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Ladies Finishing School

May 17th, 2007

Elizabeth at A Merry Rose: Blooming as Keeper of My Home is hosting an online finishing school for ladies. I found the idea fascinating and plan to participate. The course will last 6-8 weeks and begin in June. There will be a number of teachers, each sharing their area of expertise with us.

I think that this is such a timely issue. So many in our culture are lacking in manners. Rudeness and selfishness abound. It really does come down to our natural sinful self rearing it’s ugly head. While we can never live a completely sin-free life, showing forth consideration for others in thought, word, and deed can be a great way to let our light shine and be a good Christian witness to others.

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Afternoon Nap

May 11th, 2007

Sarah & Dex

I have not posted recently about Dex’s progress. He is doing well, and has pretty fully recovered from his tramatic string-swallowing experience and the resulting surgery. Other than some missing fur where they had to shave him and some weight that he lost, he looks and acts like his normal self. Sarah, our girl-cat, did not want anything to do with him for quite a while after surgery. Now Dex is the one who wants all the attention for himself. I guess he got a little spoiled while he was recuperating. I did snap this shot of them enjoying a cozy afternoon nap together…so cute.

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Paperwork Pregnancy.

May 10th, 2007

paperwork

Today we officially begin our “paperwork pregnancy.” We had received approval of our pre-application a couple of weeks ago and we have been eagerly waiting for our formal application package. The agency’s satellite office in our area is just opening, and we had to wait until they were officially through with all of the licensing/red tape, etc. before they could issue our application. Well, today it came in the mail! There is a whole mountain of paperwork just waiting for us to dive in. There are some basic questions like you would find on any application for a job, loan, mortgage, etc…but most of the packet seems to be essay questions. Questions about how my husband and I met, our personalities, our marriage, our childhood, our families…you get the idea. I am a bit overwhelmed at the moment because I know that each answer will be carefully analyzed, but I am also excited because this brings us another step closer to brining our daughter home.

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First Baby Project

May 5th, 2007

baby sweater

There is not really much going on here in the way of adoption news. We are still waiting to receive some paperwork in the mail, so wait we shall. We knew there would be a lot of waiting. I have plans to reorganize the house from top to bottom and get rid of all the things we accumulate but do not really need. That is not going as well as I would like, but it is my own fault for not being more productive.

I do have a confession: I have succombed to the temptation and bought my first baby item! Because I am a knitter and we are adopting a little girl, it was just a matter of time really. I borrowed my sister’s Debbie Bliss baby knitting book and I have decided to start with a sweater. I went to my local yarn shop and picked up some baby yarn in an appropriate color (she did not have as many to choose from as I had hoped for). I have no clue what size she will be. The average age at the time of adoption is 12-14 months, but many of the girls are in 9 month clothing. So, I have to decide whether to knit a 9-12 month or 12-24 month garment. Probably the latter, so that she can grow into it and it will fit longer. I do not plan to knit a lot of things for her…just a sweater, maybe some socks, and a blanket. But I just could not help but want to make something special for her. It will also be a way to break up the monotony of waiting. If I stay busy preparing for her over the next two years then I will be less inclined to become discouraged while waiting.

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Gray Day

May 3rd, 2007

morning cuppa Today is overcast, drippy, and chilly. I like it. It is the perfect kind of day… to enjoy the dimness inside with no lights on…to spend quiet time in prayer, and for contemplation over coffee. It is a pensive, thoughtful, and dreaming kind of day.