2009...Here we come!

With all the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season...I have not updated our blog site! So...here we go.

First let's take a look back at 2008! We sold our old house, built a new one, moved twice in 90 days, began the process of adopting a baby, took a cruise and celebrated our first wedding anniversary! I don't know about you...but it felt like it flew by!

We just spent our first Christmas in our new home and had both sets of parents here in the same house. I know that may sound odd to those who are divorced, but fortunatley for me I have the greatest parents in the world! They all get along so great and when my "dads" are in the room together it is like Ford old home week! They catch up on others they have known for what seems like a century. It's so great they can come and stay in the same house. It was especially great for me because this is the first time I can remember where I have had both my mom and dad together for Christmas. We spent Christmas eve at our church with a very quick service. But it was home! Now the decorations are down and life is back to normal.

We have one more interview on January 8th with our Certified Investigator. They will be asking the kids a few questions and then complete what's called the "Home Study". I'm guessing after that we will be waiting for a baby. We will also determine our "legal risk factor". This is where we tell them what level of risk we are willing to accept to take a foster baby.This will be the hardest part.

This weekend I think I'll finish painting the nursery. I also have to sort all the clothes we have been given by size. I'm so excited to finally get the interview process completed so we can be that much closer to expanding our family.

To help the time go by I am going to concentrate on decorating our home. The plain white walls are driving me crazy! We've painted all the rooms except the downstairs living space and Chris' bedroom. Chris can't decide on a color, but it's his choice so we'll wait and see what he picks out. I have learned over time however...just to pick out paint and be done with it. He makes decisions at the speed of a sloth!

This past weekend we decorated the living room television area with a surround sound system, I'm not usually one who gets into this stuff but this thing ROCKS! We're currently watching Transformers and the sound is awesome! We now have speakers sitting everywhere, but I don't care for the moment. We can take care of the wires later.

I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas as much as we did. Happy New Year to everyone and may God Bless you!