27 Nov | 2007

Looking Ahead To Sometime In The Future

Filed Under: Our Family of Two

Lately, I’ve been thinking about a couple of future events that DH and I plan on hosting. But, I haven’t had anytime to prepare for any of them. I think next week, I’m going to start making some sort of game plan. We don’t, at this point, know when we will be hosting them, but the plans will pretty much be the same no matter when we have them.

Both are related to our plans for adoption. One, we think, will occur before our kids are placed in our home. The other won’t occur, unfortunately I believe, if at all, until the adoption is final (approx. 6 months after our children are placed in our home). So one will be “on short notice” and the other a “long term” notice. Of course, the first will be in our home and the other most likely we’ll host at church.

We want to hold a formal house blessing sometime between when we’ve visited our children and the time they’ve been placed in our home. We considered holding it before we saw the kids or after the kids were placed but think the timing of in between will be best. We’ll use the new (updated) “Blessing of a Home” service. By waiting until after we’ve met out kids, we can ensure that the kids bedrooms are personalized but more importantly, it’ll also be a chance to introduce our kids to family and friends- without overwhelming our kids. I’d love to have pictures to share as well. I’m really excited about it. I’m sure that afterwards we’ll serve some type of meal. I know I need to decide what to serve, REALLY clean house, save some decorating money, and consider hymns etc.

The other possible event would be the baptism of our kids- it’s probable although it’s possible they will have previously been baptized. We recently had a friends twins baptized and they hosted their reception at home, cooked for them, etc. It convinced me (and DH) that we aren’t doing that. Father and great grandparents had to leave half way through the church service to prepare the food. I’m quite certain we’ll have it catered (even it it’s just el-cheapo catered) and at the church.

I’m really hoping to have real game plans to turn to when the events arrive. It’s one way that I hope to take some of the guesswork out of the uncertain timing.

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26 Nov | 2007

Blog Something

Filed Under: Family and Friends

I survived the weekend! It was busy at times, and other times, I had time to just be lazy. . . though that, I’m sure, wasn’t the best entertainment for our guest, my MIL.

We had a great Thanksgiving. We decided to start yet another family tradition- desserts for lunch! We dug into the pies for lunch before we ate our Thanksgiving meal. We love our desserts you know. The chocolate pie was still warm and oh so good! I ate too much of it but I sure did enjoy it. We actually finished that first chocolate pie, along with portions of coconut and pumpkin at lunch. I especially loved that I could eat our Thanksgiving dinner without worrying about leaving room for dessert.

One of the things we did that I truly enjoyed. . . . Last spring when my cousin was in town, she, my uncle, and my mom, stayed up telling family stories I’d never heard before. My brother and I held the camcorder to record it. Well, my brother started and couldn’t last so he handed me his camcorder. You should have seen me trying to stay awake to at least hold the camera. Well, after we ate our Thanksgiving meal, we, my brother and I, burned it to a DVD and put it on the TV for all to watch. It was really good to hear the stories. . . and get a few more details as my mom and uncle watched it. (And, it was really funny because they would add to the story . . . and a few seconds later they said the same thing on the DVD). I want to do more of that. There’s been many a time when family stories have been shared where you just live in the moment and wish there was some way to capture it.

Beyond that, this weekend I really enjoyed good food and cooking. Beyond Thanksgiving (where I pretty much only made the chocolate pies), we had biscuits and maple pan sausage, orange chicken and wild rice, cheeseburger soup, and a pot roast. And, I have leftovers of all of them to enjoy this week!

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11 Nov | 2007

Blogging Hypocrite

Filed Under: Life's Bits and Pieces

Lately, I’ve been wishing I did more blogging. . .captured more of our daily lives this year. But, alas, while I regret not blogging more, I can’t go back in time and do it over. I’m not sure what keeps me from writing a little something each day. And then, the more I thought about it, the more I didn’t know where to start catching up.

This morning, it’s quite here at work. I’m working on one of those projects you need to step away from on a regular basis for just a short minute or two. I’ve spent the time watching for updates on some of my favorite blogs. I realized that I’m a blogging hypocrite. I expect others to entertain me with content on a regular basis, yet, I haven’t been true to my own blog.

It’s time to stop that cycle. Today’s the day.

So, I guess since Thanksgiving is tomorrow, perhaps a list of blessings would be appropriate?

I’ll shoot for 20. . . here goes.

  1. Health- I feel so much better this year than last year
  2. DH- Can never thank God enough for that goob!
  3. A roof over my head- wow, we’ve had some powerful storms, the tree in our front yard is still standing, and we’ve had enough rain to keep away the forest fires.
  4. Eddie Bauer Shirts and Hoodies- I found them at the outlet and I love the soft T-shirts and the matching hoodies. Not sure what everyone things of me wearing them all the time. But they make me feel good.
  5. A Big Truck- To this day, I love driving that thing- being able to see, feeling safe, and not feeling punee beside the eighteen wheelers
  6. A completed Home Study- so glad we’ve got that behind our belts.
  7. Family- I’ve really enjoyed having family gatherings. My cousin from Florida came down twice.
  8. Mudd Shoes- They are just so fun, cute, and comfy
  9. Work- Thankgoodness I have a job, I need the money. And, if I have to work, at least I can enjoy it.
  10. A snuggly bed- love getting in between the down comforter and feather bed (ok. . . not actual down- hypoallergenic for DH’s sake)
  11. My porch friends- love ya’ll
  12. New Computers- What a luxury. So fast, so small, so light. Looking forward to scrapping on mine- and not worrying about DH needing it.
  13. Great Music, Great Concerts- Love the Texas/ Americana Music scene that inspires me so. It’s so great to be able to see some great concerts as well this year. Aaron Watson, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Chris Knight, Darryl Lee Rush, and more
  14. My Best Friend- Who seems to be happier with life these days
  15. Creative Inspiration- from where ever it comes from
  16. Our New Paint and Desk Area- what a lot of work. But it so worth it. Especially everytime I walk into the kitchen and see the variations on the color we painted.
  17. A five day weekend- looking forward to hopefully getting some rest.
  18. Losing Weight- I’m thankful I was able to do it and for the way that makes me feel
  19. Chocolate- Ok, probably not the best thing to list after losing weight. . . . but when all else fails. . . there’s not many WW points in a glass of chocolate milk
  20. To Do Lists- Strange but true, I’ve been using the Franklin Covey Weekly Planning and feel more organized and like I actually get things accomplished.

God Is Good!

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4 Nov | 2007

Behind My Back- Busted!

Filed Under: Me & Him

My husband is so busted!

Let me set the scene. We’re at the deer lease on what turned out to be a great day for us together in the woods. Not hunting but finished a few prep tasks and goofing off. We were at what we call my stand (it’s the one I’ll sit in), I wanted to get a picture of us. I didn’t have my camera.

But, DH has deer cameras that take pictures every 1 min, 5 min, or longer when ever it detects motion. So, I set DH and I up under the feeder to get a pic- hoping for one of us smooching. . . we wait, and wait, and wait. I think I decided to see how many minutes the camera was set for.

That’s when I get this pictures. . . Can you tell what my husband was thinking???

 
So busted! The good thing is that he didn’t erase the picture before letting me see it. It’s actually set up as his desktop background. . . every time we see it, we laugh.

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