Henry, Monica, and Grandpa Buzz painted M and E's bedroom today. One thing down, 99 to go to get the house ready for our new additions to the family. We're one month away from the court date and we still have a lot to do. Nothing like a deadline to spur one to action.
We just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! We are spending Christmas with Henry's parents, sister Sarah, and our niece Eowyn. We're having a nice visit.
We have several family members serving in the military overseas. Sarah's husband Daniel is serving in Iraq and he is missing Eowyn's first Christmas. My little brother Jeremy is in Korea, missing his first Christmas with his wife Stephanie and step-daughter Hailee. My baby brother Josh, his wife Kim, and daugther Autumn are in Germany. You are all in our thoughts and prayers and we appreciate your service to our country. We love you all!
We got an update on our boys and a new picture from Gladney yesterday, just in time for Christmas. :) Here is part of the update...
“M and E are doing well. M is now more outgoing and seems comfortable with his housemates and surroundings. E can still seem shy, but that goes way in a few minutes. As I am typing this, he is pulling on my goatee and trying to type on my computer. They are sweet little guys! I hope you have a very merry Christmas.” -R
We can't post their names until we pass court. M is the older one and E is the little guy.
Merry Christmas to all!
I was listening to Third Day's "Christmas Offerings" at work and when this song played I had to stop everything. This song hit so close to home that I almost cried. It's so hard to wait now that we have the referal and the court date.
I was so surprised by a call from our case worker today since we weren't expecting to hear from her for at least another week. She said that we have a court date on January 27th! That happens to be my niece's first birthday. What could be better than two new cousins for your birthday? We're hoping and praying that all goes well on the first court date, but we know to expect delays as well.
We need to speed up the getting ready process now! :)
