My first Mother's day

This Sunday was very special for me. It was my first mother's day! Charity and John went all out - on chocolate that is!! Charity got me a bag of Ghiradelli milk chocolate, Ghiradelli mix of mint, caramel and milk chocolate, perfume and a new make up bag! She also got me a card with her voice recorded in it, singing "Happy Mother's Day"!! I was truly touched! There are so many women that haven't had that experience, and it took me 6 years to get this, and I wouldn't trade it for anything! Charity is doing well, just your average 9 year old! I am looking forward to watching her grow into the wonderful young lady that she will be. I now know what it means to be "truly blessed".

Our family has grown, and will be growing again soon!

Well, a few weeks ago, I posted that we had some news.. well, here it is:

The Tuesday after Easter Sunday, we got "THE CALL" - in the world of adoption means we've been matched!!! Our sw (social worker) called me at school and told us that we were a prospective match for a sibling adoption. I get the call at school, in the middle of teaching 7th grade Social Studies (I have a phone in my classroom). They are brother and sister, she is 9 years old and he is 3 years old. So, we begin planning to meet them for the first time. The original plan was to meet them and have some visits, then by June, they would move in with us. Well inbetween the call and our first visit with Charity, we find out that Charity's family can't keep her and she needed somewhere to go. SO, since we are foster parents, we offer to take her and bypass the visits all together. We have 2 visits (the minimum the state allows) and then on April 24, Charity moved in with us. The past 2 weeks have been very busy and interesting. I have learned many, many things - and have been enjoying time with a young lady that I feel was meant to be with us. I can't wait to meet her brother!

If all goes accordingly, Char and her brother Chance will be legally ours in October!

Charity with Jonah

Charity with Kylie (aka "The Devil Cat")

Playing Tug of War!

I can't wait to share more of our growing family!!!!