing changes in our youth over these two years. I feel it's an honor to be their friend and mentor. 3. "Mission Tour" a guide to a Canadian short mission trip. Haven't cracked this one open yet. We have 89 more days before we take a mission trip to a northern native community. We will be hanging out with all the youth in the town of Nain teaching, worshiping, talking and just hanging out and having fun with them I"m pretty excited...We had a fundraiser last year called "The Flippin' Accessories Sale" and we raised almost 5000.00 and guess what we are doing with it to bless the youth!!!! We are purchasing all NEW band equipment, drums, amps, guitars, new mics and guitars and we are going to LEAVE IT THERE FOR THEM when we come home!!! I can't wait to see the look on their faces! YAY! 4. "Have a New Kid By Friday" by Dr. Kevin Leman. You all wonder why your child didn't come with a manual? Well this book is THAT manual! I love his take on some situations and he has a list of what ifs in the back and what is the best way to handle the situation. I wish I had this book when Jaclyn was a teenager! Dr. Leman also has a series of Children's books out one is called " My Adopted Child, There is No One Like You" He uses the illustration of brown bears and the adopted cub is a panda...it's adorable. He also wrote a book called "Making Children Mind without Losing Yours." He is lighthearted and will tickle your funny bone.
5. "Mom, Sex is NO big Deal!" by Sharon A. Hersh "But mom, it's not the same as when you were a teenager..." Uggg your daughter is right. Never before have teenage girls been so inundated with the idea that sex is a natural part of teenage relationships. The media, Internet and her peers reinforce this myth daily. In fact, most will experiment...and never before has the price of this experimentation been so costly-disease, depression, and an messed up view of them selves. This book will bring hope and empowerment to you as a mom and help you to develop a sacred view of sex. My hope as a youth leader is to encourage my girls to have open conversations with their moms about the challenges they face so they will arrive at a place of wholeness as they make decisions about how they will behave sexually during the most vulnerable period of their lives. 6. "Why Wait" by Rose Publishing. 24 Reasons to Wait Until Marriage to Have Sex. This was a resource I picked up while I am waiting for an order to come in from the book store. I ordered "The Purity Code" I wanted to read it over and see about doing a group with some of the girls who are interested in taking a pledge to be abstainate until marriage. I would love to have a ceremony when we are finished. I seen some sweet rings that say "I'll Wait" on them. Would love some ideas if any of you have ever done this or seen it done at your church. I watched a program on TV one day where the Fathers walked the girls down the isle to receive their purity rings and I cried watching it! It was so beautiful! 7. "The Five Love Languages of Teenagers" By Gary Chapman This is so far my favorite! If you have ever read his book "The Five Love Languages" it is along the same line. This book helps you to recognise what the primary love language of your child is and how you can relate to them on a deeper level and show them you truly do love them by speaking the language that grabs their attention. This one is so much fun to read cause I can almost pin point each language our individual youth speak. This is another one I wish I had when Jaclyn was living home! Oh just think how much wisdom I'll have in raising our daughter from China! not to mention the advice I'll be able to give Jaclyn when Miss K gets older!
I took a pic of one of the cookies upside down to show how well they cook on my stoneware.....they turned out beautiful.
Jac asked me the other day if I had any of my chocolate chip cookies hiding anywhere in the deep freezer. I didn't....and I felt bad that I didn't cause I know how much she loves them and I think she might have been just missing home and needed some comfort food. I was at her house today and she was a little sad....late postpartum perhaps but regardless when I left my heart broke for her. I got home after paying some bills and doing my banking and I called and asked if she wanted to come over and make cookies with me and she was over the roof excited.
The recipe is just the Neiman Marcus famous cookie but I put a spin of my own on it and Jac thought it would be a good idea to add sesame seeds so we did and we renamed them "Mommy-n-Me Cookies".
One day in the not so far future she will be doing this with Kennady. She may be grown and have a family of her own but she will always be my little girl, and I will always be willing to make cookies with her....even if she eats most of the dough ;O)
Join us while we embark on a journey to China to add to our family.
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time. 1 Peter 5:6
Got my last set of shots for travel on Monday.
Had to show you this...my FIL's elbow has been swollen like this for over a month! He went to see about it and they said it was fluid. Looks like there is a golf ball in it! They have to drain it but that means he can't golf for a while....he's not impressed.
I just had to do this! It felt good to cross out those three bottom months! Done, done and done!
Our youth pastor got married 2 weeks ago and so I stood in his role for the past month. When they were on their honeymoon they bought me this little thank you gift! Isn't it saaaaweet! I love it! 
Before and in the midst of after.
