Just Stroll-ing Along . . .

brian and i both have what we think is food poisoning. (i think we are finally done with taco bell) it's horrible. much better than yesterday, but still not great. we're just thankful that it happened after our respite weekend was over.
our time with the kids was nice, but honestly, 3 kids is too much for us right now. it was easier with 2. we had fun, but we were exhausted by the end of sunday!

we've decided to proceed with the adoption of kayla & joshy. it will take some time --- since the biological parents filed an appeal, we have to wait for the court's answer on that. we're 99.9% sure that it will be rejected, because of all the problems the parents had/have. once the appeal is rejected, the biological parents have two choices - file a motion with the supreme court or leave it alone. we were told they would most likely do the latter. in that case, all we have to do is sign adoptive agreement papers and then once the kids have been in our home for 6 mos, we can go to the family court and sign the adoptive papers.

crazy. we're terrified, worried, but so excited and we know God certainly has a plan for us. i spoke with their foster mom yesterday and heard josh in the background and i thought to myself, "that's my future son!!" hopefully we can get things rolling and will be able to start pre-placement visits really soon.

i spoke with my sister in law on saturday night and she helped calm my fears and got me even more excited ... we talked about homeschooling stuff, going to the zoo together with our kids, etc. she's a wonderful, organized mother of 4 and i'm glad she's here to lend support!!