Wow I sure have let time slip away from me. I can't believe that it is almost December. November 1, 2009 Owen finally moved in with us. We are still waiting for a court date to terminate parental rights but the paperwork has finally been filed!!!! We are hoping that his termination goes through before Christmas.
Our lives have changed so dramatically in the last 3 months. When God blesses you HE BLESSES you!!!!!!! I am loving being a mom and I know Shawn just loves being a dad. We were able to spend half of November with our families. The boys fell in love with both sets of grandparents!
We have all ready had a couple of firsts in this house. Ian had his second birthday and both boys celebrated Thanksgiving in our home for the first time. We also took them to the aquarium and then to Savannah. The aquarium was a hit, even Owen enjoyed it!! Our Savannah trip was great. Ian did not like the trolley ride. The loud noises scared him! We also took both boys to the beach at Tybee Island. Ian ran straight for the water and wanted to get in. So I think this summer we are going to have to take a family trip to the beach so that both boys can have a swim in the ocean!!
Now we are looking forward to Christmas! Our first Christmas together as a family!!!!! I can't wait to spend that time with family and friends.
I will try and update this more as time goes by!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
God is so Good!!!!
Today is a very special day in our family. We official become a family of 3 today. Ian moves in to our home for good!!!! We are so excited and so blessed. We have waited for many years to be blessed with a child. God heard our cry and was waiting to place the perfect child into our home. It is amazing how your love can grow for a child that you did not carry. When I look at Ian I think of him as our own and that he has been a part of our family from the beginning.
Ian has been with his foster family since birth and they have done a wonderful job in raising him. He has been very loved for the past two years and I am so thankful for that. I know that this day is a very sad day for them and my heart goes out to them. When you think about it say a little prayer for them. The next few weeks are going to be difficult.
As for us our good news keeps growing! We are going to be able to foster Ian's brother. There is a 90% chance that we will be able to adopt him. Right now we are waiting for a date for his parental rights to terminated. We do not have the little guy just yet but as soon as the attorney can get on the ball and file paperwork then we can move the little guy in. Right now we are getting to do visitations with him at his foster parent's house. He is so precious and tiny. I am attaching a photo of Ian so everyone can see the cute little guy.
Thank you all for your prayers! This has been a long journey and we still have a ways to go but the light is at the end of the tunnel.
Ian Christopher Moore
Ian has been with his foster family since birth and they have done a wonderful job in raising him. He has been very loved for the past two years and I am so thankful for that. I know that this day is a very sad day for them and my heart goes out to them. When you think about it say a little prayer for them. The next few weeks are going to be difficult.
As for us our good news keeps growing! We are going to be able to foster Ian's brother. There is a 90% chance that we will be able to adopt him. Right now we are waiting for a date for his parental rights to terminated. We do not have the little guy just yet but as soon as the attorney can get on the ball and file paperwork then we can move the little guy in. Right now we are getting to do visitations with him at his foster parent's house. He is so precious and tiny. I am attaching a photo of Ian so everyone can see the cute little guy.
Thank you all for your prayers! This has been a long journey and we still have a ways to go but the light is at the end of the tunnel.
Ian Christopher Moore
Monday, August 3, 2009
Update
So it has been ages since I have updated our blog. Shawn made it through IDMT school!!!!!!! Yeah for that. It looks like we won't be getting orders until April or after. I am glad that he is back. As some of you know Shawn is always entertaining so I certainly did miss my constant entertainment. Do you realize how much help it is when the trash gets taken out and the big trash cans outside get taken to the curb? Well let me tell you the little things that my hubby does like taking out the trash is the biggest help. You don't really realize how much the small things add up until you have to do them on your own.
I know everyone keeps asking about our adoption status and well I am happy to say that it is about to change to happy parents. We are going to be adopting a 20 month old little boy. His birthday is November 28, 2007 and his legal name is Taydon but we are going to name him Ian Taydon. We get to meet the little fellow tomorrow afternoon!!!!! We are sooo excited that I can't stand it!!!!!! We will take pictures tomorrow and I will post them tomorrow night for everyone to see!!!!! Thank you for all your prayers during this process. We will keep everyone posted as we go through our next steps. We will have a series of visitations and then he will be moved into our home.
This picture is of my neice and toby. She is getting so big. She is now 2 years old.
Shawn graduating from IDMT school!
Yes that is me with a loaded 22 and it has real bullets in it. So beware I have a good aim. I hit my target every time!!!!! :)
This is my target. My first shot was the one on the bottom right.
I know everyone keeps asking about our adoption status and well I am happy to say that it is about to change to happy parents. We are going to be adopting a 20 month old little boy. His birthday is November 28, 2007 and his legal name is Taydon but we are going to name him Ian Taydon. We get to meet the little fellow tomorrow afternoon!!!!! We are sooo excited that I can't stand it!!!!!! We will take pictures tomorrow and I will post them tomorrow night for everyone to see!!!!! Thank you for all your prayers during this process. We will keep everyone posted as we go through our next steps. We will have a series of visitations and then he will be moved into our home.
This picture is of my neice and toby. She is getting so big. She is now 2 years old.
Shawn graduating from IDMT school!
Yes that is me with a loaded 22 and it has real bullets in it. So beware I have a good aim. I hit my target every time!!!!! :)
This is my target. My first shot was the one on the bottom right.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Food for Thought
I had the pleasure last night of eating dinner with a very Godly family and some of their neighbors. What a refreshing night it was. We started talking about children and how they are being brought up with disrespect for their elders among many other things. The one thing that stood out was that the kids now days have not been brought up in Christian homes or homes that do the religious thing on major holidays but still claim that they are Christians. Parents have failed to teach their children that they need to seek the Lord at all times. We need to be servants and respect those around us. But how do these kids learn these things if we as parents are not teaching them. In fact we as parents and adults must not be seeking God, because if we are seeking God then wouldn't we instill these things into our children? As I was beginning to leave last night a little girl, age 9 who has an abundant amount of faith, stopped me and asked me if I knew what grade she was going into. I guessed that she was about to start the 3rd grade and I was right. I asked her if she was nervous about going into the 3rd grade and here is her answer. Way be afraid when God is with me. His grace is sufficient enough for me. I will do great because I have a God that will prepare the way before me. WOW!!!!!!! Why can't I have that faith. A child-like faith! I was truly blessed by Abigail last night. How did she know this? She has been taught by her parents, not only that but her parents walk out their faith in their daily lives.
One thing I know is to have a child-like faith we must seek the face of God. Amazing how God works.... As I was sitting here checking emails I started my song play list and this song came up by Kari Jobe called The More I seek Him
The more i seek you,
the more i find you
The more i find you, the more I love you
C:I wanna sit at your feet
drink from the cup in your hand.
Lay back against you and breath, here your heart beat
This love is so deep, it's more than I can stand.
I melt in your peace, it's overwhelming
(From Top)
So then I was compelled to look up a few verses
1 Chronicles 28:9 (towards the end) "If you seek him, he will be found by you; if you forsake him, he will reject you forever."
2 Chronicles 7:14 "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."
Psalm 105:4 "Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always."
Jeremiah 29:13 "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."
So as I sit hear thinking about these verses I wonder, if we are not seeking God then how do we know what He is telling us to do, or how do we know how we are suppose to raise our children? No wonder I world is self destructing. We are turning our faces from the one that has created us. How dare us spit in the face of the Lord our God. We should be ashamed and fall on our knees before him and ask him to hear our cries and heal our land. The world will not turn around until the people of this land start to cry out for God again! We must start seeking the face of God!
One thing I know is to have a child-like faith we must seek the face of God. Amazing how God works.... As I was sitting here checking emails I started my song play list and this song came up by Kari Jobe called The More I seek Him
The more i seek you,
the more i find you
The more i find you, the more I love you
C:I wanna sit at your feet
drink from the cup in your hand.
Lay back against you and breath, here your heart beat
This love is so deep, it's more than I can stand.
I melt in your peace, it's overwhelming
(From Top)
So then I was compelled to look up a few verses
1 Chronicles 28:9 (towards the end) "If you seek him, he will be found by you; if you forsake him, he will reject you forever."
2 Chronicles 7:14 "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."
Psalm 105:4 "Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always."
Jeremiah 29:13 "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."
So as I sit hear thinking about these verses I wonder, if we are not seeking God then how do we know what He is telling us to do, or how do we know how we are suppose to raise our children? No wonder I world is self destructing. We are turning our faces from the one that has created us. How dare us spit in the face of the Lord our God. We should be ashamed and fall on our knees before him and ask him to hear our cries and heal our land. The world will not turn around until the people of this land start to cry out for God again! We must start seeking the face of God!
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Adoption Update
So here is all of the updates....
On April 8th the two boys that we have had everyone praying for went to court for termination of parental rights. The judge denied the termination. There is a dad that has stepped up and wants the boys. We were worried about the grandmother and she did not show up to court. Now we have to worry about the dad. Our Caseworker said that they are going to go back to court in 2-3 months to try for termination again. There is enough evidence against the dad to have the tpr done. So we are in limbo.
That was as of April 8th. Today is May 5 almost one month later and no court date set. I received an email from our caseworker this after noon saying this
"I have an update regarding available children. We have an 18 month old male who just became free for adoption.
On April 8th the two boys that we have had everyone praying for went to court for termination of parental rights. The judge denied the termination. There is a dad that has stepped up and wants the boys. We were worried about the grandmother and she did not show up to court. Now we have to worry about the dad. Our Caseworker said that they are going to go back to court in 2-3 months to try for termination again. There is enough evidence against the dad to have the tpr done. So we are in limbo.
That was as of April 8th. Today is May 5 almost one month later and no court date set. I received an email from our caseworker this after noon saying this
"I have an update regarding available children. We have an 18 month old male who just became free for adoption.
Please let me know if you are interested. Please be aware that this would be in lieu of the other two boys since we they are not legally free for adoption at this time."
So of course everyone knows what our answer was..... YES, YES, YES, YES!!!!!!!!!!!! The little boys name is Taydom (not for sure we are going to use that as his first name) He is healthy and happy!!!!! We are waiting on some minor paperwork to be completed and then we can start the process of getting him into our home. We are soooooooooooooooooooooooo excited!!!!!!!!
The other piece of news is that the little boys mother is expecting again in July. CPS is not for sure if they are going to allow her to keep the baby as of right now. If for some reason that do not let her keep the baby we will be first in line for the little one. So that could be exciting but first things first being getting Taydom into our home!!!!
So please keep praying for us. We are a little apprehensive because of what happened last time but still excited at the same time!!!!
So of course everyone knows what our answer was..... YES, YES, YES, YES!!!!!!!!!!!! The little boys name is Taydom (not for sure we are going to use that as his first name) He is healthy and happy!!!!! We are waiting on some minor paperwork to be completed and then we can start the process of getting him into our home. We are soooooooooooooooooooooooo excited!!!!!!!!
The other piece of news is that the little boys mother is expecting again in July. CPS is not for sure if they are going to allow her to keep the baby as of right now. If for some reason that do not let her keep the baby we will be first in line for the little one. So that could be exciting but first things first being getting Taydom into our home!!!!
So please keep praying for us. We are a little apprehensive because of what happened last time but still excited at the same time!!!!
Friday, April 3, 2009
The Importance of April 8, 2009
So what is so important about April 8, 2009. Well we are currently waiting on that day for a court date for 2 kiddos. We found out about a month ago that there were 2 boys that were coming up for adoption but we wouldn't know until after April 8. We are now 6 days out!!!!
Here is the background. The boys are Jordan and Payton ages 2 and 3. Their parental rights are going to be terminated on April 8. Right now we are waiting to see if their Grandmother is going to step up and take them. This is why we haven't really said too much. One reason is because we did not want to get our hopes up. Well we emailed our caseworker a few days ago and she finally responded last night. We just asked her what the status was so far. So far as of yesterday the grandmother still has not stepped up. She does not want them. Now she does have until the 8th to take them. After April 8 she cannot have them ever. So we have been praying, praying, praying that these 2 little boys will get to come and live with us. The reason that the boys are having their parental rights terminated is because the mother just can't take care of them. She can't keep a job, won't even get a job, she can't find housing and want try and even find housing. So she loves them but just doesn't know how to take care of them.
This past month has been a very slow month. Anxiety has filled our hearts. As many of you know we want children more than anything. But we are trying to wait on God. God knows what is best for us and best for the boys. So please keep praying for us. We are holding out for April 8. Hopefully we will know something on the 8, but it could be a few days afterwards before we know. We will keep you all posted. So please pray on Wednesday April, 8, 2009 I am not for sure the court time but pray throughout the day for these 2 precious little boys. Love to you all.
Here is the background. The boys are Jordan and Payton ages 2 and 3. Their parental rights are going to be terminated on April 8. Right now we are waiting to see if their Grandmother is going to step up and take them. This is why we haven't really said too much. One reason is because we did not want to get our hopes up. Well we emailed our caseworker a few days ago and she finally responded last night. We just asked her what the status was so far. So far as of yesterday the grandmother still has not stepped up. She does not want them. Now she does have until the 8th to take them. After April 8 she cannot have them ever. So we have been praying, praying, praying that these 2 little boys will get to come and live with us. The reason that the boys are having their parental rights terminated is because the mother just can't take care of them. She can't keep a job, won't even get a job, she can't find housing and want try and even find housing. So she loves them but just doesn't know how to take care of them.
This past month has been a very slow month. Anxiety has filled our hearts. As many of you know we want children more than anything. But we are trying to wait on God. God knows what is best for us and best for the boys. So please keep praying for us. We are holding out for April 8. Hopefully we will know something on the 8, but it could be a few days afterwards before we know. We will keep you all posted. So please pray on Wednesday April, 8, 2009 I am not for sure the court time but pray throughout the day for these 2 precious little boys. Love to you all.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Esther-For Such a Time as This
Wow it has been over a month since I last wrote. Right now on Sunday nights I am doing a Beth Moore bible study on Esther. I am loving it. There is so much more to the book than Esther the Jew saving her people. I have learned so much over the past few weeks. One thing that has stuck with me is timing. The other thing is patience. Esther had to have the right timing to seek out the King and she also had to have patience to wait for the right timing. While we are waiting God is at work! Something Beth said was that "Our culture is training us in Impatience. (Basically teaching us that we don't have to wait. One of the most important spiritual disciplines is waiting upon the Lord.)" Everywhere we look or go we can have things right then. No Wait!! Drive-thrus, express lane, phones, Internet, ect. WE have now idea what it feels like to have to wait. So when we are in a situation and it requires us to wait, we don't know how to act or what we should be doing.
For example, if Esther did not wait on God she would have messed everything up. The events that happened right after Esther entered into King Xerxes presence without being summoned, are very important. Before she even went to see the King, every Jew was fasting and praying. Then after she saw the king and he extended his scepter she asked for him and Haman to join her for a feast or a banquet. When King Xerxes asked her what she wanted she did not immediately reply she simply asked King Xerxes and Haman to join her the next night for another feast. Now for some of you know what happened that night after the feast. Haman was finishing the gallows and the King had a restless night and God showed him some things in a dream. If Esther had not waited another night to give her request the King would not have been ready to hear what she was saying. Everyone had to be prepared at the same time. Sometimes while we are waiting we get tired and impatient. Another thing Beth said was "Our strength will be depleted when we wait up on the 'event or the thing.' We are commanded to wait upon the Lord!" Isaiah 40:31 says "But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
In the meantime of our waiting we need to be praying for God to work and set things/events up that will lead us to where we need to be going at the end of our waiting season. I say all of this because right now Shawn and I are in a waiting season. When we get frustrated we cling to the verse in Isaiah. God is working behind the scenes and we need to be patient. Most times it is hard to wait because we are not used to waiting. This study of Esther could not have come at a better time. I have learned and gleaned so much from this study. I am going to close with a verse and then a song that Shawn and I have claimed for ourselves at this time. It talks about what we need to do while we are waiting.
Habakkuk 2:3 "For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay."
While I'm Waiting by John Waller
I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am hopeful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it is painful
But patiently, I will wait
I will move ahead, bold and confident
Taking every step in obedience
While I'm waiting
I will serve You
While I'm waiting
I will worship
While I'm waiting
I will not faint
I'll be running the race
Even while I wait
I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am peaceful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it's not easy
But faithfully, I will wait
Yes, I will wait
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve you while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting on You, Lord
For example, if Esther did not wait on God she would have messed everything up. The events that happened right after Esther entered into King Xerxes presence without being summoned, are very important. Before she even went to see the King, every Jew was fasting and praying. Then after she saw the king and he extended his scepter she asked for him and Haman to join her for a feast or a banquet. When King Xerxes asked her what she wanted she did not immediately reply she simply asked King Xerxes and Haman to join her the next night for another feast. Now for some of you know what happened that night after the feast. Haman was finishing the gallows and the King had a restless night and God showed him some things in a dream. If Esther had not waited another night to give her request the King would not have been ready to hear what she was saying. Everyone had to be prepared at the same time. Sometimes while we are waiting we get tired and impatient. Another thing Beth said was "Our strength will be depleted when we wait up on the 'event or the thing.' We are commanded to wait upon the Lord!" Isaiah 40:31 says "But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
In the meantime of our waiting we need to be praying for God to work and set things/events up that will lead us to where we need to be going at the end of our waiting season. I say all of this because right now Shawn and I are in a waiting season. When we get frustrated we cling to the verse in Isaiah. God is working behind the scenes and we need to be patient. Most times it is hard to wait because we are not used to waiting. This study of Esther could not have come at a better time. I have learned and gleaned so much from this study. I am going to close with a verse and then a song that Shawn and I have claimed for ourselves at this time. It talks about what we need to do while we are waiting.
Habakkuk 2:3 "For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay."
While I'm Waiting by John Waller
I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am hopeful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it is painful
But patiently, I will wait
I will move ahead, bold and confident
Taking every step in obedience
While I'm waiting
I will serve You
While I'm waiting
I will worship
While I'm waiting
I will not faint
I'll be running the race
Even while I wait
I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am peaceful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it's not easy
But faithfully, I will wait
Yes, I will wait
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve you while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting on You, Lord
Friday, January 23, 2009
Our Journey to being Parents
As most of you all know that we are trying to become parents. I was hit this morning by reality that the phrase "We are trying to become parents" is taking God out of the picture. Now please don't get me wrong we pray about every possible child that we are considering. But our mindsets have not changed. I am still trying to control this situation. Some of what brought my realization on was that we had sent our home study off to South Carolina in hopes that 2 kids would be placed with us. So we received a call this morning telling us that they are on hold and that their case worker has a good lead on a forever home for them. Which one is great for the kids but needless to say I took it a little hard. The other situation was a 16 year that was 31 weeks pregnant and wanted to have an abortion. She was a dependent of an Active Duty member so her Dr. that worked in the clinic immediately thought of Shawn. So the Dr. talk with the parent and the child about their options. When they decided on adoption the doctor mentioned Shawn. They would not even consider us because we were not catholic. I am finding that this journey has more valleys than mountain tops.
As I poured out my heart to God this morning, He gently reminded me that I am not in control. He is in control. He knows the children that will be in our home. I just need to rest in Him and be patient. (Which most of you know is hard for me to do) So as I sat there I turned over our child issues again to God. It is a daily thing that I have to do. Sometimes I have to do this multiple times a day. Our biggest desire is to have a family and I think that at times we let this get in the way of God's plans for us.
Shawn is having surgery on February 9. This should help out some of our issues. Most of you know that I have issues. I have PCOS which is causing my infertility. But it can be corrected or helped along with medications. Which I have been on the medications and I was not getting pregnant. This is when my doctor turned to Shawn and wanted him to get checked out. So Shawn's doctor has discovered an issue that can be corrected with surgery. So he is taking one for the team and having surgery. The doctor said that this will increase our chances of conceiving. That is if my body decides to work right.
So please be in prayer for Shawn on February 9. This will be his first surgery and he is a little nervous. As for our family please pray that we can let God do His job and that we will get our hands out of the way.
As I poured out my heart to God this morning, He gently reminded me that I am not in control. He is in control. He knows the children that will be in our home. I just need to rest in Him and be patient. (Which most of you know is hard for me to do) So as I sat there I turned over our child issues again to God. It is a daily thing that I have to do. Sometimes I have to do this multiple times a day. Our biggest desire is to have a family and I think that at times we let this get in the way of God's plans for us.
Shawn is having surgery on February 9. This should help out some of our issues. Most of you know that I have issues. I have PCOS which is causing my infertility. But it can be corrected or helped along with medications. Which I have been on the medications and I was not getting pregnant. This is when my doctor turned to Shawn and wanted him to get checked out. So Shawn's doctor has discovered an issue that can be corrected with surgery. So he is taking one for the team and having surgery. The doctor said that this will increase our chances of conceiving. That is if my body decides to work right.
So please be in prayer for Shawn on February 9. This will be his first surgery and he is a little nervous. As for our family please pray that we can let God do His job and that we will get our hands out of the way.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Our Holiday Vacation
So it has been awhile since I have written anything. I let time get away from me. I hope that everyone had a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!
As most of you all know Shawn and I seem to like adventures. (not really) So we started our journey on a Friday afternoon. We were going to drive half way and spend the night in Little Rock, AR. I started out our little trip with a sinus infection, yuck. Poor Shawn had to drive the whole way. We arrived to our hotel at midnight to find out that we had to also pay for our dogs to sleep with us, in a cage mind you. Our babies don't get to sleep with us anymore. There is just no room :). So $23 later we made it to our room and crashed for the night.
On Saturday morning bright and early we headed out for Pampa, TX. We got to somewhere in Oklahoma, and as we were driving down the interstate going 70 there was a deer in the median. As Shawn spotted the deer he started slowing down . The deer headed out onto the interstate very slowly. He stood in the middle of the right hand lane that we were in. So Shawn moved into the left lane. Low and behold so did the deer. Shawn then went to the right lane and so did the deer. At this point we are very close and going about 55-60 mph. As we swerved to miss him we clipped the deer on our Right front bumper, finder, and headlight. Needless to say we were not very happy. As some of you know back in October I had a wreck and totaled our car that we had about 5 months. So in the middle of October we bought our Trail Blazer. On December 15 we made our 2ND payment on the car. In the new car we have OnStar. What a great feature. We had no idea where we were but OnStar new exactly. They called the local authorities and we got our call report. We have no idea what happened to the deer. I know it was hurt pretty badly but we could not find it. It was probably best that we did not find it because Shawn probably would have strangled the poor fella. At this point we are mad, tired, and I am still sick. So we finally make it to my parents house in one peace. Now don't get me wrong we are both thankful that we got the minor damage that we did. It could have been worse. As the weekend progressed I got sicker. I ended up having to go to the ER to be seen. Nothing is worse than being away from home and being sick. By Wednesday I was feeling better and back to my old self. Our time in Pampa was great! We had a wonderful Christmas and a great visit with my parents. I love going home because I get spoiled. (that is probably because I am an only Child, or at least that is what Shawn says!)
On Sunday we headed out for Dallas. The trip there was smooth and uneventful. Our time in Dallas was fun. We did lots of shopping. My father in law built us a hand made bed. It is absolutely gorgeous! I will have to take pictures after I finish putting our room back together again. He did a fabulous job. I love it! We rung in the New Year with the Moore's and had a great time. I even did some dance revolution. That was pretty entertaining. Shawn stayed sick the week that we were at his parent's house. ugh!
On Friday we headed back to Georgia. We wanted to leave by 6:30 but ended up not pulling out until 8am. We got a little ways down the road, like 3 exits and had to pull over. Our tarp on the trailer was coming off so we had to stop and fix it. As we were stopped a trucker that had spent the night in the parking lot came over to see if he could help. We ended up talking to him for an hour. We found out that he is a retired Navy Chaplin. It was great to meet another brother in Christ. So by 9am we finally got back on the road and headed home. As we got into Alabama it started raining. It rained on us the rest of the trip. It was about 1:30am before we made it in and we had to unload the trailer so the bed would not be ruined by morning. As I climb out of the car and unlock the house I realize that something is off. I tried turning on lights but nothing happened. Our electricity was turned off. Now I know what you are thinking we forgot to pay our bill. But we actually paid it early because we new it was due while were gone. Shawn actually went in physically and paid it. So that night I could not sleep because I was trying to figure out what had happened. Were we behind, was it there mistake, or what? As I was going through the mail I saw the flint energies disconnect bill. The amount due was the amount that we had paid and it was turned off on Dec. 30. We did not get back until Jan 2. Now I know they got the money because it went through our bank account and I had a receipt for it. So Saturday morning I got up first thing and called Flint energies. The only person I could get a hold of was the power outage operator. She felt sorry for us and had someone come over and turn the power back on. So first thing Monday morning I still had to call and get everything straightened out because they would come back out and turn it off again. So I called and sure enough Flint energies was in the wrong. We were up to date with our bill. The person that took our payment just did not check off all of the boxes or process it right. So now they have to pay for everything that was lost in our fridge. As some of my friends know our freezer stays stocked. So everything totalled to about $175.
So that was our holiday adventures in a nut shell. What fun! We did have great visits with our families. It is always good to be back home. Now we are recovering from our trip. I think I need a vacation from our vacation! :)
As most of you all know Shawn and I seem to like adventures. (not really) So we started our journey on a Friday afternoon. We were going to drive half way and spend the night in Little Rock, AR. I started out our little trip with a sinus infection, yuck. Poor Shawn had to drive the whole way. We arrived to our hotel at midnight to find out that we had to also pay for our dogs to sleep with us, in a cage mind you. Our babies don't get to sleep with us anymore. There is just no room :). So $23 later we made it to our room and crashed for the night.
On Saturday morning bright and early we headed out for Pampa, TX. We got to somewhere in Oklahoma, and as we were driving down the interstate going 70 there was a deer in the median. As Shawn spotted the deer he started slowing down . The deer headed out onto the interstate very slowly. He stood in the middle of the right hand lane that we were in. So Shawn moved into the left lane. Low and behold so did the deer. Shawn then went to the right lane and so did the deer. At this point we are very close and going about 55-60 mph. As we swerved to miss him we clipped the deer on our Right front bumper, finder, and headlight. Needless to say we were not very happy. As some of you know back in October I had a wreck and totaled our car that we had about 5 months. So in the middle of October we bought our Trail Blazer. On December 15 we made our 2ND payment on the car. In the new car we have OnStar. What a great feature. We had no idea where we were but OnStar new exactly. They called the local authorities and we got our call report. We have no idea what happened to the deer. I know it was hurt pretty badly but we could not find it. It was probably best that we did not find it because Shawn probably would have strangled the poor fella. At this point we are mad, tired, and I am still sick. So we finally make it to my parents house in one peace. Now don't get me wrong we are both thankful that we got the minor damage that we did. It could have been worse. As the weekend progressed I got sicker. I ended up having to go to the ER to be seen. Nothing is worse than being away from home and being sick. By Wednesday I was feeling better and back to my old self. Our time in Pampa was great! We had a wonderful Christmas and a great visit with my parents. I love going home because I get spoiled. (that is probably because I am an only Child, or at least that is what Shawn says!)
On Sunday we headed out for Dallas. The trip there was smooth and uneventful. Our time in Dallas was fun. We did lots of shopping. My father in law built us a hand made bed. It is absolutely gorgeous! I will have to take pictures after I finish putting our room back together again. He did a fabulous job. I love it! We rung in the New Year with the Moore's and had a great time. I even did some dance revolution. That was pretty entertaining. Shawn stayed sick the week that we were at his parent's house. ugh!
On Friday we headed back to Georgia. We wanted to leave by 6:30 but ended up not pulling out until 8am. We got a little ways down the road, like 3 exits and had to pull over. Our tarp on the trailer was coming off so we had to stop and fix it. As we were stopped a trucker that had spent the night in the parking lot came over to see if he could help. We ended up talking to him for an hour. We found out that he is a retired Navy Chaplin. It was great to meet another brother in Christ. So by 9am we finally got back on the road and headed home. As we got into Alabama it started raining. It rained on us the rest of the trip. It was about 1:30am before we made it in and we had to unload the trailer so the bed would not be ruined by morning. As I climb out of the car and unlock the house I realize that something is off. I tried turning on lights but nothing happened. Our electricity was turned off. Now I know what you are thinking we forgot to pay our bill. But we actually paid it early because we new it was due while were gone. Shawn actually went in physically and paid it. So that night I could not sleep because I was trying to figure out what had happened. Were we behind, was it there mistake, or what? As I was going through the mail I saw the flint energies disconnect bill. The amount due was the amount that we had paid and it was turned off on Dec. 30. We did not get back until Jan 2. Now I know they got the money because it went through our bank account and I had a receipt for it. So Saturday morning I got up first thing and called Flint energies. The only person I could get a hold of was the power outage operator. She felt sorry for us and had someone come over and turn the power back on. So first thing Monday morning I still had to call and get everything straightened out because they would come back out and turn it off again. So I called and sure enough Flint energies was in the wrong. We were up to date with our bill. The person that took our payment just did not check off all of the boxes or process it right. So now they have to pay for everything that was lost in our fridge. As some of my friends know our freezer stays stocked. So everything totalled to about $175.
So that was our holiday adventures in a nut shell. What fun! We did have great visits with our families. It is always good to be back home. Now we are recovering from our trip. I think I need a vacation from our vacation! :)
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