looking good

Thanks for your prayers and concern... Just wanted to let you know that Zani ( pronounced zen eye) had more tests done everything looked normal so she was released with a clean bill of health. They see nothing to indicate future problems... Thank You Lord!!!

Gotta go paint a shelf... woo hoo...

Prayer Request

Hey Friends just wanted to ask you guys for some prayers. Our Granddaughter (still sounds weird to say it in your 30's) 5 month old Zani fell and hit her head on Sunday. She went into a seizure, she was taken to the hospital by paramedics and spent the first night in ICU having tests run and for observation. Everything looked normal but they kept her for another night again just for observation. We haven't talked to Steven and Killa yet today but even though things look good could you just say some prayers that she will be have no future problems.... Could you also lift her parents up as they just moved up to Ohio (for school) on Saturday and have no family support structure.

Another Congratulations

Congratulations to Scott, Megan and Drew on the arrival of their baby boy Gavin William Crandell who was born July 22... I cant wait to meet you...



I wrote at the beginning of the year that I had gone to babies r us with Megan and that's when I found out she was early in her pregnancy. I have to admit I have been a bit self consumed and really haven't spoken to her in a while and hadn't heard anything from the family so I gave her a call to see how her pregnancy was going only to find out she had already had him.... I was in shock, no one told us, I am wondering if the family was watching out for me or if this was just an oversight... Oh well, just glad to hear that mother and baby are doing great... Seriously, Megan is one of those people who is so natural to be around, she is so open and easy to be with. She is exactly what you see and I love people like that. Megan if you are reading I love you, and wish you and the family so much love and happiness...

God Bless The USA

I have a confession to make. I have never watched the opening ceremony for the Olympics. Last night we watched it for the first time and I felt like a wide eyed child with tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat. That was so awesome. I am that sentimental fool who cries whenever the National Anthem is sung. Every Super Bowl you will find me standing, hand over heart, with tears on my face as I thank God for letting me be born in this amazing country. I just watched Michael Phelps win his first Gold medal and it was awesome. He is a home town boy so we were definitely cheering here, and yes, I did cry...

I also cant help but watch out and cheer for Kazakhstan. Even though I didn't adopt from there I "know" so many families that were made a family because of that country so I cant help feel pride for this country.

I want to send out a Congratulations for my friends the Bilbro's, Chris, Gretchen, Serik, and Austin. Their third son, Asa was born yesterday... I wish you all many wonderful blessings!!!

Birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JORDAN...

I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY... JUST NOT TOO MUCH FUN! tee hee hee

I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE LOVED, MISSED, AND THOUGHT ABOUT EVERYDAY!!!

My Room

I just thought this was a cute picture of Baby Lilly... Looking up while warming Tim's feet...

So, now that we are staying here in Maryland I have been busy working on my new scrap booking room/office. I am soooo excited about it. I am telling you nothing pleases me more then redesigning a room. I thought I would be crying the whole time but no, it has been kind of therapeutic for me. It is looking less like a nursery every day. I have been painting furniture buying supplies and such. Today I have been wallpapering part of the room and I love it. I am doing a sort of shabby chic, french country style... I will put a picture up as soon as I am finished...

Crack

So, I last left you with the people coming to see the house again. I believe I told you that we were giving them until Friday to make an offer. We got an offer on Tuesday afternoon... Remember, our house was off the market, they contacted us. We also put in a totally new top of the line AC/Heat pump after pricing and they had originally seen the house... drum roll please...... ....... They offered us $50,000 under our selling price. I think they were smoking crack... Honestly, we really already had the house at a low price. Needless to say we wrote back that we would not be counter offering and found their offer beyond insulting. If they would like to get it together and write us a serious offer we would listen... We never heard from them..

It just pisses me off that we had a party here Sunday that lasted until around 11:00 I got up and cleaned all day. All because two people felt like they wanted to play with us. Never mind that we are real live people who have real live feelings. We have to put our 3 dogs in the car. One of them is 13 and cant jump in anymore, its hot and on top of it I just found out that the girl had her 6th abortion with what could have been my baby... oooppps our baby... Sorry for the rant I just feel used.

Other then that, it is so nice to have some stability. Haven't had it in a while. Now I will continue working on my craft room/office. I love decorating so I will be in my element. I will post pictures when I am finished...