Thursday, July 24, 2008

Update


Thought I'd let everyone know that our court date is August 4th.
Hopefully all will go well!! We have a tentative travel date of August 29th.
I can't wait to go get my babies!! Can't wait to show off their pictures!
I have been shopping like crazy!!!These kiddos won't have a bare butt!! LOL!!
My kiddos recieved their package with photo albums and blankie & beanie bear.
I was lucky enough to have one of our CHI traveling families deliver to our kiddos.
(Thanks Brooke!)
I even recieved pictures of them with their loot!(thanks CHI!)
I am so happy we get to have our babies soon! I am now anxious for all my friends that are "waiting" to get their referrals!!!

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

PICTURES

<This is at the drive-in theatre,the weekend before our referral!
See what can happen at the drive-ins??






And these are the upclose and personal pics of us looking at the referral pic for the first time! Wouldn't you know we'd get "THE CALL" on a bad hair day!?







This is the Fourth of July!! Shawn is still a big kid!My nephew Chance and his cousin, Carlos!


My beautiful daughter, Braden!


She came over and enjoyed the fireworks with us. She has Macee, her furbaby with her.


This past Sunday was a small family reunion for Shawn's family. It was also his grandma's birthday! She is in her 80's, and acts so young for her age!




I almost posted pictures of me holding up my kiddos packages that are beeing taken to them. Then, i realized their picture was on them!
OOOOPS! That was close!!

Thursday, July 3, 2008

THANKS FOR ALL THE CONGRATS, BLOGGY FRIENDS!!!




Thank-you
Dansk (Danish)
n. - tak

Nederlands (Dutch)
bedankje

Français (French)
n. - merci

Deutsch (German)
n. - Dankeschön


Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ευχαριστία
int. - σ' ευχαριστώ

Italiano (Italian)
ringraziamento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - forma de agradecimento
int. - Obrigado!

Русский (Russian)
благодарственное письмо, благодарственный жест (за что-л.)

Español (Spanish)
n. - gracias

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tack
int. - tack!


中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
谢谢你

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 謝謝你

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 감사의 말

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 感謝の
n. - 感謝のことば

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شكرا لك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תודה‬


AND MOST IMPORTANTLY....AHMEHSEHGUHNAHLO (AMHARIC)

Thursday, June 26, 2008

DID ANYBODY HEAR ME SCREAM??

YES,IT HAPPENED!!!!
I am still in shock!!!But SOOOO in LOVE!!!
We have a little girl that is 3 1/2 years old,and a little boy that is 9 months old!!
They are so cute!!OK, he's handsomly cute, and she's beautiful!!
As everyone knows,my wait time was not one that i liked,or enjoyed! I don't mind it all now,because I know these were the two kiddos meant for Shawn and I!
Here is how the day went....

My new co-worker went to lunch early.We don't close the office during lunch hour.
I like a late lunch at 1pm so she gets the 12 noon.At 12:30 she was back at her desk,and so i was contemplating going to lunch early.Then i thought,no it's better to go at 1pm so the rest of my day goes by faster!Am I glad i didn't go to lunch early.
Like i said my co-worker is NEW! This is her 2nd week there.Our main boss has been out of the office for awhile.(read a previous blog about her son):(
New girl is 22,fresh out of college,with a business degree!!But does anyone like blond jokes!! Don't get me wrong! She is really sweet,but YOUNG!!She is QUICK to answer the phone!!! Way quick!!By the way,she's also blond and a size 0!(gotta love her!)Her and i were the only one's in the office.The phone rings....
New girl:Farm Bureau,may i help you?.... May i ask who's calling?
I'm thinking,there is only me and her here. Wonder who wants me?
New girl:It's Hope International,or something like that.
I'm thinking,something like that????
I pick up the phone.
Me: This is Lisa
(not word for word,cause i went kind of numb.Shawn is trying to help,but he was flying high)
Toni:Lisa this is Toni.I have some news for you.
Me:SCREAM!!!!!!!!LOUD!!!!!!!!!!I mean,REALLY LOUD!!!!
Toni:I think we need to get Shawn on his phone,OK?
Me:Yes!kind of laughing nervously!
So while i'm on hold- I am emailing Amanda!!I'm writing things like-I'm on the phone with Toni!!Next email-AMANDA!!!!!
Finally she answers while i'm still waiting on the phone.She replies,"what,what,is this it?" or something like that.
Then-
Toni:Are you both on the phone?
Me&Shawn:yes....
Toni then goes on to tell us all about our little ones.YAYYYYYY!!!!!!
She said i had to wait for Shawn to get with me, before i could look at the email.
He was only 9 minutes away.I was good and didn't peek!He didn't get there quick enough for me,so i called him to tell him to hurry!!Meanwhile i called Colleen,and Amanda to tell them.
I went to a back office to pull up yahoo email in there,for some privacy.
I heard Shawn come in,and new girl told him i was in back. He kissed me right away,and we told each other how we couldn't believe how lucky we were!
We chatted a bit,pulled up pictures and fell in love!!
It was weird when i read an email from someone later,i was like,oh who got a 3 1/2 year old???Geesh! It was me!
I really hope we can make it through court before they close!!! I don't want to be away from them anylonger than i have to be.


POSITIVE THOUGHTS!
POSITIVE THOUGHTS!
POSITIVE THOUGHTS!