Wordless Wednesday

Relaxing Saturday

Today was a great day! I started the day off by going to the local Panhellenic Luncheon with my mom and sister. The focus of the luncheon was a fashion show. Kelly was one of the models. We enjoyed the lunch and the latest fashions. Rick and I have spent the rest of the day relaxing. I have such a great husband he has an entire day of fun planned for us tomorrow. Enjoy the weekend.

Our LID Party!

I kept thinking all day! What are you suppose to do on your LID date? Should I be sad because of the time that has past? Should I be angry that I still wait for my daughter a year after my agency told me that I would have her home? About midday I decided that we were going to celebrate our LID? One day our family will have Caroline’s birthday, her gotcha day and many other important days to celebrate but currently we only have our LID. Tonight we ordered Chinese food, lit a candle and celebrated our daughter and sister that we wait for.

My Ugly Kitchen is Getting Torn Out

The Start of New Tile

One Wall Out

Old Kitchen

Hanging out on the Porch

After the end of a long day

Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday

I am thankful that I live in an area that has a great climate and today is no different, it is a beautiful day.
I am thankful for the wonderful friends that I have made in the blog world as we wait for Caroline
I am thankful that we are finally all feeling well and no one is sick
I am thankful that we have a vacation in a few weeks
Nara asked me last night if we could make chocolate chip cookies in a few days. I am thankful that she still wants to make cookies with me and that she enjoys it as much as I do.
I am thankful my husband was not hurt in his car accident a few weeks ago
I am thankful for a husband who can still make me laugh daily

Officially Waiting Two Years Today!

Our Log in Date (LID) for China was 3/26/07. It is hard to believe that we have been officially waiting two years. On March 26, 2007 my agency told me that we would have her home within 9 months to a year. Wow it is hard to imagine that they could be so wrong.

Our Weekend

Part of our weekend was a lot of fun. Rick Devon, Nara and I all spent Friday night as my parent’s house. We went out to dinner and then came home for a late night swim. However, this was a weekend of lots of emotions. Rick and I have a house that we rent out. Several months ago the tenant moved out (without paying). The man left a huge mess for us to clean up. The cleanup has been going on for several months and we are both emotionally exhausted Several weeks ago we arranged to have the new carpet put in. We thought we were getting this great deal. When we checked on the carpet we realized that the carpet installation was not complete. We could not get in touch with the handy man who had given us “the great deal” He was nowhere to be found. Our super friend Joey came by on Saturday to finish the carpet for us. Joey was great but Joey let us know that the guy had cut the carpet to short and we did not have much hope. By Sunday we had come to the realization that our new carpet was going to have to be pulled up and we were going to have to start over. As one can imagine I was devastated.
I was sad most of Sunday and really pretty disgusted. I could not believe that someone would really mess us up in such a dishonest way. However on Monday I kept reminding myself that life was going to have ups and downs and I just had to get over this and move on. I reminded myself of all the great things in my life. So I have made a point this week to remember all the things I am thankful for.

Weekend Plans

Nara is finally better. She went back to school today. It is about time. She is tired of being sick. We have a ton of home improvements going on this weekend. We have someone working on updating our kitchen. It was a very ugly old kitchen. He started last week. I hope he makes a lot of progress over the weekend. We are also planning on going to an arena football game this weekend. I will take pictures if we go.

Happy St Patrick’s Day

An Old Irish Blessing
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Update on Nara and Looking Forward to Better Days

Nara woke up this morning still sick. She had a hard night. At one point her temperature reached 102. Nara is always full of energy it is clear to see that she is not feeling well. She has been in bed for 24 hours. Violet curled up in bed with her and has not left her side. I am sure she will feel better soon. I have attached a picture of a better day

The Best Plans......

Rick, Nara and I started the day of with packed plans. Nara and I were going to meet my sister and niece early this morning to walk in the Susan G Komen walk http://ww5.komen.org/. As the daughter of a breast cancer survivor, I think it is important to support such a great cause. In the car, before the walk Nara started complaining of a stomach ache. I thought she was just being a drama queen. I told her to suck it up she was just tired. As we pulled into to park she threw up. I still thought she was being a drama queen. Nara kept telling me that she was fine and she wanted to walk. I think she was trying to please me. Finally right before the race started my sister convinced me that she was really sick. Needless to say, I feel like a horrible step-mom. We are home now and she is in bed sleeping. I hope it is just a 24 hour virus. As she crawled into bed she told me that she was sorry and that she would be ready for next year’s walk.

A Close up of Nara

More Pictures of the Flower Girls

Lily

Violet

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