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Home Safe. Too tired to blog. Have to get up early tomorrow.
Cabinet Update
Posted August 23rd, 2005 at 9:34 pm. 5 comments
Had a great day with the kids today while Daddy-O was busy working on the cabinets back at home. Here’s what he accomplished:
Special Day tomorrow
Posted August 22nd, 2005 at 9:43 pm. 8 comments
Tomorrow I have two special dates. One with my sweet Abigail who is 3 and one with my precious Wes who is 6. I’m picking Abigail up for lunch and we are having a “girls day” which means we’ll also have to do a little shopping! I’m so excited because I’ve never gotten to do this with her but I’ve done it with her big sister, before she was born.
After lunch, I get to visit with my sister and then go with her to pick up my nephew from school. Our “date” will consist of homework and then, of course, playstation! What a day. I’m sure T and I will stay up too late talking and that will be fun, too. Maybe she’ll even let me borrow her computer so i can blog tomorrow night! 
I cherish these moments because I know that soon I’ll have my own precious children and may not have the opportunity to get one on one time with my nieces and nephews as often.
As a side note, I’m “off” of Sweet Tea and, quite frankly, it’s killing me. I am only 2 whole days “sober” and I don’t think I’m going to make it.
Baby Clothes!
Posted August 22nd, 2005 at 8:05 pm. Add a comment
Who knew that baby clothes could be so much fun? A big thanks to KF for giving me a huge box of clothes that her girls had outgrown! They are so precious (the clothes and the girls!). As soon as I got home, I put them on hangers and in the closet in the nursery. By the way, little people clothes look funny on big people hangers.
When Daddy-O came home, he asked why I had put them all in the closet. What do you mean “why”? Because the closet looks better with them in there, that’s why! He said we’ll just have to take them out if we get a little boy. Ya, well, okay but doesn’t the closet look adorable with those little dresses hanging in it?
Am I nuts or what? Of course I’m nuts, that’s why I’m posting a picture for you so you can agree with me that the closet looks absolutely adorable!
I especially like the girly clothes hanging right above the camo diaper bag! See, I’m planning for a boy, too!
On another note, I have a very dear friend who shared the most wonderful news with me today. Even just thinking about it brings a huge smile to my face. So, here’s to you, “Squatty” and I’m praying for ya’ll. And holding my breath and crossing my fingers and jumping up and down, all at the same time!
And this just in from my sister, via email:
Hey.
Your nephew just prayed that you would have safe travel.
Blog, please.
See you tomorrow.
me
Hey, T, this first blog is free. Go on and read it, I know you’ll like it. The next one will cost you.
Love, your blog-dealing sister
God’s Faithfulness
Posted August 21st, 2005 at 5:17 pm. 3 comments
1 Chron 16:34
34 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!For His mercy endures forever.NKJV
Have I told you yet how incredibly faithful God has been throughout this journey? I asked you on Wednesday to P.U.S.H. (Pray Until Something Happens) and I appreciate your prayers. I asked for 3 specific things, one of which for a case worker to be assigned to us and for her to call us.
The lady who did our homestudy called this afternoon asking if she could “edit” some of the things she had written. It seems OUR CASE WORKER called her and was concerned that the way a few things were worded would it make it hard for her to “sell” us to CPS. To make a long story short, she had misunderstood what we said anyway so it was a good thing.
OUR CASE WORKER is working on our file today, after being on vacation last week. We’ll call our case worker S. Anyway, so S told our homestudy worker that she had a few children in mind for us and wanted to get our homestudy changed and signed right away. So it will all be done tomorrow. I asked about the license from the state and she said I’d have to ask S about that, she wasn’t sure. She did say, however, that it can be done in less than 48 hours if need be.
God heard our prayers and He has answered. Please don’t think our job is done – we still need you to P.U.S.H. for us. Here’s what I’m hoping you’ll agree to:
- Pray for S. Pray that God points her in the direction of the children He has for us.
- Pray that S will really like us – this will help motivate her to work for us.
- Pray that God will soften our (Daddy-O and I) hearts to the child(ren) He has for us.
It’s so exciting…..we’re ready to see what happens next. We trust that God is in control and that He will carry us through each step of this process. It’s also exciting to have you walk this road with us, to share our burdens and our joys. I’ve always heard that “it takes a village to raise a child” now I know that sometimes it takes a village to get a child! We stand strong because God is with us, but we feel strong because you are praying with us. We thank God for you – yes, even you lurkers!
Here’s what we (i use that term VERY loosely since Daddy-O is really the one who did all the work) have been up to. Yesterday, “we” worked on one set of cabinets for the playroom and you know I have to show them to you! So here they are:
Imagine them will all the trim, cabinet doors at the bottom and all painted white! Won’t they be marvelous? Daddy-O is so good! He’s never built anything like this before, either!
It’s getting closer….can you feel it?
Aunt Weeza
Posted August 18th, 2005 at 10:14 pm. 4 comments
Thanks to my wonderful brother-in-law, my nephew Wes often refers to me as Aunt Weeza. Actually, when Steve is around, it’s “mean Aunt Weeza”. He’s 6 and just started first grade. Wes, not Steve. Ha!
Anyway, some of Wes’s favorite things include Jeff Gordon, Nascar, trucks, hotwheels, dogs and Playstation. Once I told him about getting cheatcodes for the playstation games, I became his expert on all things playstation. In fact, I’m driving 2 1/2 hours this Tuesday, primarily because he asked me to come help him with a game. One I know nothing about, but he doesn’t consider that I may not be able to help him with it. (I LOVE THAT!)
In fact, he called me today and asked me if I would go and rent the game so that I could be practicing a little before I get to his house. !!! He never even had a doubt that I would go out and rent it, despite the fact that my sister told him it costs money and I may not be able to and blah blah blah. I laughed when she told me that because I know that he knows I’ll do it. Guess you could say I’m a little wrapped around his finger ……. but it is the cutest little finger!
I tell you all of this to say how much I LOVE the fact that he calls me and asks me about his playstation games. That even when his mom tells him she can look up the cheatcodes for him, he wants me to do it. I love that he thinks I know all about playstation, even though i have only played about 3 different games on it in my life. Mostly, I love that I love him so much I’ll gladly drive 2 1/2 hours (one way) just to play a little playstation with him.
OH ya, and to visit my sister. That is really important too…i mean, she is really important too. It’s not just about WEs. *wink wink (ya, in case you haven’t guessed, sister TB reads this!)
A few months ago, I had the funniest conversation with Wes.
Me: So, mom told you that me and uncle Daddy-O are going to be adopting a baby, right?
Wes: ya
Me: Are you excited about that? About having cousins to play with when you come over?
Wes: No! I don’t think that’s any good. I don’t think it’s any good at all!
Me: (desparately trying not to laugh) Why not?
Wes: cause
me: cause why, wes?
Wes: Cause then you won’t have any time for me….you’ll spend all your time with that baby.
me: you know aunt cindy will always have time for you…i love you so much!
wes: i bet you won’t even have a bed for me to sleep in anymore…you’ll probably make it a room for the baby
me: (thinking, oh crap, he’s right about that…the room he normally sleeps in will be the nursery) I’ll always have a bed for you to sleep in… I’ll move your bed into the front room, it’s bigger anyway. Okay?
wes: i guess
me: (thinking i have achieved some great thing and explained away all of his fears and concerns…all while mentally patting myself on the back for doing so….I ask him..) so, do you feel better now about us adopting a baby?
wes: no! I still think it’s no good at all.
LOL…he is so funny and so sweet. And is way too smart.
Now, I have a dilemna. I am thinking I should redo that front bedroom since our plan is to adopt at least 2 kids….maybe do it in primary colors or something. But that is Wes’s room and he knows it. His favorite color is red, I guess as long as I have a lot of red in there it will be okay.
I should tell you that they (wes and parents) stopped by on their way home from vacation. Wes had saved two toys from his happy meals for “Aunt Cindy and Uncle Daddy-O’s baby” with no prompting from his parents. I think he’s coming around!
Conversation with Daddy-O yesterday:
Me: Daddy-O, what would you do if you got a call from the agency and they said they had 6 month old twin girls and a 2 yr old little boy (sibling group) and it looked like parental rights would terminate in Nov.
B: Am I on the phone with the agency?
Me: Yes, I’m not home and you are on the phone. I can’t be reached.
B: [as though he is talking to our agency] Okay, let me call you back in five minutes. [he looks at me] and then says, I’d call your mom and say hey, we need another baby bed here quick.
Me: Daddy-O, that’s not what we said we’d do …. we said TWO siblings but no more right at first….just TWO
B: ya, but … you know, the twins are two and then what’s one more?
What is going to happen to us? Are we going to become an instant family of 5? Holy stinkin’ cow. Not that we’ve gotten that call, but holy stinkin’ cow. What is going to happen?
I’m just full of excitement tonight. Even though we don’t know about the paperwork and case worker and stuff, i’m just so excited – i’m not even sure why. It’s getting close, friends, I can feel it.
P.U.S.H.
Posted August 17th, 2005 at 6:52 pm. 5 comments
Pray Until Something Happens – Let’s all get “pushy”
God tells us in Phil 4:6-7, “6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 If you do this, you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” NLT
That’s what I’m asking you to do for us now. Please join us in praying specifically for the following:
- That our paperwork will be submitted for licensing.
- That we will recieve our license number.
- That a caseworker will be assigned to us and will call us.
Will you please help us with this? Really, I don’t think we need to call the agency again right now. I feel like we need to sit back for a bit and just let God work. Sitting back doesn’t mean we can’t do anything, though, right?
We would appreciate it if you would lift these specific requests up to God, who hears all our prayers and who always answers. Thank you!
We’re so close, we can feel it. It won’t be long now. P.U.S.H.
ARRRRGGGHHHH!!!!!!
Posted August 16th, 2005 at 11:07 pm. 5 comments
So I’m feeling more than a little frustration right now. I haven’t heard from the agency since I called them last week so I can’t be certain they have even submitted our homestudy on the little girl I mentioned a few days ago. I wish they would, but I’m okay if they don’t or haven’t. I’d just like to know.
We haven’t been very impressed with the lack of communication we’ve received from the agency since our homestudy was completed. In fact, we have called them a few times in the past FIVE WEEKS but have heard nothing from them. It’s not like I’ve been pestering them, either. I’ve only called 3 times at most since then, and 2 of those times were on the same day. No, I wasn’t stalking them, I was calling back with information they asked for!
Here’s what has my feathers ruffled. The first time I called, the director had not yet reviewed our file for corrections. She wasn’t even aware it was waiting for her review. So, good thing I called, she said she’d review it blah blah blah then the homestudy worker had to come back in and make corrections and do a final sign off on it. Well, that was a few weeks ago.
Last week, I called again to ask if we’d been assigned a worker and to ask about being submitted on the child I mentioned before. Oh, and to get the number to fax in the fire inspection. She said she was waiting on the homestudy lady to sign off on the file so i called the homestudy lady and asked if there was any way she might be able to do that sometime that week. She said she’d only found out about it the day before but was going in the next day to sign it. BAH! Ever get the feeling someone isn’t telling you the whole truth but you aren’t sure who it is?
Now, because I still haven’t had a call telling me who my case worker is, I am thinking they have not submitted us on this child. Which has me a little ticked off. Just call me and freakin’ tell me what’s going on, will ya?
Ok, sorry. I’m through ranting. For now. It’s just so frustrating. And now I’m thinking I shouldn’t call again because I don’t want to be “one of THOSE people”. And I don’t want to aggrevate them since they are standing between us and our children. BAH!
God is in control. God is in control. God is in control. God is in control. God is in control. God is in control. God is in control. God is in control. God is in control.
Sometimes I just feel like He needs a little help from me. It’s wrong, I know it is. He doesn’t need me. I’m like the 2 year old spilling the mop bucket all over the floor in an attempt to “help.”
Shorthorns
Posted August 15th, 2005 at 10:41 pm. 1 comment
Our Shorthorns got their final approval today! Woo-Hoo…. For those of you who are just joining us, the Shorthorns are our very dear friends we met during our training classes. Anyway, just wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS! And I can’t wait to see what child God has for you guys!