The Journey Continues

. . . and gets more exciting.

We got a call last week about a sibling group. Could this be it?
Besides trusting God, there were alot of things that needed to happen around here if that were a possibility. They were wanting to get them placed within a week.
The trundle beds had to be finished with drawers in place. The garage cleaned up and alot of clutter removed. Messes organized. Whew! We were tired. We had let some of these things slip, because "Hey, it's been almost 2 years." Not that I'm complaining. I am trusting in God's perfect timing.

Hannah and Josiah were very excited about the possiblility of having a little brother and little sister.
We did alot of praying and waiting.
Finally we heard that the state was going to try to place them with the grandmother.
Disappointment mixed with relief.
Okay, now we are at least a bit more prepared than we were before.
Which is a good thing, since we were just notified of another sibling group that just became free for adoption with no legal risk.

SOLD

Finally I got some bites from my postings on Craig's List. I sold my massage table to a man in Snellville who was getting it for his neice who neeeded it. Yah!

Then, we sold the bookcase headboard bed to a family in Douglasville. They had to drive a long way, but they felt it was worth it. They needed it for their 8 year old son. I'm so glad these people were able to use these items.

We still have an antique oak bed for sale. Hopefully it will find a good home soon, too.

Hannah's Loft

We worked really hard last night and got Hannah's room cleaned out and one more bed installed.

That makes Three

We had our third home study on Friday where the adoption specialist came to our house and talked to us and the kids and we showed her around.

Today I put the second coat of sealer on the last two loft/trundle beds. They are looking very nice. Theron really did alot of work to put these together and make them sturdy.

Two Down, One to Go

So, we've had our second home study and will be having our third and last soon. This time Autumn will come to our house.
I'm happy to say I've made some more progress on the beds. We decided to set them all up in the garage and stain/varnish them in there instead of one piece at a time on the porch. It felt good to get so much accomplished.
Josiah is enjoying his new loft bed and Hannah is excited that she will be getting one, too. We have not been able to sell the old beds yet, so I am just praying for God's timing.

Josiah in a Loft

Today was a special day, because Hannah and Josiah had both earned their date night with a parent card (part of the Accountable Kids Program) and we did it a little different this time. We rode together (therefore saving gas) to Wendy's and Josiah and I sat at a table in one area of the restaraunt while Hannah and Theron sat at another. When we left there, we rode together to Malibu, got our combined ticket deal, split up the tickets and tokens then went off to our seperate fun. Hannah and Josiah each got special one on one time with one of us and we maybe saved some money. After a busy day at Malibu - riding boats armed with water-squirters, putt-putt, go-carts, and other games, plus a stop at the grocery store, we rested and got a second wind. Theron decided that I had put enough sealer on the first loft bed and wanted to install it in Josiah's room.
We moved furniture, took apart and stored the full bed, and vacuumed. Then we set up the new bed that Theron made! Add mattress and sheets and it's ready! Josiah was so excited. He's sleeping in it for the first time tonight. Here's Hannah tucking him in.

Gotta Give It Up

In anticipation of adopting, there are some things we will be letting go of. Just material things, though. Some have sentimental value, but when I think of what others have had to give up, it pales in comparison. We will be replacing the kids beds with the twin trundle beds that Theron is making. Hannah and Josiah are excited, which is a good thing. Josiah will be giving up his full size bed with a bookcase headboard. It probably doesn't mean much to him. It was the bed I shared with my sister when we were young. Well, not just my sister, my sister and ALL OF OUR DOLLS. We had so many dolls, we put some in our bed between us and some in a doll bed beside the bed. One night, I fell out of my bed into the doll bed. I did not realize it until I woke sometime later feeling a bit uncomfortable.


Hannah will be giving up her bed, too, which is an antique 3/4 bed. It's an odd size and requires a custom made mattress. This is the bed I used most of my life, until I got married. It's a beautiful bed.

I'm also giving up my massage table. I had a short-lived massage business in 1994 -95. I'm not too sad to see this go. It just takes up closet space.

To update you on our progress - Theron turned in most of our paperwork on Saturday. We had a CPR/First Aid class which I was unable to attend, because Hannah was sick with a fever and cough. I will make it up later. I also have to go in to try to give my elusive finger prints again. The new technology that scans your prints has some kinks that need working out, I think. So many people have to redo theirs! I am not the first to have to go back.

Labor of Love

At the beginning of March, Theron began work on 3 twin size loft beds with trundle beds underneath, which have been in his mind long before. Now we are seeing his ideas take shape.



His inspiration drove him to work into the night.

He designed, measured, cut, nailed, and fastened one after another.

He bought more wood. He glued and sanded.

Headboards and footboards waiting.

And in the first part of April, I stained the first bed.

What's next? Just wait and see.