more background

I gave you history yesterday so today I wanted to let you know where we are today.

I am a working mom. I work at a nursing home as a physical therapist. I love my work!! I have worked pediatrics and geriatrics and love them both in different ways. The ends of the spectrum but not that different! The clients that I work with make me laugh. I love the stories that they tell of "the good ole days". You just never know what will come out of thier mouths and sometimes you have to turn an understanding ear when working with dementia patients. I cherish my days off with my family. They are what keep me going and I try to spend as much time with them as possible (or course this means that my house pays for it because it is what gets neglected the most). I try hard to keep everything clean and orderly but if I have to choose between cleaning and playing with my baby boy, he wins every time!

My husband is a LPN at a local correctional facility (yes that means at the jail). He likes his job and is well suited for it. I think that if he ever decided to leave that they might cry. How many male nurses are actual out there? He is currently going back to school to get his RN. I am so proud of him. He is juggling full time work with full time school and he still always makes time for us.

My son is a very active 3 1/2 yr old. He love dinosaurs, trains, dogs, and tractors. He is ALL boy. An older man at McDonald's described him as a shark and said he had one of his own that was grown. It took me a while to understand that comment but I finally got it. A shark has to move at all times or it will die! Well that is my son to the T. He is always moving unless he is asleep and when he is sleeping he looks like an angel! Ethan is so excited about the prospects of getting a baby sister. He talks on end about what they are going to do together. He actually gets very ellaborate. It is sooo cute. However, he thinks we can just go down to the store and buy a sister! He doesn't know why it is taking so long and has actually cried when I stopped to talk with an adoption agency and did come back with his sister that day. Bless his heart!

We are currently trying to decide which agency to use. I think it is between Dillon and Holt. We have friends who just went to China to bring home a beautiful baby boy. They have been very helpful on who to use and who not to use. They said that Holt will hold your hand the whole time and I think that we want that; however, you pay for it. Some agencies maybe cheaper but they are not with you the whole time to help with every step of the way. The used The Great Wall of China for the 1st adoption but stated they felt like they were on thier own while in China to get thier baby and that is when I would think you would need them the most.

We are getting very excited about everything. All the decision and the fundraising. We are in high drive and coming up with all kinds of ideas. We will keep you updated on the ones that we actually try.

Ok again it is getting late and I need to sign off. Have to get up early and exercise and then go to work. Thanks for all the prayers...Love your sister in Christ