It is hard to believe that I have not posted anything on our blog since July. That is 5 months ago...that is almost half a year! Yikes!Well, where to start, with so much time passing us by.
The summer went so fast, but it went well. Choco is now a permanent part of our family, and he will be the last addition until we adopt a baby. Along with summer came gardening, canning, building furniture, building another cider press, berry picking, swimming, and dreaming of going to the beach (which never happened).
Gardening was our favorite part of the summer. Not everything grew well(our cucumbers and beans were a complete failure), but it was such a great experience, and we are so excited for next year.
Fall came so quickly, but Scott and I both love the fall. The warm days, cool nights, the colors of the leaves and all desserts include pumpkin or apples. What is not to love about that. I was so excited about decorating for the fall because our giant pumpkins were perfect for on the front porch. These pumpkins were huge! We could have entered them into the fair kind of huge. I also loved being able to take the dried up cornstalk and attach them with ribbons on the front of the porch. As you can tell, I really love the fall.
The most exciting of all happenings during the fall was Scott baptizing my nephew, Alex and taking a much needed trip to Vancouver to see my grandma. Alex's baptism was such an exciting day. My mom and younger sister, Pam, came up to Yakima and then we went over the baptism. What a fun, special day.
With the beginning of fall Scott and I became incredibly busy. I was working almost every day substituting, in addition to teaching drivers ed. at night. Scott was also put over a new project at work, which was exciting, but it required us to increase our level of organization.
Halloween and Thanksgiving came and went in the blink of an eye. Now we are 12 days away from Christmas and 18 days away from the new year. Scott and I are hopeful as we approach 2011 for both our family and our family business.
Our family business is approaching its third season, and we have high hopes for expanding into the California and Oregon markets. Scott and my dad are going to be attending the Tularie Ag Show in Tularie, CA in February. It is suppose to be the biggest show in the world. It is quite exciting for us.
Scott and I are also hoping that 2011 will be the year that we get to adopt a precious baby into our family. It has been quite the year regarding adoption options, and there are a lot. Regarldess of the agency or method of adoption, it is a miracle to see the many lives that are touched by adoption. It is such a blessing to all involved. I continue to be amazed by the adoption stories incredible stories that surround us. I want to take the opporturnity thank all of the birth mothers who have been so brave, and so selfless; it is such an indescribable gift to both the child and the adoptive parents. It is truly a gift that would not be possible with out strong, mature, selfless birth mothers.
I also want to thank all my family and wonderful friends for their love and support of Scott and I. This has been quite the challenge for us, but a challenge that we are grateful for. If anyone knows of an expecting mother that is considering adoption, please let her know about us. We have our profile posted on www.itsaboutlove.org. We love you all, thank you again for your love, support, and friendship. Scott and I have been so blessed with amazing families and friends, you all bring such joy to our journey.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Summer Happenings
It is taking me a while to get into this blogging thing, sometimes I even forget we have a blog. However, I have heard it can be addicting but I am just not there yet. So far this summer has been quite a busy one. Just a few of the interesting things as of late:
1. Scott and I have started building our own furniture. We have built a console table, 2 end tables and a coffee table. We have many more projects in store, but like all things we need moderation. So after building a few bedside tables and a desk, my furniture building will be on halt for a while.
2. Apparently the dog next door heard that Scott and I are wanting to adopt, so he came over to fill the position. Let's just say I was not exactly thrilled. Now we have 2 dogs and 2 cats. We are still not 100% sure that we will keep Choco , but for now he is a great companion for our little Buddy.
3. Our home inspection was completed on July 15th and our profile was posted on itsaboutlove.org . So Scott and I are officially prospective adoptive parents. We are so excited that the process has at least started. A few months ago, one of my facebook friends said she was "nesting". I had no idea what that term meant at that time. However, with all of the excitement the adoption process, I have now started "nesting". It is a very slow process for me, but I now know exactly what the term means.
4. Scott is so proud of our garden, so much so that he even took our caseworker from LDS Family Services around to see it. Despite the fact that we really didn't know what we were doing when we were planting, our garden has turned out quite well. Given it is mostly squash (of unknown varieties... which take no effort to grow), the corn, tomatoes, peas and peppers all have done very well. I love gardening.
5. We have had several friends and family coming and going this summer. We love having guests. It gives me reason to put extra effort into meals and how we spend time together. WE are so grateful to have a such a wonderful family and such amazing friends.
6. Canning and preserving has already started for me. I made several quarts of applesauce this month. I also tried my hand at sugar-free strawberry and blueberry jams. The strawbery jam turned out amamzing!! One recipe I found said, that by putting some sugar-free strawberry jello in with the fruit mixture the falovr is greatly enhanced. We loved how this turned out, and it did not take a lot of jello to bring out the flavor. Our blueberry jam was just for fun because we found a place close to home where we could pick our own blueberries. Peaches are just starting to be picked, and I am so excited to start canning peaches. They will be so good in the winter... if they last that long.
At this moment, these six actities and events are the highlight of our summer. I will be more dilligent about making posts, so they do not turn out to be so long!
1. Scott and I have started building our own furniture. We have built a console table, 2 end tables and a coffee table. We have many more projects in store, but like all things we need moderation. So after building a few bedside tables and a desk, my furniture building will be on halt for a while.
2. Apparently the dog next door heard that Scott and I are wanting to adopt, so he came over to fill the position. Let's just say I was not exactly thrilled. Now we have 2 dogs and 2 cats. We are still not 100% sure that we will keep Choco , but for now he is a great companion for our little Buddy.
3. Our home inspection was completed on July 15th and our profile was posted on itsaboutlove.org . So Scott and I are officially prospective adoptive parents. We are so excited that the process has at least started. A few months ago, one of my facebook friends said she was "nesting". I had no idea what that term meant at that time. However, with all of the excitement the adoption process, I have now started "nesting". It is a very slow process for me, but I now know exactly what the term means.
4. Scott is so proud of our garden, so much so that he even took our caseworker from LDS Family Services around to see it. Despite the fact that we really didn't know what we were doing when we were planting, our garden has turned out quite well. Given it is mostly squash (of unknown varieties... which take no effort to grow), the corn, tomatoes, peas and peppers all have done very well. I love gardening.
5. We have had several friends and family coming and going this summer. We love having guests. It gives me reason to put extra effort into meals and how we spend time together. WE are so grateful to have a such a wonderful family and such amazing friends.
6. Canning and preserving has already started for me. I made several quarts of applesauce this month. I also tried my hand at sugar-free strawberry and blueberry jams. The strawbery jam turned out amamzing!! One recipe I found said, that by putting some sugar-free strawberry jello in with the fruit mixture the falovr is greatly enhanced. We loved how this turned out, and it did not take a lot of jello to bring out the flavor. Our blueberry jam was just for fun because we found a place close to home where we could pick our own blueberries. Peaches are just starting to be picked, and I am so excited to start canning peaches. They will be so good in the winter... if they last that long.
At this moment, these six actities and events are the highlight of our summer. I will be more dilligent about making posts, so they do not turn out to be so long!
Monday, May 17, 2010
Sisters and Interviews
Two exciting things happened today. First, I found out that my sister has only 13 days before she is a west-coaster again. I am so excited to have her home! She is such an amazing young woman and friend that I will be happy to have her so close,even though she will still be about 5 hours way.
The second exciting announcement is that we scheduled our interviews today with our case worker for June 11. As part of the adoption process, Scott and I have to be interviewed individually; each interview will take about 2 hours! I have no idea what I will have to say for two hours, but I really don't know how Scott is going to fill a 2 hour interview. We are just praying for patience to just through all of the hoops that are set before us. We know in the end it will be worth it, but when you think about it, we haven't even started the hard part yet.
The second exciting announcement is that we scheduled our interviews today with our case worker for June 11. As part of the adoption process, Scott and I have to be interviewed individually; each interview will take about 2 hours! I have no idea what I will have to say for two hours, but I really don't know how Scott is going to fill a 2 hour interview. We are just praying for patience to just through all of the hoops that are set before us. We know in the end it will be worth it, but when you think about it, we haven't even started the hard part yet.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Entering the world of blogging
It has been a few years since I learned about blogs, and now I have finally created our own blog. Tuesday, we submitted out adoption paperwork. It has taken us almost a year to get to this point, but we are really excited about adopting a baby. As part of the process, they recommend starting a blog; it is a great way to keep our family and friends updated on our journey, but it is also a great way for prospective birth-mothers to get to know us. So here we are, with our own little blog. Our next step after they receive and process our paperwork is to have a homestudy done. We then should be on the adoptive parent profiles on www.itsaboutlove.org. We hope that if anyone knows a single mother considering adoption for her baby that you will direct them to our profile. We love you all and we hope you enjoy our special journey with us!
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