We have a court date!

October 15th.

Our documents have been reviewed and they didn't ask for anything additional than what we've already provided our agency.  Yay.

We won't get a travel date until we pass through court (we will not be there at court).  But we expect a travel date early December.  I'm already checking flights.  Exciting day!!

Adoption: The Apex of Redemptive Grace and Privilege

Adoption: The Apex of Redemptive Grace and Privilege:

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Approved through Lifesong

We now have a fundraising account and we're approved for a matching grant through Lifesong and Legacy685.  Yay.  Jehovah Jireh!  (The Lord is our Provider)

I'll explain more later how this works.  I have to go through some information.  But had to post this great news.

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Read Vicki's story and watch the video clip meeting her child.

http://www.lifesongfororphans.org/blog/2013/08/you-matter-to-me-impacting-lives-in-honduras/

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a little update... no big whoop.

I forgot to post a couple of weeks ago...  our SW sent me an email letting me know that our authenticated documents were sent to Bulgaria.  So, we're waiting on court date.  I think it will take a little bit to get everything translated, but we shall see.  Still anticipate a November travel date but we can't have an exact date until the court approves the adoption.

We made a trip last week to Kansas.  Chris' mom has Parkinson's disease.  I wish we could see her more.  It was a long overdue visit.  It was also a nice travel time for us in the new van.  We stopped in Oklahoma City on the way up (left my watch in hotel...bummer tunes!), then we stopped in Ft. Worth on the way back.  In the past we've have driven straight through, but it is so much more enjoyable to stop for the night.  I think we'll do that from now on.  

I always have to crochet on a road trip.

Chris' mom, Florence, and Spider Man.

We found an In and Out Burger in Ft. Worth.
One of our favorite hamburger places from when we lived in CA.

Now we're home and Anton and I are doing our new school:  K12.  I really like it so far. It is tops in curriculum choices and it really helps you teach like an expert teacher (spoon feeds).  The drawback is it can take a long time because it is so thorough but I think the more I do it, the more I can customize it and cut out some of the elements that Anton has already mastered.  I'm already thinking of the girls and I know they'll want to do something similar.  I actually think I can get the girls to catch up to Anton and then I might be able to have a little classroom of kids that are at the same level on many subjects, except for Language Arts, of course. but I think this will be fun.  

a little extra project we did on learning about
"continents" from our K12 History

I also joined an adoption fellowship group called Legacy685.  We're having a pool party tonight.  Looking forward to that.

We're baby steppin' on the house.  I'm dreading a garage sale with this Texas heat.  I think that will have to wait until it gets cooler.  Chris is working on clearing some things out of garage.  We've made several trips to IKEA and have some ideas brewing.  Baby steps.  God has His perfect timing.

This is the way to fly!

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Home changes..

So, I'm not a last minute person, but I'm not an over-achiever and have things done months before the arrival date.  I guess I do get a little energized by a deadline, unfortunately.

We are making Chris' study into the girls room.  I know it is sad for Chris to lose his study but we are making our bedroom, which is large, into a bedroom/study and we're decorating with bookshelves.  I love book; I just don't like dusting!  But, it will be good, we just have to be creative and get the right furniture.

IKEA has the answer to our problems, I think.  I'm going to first get our room converted to a study, move everything over.  We're also getting off-site storage, then we plan on having a big garage sale and sell the furniture that isn't working for us, and needed to have a sale for years now.  I have so much stuff to do!

Need to paint the girls room (was thinking of a buttercream yellow).  And for Anton's room, maybe take some of the baby stuff out.  He still has Beatrix Potter pictures, but he doesn't complain.  If I ask him how he wants to decorate it changes everyday (spiders, and Paris are the themes he likes, but for sure he wants to paint the walls blue...and I was thinking a dusty blue with a little hint of lavender in it)

I'm also trying a new homeschool curriculum called K12. It seems like it will work great for us, in that it will help me administer and do the lesson plans.  Why not have help?  I should be starting that this week.  I'll blog about that on another post.