Nice title. Not to sound like a broken record, but we found out today that we were not chosen. (I didn't mean the title to sound like we have broken a record, but I'm sure there has to be at least one that we have broken by now.)
We also found out why we weren't chosen. It was over the wording of something in our homestudy.
Beyond bummed.
I'm going to Disney World.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Aaaah! Narrowed Down.
I hardly ever hear from our caseworker anymore. Of course, that is per my request. Yet, everytime the phone rings, I am anxious to see if the caller id says the name of our agency. Today it did. My struggle between excitement and caution begins.
We were called today because we are being considered by somebody who has narrowed her selection down to two families. Ugh! There are so many emotions that come to my heart and mind, I can't even verbalize them all.
Last night, I was at Babies 'r Us and I cried. I cried because Factor is too big for the clothes there, and I really have no reason to go back to that store. I was sad. I have no baby for whom to shop. We have waited for almost 2 years now, and random things just strike me as sad. That was one of them.
Today, we are a family being considered. I feel like I have to be ultra guarded, but really want to dance and sing.
We were called today because we are being considered by somebody who has narrowed her selection down to two families. Ugh! There are so many emotions that come to my heart and mind, I can't even verbalize them all.
Last night, I was at Babies 'r Us and I cried. I cried because Factor is too big for the clothes there, and I really have no reason to go back to that store. I was sad. I have no baby for whom to shop. We have waited for almost 2 years now, and random things just strike me as sad. That was one of them.
Today, we are a family being considered. I feel like I have to be ultra guarded, but really want to dance and sing.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
A Time of Plenty
Some of you may know that I am a coupon clipper. I am involved in "SavingsAngel". This is a program that collects all of the store ads/sales, and matches them with coupons to show you what deals are available. Well, there have been many times that I have gotten food items or health and beauty items for free or near free because of this.
Realizing that I feel much better without high fructose corn syrup in my diet, I have made an effort to cleanse the house of the foods that contain this ingredient. Enter "freecycle". I am new to the "freecycle" world. My first 'offer' listing was for two boxes of rice krispies. The responses! The stories of people who need food for their family because of job cuts, job loss, or cut in hours. It is remarkable! And sad.
I am one who likes to tell people about things I think are great. In fact, many people have heard about savingsangel.com from me. Looking through my emails, I can say with even more certainty that I am very thankful for SavingsAngel and for the amount of food and other items I have been able to stock up on for little money. God has truly blessed us. Just a year and a half ago, we were in need of help from a food pantry through Degree's work. Now, I hope to pass on at least a portion of our current blessings to other people who continue to write about their food needs, even though the listing has been modified to say "taken".
Realizing that I feel much better without high fructose corn syrup in my diet, I have made an effort to cleanse the house of the foods that contain this ingredient. Enter "freecycle". I am new to the "freecycle" world. My first 'offer' listing was for two boxes of rice krispies. The responses! The stories of people who need food for their family because of job cuts, job loss, or cut in hours. It is remarkable! And sad.
I am one who likes to tell people about things I think are great. In fact, many people have heard about savingsangel.com from me. Looking through my emails, I can say with even more certainty that I am very thankful for SavingsAngel and for the amount of food and other items I have been able to stock up on for little money. God has truly blessed us. Just a year and a half ago, we were in need of help from a food pantry through Degree's work. Now, I hope to pass on at least a portion of our current blessings to other people who continue to write about their food needs, even though the listing has been modified to say "taken".
Friday, January 2, 2009
Happy New Year!
A HUGE "thank you" to all who participated in and donated to our adoption fundraiser. We raised about $600! Only $6,400 to go ;-)
We have no news on the adoption front. I guess I am fine with that, currently, because we (Factors, me, and Grandma) are going to Disney World on Jan 19th! I am sooooo excited! I have already started packing. To think, a possibility of wearing shorts?! Wow! Thanks Grandma!!
Factors continues to grow and amaze me everyday. On Saturday, he consumed a full 6 inch sub 'cold cut combo' sandwich. WHAT?! That's right. The whole thing. He's not even 4! And, I had him trying on shoes this week, to see if we needed new ones before our trip (we don't wear tennis shoes much up here in the winter), and he needs size 11 shoes. double shock. ELEVEN! He has a wide toe spread, too, so if the shoes are too small (or right at his supposed measured size), he will get blisters on his pinky toe. His big toe came up to about 1/2 inch below the tip of the shoe. Who knows what size he will be when he is a teen!
We have no news on the adoption front. I guess I am fine with that, currently, because we (Factors, me, and Grandma) are going to Disney World on Jan 19th! I am sooooo excited! I have already started packing. To think, a possibility of wearing shorts?! Wow! Thanks Grandma!!
Factors continues to grow and amaze me everyday. On Saturday, he consumed a full 6 inch sub 'cold cut combo' sandwich. WHAT?! That's right. The whole thing. He's not even 4! And, I had him trying on shoes this week, to see if we needed new ones before our trip (we don't wear tennis shoes much up here in the winter), and he needs size 11 shoes. double shock. ELEVEN! He has a wide toe spread, too, so if the shoes are too small (or right at his supposed measured size), he will get blisters on his pinky toe. His big toe came up to about 1/2 inch below the tip of the shoe. Who knows what size he will be when he is a teen!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)