A Beautiful Day!

It is a wonderful day! Today I will meet my new baby! I thought I was done. I have given almost all my baby clothes away. I had mentally accepted that the baby days are over.

Now they are not! Bryan and I are so happy about this. It is so hard to go through struggles and not understand why. I KNOW the impression I had last fall that there was another baby for us was true. I knew that it was a boy. When I miscarried, I was flabbergasted. I didn't get it.... because at the time I also knew I would never have anymore children of my own (physically). It through me for a loop. Which impression do you listen to? You just go on living hoping you get the answer some day.

Well, I feel like I have. There is no way I would take another baby if I were pregnant. No way! I really feel like this baby is mine. I hope it turns out to be true because if I have learned anything in life, it is that most things do NOT turn out as you planned or go the way you are most comfortable with!

Anyway, I will let you all know how it goes and in more detail. Lisa wants to come with me so I will have her take some pictures too.

What a world I live in. A world where they call you on the phone and say, "We have a brand new born baby for you...... for free. Would you like it?" How cool!

Those of you who can't have children and want to grow your family, this is the way to do it! They don't want you going in to foster care with the attitude only of adoption but it goes that way often.

I finally got my pictures from our trip downloaded. they are so cute and I know you would love to see them so hear goes......

These first ones are from the sheep ranch and this last one was from the camp out. This was such a fun trip and so relaxing. Wish I could put more pictures on but it wont let me!

4th of July quiz

I took this test and got a 24. Bry got a 21. I took great pleasure in getting a better score since HE is the history buff! Anyway, try it for yourselves.

Okay you red-blooded Americans... let's see how you do on this test:

Very interesting questions. How well would you do if you took the citizenship test.

Try this out - educational and fun. 24 out of 30 is considered a passing grade. Supposedly 96% of all High School seniors FAILED this test...AND if that's not bad enough, 50+% of all individuals over 50 did too!!, and we WONDER why America 's in the shape she's in?

Go to the link below. Take the test and be surprised at what we don't know.





At: http://games.toast.net/independence/

Click on the link and put in a few bits of information and then take the test. Items like general age, etc!

New News

OK, there us entirely too much drama in my life. Get this. DCFS called yesterday. That is Department of Children and Family Services. R, Gabriel's birth mom had her other 3 children taken away again and not only that, but she just had a brand new baby 3 weeks ago that was premature like Gabe was and is in the hospital.

They wanted to know if we would take one or all of the kids since we already have Gabe. I had let my license laps since I figured I was done. I told the gal that we would take the baby but had no room to take the others. I just done have enough rooms or beds. Sad. Or sanity for that matter.

I hadn't even known that R was pregnant again. this makes 5 for her. Our worker is going to see if and how fast they can get my license active again because they want me to start going in to the hospital to hold and bond to the baby.

It is so sad to me. Our worker didn't know where R was and so I searched her out and found out that she is in jail so I will go see her. You see, our worker thinks they may be going for non-reunification. Which means the mother doesn't get him back but she is married now to this jerk that she supposedly left this last spring because he beats her all the time. He would probably make a stink about giving him up. His family is awful to deal with (we found out last time) and So to put it bluntly, I am going to ask her what her intentions are and if she would just let us adopt this baby and give him a better life.

Just think, if she still had Gabe, he'd be in a foster home right now. I am so glad she asked us to adopt him. It was his birthday yesterday. He is 3 and so adorable! Do you like the "no underpants picture"?

I'll let you know what happens.

We're Home!

I'm HOME!!! And let me tell you, It was a great trip! We had so much fun! I have pictures that I will download but I just wanted to let you all know we were back.

We are thinking of moving to South Dakota. I never would have dreamed it. But this is our chance to own land and do a little farming which is Bryan's dream. We found and 80 acre lot there that is irrigated, beautiful with trees and big fields for between 1500 and 2000 and acre. It is next to my relatives sheep ranch and we love it. The kids would go to school Mon. through Thrs. which they would love.

We would be a part of a branch which I haven't experienced since my mission! WOW! I guess I am just ready for an adventure. You know what I mean.? I have had a feeling of discontent for a while now and I am wondering if it was in preparation for doing this. I don't know, but we feel good about it. I can't believe I want to leave the house I just painted! But it will sell better now!

For anyone looking. We will ask for about $300,000 ( I need to get it appraised). It has 2 kitchens, 2 laundry rooms, 4 bedrooms, a HUGE shop/garage, a big tub with jets, big family room, on 2 acres, fully fenced (or will be when we leave) and is in a great ward. There are other good things too but I won't list them all here.

Anyway, this is the latest news. I will tell about the trip when I get the pictures.