Welcome!

Well, I did it. I started a blog. I knocked it around in my head for a long time. Because really, who wants to read about my family? And how much do I want to put out there for people to read? But what worried me most is that I would be sucked into the blogosphere and my motherly duties would be severly neglected -- I tend to be obsessive about things. (The last few months I was obsessed with crocheting. I have several nifty scarves now, but very dirty floors.) In the end, however, I decided to go for it. Being able to read other Ethiopia adoption blogs has been such a blessing that I am hoping to pay it forward for others in the process. I hope this blog can be as much of comfort to others as other blogs have been to me!

I guess it makes sense to introduce us. This is WMWM (World's Most Wonderful Man) and me. We are 43 years old and have been married 13 years. We're complete opposites, and completely in love.

And here are our kiddos...


This is Tater, age 11. He is our serious, thinking child.

He plays basketball...
baseball...

and he was our neighborhood's belly-flop champion!


This is Speed Racer, age 10. She is our social, on-the-go child.


She's a competitive gymnast...

who loves girlfriends, gabbing, giggling...

and swimming!

Then there's Spud who's 17 months old. We're adopting him from Ethiopia. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to post a picture of him until our court date is complete. Good news -- our court date is tomorrow, so pictures may be coming soon! In the meantime, know that he is beautiful and precious. If our court date is successful tomorrow, we may travel to Ethiopia in as soon as three weeks.

I believe that's enough blogging for today. Thank you for visiting! :)