This....................

Is one of the Coolest "newborn" pictures I have ever seen.

Beautiful!

clickinmoms.com

Peace.

Update.............

Last night,I got an e-mail asking if I have the name of the CWI(orphanage) the
boys were in BEFORE they were transferred to the SN home.




Of course I had no idea....but I did know who would
know. (wink,wink)

So .......I dropped THEM an e-mail to ask if they would tell me
the name of the original CWI(orphanage).

Odds are that they will not tell me.

I am not sure what is going on, or of anything is going on at all.
All I got was,"I'll keep you posted."

I was just happy to hear something...anything.....
My faith in the CCAA has been restored.

I am sure,now, that every letter sent (to the CCAA) is at least read.
That is promising to any parent who petitions on behalf of a child.


Then this picture came to mind.......................
and I was a little afraid.

Just a little. :)

Peace.

The Winter Vacation Destination is.................

Park City, Utah!


Stacy came home with a brochure for a medical conference,
which means his group helps pay our expenses.


When you are paying for airfare,food, and lodging for 7 children and 2 adults,
a CME brochure with snow on the front makes it VERY EASY to decide

Thanks for all of the great suggestions.

I hope that we can travel to some of them next year.

Peace.

Andrea

All I Want.....................

Is a little house in Tuscany....


with a little fireplace...........


a little kitchen to prepare family meals...........


a little view from my bedroom window........


a little path to walk along with my children........


a little pool to swim in with my husband.......


a little sea air to clear my head.................


and a little garden to tend.

I mean ...REALLY people!
Am I asking for too much here?

Peace.

Leake Academy Homecoming 2008

Everyone came out to see Dakota Rae stroll across the Leake Academy Football Field.


Leake Academy is where all the Stacy went to school,
so he was thrilled to see alot of old friends.


Not as thrilled as he was to see his little niece on the Homecoming Court.


Dakota was pumped to be spending her last Homecoming as Senior Maid.
She was also pretty happy that Austin came in from Alabama for the festivities! :)


This was my favorite picture. It looks just like her.
Mouth Wide Open!


Kota Rae and Rick.
He DID smile a few times. :)


Our sweet girl.


See! he CAN smile!


They look more like Brother and Sister than cousins, don't they ?

It was a good night.

We love you , Dakota.


Peace.

A Horse is a Horse........

This week the girls learned about Horse Care.


Caleb and Uncle Rick explained to the girls & boys that these
horses are members of our farm amd members of our family.


They have to be fed, cleaned, and cared for just like any other member of the family. The also enjoyed spraying Caleb with the hose!


CHUMMLY getting a Shampoo.



Rick showing the girls how to open a horse mouth, so that they can be wormed.


A few of the girls were concerned about loosing fingers.


CHAPPO's turn.


Gettin' the hang of it NOW!


Talking about the weekend.

Miss Gerry Turns 80!

I had the honor of meeting Miss Gerry almost 4 years ago.
She was doing some ironing for a friend and was looking to fill a day that she had open.
I had a husband who liked his shirts starched and she LOVES to iron.
No I am not kidding ...she LOVES to iron.
A Match Made in Heaven.

The first time she came to the house, she threw away my"SAD LITTLE IRON" and made me go to McRae's and buy a new one.

She won't use my ironing board . She brings her own.
I tried to get on Williams and Sonoma and buy another one, but she said that they "all looked rickety".


Miss Gerry had a birthday on Tuesday.
She turned 80 years old.

My children wanted to have a "Birthday Lunch", so I made 15 bean soup and biscuits and Hannah made her famous" Chocolate Fudge Bundt cake".
Add some candles, 5 kids, and you've got yourself a party.


She loves my kids and they love her.
She was the only child of a farmer, and she spends alot of time telling the kids stories of the days when she was young.

On cloudy days she will hear the roosters crow and she will tell the kids about the chickens on her home place, and how they would"Go get a chicken" for supper.


She sees the dispair on my face when I have had to scold one of my kids, and she reminds me that " you do right by your kids, when everybody else is scared to. You'll be glad when you are my age".

She is one of our most treasured family members and I am one of her biggest fans.
I cannot imagine life without her here.


I hope she has 80 more.

Happy Birthday, Miss Gerry!
We Love You!

Peace.