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Thursday, October 11, 2007

Tagged, guess who's it next

I've been tagged by Kelly at Sklie Smiles. (Thanks Bunches) So here it is....

Jobs I have had:
1. Security Supervisor at Post Gazette Pavilion
2. Teacher grades 3 and 7 at All Saints School
3. Merchanise Salesperson at concerts at Post Gazette Pavilion
4. Residential Childcare Worker, working with children removed from their homes, at Holy Family Institute
5. Preschool Group Supervisor at Tendercare
6. Preschool Director and Teacher at All Saints (I loved this job)
7. Stay at Home Mommy to Toby....The BEST job EVER!!!

Places I have Lived:
1. Steubenville Oh area
2. Three separate boroughs in Pittsburgh
3. Baton Rouge LA (few know this)
4. Columbus, Oh (GO BUCKEYES!!!!)

Food I love:
1. Chicken in any form
2. Fettachini Alfredo
3. Shishkabobs ala my Daddy
4. Rice
5. Salt and Vinegar Potatoe Chips
6. Sun dried Tomatoes, Artickoes, and Green beans

Places I would rather be:
1. Guatemala with Liliana
2. With Family and friends
3. In the mountains
4. Someplace that is about 65-75 year round with pleasant weather (anyone know where this is. lol)

Movies I love (I decided that this meant anything I would watch any time it's on):
1. Lilo ans Stitch (in fact this is where ohana comes from. Ohana means family, no one gets left behind or forgotten...love this movie)
2. Beauty and the Beast
3. Pretty Woman
4. X-Men
5. Ocean's Elevan
6. Sixteen Candles
7. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the original)
8. The Goonies
9. Sweet Home Alabama
10. Hope Floats
11. City of Angels
12. Good Will Hunting

TV Shows I watch (I have to do this by the day...sad I know):
1. How I met your Mother
2. Heros
3. All the CSIs
4. NCIS
5. America's Next Top Model
6. Criminal Minds or Private Practice it's a toss up
7. ER or Without a trace....also a toss up
8. Numbers
9. Vegas
These are only the ones I won't miss....there are so many more

Books I Love:
1. The Harry Potter Series
2. The Lord of the Rings Series
3. Anything by Jane Austin (or any classic British lit for that matter)
4. The Wedding
5. Charlotte's Web
6. Taming the Spirited Child with out breaking their Spirit
7. Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
8. The Five people you'll meet in Heaven
9. All of Max Lucado's Books
10. Dr. Seuss, he's a classic

I am Tagging...
1. Kim
2. Amylynn
3. Todd and Amy

Sorry everyone....I look forward to reading your posts

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY DADDY!!!

I am posting this tonight because I want it up for my Daddy's ENTIRE birthday! He deserves that much for all that he's done in my life. I am most definately a DADDY'S GIRL. I love my daddy so very much and we have a very special bond. And he loves Toby so incredibly much. I am so blessed. Here are some special pictures I have of one of the Greatest Men I know (the other being my husband). Sorry for the poor quality of the first ones...they are pictures of pictures, oh and they are in no particular order.

Happy Birthday Daddy! We LOVE you!

Monday, October 8, 2007

Hi everyone

Edited to add in (due to the popular demand of Miss Kristen) that Toby got out of the hutch after much fighting and struggling the same way he got in. I wasn't quick enough to get a picture of him escaping, but it was something like picture 1. he finally realized that he had to put both feet out the bigger hole. And after all this what was the first thing he wanted to do after getting out?..... Yes folks, get back in. Oh the joys of toddlerdom!

Just a random post to say hello. It's been one whole week since I held my beautiful princessa. I miss her so much. Both Toby and I have been sick with double ear infections and sinusitis since we came home. I think today is the first day that we have both felt better! Thank goodness cause I hate being sick and I HATE to see him sick. His ears were bothering him so much but I think we're over it now. Last night was the first night he didn't wake up screaming. We took some random pictures this weekend and I thought I'd share them.

Toby and Smokey climbing in the hutch (where neither are allowed!)

Trying to escape

Mad because he can't get out

Free at last

Playing with Smokey on the suitcase (yes it's still packed from last week)

Playing the drums on the diaper box

Cheesin for the camera this morning

Dancin on the gate

Watching Wiggle Bay

Riding his Diego Car

This was a gigantic CHEESE picture but by the time the camera took the picture this was what I captured

One of my Baby girl cause we miss her so much

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

We're Home (edited)

And I'm sick! So this is not going to be a large post right now. I promise I will add pictures to this later. We are asking for your prayers and the prayers of everyone you know. Right now Guatemalan Adoptions are in danger of stalling or ceasing around the new year. (I will post later what you can do to help.) We are currently in Family Court waiting for the Social Worker to release our report so we can be entered into PGN. If we enter soon then we should be out and have Liliana home before all the chaos ensues. So please, please pray for Liliana's case. Greg and I miss her terribly but I think Toby misses her MOST. He keeps asking for Lili. Okay this is all the energy I have right now. I have a doctor's appt at 1:45 so hopefully later after some meds I will feel better enough to post more. So stay tuned.....

Sorry I didn't get to this last night. The doctor diagnosed me with a double ear infection and a sinus infection. When I get sick, I get sick. I don't do anything half-assed. As promised, I'm returning to post pictures even if it is a day later then I said I would. There also have been some major developments in Guatemala adoptions and I will post more when I fully understand it. Here are the pictures.....