Pictures

Sorry, I've been so wrapped up in this adoption stuff so long I just expect everyone to know what I am talking about. What do pictures have to do with adoption paperwork? The pictures we are waiting on are for our dossier, the packet of papers and family and home photos that gets sent over to the Philippines. The pictures are the final step before we submit our dossier so you can imagine our frustration when 5-7 days is turning into a month! We'll keep you posted...

Getting Closer...

Hello Everyone! It's been a while. We've been busy with 4-H, work, vacation, and just life. We spent the first week of July vacationing in West Virginia. We visited my 4th grade penpal and her family. It was a wonderful week and a great escape from the stress of everyday life. The picture is of us atop Spruce Knob, the highest point of West Virginia. It was a rainy, cold, windy day but we had fun! It was hazy the day we were there, but I guess on a clear day, you can see 4 states. It was hard to come back home. We love mountains, and it was fun to spend time with Mandy and her family.

Back to life...our adoption paperwork is almost done. Ashleigh made her trip to the lawyer to sign her form that was required stating she understood she would share her inheritance should the unforseen happen to her parents. She looked so grown up signing her name on official business. Kory told her not to get too excited about the form because at this point, we don't have too much for her to inherit! :) While we were in WV, the form from the government called the I171H came that we have been waiting on. Of course, the pictures I ordered on 6/25 aren't here yet. My order was somehow lost. Such is life! So we wait. I guess we ought to get used to waiting...