Monthly Archives: November 2006

Tuesday July 12, 2005

Posted on November 30, 2006 by houseofsmooches

The baby conceived in our hearts months before, was born to us on Tuesday July 12, 2005! It was about 3:00 P.M. and I had just gotten back from a meeting awayfrom the office and had just sat down at … Continue reading →

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FDL

Posted on November 30, 2006 by houseofsmooches

Well today is the last day of November and I’m no where near the end ofour adoption story…..but anyway, here’s the next chapter. By the middle of May (3 months after we had our finger prints taken) wehad not yet … Continue reading →

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Mr. Monster

Posted on November 30, 2006 by houseofsmooches

Last night at dinner (we have a habit of eating dinner), Jeremiah wasfussing because he wanted bread instead of what was on his tray (hewould like to have a habit of eating ONLY bread….but big bad mama won’tlet him have … Continue reading →

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Monumental Day

Posted on November 27, 2006 by houseofsmooches

Today was a monumental day…..our LAST postplacement visit with our home-study social worker!!  I cannotbelieve how fast the time has gone!  No it has not yet been a fullyear, but we had this last visit a little early because our … Continue reading →

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Christmas

Posted on November 25, 2006 by houseofsmooches

Can you tell I’m excited about Christmas!!  But I would not let myself change the colors of my Xanga until after Thanksgiving.  And so merry Christmas!

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I am blessed

Posted on November 23, 2006 by houseofsmooches

Carlos and Jeremiah’s first Thanksgiving day as Americans! Today was a good day…not nearly as hard as I anticipated.  We wentover to my mom’s house around 11:30 and I helped get all the food setout.  About 35 people came, which … Continue reading →

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Pictures

Posted on November 22, 2006 by houseofsmooches

It’s been a while since I posted pictures….so I thought a nice rainy Wednesday is a good day for pictures! Jeremiah “riding” his highchair Finding the perfect candy for our Operation Christmas Child box Box is filled and ready to … Continue reading →

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Finger Prints

Posted on November 22, 2006 by houseofsmooches

Ok, so I’m taking the easy way out and doing a little copy/paste today.  This is our “Finger Printing” story: FridayFebruary 18th – We left this morning at 11:00 A.M. and started thedrive down to Charlotte for our FBI finger … Continue reading →

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9 months Later

Posted on November 21, 2006 by houseofsmooches

At the beginning of September (2004) we happily announced to our families that we were going to start the paper work process to adopt. And the timing could not have looked worse!! Stephen’struck broke ($2,000 for the repair), then the … Continue reading →

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The Fullness of Time

Posted on November 19, 2006 by houseofsmooches

“To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven….There is a time for every purpose and for every work.”  (Ecclesiastes 3:1, 17) Over the past two years, I have learned and really am still learning about … Continue reading →

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