Our Weekend............

We had a wonderful weekend together-it seemed to fly by, but it was great no less.

On Saturday we visited my Dad and then Matt and I went to the cemetery to decorate my Mom's grave. We do it every year, either on Mother's day or just before. Between my Dad (who designed the most beautiful stone I have ever seen), who puts seasonal silks out for her, my sisters, who add their decorations, and the landscaping Matt and I do, it looks so beautiful year round. I'll have to post some pics after the flowers we planted are in full bloom. We also had some time to plant a few seeds in our own yard once we got home.

Our church had their 82nd anniversary carnival today after the morning service. Alina Jayne wanted her Papa to go so badly. He had been feeling under the weather for the last two days, and said he could not make it. Surprisingly, he called while we were in church and said he *would* be there. She was thrilled, and I was awfully happy to see him too! We all went to lunch afterward and took some time visit, which made my weekend even better!

Once we got home from church, it was back outside to plant flowers & herbs. Alina Jayne LOVES to garden, and she loves to play in the mud.........with WORMS! She loves worms, and spent most of the afternoon making a "worm house." She was a wreck! Just before she got completely filthy, we were planing marigolds in the pots we made last spring, and that familiar music from my childhood started playing-it was the ICE CREAM TRUCK! We NEVER get a truck to come to our rural neighborhood, but there was one today. Alina Jayne asked me "Mama, who is playing that music?" I just told her it was a truck (not the "ice cream truck" in case we didn't make it out to it in time) but Matt was all over it! They were across the yard and at the truck almost faster than I could grab my camera-both completely mud/dirt covered from working in the yard! She thinks it is a really novel idea for a truck full of frozen goodies to ride around playing music!


Planting marigolds with Mama


Her first trip to the ice cream truck!


The "worm house" YUCK!


Got mud?


So now it is back to work in the morning.....sigh.

Have a great week and check back soon.

We're Back

Just wanted to let everyone know that Matt and I are are officially back on the waiting list for a referral from our adoption agency.

We had set May 1st as the deadline for our decision, and felt that was a great day to get back into the race (it was also Matt's birthday).

Many things have happened in the last few months that have made us stop and consider what is right for our family. Ultimately, we decided that if we kept waiting for the "perfect" time to adopt, it would never happen-there is no "perfect time."

So, here we are again, ready to press on and add to our family through the miracle of adoption. We know this journey will not be easy. There are bound to be more twists, turns and bumps in the road. But we have each other, and we have faith, and we know all will work out as it is supposed to.

As you have noticed, our blog is now private. We have invited specific people to view our blog and share this journey with us. After the previous emotional roller coaster, we have decided to keep things a little more low-keyed for the present time, and we appreciate your discretion. I still plan to post just as much as I did before, the only difference is, there will be far fewer people who are able to read the blog!

Thank you all for reading. We're glad you are following our journey!