Franklin

I just had to take a picture of this. Frank and Beans are kinna weird in that they don't really like any dog toys. I've tried to buy so many different types of toys but they never seem interested in them. Well, Frank does love towels and clothes! This is a little towel that the YMCA has to wipe sweat off your face. It's definetely Frank's new favorite toy!!

Baby Stuff!

Since I've had some time on my hands, I've been doing some projects to finish off the nursery. I found this idea for a book sling on pinterest and just loved it. A friend of mine and former co-worker is a great seamstress so I had her sew this book sling for me. I picked out the fabirc and think it's just adorable! I can't wait until I have the opportunity to start reading to our little one.

AND THEY'RE OFF

After work today, Chad and his friend Jim took off for a four day motorcyle trip. They're headed to Devil's Lake tonight and then into Minnesota story. Chad's pretty excited to go on his first long ride of the summer! While he's gone, I plan to finish painting our entryway before the built in cabinets get done within the next week or so!!

us!

As a surpise to Chad, I had a woman (whom I found on Etsy) make this picture for us. We have gotten a lot of compliments on it. I think it is so cute! There's a funny story behind the image. When we got professional pictures taken back in December, I had picked up a shirt for Chad from the Thrift Store. It was brand new from Target and it still had tags on it. Well, after picking it up at the dry cleaners, I took it straight to the photography studio for him to put it on there since he was meeting me there. Well, turns out the shirt was in little boy sizes not means sizes!!! Whoops!! :-) Well, we had adapt and he ended up wearing a different shirt. So, when I had the image made for us, I had her "put" Chad in the shirt he was supposed to wear for the pictures! LOL

Adoption

This story was on the news a couple weeks ago.  I love seeing positive adoption stories on TV.  They give me hope that "our turn" will come some day! 

http://www.kfyrtv.com/News_Stories.asp?news=57007

It's Official!!

About two weeks ago, Chad and I learned that we were officially approved to adopt a child thru the Adoption Option parnthership thru the Village and Lutheran Social Services.  We started the process in September so it was close to 9 months that we were in the approval process.  We are thrilled to actually be a waiting family.  We know the journey is still long and hard but at least we're making progress to achieve the dream we have also wanted-to be a mom and a dad! 

We have a busy summer ahead of us with three weddings in June, a trip to Minneapolis for my birthday and several motorcycle trips planned.  We had a nice Memorial Day weekend and spent Memorial Day at the Veteran's Cemetery in Mandan, ND honoring the service men and woman.  It was really cold out there but it's the least I could do to support what a special place.   

Cancer!

We woke up on Sunday morning to this in our yard!  Our neighbors and good friends Rod and Della sent it down to us.  Their daugher and her co-workers who are nurses at the local hospital are doing a fundraiser for Relay for Life so they're putting it in people's yards and then you have to "donate" and then you can send it to someone else.  I was happy to donate to help support finding a cure for a disease that has personally touched me.  We sent it to our friends this evening. 

Frank and Beans didn't know what it was and kept sniffing it.  LOL.  Frank posed good for me so I could take this picture....Beans.....not so much.