{glimpse}

smells. there are so many smells. sometimes i feel like i just start sniffing around trying to figure out where it’s coming from. and then of course call eric.

space heaters are unreliable. (owners don’t feel bad!!! they just aren’t supposed to be primary residential heaters!)

don’t do this whole adventure thing in first trimester. just sayin…

even the refrigerator stinks since moving it.

former landlords are interesting. just when you think you have them figured out they call TWICE after 11pm.

trash gets left at the curb an extra length of time due to spousal disagreement. (looks like i’m right! it comes tomorrow morning not this morning!)

everything leaks. seriously! everything. the washer. the shower. OH the toilet doesn’t! the sink DID, but the second attempt at fixing has been successful thus far. lesson here: plumbing has to be redone in some cases up to 3 times!

know puppy and bitty baby’s where-abouts at all times. ya never know when a panic might occur. (i think this is mostly because the majority of her toys are still packed and it still looks like the previous post down here. intimidating and scary to a 2 yr old.)

but even with all of these things! it’s so nice to see eric an extra 20 min a day. lizzie enjoys yelling at her pappa’s from the bottom of the basement stairs. lucy LOVES running around! i LOVE not having to cook supper and pack it all up and go to the “new house” and eat on paper plates, pack it all back up and clean up!

this may just be the hardest thing we’ve gone through to date BUT there are pro’s and i’m going to continue to do my best at focusing on them and not that new smell that just popped up over here!

moving day

2009 October 31

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it’s 7pm and there is still so much to do before bed. i woke up with a headache and it’s still tugging at my eye. *sigh* terrible timing. yet i’m so thankful it didn’t turn into a migraine, it usually does…

thank you so much for all the help the last several months!!!!!!! you all have been amazing!! i can’t wait to bless you back! you have all been such a blessing to us!

here’s some pictures. i have my hot spots cleared, the living room and computer… but the rest is a d.i.s.a.s.t.e.r.!! i have my work cut out for me this week. but you know all i want to do is sit here and blog.

: living room, kitchen, dining

: living room! refuge #2

the day before moving day

2009 October 31

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sister

2009 October 31

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lizzie is very excited to announce…

she’s gonna be a

the shirt is from zoey’s attic. so impressed by them!

the result

2009 October 2

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the result of not having internet for two days.

thanks (insert sarcasm here) to att for disconnecting my internet on the wrong date.

now thanks to my brother in law, tim, i have internet at home again! what a sanity-saver!

we’ve got shingles!

2009 September 30

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oh what an exciting day!

thank you SO MUCH to:

the dad’s: tim and denny. the brother in law’s: anthony, ben and tim (tim, i know you want to be here and are here mentally and in spirit! ). friends: russ and jason. uncle: gene.

i hope and pray someday we can bless each of you the way you have blessed us!!!!

: the front roof all sheeted and ready for shingles. they were getting out the last gun and starting on this side as i left. oh this warms me! :D

: they are the right color!!!! for all who journeyed with me during the color-selection process… we did GOOD!

: lizzie doing a happy dance in her cowboy boots. she’s not the only one excited!!!!

: the king on his castle again. goodness he’s in a possessive pose a lot! ;)

: anthony and russ

: what a great start for 10am!!!

: gene, dad and eric

for my own future reference, the shingles are owens corning duration driftwood.

she’s here!!!

2009 September 30

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introducing my new niece, anya ardyth!!!!!!!!!

this is henry’s older sister. she just got back from ukraine yesterday. we had a wonderful time greeting them at the airport. words can not describe the emotions that happen when we meet them at the airport. *sigh* wouldn’t dream of missing it! cameras can’t capture it, they only get a glimpse. i hope you at least see a part of what we experienced.

i want to say too, anya took quite a tumble just before she came home. she hit her head and her nose, chin, lip, got pretty banged up. poor thing! so i attached some “older” pictures of her too so you can see what she really looks like!

we are so in love!! she is 4 years old. she is such a lil lady. she will sit there with her hands folded neatly in her lap just looking around like a lil old lady. she even pulls her sweater over her like a lil old lady. LOL oh i just love her to pieces. she just makes me laugh! her laugh is SO contagious! she is simply gorgeous! anya is special needs, we are still learning what all her precious needs will be. but, one thing i will be reminding myself of constantly – we all have special needs! some are just more obvious than others but they are there.

if you have any questions on adoption, feel free to ask. amanda (my sister, anya’s momma) is an adoption coordinator for aboutachild.org and can answer any of your questions.