I'm back...well, maybe!

I am tired of reading these great adoption blogs and feeling totally incompetent on how to even begin to make mine look like that! It has been a year since I even opened my blog...and, now for some reason...jealousy of other blogs has prompted me to re-open mine. I have to say that I HAVE NO CLUE as to how to even get mine as "cute" and read worthy as the other blogs I have been "lurking" on...but, I will worry about that tomorrow! Right now, I just wanted to even see if I could post anything on my old blog! And, I will try my darnedest (this word was corrected by spell check...I didn't realize it was even a word! Hmmmm, ya think I am gonna need help?) to figure out what to do from here! Still waiting for our Taryn by the way!!!!

Short and Sweet

Just curious...does anyone even read this thing??? I feel like I am typing into space sometimes! I guess I kind of am! We DID start this site kind of early...before we knew the Chinese government was going to put a delay on all of the adoptions! I don't even have much to write about. I had just decided I was going to try my best to keep up with this blog the last time I wrote in it!
SO, we actually had a snow today! Big news here in Kentucky! We haven't had an accumulation of snow this winter...global warming and all! My boys are both home today on a "snow day", that means they are "bored" continually. What is up with that? I would KILL for a snow day! A day to just hang out with nothing to do! Anyway, that is probably why I am blogging, avoidance of the bored children!
Since the last entry we have had no change in status on our adoption. Kind of boring in itself right now! Just waiting, and waiting, and waiting, and waiting....etc....etc...etc...
Peace out!

It is about time!

Okay, I am a certified TERRIBLE blogger! This is ridiculous! I can't believe I haven't posted since OCTOBER! That is embarrassing... Anyway, there hasn't been a reason to blog relating to our adoption! Nothing has happened. China has come out with a ton of new "rules" pertaining to who can and can't adopt from their country. Luckily they don't start until May 1, 2006 so they don't pertain to us. It is yet another reminder that we are dealing with a Communist country! "You can't do this...You can do that..." One of the new rules states that your Body Mass Index must be under 40%...Dude, who cares! Obviously if you have a massive amount of orphans without families or homes does it matter if the parents are fat or not! If anything it should be an indication that the child will be fed well! Another rule pertains to mental health in that the parents must be in good physical and mental health and not be on any psych medicine for at least 2 years prior to adopting. Okay, so you can't be large and you can't be on psych meds...correct me if I am wrong, but that rules out half of the American population!!!! Anyway, none of it pertains to us thankfully...unless this wait to get Taryn keeps up and Steve and I continue to eat! Then our BMI may skyrocket or something (just kidding!).
Something positive has come out of our adoption journey, or I would like to take credit for it, but it probably has nothing to do with our adoption! My sister and brother-in-law have decided to adopt from China as well!!!! Yeah, one more sweet little child will have a home! Although, before it is all over with they might fall under the "no psych illness" law since they have 3 other boys living at home! The below pic of Nate is their youngest...they may be a tad "crazy", but who cares...their daughter will have a full, fun family! So, we are excited about that as well!
Anyway, I wish I had more information pertaining to our adoption. Just keep praying for her, she is definitely alive right now. If we were to sit and think about it, that would be hard to deal with! This is where our trust in God and his angels comes in very handy. Anyway, thanks for checking in after our long silence...The above picture is of our sweet "tazmanian devils" on a little "trist" with Steve. Needless to say, Mama loves the four-wheelin' trips!...Peace out....

The Orphans Cry

I found this wonderful song on our adoption agency's website.

The Orphans Cry
By Jeff Fannin, Morehead KY


All around the world tears are falling. Like raindrops that are stored in children's eyes. Living in a world that doesn't want them. Feeling all alone the orphan cries. Lying down to sleep, to ignore the hunger. Thankful that another days passed by. They dread to see the morning, should it even come. No hope for tomorrow the orphan cries...Chorus...As an orphan cries will we choose to listen; or close our ears and hearts and turn away. How can we ignore them any longer. And let them live without hope one more day. We know that we can't change all the world. But can't we change just one or even try? While we linger in our ease for an answer, another orphan's gone that used to cry...We find ourselves faced with a decision. One that truthfully takes us by surprise. What can we even do to make a difference. But open up our hearts, our homes, our lives. By giving we receive more that we've given. And that which we receive no one can buy. As we look into their eyes we see the blessing. To know there's one less orphan now to cry...I never imagined stading here. With this thought upon my mind. I never knew my eyes were closed. I never knew that I was so blind. But now my eyes and heart are open. And I see more than with just my eyes. I'm reaching out with all God's given me, cause I can hear the orphan's cry.
Sniff,Sniff,Sniff.....

Getting a tad anxious...

Okay, today I am TIRED of waiting! Probably because I kept my 8 month old nephew last night (the cute one in the recent photo!). It triggered the "I want my baby" button in me! I might have even called poor Nate "Taryn" last night! Anyway, I know others in our travel group have been feeling this way for a while now, but it is defiantly getting harder to wait...And we still have at least 6 more months (if everything goes as it has been looking like it will!)! I have even been buying Asian dolls for her room! Every time I go on line to look at them I get all "maternal" about it! It is funny how you can love a child you are not carrying inside of you as much as you do the biological ones! I feel bonded with her already, and I know Steve does! Every time I ask him about it he expresses concern about not knowing if she is born yet, or what is happening to her, etc... It has defiantly been a "different" experience compared to our two boys! We are just ready for her! The whole family is I believe! I just had to "blog" about it because I know so many of you feel the SAME way! Talk to yah next time!

It's about time!

Okay, Okay... When I started this I envisioned myself being a tad more on top of the blogging than I am! It has been a while! But, the nature of the adoption "wait" is just that... A very long...Wait! That is all we are doing! I don't know about the others that are on this adoption journey with me, but it is getting increasingly harder to answer the same question over and over again! That is..."Have you heard anything about your little girl yet?" The answer is always the same..."No, we are just waiting!"
And, that is what we are prepared to do! However long it takes we are going to wait! It makes it a lot easier when our days are filled with the daily ins and outs of taking care of the rest of our family! Our boy's are very distracting by just being themselves! I have been buying stuff for her bedroom, that helps to pass the time a little. It will be fun to finally put it all together!
I do have to say that I have had a few "annoying" comments lately. I have heard them before, and we have even had to take a preparation course on dealing with comments. But, for some reason, this particular one bothers me the most..."So, you are doing this to get your little girl..." I could scream when I hear this one! As if we don't love our sweet little boys enough, that we have to add our "long awaited" girl to be "complete". WHATEVER!!!!! I actually had a very (rude) family member argue with me recently over this issue! They were convinced (with all of their knowledge of us...) that we were doing this to get a girl! We don't ever want our boys to think they were not good enough, or for Taryn to think she is this "token" girl! As we stated in the opening blog, we are doing this to help a child. To give a child a family, home and love. We would have 5 boys if we thought we would not go insane, or 5 girls for that matter. Taryn is simply a fulfillment of a plan we had before we were even married for our family. IT IS THAT SIMPLE!
Sooooo, now that I have stood on my soap box about this issue, I hope everyone is doing well right now! Keep praying for her, she could be born by now! The date is still way up in the air! We are thinking December or February! I will try to be more faithful about posting information as well as some random pictures every once in a while! God bless!

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