Brace Yourselves!

We are in for some severe winter weather here in Oklahoma. Our winter weather warning has been cancelled and replaced with a blizzard warning.  What the heck?

We have two sick boys.  One with the flu and one with chest congestion.  I am keeping myself busy with administering meds and breathing treatments.

We plan to be snowed in for a few days and hope we do not lose power.  The worst part of our winter weather is we receive a lot of ice and ice storms can cause major power outages.  We sure hope our heat stays on.

People around here are going nutso over the weather forecast.  Tell us Oklahomans a tornado is coming and we run outside to watch, mention snow and the bread and milk shelves empty.

It is like an Easter egg hunt to try and locate a gallon of milk around here.  We are stocked up with the essentials and have the fireplace on stand by.  Crossing our fingers the weather does not get as bad as predicted and that our kids are soon on the mend.

Yep, He's Mine

To the sales lady at the mall today who went out of her way to walk over to Rogan and I, look at each of us carefully then bluntly ask, "Is he yours?".  Yep, he's mine.

This cowboy boot wearing, Mickey Mouse obsessed, tractor and truck loving, brown skinned, dimple faced, dark haired, brown eyed boy is all mine.

Ms. Salesperson also asked Rogan if he had new shoes, he said "no boots."  Again, duh.

Be smarter sales lady.

What Do You Do?

What do you do all day?  Don't you get bored?  I couldn't do it.  I would go crazy.

All common questions and comments I hear when some people find out I am a stay at home mother.  I often find myself defending my position as full time mom.  I tell them I have a degree but I chose to stay home.   Why do I do that?

I am so fortunate, I know it.  I am reminded almost daily of what a blessing it is for me to be home with my kids.  I do not miss out on anything.  I have seen their first steps, I watched them roll over, I have heard their first words, I have seem them change and grow.  Some days I accomplish nothing more than a few loads of laundry and playing dinosaurs.  I only have a short window of time my kids are going to want to play with their mom, I do not want to miss out on my chance.

Our youngest crawled up on the couch the other day and fell asleep with me rubbing his tummy.  I spent 30 minutes watching him sleep and soaking up those few minutes with him.  They grow so fast.  Soon they will be teenagers with their own lives and the idea of showing their mom any affection will make them cringe.

We do what we have to do to make sure our kids are cared for, I certainly would work if I needed to.  For our family, my husband earns the paycheck and sacrifices his time with our kids.  I definitely got the better end of the deal.

What do I do all day?  I raise our kids.
Do I get bored?  Nope.  I have two boys ages 2 and 5, enough said.
You couldn't do it?  That's too bad, you are missing out.
You would go crazy?  I am crazy.  Crazy about my family.

AM2 Scrapbook

I have been overcome with excitement reading the several emails I have received since this post.  I believe I have now heard from 5 families who are currently in process to adopt a child in waiting they read about on AM2.  Five!  Can you believe it?!   I think I am as excited about your adoptions as I would be our own!

I have a special request.  If you have successfully adopted or have been matched because of a posting on my blog please, please, please send me a photo of your family to adoptivemomma2@yahoo.com.  If you are willing, I would love to also have your names (first names only if you like), state, date of adoption, and to which post you responded.

I plan to print your photos and begin a scrapbook.  I want to be able to show my children how their adoptions not only created our family but also helped to create other families.  Had our family not been touched by adoption, I would not have started this blog.  Adoption has created a path for us to follow and I am truly enjoying every step.

I Sold Everything We Own

Just before Christmas I sold everything we own. Not really, but darn close. I went a little nuts on Craigslist.

Craigslist can be sort of addicting.  We sold our kitchen table and Brian and I thought, oooohhh what else can we list?  And so it began.

Until our house looked like this...

I thought we may be opening presents in the bean bags and on the air mattress. The kids were in heaven. The living area became a big play room.

In the weeks since we have been able to restock. It was fun to sell something then take the cash to the furniture store and buy something new. Our house has been put back together and now looks like this...

We have a few holes left to fill but the house looks lived in again. The end result is worth the messy inconvenience.

Snow Day!

Today was our first official snow day ever.  It was Brice's first time to stay home due to "inclement weather".

Warning:  If you live anywhere remotely north of Oklahoma, you're going to laugh at our "inclement weather" pictures.  Oklahoma schools close generally within minutes of a snowflake falling.  

A few photos of the boys enjoying what little snow we received.  Weatherman says there could be some more of the white stuff headed our way Sunday and Monday.  We hope so...we'd love to actually be able to build a snowman!

Poor Rogan outgrew his snow boots, we improvised using his cowboy boots.

  

Baby in Waiting

I received the following email today through an adoption list serv.  I do not have personal experience with the agency or facilitators.  Please practice due diligence and research the postings.

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LOOKING FOR a Family to adopt an Afro American baby due February 2011--- Code: Chelsea

Name & Due Date: Chelsea – February 2011
Sex (If Known): UNKNOWN
Race: Afro American
Location: Southern Region - NC, SC, TN
Health: Birth mom is in good health. No Drugs or Alcohol use reported. She does not smoke.
Other Info: she is very committed to this adoption.
Total Estimated Fees: $ 9,500 plus Legals
Case Worker: fl

IF YOU ARE PAPER READY AND INTERESTED, please contact Sarah sarahjdalia@gmail.com (sarahjdalia @ gmail.com - No spaces) or Adam adambodily@gmail.com (adambodily @ gmail.com - No spaces) Email Adam and Sarah if you are interested and then take the time to go to our webpage WWW.Adoptionadvertising.org, download the adoptive parent intake form, fill it out and email it toadambodily@gmail.com (adambodily @ gmail.com - NO SPACES) Adam or Sarah will call you after they get the intake. You will need to fill this out before we show any information about you to the BM.

****NOTE**** We have many Caucasian, Hispanic, Afro American and Biracial situations. We are working with several birth mothers and are looking for families to match them with. – YOU MUST BE PAPER READY TO WOEK WITH US. If you are interested and paper ready Email Sarah sarahjdalia@gmail.com (sarahjdalia @ gmail.com - No spaces) or Adam adambodily@gmail.com (adambodily @gmail.com - No spaces)

Kathy Finch kathrynmfinch@hotmail.com
"Adoption Advertising" Adoption Administrative Assistant
WWW.Adoptionadvertising.org