WE TRIED

Posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 09:53

Well we tried, today my husband called our foster/adopt

office and gave our 30 day notice on the little guy.  I am

sure all of them will be taken, as this was a package

deal.  WOW has he changed in the last 3-4 weeks and

we aren't living like this.  So I truly believe God has other

 plans for these children and us.

Please pray for everyone involved.  THANKS

Lisa

I tried-

Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 at 12:36

Well I went into photobucket to try and re-size my pictures, and boy have they changed it since the months I have been there.  I keep getting an error report and it closes down.  Oh well, guess the pictures are for my family to enjoy and I won't be posting no more pictures.. I have no patience....sorry...

Lisa

Our additions...............

Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 11:59

OK as you can see the picture is toooooooooooo BIG... I can't even remember where I went to add pictures here.  Or how to make them smaller          PLEASE help me, was it flickr.com or what was it..It's been forever since I added a picture and as you can see this is way to BIG! HELP

FROM FRONT LEFT IS, Trienell, Maurice, Genesis, Back row is Crystal then last but not last the oldest Sameerah..   Aren't they adoreable.. ???  we have adjust well and I would have added more pictures but Gosh I can't figure out how to make them smaller.. MIKI where are you?? Or anyone...THANKS

Lisa

Just wanted to share~~~

Posted on Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 10:52

I had almost forgotten to share this with my dear friends, about 3 weeks ago I had gone to the doctor for a physical.  Well lately, I had just started STOPPING eating when I had felt full, and there are some days I am so busy that it's going on 2:00 and I Forgot to eat lunch.  Now you are reading a blog from someone who LOVES TO EAT!  I have just been into getting things done around here, and not "worrying" about what i am eating next, which I tend to do as I said I LOVE FOOD.  Well anyway, I haven't had ANY time to exercise since the kids came, which I haven't been that faithful anyway in walking since it's winter and I prefer to walk down at the park.  Well I stood on the scale and low and behold it was 17 lbs lighter!! WOOO HOOO.  I won't lie to you, I still enjoy a piece of cake if I want it, I just cut a much smaller piece.  I also eat ice cream with magic shell butterscotch topping, cherries and chocolate syrup probably 2-3 times a week at night.  You really can't feel neglected with food or it won't work.  I am so happy.  My doctor was just dumbfounded that I haven't exercised at all, I just cut my portions down and it worked.  He said if I would have been exercising it would have been more.  I plan on going back to walking when the weather gets bearable here in PA.  He said maybe 5 more pounds, I said I would like to lose 10, but it made me feel so good that he thinks I need to maybe lose 5 lbs then I would be where he wants me.  Now I just need to keep it off. 

  Tonight for dinner is spaghetti with meat sauce, garlic bread, tossed salad and chocolate cake for dessert, OH that's where the cake comes into play..  Has anyone noticed how the price of pasta has gone up?? UGH, and we LOVE our pasta atleast once a week.  I really need to track down some good deals for this. 

 I had gone to CVS early on Sunday to get there special two day deals, I got 2 12 packs of plastic easter eggs, 2 boxes of Hershey chocolates, 2 bags of jelly beans all FREE after and before ECB's.  I paid with them with ECB's and got the full purchase price back for them in ECB's.  You just can't beat their specials when they do this, I also got 5 tubes of toothpaste same deal and 1 Maybelline lip gloss same deal, ALL FREE.  I put the lip gloss away as a stocking stuffer for someone..LOL.

  We are all doing well.  I will update with pictures soon.. I PROMISE.  Everyone have a Blessed Easter and stay well.

Lisa

Update

Posted on Friday, March 14, 2008 at 10:54

I can hardly believe it's been over a month since I posted anything, I am so sorry.  Well here is a quick update:

We are all setteling into our routines with our new children.  We have adjusted nicely and I think they have too.  It's been 6 weeks since all 5 have come to live with us.  I have been hesitant in posting pictures just because I wanted to give the children time.   I will be posting shortly, maybe Easter morning would be a nice time to take some new pictures .   As some of you know who have been foster/adoptive parents, you can read a profile of someone but you really have to live with that person to find the true "them".  There have been "issues" we are trying to sort out, and we will, let's face it you don't know anything about your biological children, and you get to be the foundation of the way they grow to be, and when you take children who have been through the wringer there are bound to be issues of some degree and we are working through them.  I think we were chosen for these children just because of some experiences we have lived through with others.  And our one daughter has MR issues and one of these children may also, I guess our experiences with that didn't hurt either.  But all I can say it's going as well as it can.  We have gotten over the early rising in the morning, just setting down some ground rules and sticking by them has been well recieved by the children.  Someday's I am amazed that they do follow the rules as well as they do.  But then their are other days that I just don't understand how a certain child thinks.  But we get through it.

  I think one of the biggest changes in "MY" life, is not being able to pick up and run to the store when I feel like it.  That has been a big struggle for me and still is.  I am trying to handle this and somedays are better then others.  I sometimes find myself feeling guilty feeling like this.  I find this is a struggle for me and I feel very selfish those days.  Can anyone relate to this?  

  My wonderful husband John has been such a blessing with these children, the two littlest ones just LOVE him.  Always giving hugs to him, which I find so comforting for everyone.  I have always found the "new" children that come into our lives seem to take to "me" the most, but not in this case with these two, they just love their new daddy!!  Oh dont' get me wrong the other 3 do also, but it's easier for some reason usually for the younger children to show emotions, we are working with that with the other's especially the oldest.  She is more hesitant to give hugs, etc then any of the others.  It sometimes just takes some children longer to warm up to you and let's face it it's only been a month and a half. 

  Well I have to cut this short, I have to give Nellie lunch before she gets on the kindergarden bus...

I will try and post more soon, if I don't get on until then, Have a wonderful Easter my friends.

Lisa