Caught up in a Snow Storm

Well, we made it to the outskirts of Chicago. We decided the snow storm was too much for us, so we're having a great time at a hotel!

Saturday Morning We're Heading for Home!

Say a little prayer for us. We're going home!

News from New Orleans

It didn't cross my mind that it was Mardi Gras down in New Orleans. Evidently Zachary and his Dad decided to go for a day thinking that things would be tamer before dark. Well, let's just say that Zach has now had his first exposure to the female anatomy. I could tell that he was completely embarrassed to tell me. He couldn't believe that women would flash themselves to get beads.

This isn't exactly what I was expecting on a mission trip. But, he said that they are helping a family move into their new home. Hopefully that balances out the booby show??????

Things in Common

My Aunt and I are very close at heart but live hundreds of miles apart. One thing that we do to tie our lives together is have the same things in our homes. These are some of the things in my Aunt's house that are also in mine.
We love the egg kitchen collection.

Ok, I don't have this exact set-up but: the heart in the cage is also in my kitchen and in my Grandmother's kitchen.

The matching frog in my house was given to me by my Aunt when Tim and I were engaged. The frog's mouth opens and inside it is a piece of paper where she wrote, "it looks like you found your prince".

My Aunt is an artist, she paints and does stained glass.

We read a lot of the same books. I bring my favorites to her and vice versa.

Alex the Jayhawker

My cousin Alex is a senior at KU. Go Jayhawks!We went to Lawrence to have dinner at the restaurant where he is a cook.
Alex and Tyler
The food was fantastic!

Oh what a night!

Today we went to the new Legends shopping district. It was amazing! We actually walked down the yellow brick road (I thought about you Glinda and Wicked Witch!). We ate dinner and spent the evening at a place called T-Rex. It was a mixture between a restaurant and a small amusement park. The kids loved it. This is me and Tyler with my Dad.
Tyler and Aunt Andrea.

The lights are jellyfish.

T-Rex himself. Eli was afraid of him.
Me, the sis and the babe.
Tyler running with the marathon man.
Dinosaur!
Eli loved the fountain outside of the restaurant.

Zachary is safely in New Orleans

Thank you to all of you who said a little prayer for Zach. He is safely in New Orleans.

This is a picture of him with my Aunt last Thanksgiving.

Today was about SHOPPING...and Girlfriends...I need to move to a bigger city!

Today I went shopping with my Aunt and let me tell you...things are so much cheaper here!! I cannot even believe it! Of course, my Aunt knows all of the bargain places to go , but this is crazy!Very nice ladies items for under $10.00. I consider that a steal. Beat Vicky's semi-annual sale!

I bought 4 new bath towels. Do I need them? Not really, but for $2.60 cents for a luxury towel, I couldn't resist. My Aunt owns some or the exact towels and they are fabulous!

I bought Tyler 5 pairs of adjustable waist jeans-very nice. $5.00 each! He really needed them desperately, so that's why I bought 5.I got Zachary two pairs of Levi's Cargo Jeans for $10.oo each. That blows my favorite place to buy jeans -Kohl's out of the water. They were on sale for 50% off of $19.99. That is a smoking deal considering he wears mens 30/34's.

I also got some t-shirts and some scrapbooking stuff.

I'm having a great time!!!

Eli and Aunt Andrea at the Playland....

Today Eli spent the afternoon at the Playland with my baby sister Aunt Andrea.

This Blog is on Location in Kansas City!!

While Zach is away in New Orleans, the rest of the family decided to take a road trip to Kansas City. This is where I was born. My entire family lives here (minus my brother in Colorado).

We're staying at my Aunt's house. I'll be posting a lot of pictures this week so you can see the family!!!

We got the call.....

Our SW called today and our Log In Date is February 6, 2007.

I Love This Boy

I Love This Boy I Love This Boy I Love This Boy I Love This Boy

Of course I love them all. But today I just want to yell until I can't anymore that I love my son Zachary. I am so proud of the young man he is becoming. I love our relationship. I am so grateful to God for the priviledge of holding his hand through the beginning of his life. I cherish every phase, every year. He leaves this Sunday to go on a mission trip with his father. My boy is going to New Orleans to help build homes for families who lost theirs in the hurricane.

Tired of Waiting.....For My LID

Our dossier was sent to China on 1/05/07. How much longer until we get confirmation of our LID?

Happy Valentines Day!

Me and my Valentine over the past four years...

Taking him home to meet the my family

The wedding May 3, 2003
Taking our son Elijah home from the hospital 12/9/2004

At a friends wedding last Spring


Every Valentines Day, Tim makes me a lobster and shrimp dinner. We eat together at home by candlelight on our wedding china. I hope you all have a wonderful Valentines Day!

We're on the Road to Recovery

Many thanks for all of your kind words and good wishes. We are all feeling much better today. Tomorrow I am hoping that we will be returning to normal life.