HAPPY HOLLOWEEN

Landen does not like holloween but he surprised me this year.The weather was AWSOME upper 60's so we walked around town.Landen LOVED it maybe every year its cold is why he dont usually like it? I did make a mistake and not take his stroller and he wore out and had to be carried.He would not say Trick or treat he would say....LANDEN GO TO PARTY lol.I think because he had school pary today.
The girls..My teenagers..they are 13 and 15 asked to carve pumpkins.When they came home from school they did carved their pumpkins.Landen really dont care for this partly because of his eye sight.So mommy didnt wanna leave him out so i bought him a MR,Potatoe head that you can dress up in a ghost costume.HE LOVED IT! He played with Mr. Potatoe head for quite a long while before it was time for supper and time to go trick or treat.
Landen was sooo tried from Trick or treating we got home about 8:15 and i dressed him in Jammies and he went right to bed. Now all the kids are tucked into bed and i am doing Laundry.Tomorrow is suppose to be in the 70's like today so we are going to do some much needed yard work tomorrow.

GOT AN UPDATE ON E

I was happy to recieve an email stating E's height and weight..He weighs..18 lbs and is 29 inches in Length,He is so tiny for 31/2 yrs old.I so cant wait to get to him.I love seeing his pics and how sweet he is.Its not the same as holding him and cuddling him.
I am praying this is not to long a wait.I am going bonkers to get this child home.Hoping to recieve I 171 H soon.Hoping to hear we have case study and court soon.I am ready to go NOW.I do love getting anytype of updates.It makes my day to see them.Now if Michael and i can AGREE on a name for our angel i would be even Happier.

No News

No News yet on the adoption end.I am praying for I171H to come soon.Its been almost 4 weeks so i am praying soon.Still waiting to hear on Liberias end.I am aching to hold my baby i am going nuts here.I really need to gain more patience with this.
Knowing Es special needs he really needs to come home and get his therapy going.I am so in love with this child.Not a day goes by that we dont talk about him and how much we want him to be in our family and all the love the kids and mommy and daddy have for him.We look at his pics and say how cute he is and how wonderful he looks.
I get tired of people asking when is he comming home?When do you get to leave to go get him?I tell them when i know i will let you know. Its so hard for people to understand International adoptions do NOT have a set time. The wait can be excrutiating(which it is).But in the end so so worth it to finally hold that child you come to love through pics and videos.To watch them grow and smile.It all worth the agony of the wait.I just pray its not to long of a wait.I WANT MY LITTLE MAN.

WEEKEND

Our weekend was relaxed a bit.Saturday we stayed home and made dinner and a birthday cake for my oldest son who turned 20 yrs old.I cant believe how fast my kids are growing up.William my 20 yr old lives on his own.He is struggling right now and i feel so bad for him.He went to school to be a security Gaurd and now he is done he cant find work.All the places here want them to be 21 yrs old.So my son is desperate to find work and even trying to get a job at mcdonalds.I hope he finds something soon his rent is comming due.
Rebecca was invited to a birthday party yesterday evening and had a great times.She stayed for like 4 hrs.She had so much fun last night.Today was the VFW Holloween party for children 10 and under.Michael and I took Landen.Landen kept saying I go to a party.He was tickled and had a nice time.They all got a spider that is handcrafted with Pipe cleaners and pompoms he LOVED IT.I would pull the string and make the spider move and Landen just laughed and Laughed it was so much fun watching him have such a good time.
When we got back i decided to get some much needed things done around the house.I started with shampooing the living room carpet it looks so much better now.Then decided its time to tackle Landens dresser and tote that still has some winter clothes from Last year.He took a major GROWTH spurt since last winter he wore 4 T and now is a size 6 boys.So almost all of what is in the tote wont fit.I am glad i went to the second hand store and found him some nice shirts and Pants.We really didnt do much this weekend actually most weekend we are home now.When its cold we dont like getting out and it was that today.Yesterday was Nice and Landen played outside quite a bit of the day.

NEW PICS

This one and i will share this one with you.Thankyou to

the family that took these awsome pics of my sweet babe.I was so so thrilled to see them.they turned out great and i have to say the these are the BEST ones i have ever gotten of my sweet baby boy.Look at those sweet kissy cheeks.

CHA CHING

WOW taking a pet to the vet is sure getting Pricey now days...Bella our sweet princess pug has itched her bottom bye her tail raw...Find out she has allergies to give her liquid benedryl twice a day.Then had her nails clipped and got more adavantex for her fo fleas and ticks..87.00 later.
Then we had a new gas meter placed over the summer...The only thing in our home that is ran on gas is our furnace.It cold enough that we NEEDED heat.So because of meter change we could not light it ourselves and had to call heating a cooling company to come out and 10 minuted Later our furnace is lit and there was 75.00.
Brian is getting braces and had appointment today...Had to pay copay of 1,000 before braces can be put on.So cha ching another check wrote today as we watch our bank account dwindlelol.What a day this has been.
Oh well its all good REASONS. We can now stay warm..Bella isnt miserable and My sons teeth will finally be fixed.

OUR ANNIVERSERY

15 yrs ago today i married my best friend,soul mate, confidant .I am more in love with him each year that goes by.We had a conversation this morning that went like this....
Michael: Happy anniversy Honey
Denise:Happy anniversery to you to Babe
Denise:15 yrs and im still not ready to trade ya in
Michael:Im a classic
Denise: you still have lots of tread of those tires for being classic
Michael: Yeah but my engine is not working right
Even though he has his days (was injured in iraq) and still recooping from it.Thats what he means by engine.I still love him and always will love him.He is the father of our children and he is my lover my best friend.We share everything.I am so blessed this amazing man is my husband.

LANDENS GOTCHA DAY!

Today is Landens Gotcha day he has been home for 4 yrs as of today.This tiny little boy came home to us was very with drawn and would huddle in a ball and cry.4 yrs later he is SOO different.He is happy little man with a lot of life.He loves to explore and learn.He gives kisses and hugs and Loves to be cuddled.I can hardly believe 4 yrs have gone by.I am so blessed he is my son.I love waking up in the mornings and seeing his sweet little face.I love you landen past the moon and stars and back i love you.

THINKING ABOUT OUR ANGEL!

Today is one of those days that i just think about my Angel all day and dream of the day i will hold him in my arms.This little boy does not know he has a mommy and daddy and 6 siblings that are witing for him to come home.
I walk by his crib in my room and dream of seeing him laying in their and playing with him.I wonder if he gets enough to eat or he cries or he is happy or sad.So many things run through my head.I pray for his health and he stays healthy.Linda and I was at walmart... and she seen this toy in the baby section.Its an alligator you pusg his foot and he giggle.Linda just had to get it.She said please mom buy this for baby E.Of course i just had to buy it because its so cute and because a very special little boy will be recieving it.
I say a prayer for him everynight.I am already so in love with this child who is all the way across the other side of the world.People ask me all the time when is he comming home?Its so hard to explain that International adoption is not easy ya cant snap ya fingers and your baby is home.My parents is one.Knowing we went through 2 international adoptions you would think they understand the wait times. I love you my Angel...Mommy cant wait to meet you until then hugs and kisses my sweet boy.

This and That!

I am havinng camera withdraws...My daughter broke my digital camera and i cant take any pics of the cut Things Landen does .I hope to replace it very soon.
It is chilly here today so Hubby is servicing our furnace to get it ready to turn on.Our plumbing is fixed..My hubby has become quite the plumber and am i grateful.I was the first one in the shower last night lol.So now i have bedding washing and spending the day organizing.I even organized Es clothes.His dresser looked like something Exploded in it.So i took all the clothes we got for him out and organized them right.pjs in one drawer..Onsies ,socks in another shirts in another and pants in another and last outfits in another one.
How in the world does a person get everything they need for a baby in a siutcase?I was telling Michael that almost one suitcase is going to be full of Es clothes diapers toys and bottles and things.I am only taking about 3 small toys but have several outits for a week stay.He told me to let him pack it when time comes.He is quite the packer learning it from Military he ROLLS everything and he can get it to fit haha.
It is windy here today so Landen is not happy we made him play indoors today.Not because of wind because it is right down chilly and he freezes even with a jacket.I am sure E will be the same way to the cold.
Please pray for a dear friend of mine today her hubby is due to board the plane out of Liberia with their son.She needs hugs and reasurance everything will be fine and they will be home safe and sound.I am so so HAPPY for her and her family.This has been a long time comming for them bless their hearts.

PLUMBING ISSUES

Tonight i was doing a load of wash and heard a noise went to the luandry room to find...The floor FLOODED! IT also backed up into our shower..Michael is trying to figure it out he says he thinks there is hair is the shower drain that has caused this.The shower and washer share the Line going out.Sooo we will see what happens hpe this is resolved soon we will get cranky aroud here without a shower and clean clothes.
No news on the adoption end I pray i hear something soon.I have met some wonderful Mothers through adoption who have been so good to us...We recieved a box of babyclothes for E this week in the mail...I thought this was just wonderful considering this Mom just got home with her adorable daughter from India.She took the time with her busy schedule and all her little ones to send this box.She has been amazing to lean on and talk to .Ellen you are an amazing friend...I am so thrilled our lives have crossed paths as we share our joys and sorrows of adoption ups and downs.
I have made many friends and i love sharing the stories of the children and everday life of being parents.I am blessed with wonderful friends and family and being blessed to me a mothers which I LOVE THE MOST.

NAMES!

Michael and i want to give our little guy a new first name.We had agreed on Elijah and now he doesnt want Elijah.So we been tossing around a few names and still have not come to an agreement.I get frustrated because he picks wierd names for instance THOR.EWWW no way is he nameing our son Thor,Ford or Ace.The kids and i really like Jaxson Michael said he would name him JAXS but not Jaxson.Okkkk so we have a start but we want Jaxson and call him Jaxs for short .
Anyhoo i hope we can come to an agreement on a name for our little boy.We know his middle name will be his name now i will not change that at all.Names have always been a problem in our home and we never agree.It ends yp him nameing the babies.I want a say in this ones name.At least i was able to keep the weird names out of the picture.
I am praying we get out i171H soon and praying even more for a casestudy and court for our sweet little E.This angel needs to come home.

WUV U

HE SAID IT TONIGHT...first time Landen has ever looked right at me and said those words every momma loves to hear....WUV U. I said I love you too little man. Landen has really decided to talk more tonight we was reciting ABCS he cracked me up...he would say A,,,i would sayB and so on until we got to F it must of messed him up because i said F he said nana(no no).Thats as far as we got but heknows them all and says them when he wants too.
Today has been an Incredibly long day...I dont work Mondays so i got things done around home and watched some tv and worked on Es quilt a bit.
Rebecca started Basketball practice and she is so tired when she comes home .She does her homework eats her supper and heads to bed Early.Linda is almost done with Volleyball i dont think she is going to do basketball. The kids are so excited about E they talk about him allthe time and tell me they cant wait to get him home and love on him.Brian also has been getting excited and has even helped pick things out when we go shopping for items for E.I love these kids of mine...I am so blessed for each of my beautiful Miracles that we have in our lives.I love being a mom and i love being a wife.Life is good.

HOME FROM CAMPING

What a beautiful weekend it was so quiet at the lake and not to cold it was Perfect. my Brother and sister inlaw was there and had a karoeke wachine.Michael had a blast and sang up a storm.I had more fun setting bye the camp fire cuddling Landen and watching them all be silly.I didnt sleep to well i am having a hard time with my shoulder and neck.Physical therapy ended it is back to the doc to see if i can continue therapy or try something else.I am working on the camping Laundry although its never ending with all our children.
We will be leaving soon to our church.They are haviong their fall block party Landen loved it he wears his costume and they play games and paint pumpkins and have cake walks and eat a small lunch.It is fun and he likes to go.He dont like trick or treating but he like the block party.
I hope to hear goodnews on E s adoption in the upcomming weeks.I am sooo ready to get this boy home.

WHAT A WEEK

What a crazy week this has been....my on off button broke on my computer so i have not been able to blog or anything.I have had computer withdraws...My darling husband rigged it until we can get it in the shop on Monday...The computer repair shop is closed until then.
We got our fingerprints done at USCIS yesterday yeahhh! We were also told that emmanuels birth certificate and passport are done.We are waiting for his casestudy to be done now.I pray everything is speedy for his sake.I am so so ready for him to come home.
My pT for my shoulder has ended so now its back to my doc to see what he recomends next.We had an incident with our neighbor was not pretty and the sherrif was called .Now ya can say we are the worst people on earth.I really dont care what they think but they are making it hard on our children.
Other then that all is well here and i keep praying for more good news on the adoption front.

WHAT A GREAT WEEK IT HAS BEEN!

Our dossier is being authenticated and should be in Liberia in a couple weeks.Then USCIS sent us the fingerprint appointment letter yeahhh! Two steps closer to our angel boy Emmanuel .I am so so happy its all feeling more real every passing day that goes by.
Linda my 15 yr old and I had a mom daughter day and went shopping for a dress for her homecomming dance.We found one and it fir her perfect and is BEAUTIFUL.It is speghetti strap baby blue with silver embelishment and has the hankercheif hem.We found the cutest silver shoes to go with.I also bought her a beautiful Neckalce and earings to go with.The best news is it was all under 100.00 so good for the pocket as well.
We are probably going to go camping this weekend and im so ready.Its suppose to be warm so its the prefect weekend to go.My brother and sisterinlaw will also be camping so it should be a great weekend.Ok time to get moving have physical therapy and then off to work.