Babies....

Everyone I know is pregnant. Now today,I read a blog by a guy who (with his wife) is adopting kids...internationally. I really feel that we should be adopting. We started this before and had to drop it. I'm REALLY wanting to start again. I am not sure my husband would not blow a gasket right now....but. I don't know. I'm tired, I want a baby...or a kid....I don't know. I just feel this pull. I don't know what to do with it. Why doesn't somebody just drop their baby on my porch? I'd keep it....I keep all the dogs and kittens and lizards....whatever that people seem to leave!!! Lol! I'm sorry. Inappropriate humor. It's that time of day. Pray for me, for us. We're a bit discouraged in this church search thing and it's causing discouragement to float around in other areas of my life too. I'm ok, just need a boost.
J

Monday a.m.

Well, it's Monday morning and we're not moving around much yet. Roger is in my bed (since about 3 am) watching "Cars" to keep him quiet while I type, drink coffee and wait for the others to get up! They're tired from being out late last night, I guess. We went to my in-laws for a yummy dinner and Rob helped his Dad replace a door and figure out how to build steps the right way. The goof-ball who owned their house before them did some seriously weird stuff in the name of "renovation". Ha! They're still in the process of fixing lots of it. Well, our Ukranian adoption is kinda on hold for the moment. We decided to hold off for now with the church search etc going on and we didn't want to start putting money into it if it somehow got off track and we had to stop and lost all the money and had to start over. You know? So , we're just gonna wait until life settles back down. See, with international adoption, timing is everything. If you can't do everything on time, when they say, you get bumped and you start over. Nothing (okay, very little) is refundable, but nothing is easy that is worth having. So, we put it on hold for now. Bummer, but okay. Well, I better go start shaking people awake, it's getting late!
Julie

Finally...

Well, it sure has taken me awhile to get back on here a post again. Being a homeschool family of 5 does take time! My father is currently building a corner cabinet for me (my Christmas present). He's building it here, so having Papa here on a regular basis is making concentration on school hard for the boys! But, despite that, we've actually had one of our most productive weeks in a long time school-wise! My back is very painful, so bending over is like not gonna happen--but I am even doing a fair job keeping up with laundry this week. The new washer and dryer have made a world of difference in my work load. It's shocking what a difference it's made. Not having to wait two days for each load to dry on the line...being able to do half as many loads because the machine is so huge...it's great!!! I highly recommend the Whirlpool (top-loading not front load) Cabrio for anyone who has lots of laundry (big families!). We got the washer and dryer and they are AWESOME!! I used to have to do a load every single day without fail to not get behind, but the problem was, with no dryer the clothes weren't always dry in time (once the weather was cold or if it rained). Now, I can do like 2 or three loads a week and be done! It's truly amazing! Anyway, as some of you may be aware, we are in the process of filling out our formal application for adopting a kid (or kids) from Ukraine. Our initial application was approved, we went to the orientation/info meeting and now the hard work begins! this application requires much introspection, self-evaluation etc. so it is really taking some time to accomplish. Keep us in your prayers in that respect. Also, Rob has started searching for a church. He graduates this spring with a BS in religion from Liberty University, will continue his education there by pursuing a master's degree, but he (we) feel that now is the time to begin the search. We're ready to roll. Prayers also requested for that!!!
The hoards are awaking and are apparently starving...must go! J