Internet Woes

Well... we have internet. Sort of. It is sporadic. I'm not sure what is going on. I worked and worked on a blog posting earlier today when I was so excited we had internet...but toward the end it quit working. And then I went several hours and had no internet at all. The blog posting died and I never got to post it. Oh, I'm so bummed....

After talking with the AT & T help desk for 30+ minutes they decided to send a technician out to look at it. So... on a whim, about 2 hours later, I tried out the computer and all of a sudden it is working again. I have no idea what is going on. From what I can understand it appears we are going to have to have the phone lines in our house completely rewired...
Not the kind of news I was hoping for.

Anyway....
Thought I would throw a quick update on here while I had the chance!

Where in the world are James, Stephanie & Kayley

Hello everyone!
I know by now you may be wondering where we are... here is a quick update.
(As I type this I am sitting in the 900 sq ft library in Rogersville, MO...with a 1 hour time limit!)

We got here to Rogersville safely and the movers have come and gone. Just a few things have been causing us problems...I'll name a small sampling.

1. There are no phone. The phone jacks are busted...kaput...nadda. This also means no internet. It has been horrendous to say the least.
2. There are ginormous spiders...bugs...and other creepy crawlies EVERYWHERE. In fact...I opened the front door yesterday and a very big preying mantis landed on my chest. I SCREAMED bloody murder. It is a wonder that my new neigbhors didn't come running...
3. We still have no stove. I'm hungry.
4. There are free roaming dogs all over that keep pooping in my yard. I wanted to call the dog-catcher but apparently they won't come outside of city limits. (of which we are just barely).
5. What I thought would be Kayleys new preschool smells like pee. Ugh.
6. There is a leak under our sink.
7. The toilet seat is so wobbly it almost threw me in the floor when I sat down on it.

Oh...there is so much more... So much...but I will save it for another day. My hour here in the teeny tiny library is almost up and I have to go.

Needless to say it is uncertain when I will get on here again. Soon I hope!! I miss everybody...

Oh, and by the way....M is having a girl!

Yay! :) :) :)

Leavin' you hangin'

Hi all! While it was not my intention to leave you hanging for too long...I guess I did and I'm sorry!

So, yes. It is true. We have been chosen by a wonderful birthmom, "M" who is due December 29th. We are so excited. I have had the chance to sit down with her over lunch and she is such a sweet spirit. We are so excited to be able to know her. We do not know if the baby is a boy/girl. He/she was shy on M's first ultrasound!

Our caseworker Hannah is optimistic so she took down our LDSFS profile (you'll notice the link is no longer working) and asked us to put a "Congrats" banner on our ParentProfiles.

We are excited but as many of you know it has been a difficult journey for us and we enter this with our eyes open and love in our hearts. A failed placement and a birthmom scammer have left us a little wary, but we can only press forward with faith. Adoption is a tough road with many heartaches and blessings for those who walk it. We love our M with all our hearts already and no matter what happens we will always love and respect her. Like I said, adoption is tough. Adoption is love.

So, with that being said, I was unable to give an update yesterday because somebody silly (me) turned off the phone already...oops. So, I'm sitting in the business center of Holiday Inn in Albuquerque, NM to write this update.

I hope by the time we get to our new house, the phone will be up and running and I will be able to get back online.

In the meantime...today was National Talk Like A Pirate Day...so I hope you scurvy knaves had a grrrrrreat day. And if there is a bounty on your head....I hope you get it off. :)

See you on the other side.

Guess What?!

There is something different about our Adoption Profile...

can you tell what it is?

Post-Packer Chaos - An After (hours) Story...

Well, the packers came and went. It was a really LONG day. It was interesting that it was an all-girl packing team. I think they were really frustrated (and shocked) that we had so much stuff crammed into such a tiny space. :)

Kayley pretty much just got in the way all day. She and I ran an errand at one point and then Gramma and I took turns playing outside with her until it got too hot. She didn't get a nap...and we had to wake her up an hour early...so needless to say, she was bouncing off the walls by 4 o'clock.

Lot's of boxes...

The actual movers come tomorrow...so hopefully that goes smoothly!
We'll see.

If I have my way, I will blog about it tomorrow night...