Once upon a time I worked really hard to lose a lot of weight. And this blog was a Weight Loss Blog.
Once I had a house I couldn't sell, and this blog functioned as a Shoulder to Cry On House Selling Blog.
Once I painted every room of my two houses fifteen hundred or so odd times and this blog could have functioned as the color swatch section for Lowes.
I've dabbled in photography and homeschooled, carried a surprise baby, outed my sister and traveled the country. And much of it has found its home here over four years.
Now we have set the wheels in motion on our quest to adopt our baby number four from Africa. So welcome to my Adoption Blog.
Uh, just in case you've not friended me on Facebook.
That would be myself, one of my favorite t-shirts and an envelope containing tax forms, marriage license, application forms, long forms, short forms, form forms and a family photo where, A. Everyone is wearing pants, and B. We appear totally normal. (Haw.) The envelope is currently making its way to the agency we've chosen, and in the best case scenario they receive it and choose us as well. My nervousness as I filled out the forms (using printing that only one OCD elementary teacher can) came as a surprise. I worried that every line might bring something that would turn them off, except for where I boasted my degree in making children smart and mad baby rocking skillz. I celebrated the mailing by spending my morning obsessively spackling all of the tiny bumps and dents in my living room walls, because, friends, home study. (Why, of course we don't allow two year olds to drive plastic trucks around the house, slamming into walls while usually half naked and mumbling things about hookers. No dents here! Or hookers! See?)
One approval-waiting day down, twenty-ish left to go.
Woo hoo! I love that picture of you. (You're looking mighty fantastic these days!) So excited to follow this journey with your family.
I was actually talking about you on New Year's Eve to a couple we work with who left this past Friday to pick up their new daughter from Ethiopia! They told me about her and I was all "My friend Molly is adopting a baby from Africa!" Their process went fairly quickly (less than a year, I think) and I hope yours does, too!
All our recent family photos feature a certain someone without pants, by the way.
Posted by: Jen L. | 12 January 2010 at 07:04 AM
I'm so happy for you guys! And I can't wait to follow 'this' journey with you on this here blog, just like I have followed along with every other one you've written about. I hope things move along swiftly, I know they are going to love you and your entire family.
So excited!
And damn, you are looking great! Love the photo too, your happiness just radiates...
Posted by: SJ | 12 January 2010 at 10:53 AM
Whoooooo hooooo!! So exciting!
How did you get Jack to wear pants? (and so glad the hookers are under control before the home study!)
Posted by: Michelle Z | 12 January 2010 at 12:02 PM
Wahoo!
Posted by: Frema | 12 January 2010 at 12:33 PM
I am so excited for you guys!
We have friends who have adopted SIX Ethiopian children in the last few years. They've been immeasurably blessed, as will you.
Posted by: Emily | 12 January 2010 at 08:07 PM
Congrats. This is exciting news.
(And I'll admit that I miss all the painting pots. I, for one, LOVED them!)
Posted by: Isabel | 13 January 2010 at 11:37 AM
This is so exciting. I am so happy for you. Making dreams come true. Yes, indeed.
Posted by: debi | 13 January 2010 at 11:44 AM
Pants are over-rated.
Having to be approved - while of course very important - is white knuckle time! At least it would be for me, I have a feeling you and your family will pass straight to approval, do not stop to collect $200.00.
Wait, that's wrong . . .
Posted by: BetteJo | 17 January 2010 at 05:08 PM