Yup, this is about right....

Anyone that knows me and how my mind works understands this post. I haven't "felt" or been "normal" for a while now, medically. I wish that I could take a vaca from myself, my mind, and from weird things that keep popping up. I don't want to be a hypochondriac...I don't choose to feel like a nut, but sometimes I just do!

Freakish Fears?

I am a tad bit superstitious. Is that wrong? Sometimes I throw spilled salt over my shoulders; I cross off black cats from my path, and I knock on wood. Yes, I also cannot bring myself to wash clothes on New Year's Day for fear of washing someone out of the family (death of a loved one). Kind of nuts, I know. I really don't want believe that bad things will happen, but deep down there is a part of me that is uneasy. I even hesitate to say things out loud (or write them) fearing that I will ultimately jinx my statement or to make a fear reality. Is that kind of crazy, or am I just actually speaking up about a nagging voice that others have as well but no one will speak of (for fear of being deemed crazy)? Crazy loves company....

And So It Goes....

One of my favorite movie quotes from Steel Magnolias declares, "Honey, time marches on and eventually you realize it is marchin' across your face." Hidden in the humor the truth that time is going on around us rings true. When I look around at my family I see it. I've been married seven years this August. My oldest will turn six, and my little girl will be three! The baby is nearly six months old. How did this happen? Where does the time go? Seasons come and seasons go but the love of true friends and family last forever throughout them!

Funny to Me...

These made me laugh...I got to thinking that it would be fun to travel over the states and take pictures of funny signs. Hey, everyone needs a hobby, right?

Would You Rather...?

Would you rather love and not be loved back or be loved but never love?

Always wear earmuffs or a nose plug??

Be able to read everyone’s mind all the time or Always know their future??

Sweat moderately but constantly 24 hours a day all over your body or have an irremovable metal pin in your jaw that constantly picks up a New Age radio station??

Eat poison ivy or a handful of bumblebees??

Be born with an elephant trunk or a giraffe neck??

Always take a cold shower or sleep an hour less than you need to be fully rested??

Should we get on the ride or not?

We want to get on the adoption ride. We just don't know when and how. Do you know that it costs a bit more than $60,000.00 to adopt two children from Russia? How do people do it, and how will we raise that much money? HOW?!

Yes, No, Yes, No...YO-YO

Ever since I learned that having more children wouldn't be a good choice (according to my doctor), we have been contemplating adoption as an option for our family.
**Alright, calm down; we aren't doing this like tomorrow or even next week. It would be more like in a year or more to even start the process. **
Stephen and I decided that we would want to adopt from Russia. However, when I was going through applications and agencies I discovered that the parents have strict medical requirements, as well. If you remember, Stephen had melanoma three years ago (screeching tires sound here).
That led me to call every adoption agency that I could research to see if we are automatically discounted from the running. So far, two agencies have said that the possibility is zero, and four agencies have said that it may require more paperwork but do-able....
The roller coaster never stops...