The Journey of Jacin....

We started Elf on the Shelf last year. I have to admit I wasn't very good about moving him. And I think he stayed hanging out of Reese's stocking most of the month.

However, with the help of Pinterest, I have had more fun and he's only moved 3 times!!!

Our elf, Jacin, pronounced Jaw-sin has made some fun trips so far.... And I wanted to document his journey...

Day 1 Jacin appeared on the milk. My nephew JoeJoe woke up at 6am and my sister tried to hold him off from coming downstairs to eat to wait on Reese but after 2 hours she just couldn't. So, JoeJoe found Jacin. He was so excited!!!

I then colored the milk green so they could see his magic powers. This backfired as neither boy wanted green milk.

This is going to be a fun tradition....

Tiny Prints Holiday Cards

Why yes, I am that crazy lady who has had my house decorated for Christmas since the second week of November! I won't go into my reasons for decorating so early, but I am fully justified in them, and my husband humors me and that just works for us! And let me tell you, with the all day thunderstorms rolling through here, it's nice to have the mantle lit up, and all 9 of my trees glowing. Yes, 9 trees. So what?!

So of course, if I have my house decorated, don't you think I have already gotten on the Christmas card? I've attempted to take picture 4 different times now, but each time, I've gotten NOTHING I can work with. NOTHING. Maybe because I have a 4 month old. The MOST awkward age to take a picture. She can't sit up, if she lays, she rolls, she's drooling like crazy and prefers her hands in her mouth or around her face rather than anywhere else. Throw in a 4 1/2 year old and you see what I've got to work with.

I've decided to go with Tiny Prints this year. I have a friend who uses them for EVERYTHING and the word I would use to describe them is classic and quality. Y'all, their stuff is good. Every time I open a card from her, I always have envy over just how cute or great her cards are.

So this year, here's what I'm leaning towards....

I really love the cleanness of this card. And I like the bright colors.
This one is cute. I totally dig the solid red background and the adorable way Holidays is written.
Oh, the polka dots.....
This one can be color customized...although red wins for me...
And I just love all the bright words...
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Massage Envy

I've convinced Reese that rubbing my shoulders, neck and back is fun. I'm going to milk this as long as I can...

Trick or Treat

Happy Halloween from Pocahontas and the pirate!

Reeseisms.....

After leaving P's 4 month well check, R says " You know, if I wanted to eat at McDonalds, I would. I'm just being nice by letting you take me to Chuck E Cheese. You should probably say Thank You!"

Oh dear...

A new venture....

I've started a new venture....will you follow?

www.iwilldadiwill.blogspot.com

Tea For Tuesday

Today is Tuesday...

And after months of being "gone", I'd like to invite you in.

For what? Tea for Tuesdays that Christi at GreyUmbrella hosts.

And I've got lots to choose from today since I just went to the grocery store yesterday. So, please, have some butter toffee coffee, sweet iced tea, Fresca, Orange Juice, Capri Suns, V8 juice.....

Well, since we last talked, lots has happened...
I didn't run my marathon.
I made a whirlwind trip home to meet a special person.
My son started TBall.
I got a job.
I enrolled my son in PreK (is he really that old?)
My son learned to swim the length of the pool on his own.
I questioned my faith in God.
I really could keep going....

But I guess what you really care about is that we found out we are adopting again.

It really was a shock. Totally out of the blue. A true, chance meeting set in motion by God.

We are going to have a little girl and she'll be here in July.

Her birthmother and I have become friends, and I know that God set this whole thing in motion.

I don't want to say too much, because as with all adoptions, just because someone says they want you to adopt, there are things that can happen. Even with an agency, the birthmother can back out. She has 48 hours to sign away her rights. The birthfather can disagree to the adoption...there really are so many things. So basically, you can't say its for real "for real" until you are driving away with the baby in your car.

I have so longed for this baby and honestly thought she wasn't going to come. I really was happy and content with it being "Rasor, Party of Three". I had gotten to that point. My heart was content, my heart was happy with just us three. And then she came along and to be honest, I had to really, really think about it.

For so long I had wanted her, yet the moment someone wanted me to have her, I was unsure. It had taken me YEARS to get to where I was and literally, days after I was content with Rasor Party of Three, it was now becoming Party of Four.

I've struggled in my faith over the last few months as well. I can't quite put my finger on it and I am not so ready to put some of those feelings out there for the world, but I've hit a low valley. To be quite honest, I don't know that I've ever had some of these feelings. I'm working through them, but it's rough. It is rough to question everything you've thought and known for almost your whole life...

One thing that's helped is the new church we've been visiting. It's like a breath of fresh air. Finally, something in this big city feels like home, feels right, feels like where we are supposed to be. So we are getting plugged in, starting to find our way there.

And I couldn't be more excited.

Life is moving...and I'm happy.

Truly happy.