Archive for March, 2008
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008For Christmas the Girls were given a guinea pig from Grammy and Papa. He was rescued from the Humane Society and is the sweetest little guy. A friend of mine pointed out that I have never introduced him on the blog or shown his pictures. So without further ado here is Nacho. Here he is [...]
Officially waiting
Monday, March 10th, 2008It seems kinda funny to mark that we are officially waiting at this point. Haven’t we been waiting all along. Our dossier left Missouri last Friday and should arrive in Ethiopia soon. So we are currently awaiting a referral. It could be very soon or far away (most likely far away). Things in the universe [...]
Enjoying the dance
Sunday, March 9th, 2008I have always enjoyed great music. I love how it moves me and makes me feel deep emotion. As a child I recall singing, dancing and hanging out with my parents listening to their music. Music that I assume spoke to them in one way or another. I am still soothed by the sweet sound [...]
5 Glorious Years
Saturday, March 8th, 2008It is amazing to me that today marks the 5th year we have been tracking the Brown Family. When this blog began it was just Bill and I in this big house with dreams to one day fill it with a couple more people. The dreams of those people seemed so far away, infertility was [...]
The final product
Friday, March 7th, 2008Well the sod was delivered last night and the laborers arrived at 9 am to install the pavers and the sod. It looks so terrific. The new! The old The pavers in front of the pool and along the border. More pictures on flickr for you to enjoy!
The Preschool Search
Friday, March 7th, 2008We narrowed the field down to two schools: one Montessori and one at the church we were married. We ultimately decided on the church preschool. I am an atheist and Sandi is a Christian, but we both were adamant that we wanted a secular education for our children. The church preschool is perhaps better described [...]
The future, the past and everything in between
Thursday, March 6th, 2008Today Bill and I went on a very important journey: we set out this morning to find an appropriate preschool for Annie and Kimberly. Since they turn five in late October they are not eligible to enter kindergarten this year. They are easily at a first-grade level academically but emotionally they are four and need [...]
6 months
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008Today marks 6 months since we have been on our adoption journey. We are definitely ready to welcome Salty into our home. We are all so in love with someone we have never met. Bill and I had been thinking lately and have decided to increase the age limit for Jefferson or Paul. (Yeah, so [...]
How many Browns does it take to plant flowers?
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008Today I set out to plant flowers in the border of what will be the grass and the pool. Sounds easy enough, keep reading to see if it was. I took the 3 ladies to buy the flowers. This was a nice experience and they all picked out some special ones. We bought them and [...]
Diaper bag
Monday, March 3rd, 2008I have always loved bags. I love them as much as shoes. I love all the great styles and great fabrics. Since nice small bags are a thing of the past for me, diaper bags are my obsession. I have finally found the perfect diaper bag for Salty. It is so cute and can double [...]
Making progress
Monday, March 3rd, 2008Today the dump truck arrived at 7 am to drop 16 tons of dirt. He then returned an hour later with 8 tons of granite. The kids were able to see the dump truck dump out the rock and thought it was super cool. The 3 labor guys arrived at 9 and began the demo. [...]
Yard – Remodeled
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008Since we had put in the pool last summer our yard pretty much looked like a waste dump. It was not landscaped the first time as half of a yard, it was landscaped to fit the entire yard, and it looked it. Half of the brick border was missing and the ground was still torn [...]
Ready to dive in
Saturday, March 1st, 2008The weather has been staying over 70 for the last week so the kids were itching to get their feet wet in the pool. I tried to explain to them that it takes time for the pool to warm up but they wanted to see for themselves. They are so nutty, the pool is a [...]
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