Fire Marshal

The Fire Marshal stopped by last week to inspect us. We need to change a window in the bedroom, install some hard wired smoke detectors, and put up a handrail.

I've really been surprised at how fast DHHS has been working. All the people we put in for references received their paper work the Friday of the week that we sent our application in.

We start out 24hr of Foster Care training on May 25th.

I think that by (or before) September we should have a munchkin living with us!

Turtles

I made these turtles for Easter for my Sunday School kids.

Work in Progress

So here is what I've got done so far. I'm probably a quarter done. It's been pretty easy so far, the challenging parts are coming!

Foster Care Meeting

Tomorrow is our first of many meetings/classes to become Foster Parents. We are so excited! A friend told us that they are very negative, probably so that you have a true sense of what it is like.

I just finished reading Another Place at the Table. Its an autobiography of a Foster Mom and she doesn't pull any punches. She tells it just like it happened to her in all it's gritty truth. It was a good read and a page turner. Even despite all the awful things she experience being a Foster Mom and all the horrible things she exposed her kids to inadvertently she remains positive.

Jason is going to read it next.

Camp Hoodie

Finally bought the yarn in the right colors to start my sisters Camp Hoodie from Spud & Chloe. I wish that I could be using their yarn since their colors are so vibrant and wonderful, but I had to settle on Lion Brand Vanna's Choice. This under taking is going to take awhile. It starts out by casting on 186 stitches the most I've ever had on my needles before. I am excited for the challenge.

Round 5 with Clomid

Taking an ovulation predictor kit this time around.

Maybe I'll ovulate?

Foster Care

Awhile ago, back before we had officially started trying a friend of ours said: "You two should consider Foster Care, you'd be great at it." To which my hubby replied: "No, because the first time I had to hand a kid over to their scum bag parent I'd have issues."

I didn't push him on it because I could tell that he had made his mind up and wasn't going to budge on this issue.

Thursday we were in the bank and ran into the same friend who had just finished adoption on her second Foster Child and reiterated her statement to Jason to which Jason replied: "No, because the first time that I saw the scum bag parent in the facility...."

There we are sitting in the bank trying to see if we can get a credit card for 9.9% instead of the one we have now at like 300% ... and the bank lady leaves for a moment and he turns to me and says: "Let's do it. Let's try Foster Care."

Such a turd my hubby.

I was feeling rather hopeless. We don't have the money to go much further then we are with fertility treatments (I'm assuming this I haven't researched it much yet, kind of afraid too), and I just can't take the continuing disappointment without a glimmer of hope! Now I feel relief that if the next two rounds of Clomid don't work then there is an avenue left open to us (in our current price range) to be parents.

:)

The Joys of a House

We have been living in our new house for a little over two months.

Here is a few things I have learned.

1. Oil is expensive

2. Turning down the hot water tank will save on propane

3. 60 people will fit in my house

4. There is no insulation in the walls

5. The neighbor is friendly enough to pick me up off the side of the street and take me home when I am broken down

6. The pellet stove won't quite heat the whole house.

7. Buying pellets for the stove cost 1/2 as much as oil.

8. I can live and be happy in a chilly house

9. I love having a house

10. The power company charges you twice for electricity!

We will be going to Bermuda on a cruise in April! Jason's mother bought us all (there are 7 of us) cruise tickets! Can't wait!

No news on the baby front. We'll be going to the next dose of Clomid soon. After these next two rounds if I'm not pregnant then we will be saving up some pennies for some tests...

Argyle Hat & Other Plans

Made my Dad a hat. I still haven't taken his picture in it but I will soon. The hat is made so that the bottom can be folded up to a double thickness to keep his ears warm.

I knit my self one mitten and I will be working on the second one shortly.

I also am making a baby slipper sock of my own design. It isn't pretty but it's functional.

My sister choose what she wants me to knit her its a vest hoodie designed by Spud and Chloe. I haven't been able to purchase the materials yet, but I will soon.

My Dad has requested a hat that says "LOWE'S" on it so he can wear it at work, my Mom has asked for a shrug for her birthday, and my hubby would like a new better fitting hat.

PHEW!

I love that I have so much to do!

New House

On November 23, 2009 Jason and I became home owners!

We more than doubled our living space! Since moving I have had a dinner party, a brunch, and a birthday party here! We have been having so much fun!