Dear USCIS

Today, my I800A went into a FedEx envelope and was sent on it's way to Lewisville, TX. I am sure that it will be processed immediately and we will quickly receive our fingerprints appointment. :)

Well, at least that is what my prayer is! It was a form that kind of had me freaked out this time. It's not like I've never done this before, but this one made me a little paranoid. I was teetering on the edge of being VERY paranoid about the whole form. I filled it out online and then checked it a million times. I second guessed some questions, called Lisa several times, went over it again, called Lisa again, oh well, you get the picture. It took SO long to get our immigration paperwork when we filled it out for Alyza Kate. Five months to be exact. I need this paperwork to be processed very quickly as we have a deadline to get our dossier to China. So, USCIS, when you receive our application - get on with it!

I am working on dossier paperwork and am nearing completion of all of it. When we receive that coveted immigration piece of paper it can be sent on it's way. One step closer to bringing little man home.

So, pray with us if you will. Pray that it falls in the hands of a super efficient person and that all the pieces of the puzzle fit right together. Thanks for checking in on us! I'll let you know when I hear something.

I'm Baaaaaaack!

Wow, It's been forever. Please do accept my apologies. It seems as though Facebook has taken over my life and I have let my blog fall the the wayside.

But, nevermore!

I can't use FB as the only excuse, however, my life has been just plain crazy since we returned from Ethiopia in June. What a ride it's been. Alyza Kate slipped right into our family and has adjusted beautifully. She just fits right in. Funny how God does that, huh? She has bonded quickly and has a fire in her that is not quickly dimmed. She absolutely cracks us up. She smiles ALL the time when she is not crying. There is no middle ground with this child. She is either smiling or crying. She still really good a crying when she don't get her way, she don't like to be told no, and she still tries to play the "I was in an orphanage" card occasionally. It use to work, for about a week, then I revoked that card.

We have such chaos in our lives. Imagine your world with a 2 and a 3 year old in it. The schedules are still the same, we just have 2 little ones that we have to drag everywhere with us. They really do very well. They are getting along great, for the most part. They have their toddler issues, but most of the time they do pretty well together.

We must be enjoying our life, because we are stepping out on faith and doing it again. We have begun the process to adopt one more time (Pat says this is the last one, but I'm not convinced) and we are now adopting a beautiful boy from China. I can't wait to tell you more about him and hopefully very soon I will be able to post his picture. Take my word for it, he is truly a handsome young man. We are in love. That's the sweetest feeling in the world too.

So, stay tuned for more information on our little man. We've got some exciting things on the horizon so check back on us often. I'll try to do a little better updating!!!

Love you all,