2 wks ago...

So, I am apparently not doing the best job at keeping up with posts, but am determined that I am going to do better. At least, one post per week. Now, after I say that, life has been crazy - still! I don't think it is going to slow down anytime soon. I have come to this conclusion -- from my information (not first hand), I believe that during a pregnancy, God is preparing the parents for the child. Beyond just the excitement of having a child, but there is discomfort, lack of sleep, things - such as morning sickness and backaches - that throw a wrench into you plans. You know, just pregnancy prepares you for life with children. I am also now a firm believer that God does a similar adjusting time for adoptive parents. Our life is crazy! We have even taken away some of the distractions and stepped down from things we used to do, and we are more busy! How does this happen!!! We are going to bed later, getting up earlier, and running all day! God is definitely preparing us for the crazy journey of parenthood - and we couldn't be more excited!!! It is just fun to see how God is 'providing' for us during this time of wait!

Ok, an on to two weekends ago (15 & 16) - we went to Colorado Springs to help Dan's parents work on their brand new house! What excitement. We were joined by Dan's siblings and accomplished alot. We painted the ceilings on two floors, switched out dishwashers, and pulled flooring, did some work, and replaced flooring. It was lots of fun! Enjoy some of the pictures of our handiwork... (I will add them after work - sorry didn't have time during lunch!) - Now, here are the pictures of us working on the flooring in the 'crawl space'.

And, if you know Dan and I at all, you know it doesn't get much better than Chipotle. It's not something we can get out here where we live, so of course, every trip to a 'big' city, we must eat there at least once. This time, the only chance we got, was on our way out of town. As you can see, Dan wasn't too sure how eating a big burrito while driving would work, but he managed...

And on the ADOPTION front: It looks as though some referrals have gone out in the last few weeks, so we are down some numbers on both the girl and boy lists. I am not going to post any 'unofficial' numbers, but movement is awesome!!!