15 Days

Need I say more?

Hehehe... okay one more thing...

We finished "state testing" today. I shouted "Wahoo!" Right along with the kids!

I have succumbed...

okay, okay I admit it, I'm counting down

16 more mornings I have to get out of bed on time

16 more drives to work

16 more days of asking "can" you go the bathroom? I hope so!

16 more school lunches

16 more afternoons of counting down the minutes

16 more sets of "goodbyes"

16 more drives home...

Then I'm done for 2 1/2 months before I go back to the beginning again!

Thoughts by Malia

I thought this looked like fun...

 Answers to the questions are are word for word Malia's response.

1. What is something mom always says to you? I love you.

2. What makes mom happy? Me being good.

3. What makes mom sad? When I accidentally hurt her.

4. How does your mom make you laugh? By doing silly things, like making silly faces.

5. What did your mom like as a child? Having a mom

6. How old is your mom? I don't know, thirty two (wow, only 3 years off)

7. How tall is your mom? thirty two inches

8. What is her favorite thing to do? play with me or read a book.

9. What does your mom do when you're not around? Read a book or be at school.

10. If your mom becomes famous what will it be for? What does that mean?

11. What is your mom really good at? Writing and coloring

12. What is your mom not very good at? Sometimes you have to ask daddy, does this look good on me?

13. What does your mom do for a job? I know. She goes to school and teaches the kids.

14. What is your mom's favorite food? Her cereal

15. What makes you proud of your mom? When she learns how to do something, like running faster than me.

16. If your mom where a cartoon character, who would she be? Minnie Mouse

17. What do you and your mom do together? Play games.

18. How are you and your mom the same? Well, we both kind of talk the same.

19. How are you and your mom different? Our hair.

20. How do you know your mom loves you? Because she takes me.

21. What does your mom like about your dad? He gives her flowers.

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go? The bathroom.

This one's for Donna...

So, a BIG thank you to Donna. She helped me find a scrapbooking website so I could make some very cool profile pages to be shown to birthmoms. 

Then exciting news, we're actually be shown to a birthmom on Friday!! Then we'll be shown to another birthmom on Monday!! It's actually through two separate agencies. So, I'm praying and crossing my fingers. But, I think I've started to come to terms with the highs and lows of this whole process. I really think I'll be okay if we're not picked. It just really excites me that we're being shown, and I'm okay with that. The Lord is in charge and when it's our baby, we'll know.

Anyway, it's the four scrapbook pages I put together. They're small here, but if you click on them you can make them larger.

Adoption

I have updated the "We want to adopt" link that is on the right, so everyone needs to click on it or just use the URL below and check out the new LDSFS website and our new profile posting. I think it's much better than the one before. It doesn't have quite as much information, but lots more pictures. Plus, the whole look of the website is better. It's still in beta testing so it's not the one you get when you go to itsaboutlove.org but it's the website they are sending birthmoms to when they come into the offices. Exciting Stuff!

https://beta.itsaboutlove.org/ial/profiles/10519127/ourMessage.jsf

Zebra Costume

Malia is taking a modern dance class. And I got roped into making the costumes for their recital. They are dancing to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." The teacher is being the lion and all the little girls are being zebras. So, they are not supposed to look exactly like zebras but modern dance zebras! This is the first complete costume. It took me forever to figure out the sleeves but, I think it turned out adorable. They will wear black leotards and black footless tights underneath. I wish you could see the belt a little better, it's fringed! So, I have 8 more to go, wish me luck!

My Adorable Hat!!!

I have to show off my absolutely adorable hat. My friend Lindy made it for me! This is a self-portrait with the camera, hehehe... I'm totally talented aren't I! Anyway, back to the hat, here's the cool part, you can get one of your own. Lindy and her husband have recently discovered the only way they are going to have another child is if they do IVF, and I'll point out to anyone not familiar with it, it is EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. But, there's good news they just might qualify for the Miracle Fund through the University of Utah, but it costs $400 just for a consult. So Lindy has set up a blog selling these absolutely fabulous hats, in order to raise the money for the initial consult. She made one for me and one for my adorable new niece McKinley... it's a little big on her. But, talk about cute!!

Anyway, here is the website, you have check it out...

wilkersonivffund.blogspot.com

Please support someone who is already a fabulous mom and so deserves the chance to be a mom of many! Buy an adorable hat!

Love Natalie