tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300441202010-01-07T23:27:49.154-06:00Bushel and a PeckChristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641535226387478870noreply@blogger.comBlogger569125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-68811761427079322572010-01-05T20:56:00.000-06:002010-01-05T20:56:20.254-06:00A requestI have a new blog post up over at BRINGING KEIRA HOME if you'd like to stop by or refer others. But since it's a last hurrah, I'm posting the information here as well.
We've been so deeply touched by the support and encouragement we have received from so many. It's been humbling to say the least.
Now we're in the last couple days of fund-raising and we still need to raise about $2,000.00 to Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641535226387478870noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-30013354174505457672010-01-02T00:34:00.002-06:002010-01-02T01:09:23.887-06:00So much to say, so little time...Oh, it's true! I have so much to share, and so many pictures I would love to post...and I'm out of time...and what if we can't talk from China? I mean, what if the internet is lousy and we can't have our little "coffee time"?
I have like, I don't know - ten days or something left. Gulp.
Ok, well let's do a brief pictorial of the last few weeks and I'll try and keep up til' we leave.
Well Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641535226387478870noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-55702844092481687842009-12-30T20:39:00.000-06:002009-12-30T20:39:52.403-06:00When it's time to go...
...you're not ready. No. You're just not.
I think it's the law, or something? Not sure.
I would say that grand scale arrangements have been made. No details. Not really, anyway. Just the bigger stuff worked out.
We've made arrangements for Quint to stay with his grandparents. He'll be near his extended family and cousins, and after seeing him thrive around them this past week, it Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641535226387478870noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-63644692179896019222009-12-29T22:57:00.001-06:002009-12-29T23:00:20.031-06:00A List and some traveling...A list of reasons to be excessively tardy on posting
by - Christie
1. Busy holidays - Merry Christmas, by the way! We had fun - it is always good for the soul to see your 2-year old squeal in delight over his goodies (thanks Grandma & Grandpa!!) We really enjoyed ourselves and also had a lovely time with friends.
2. Holiday traveling - been gone for several days now...off to see AB's Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641535226387478870noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-39861081155495216682009-12-25T10:29:00.000-06:002009-12-25T10:29:24.348-06:00Merry Christmas!
With love and hope for a wonderful New Year!!
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After the Rummage Sale, we knew we better keep working towards more solutions - thus coming up with ideas and moving on to our next fundraiser. A friend (thank you Robyn) sent me some information about an adoption driven fundraiser that would really be fun to do and at the same time, offers an awesome product to the buyer. I thought it Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641535226387478870noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-58498359110325540852009-12-17T08:41:00.000-06:002009-12-17T08:41:19.852-06:00Cho ChoToday we were home, it was cold out, and we decided to do some baking. I have the world's greatest taste tester in my son. He would try anything if it involved a potential for something sweet. We got so many goodies made - and I have to say, I was living a little bit of my childhood. I pulled out an old recipe of my Mom's - she'll appreciate that we made Chocolate Covered Cherry Balls. Omg.Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641535226387478870noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-91140939596433279312009-12-15T22:15:00.001-06:002009-12-15T22:17:32.501-06:00Blessed & Finding Contentment
I have posted a new update/ thank you / request over at
BRINGING KEIRA HOME
Could you stop by and pay me a visit?
Danka!
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@Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641535226387478870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-91704681115539359862009-12-15T06:00:00.001-06:002009-12-15T06:00:04.650-06:00Happy Birthday Baby
Today, Little Miss turns 6 months old.
Wish we could be there with her, and hug and kiss all over that sweet face, but I know it will be soon and perfect and we won't be able to remember life without her...
XOXO - Mama loves you!
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therefore I will wait for him'."
Lamentations 3:24
I'm still standing. Of course, I am. Over and over I tell myself, "self, you can do this...you just have to think outside the box".
What fundraiser?
What loophole?
What bargaining chip?
What road not traveled?
What person or group or platform not approached?
What thought not over-thought to Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641535226387478870noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-81886368729064241902009-12-12T22:20:00.001-06:002009-12-12T22:22:43.403-06:00Sharing Joy
I'm still processing my last post - and the response I've received has been so kind, so supportive, so touching...it will need its own write up very soon. Suffice it to say, I'm still very much on the same thought process and spending time trying to absorb many of the suggestions I received as well as continue to think positive thoughts and move forward. More on that later -
But for now, I Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641535226387478870noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-44810825745623093812009-12-09T15:38:00.000-06:002009-12-09T15:38:27.955-06:00Be not afraid; only believe. - Mark 5:36I have a new post up over here at Keira's Fundraising Site...
My only caution to you is that it was written with many tears...and heaping mounds of humility.
I just finished writing it, and I feel like I've aged...
Please help. That's all I can think to say anymore...
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Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641535226387478870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-23237894323924878542009-12-07T21:48:00.000-06:002009-12-07T21:48:46.223-06:00Thankful
So many wonderful, supportive, kind, and thoughtful e-mails, comments, phone calls...you name it!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
We've been processing a lot of emotions - the primary emotion being absolute L.O.V.E. I can't get over her...don't even want to try. She's so beautiful, so perfect...and when we got the actual pictures in the mail, we could see more details on her little face -Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641535226387478870noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-32985094551335738892009-12-04T10:41:00.001-06:002009-12-04T10:53:18.015-06:00Never Say NeverSo many times in the process of getting to Keira I have thought to myself "I can't do this...I have to let go...it's too hard". And so many times the words have come to me over and over and over..."don't let me go".
For my friends still waiting...never say never...
Be sure to listen WITH the music and a special moment I wanted to share with each of you is near the end...
Don't let go -xo
Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641535226387478870noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-59039946995636192522009-12-03T13:00:00.003-06:002009-12-03T13:00:02.853-06:00Mama's Princess
Oh, she's so sweet I get choked up just typing it. My word...the gambit of emotions I have traveled this week. I'm exhausted!
Do ya like my little "ode to flowers"? If I could clip a hair-bow in there, I'd do that too! I'm so excited about all that hair...wowza, come to mama! I've got a hair-bow with your name on it little one...actually, several hair-bows. I just had to have a little funChristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641535226387478870noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-47989764953803085992009-12-02T17:16:00.001-06:002009-12-02T17:17:53.142-06:00Do you have a second? I'd like you to meet someone...
With love, hope, pure pride and joy,
Thank you for walking the journey to this moment with us
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3:45pm Had a snafoo with conferencing each other in so we could do it together. JUST got off the phone call.
Can't update til we get pictures and talk to the parents first...VERY soon.
HANG IN THERE! She's worth it!!!!!
3:10 pm - FINAL Update *****
GETTING THE CALL NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2:02pm - 5th Update *****
THE STORK HAS LANDED!!Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641535226387478870noreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-4793806829184380352009-12-02T09:14:00.000-06:002009-12-02T09:14:44.689-06:00Pssst! You...yeah you...wanna hear a secret?
TODAY
IS
THE
DAY
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Warning: Rambling Ahead.
Yes, I'm freaking out. Yes, I might pass out. Yes, I'm screaming inside while trying to remain relatively calm and not freak out my two year old.
This morning we woke up to snow covering everything...and with that my husband declared today to be a Christmas Miracle! We're in Texas people...snow is like the holy Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641535226387478870noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-57773499646679552542009-12-01T17:50:00.001-06:002009-12-01T17:52:20.600-06:00Say "I"
Referrals might be arriving tomorrow afternoon at our agency. That's Wednesday after 1pm.
If there is any merit to it, I'll be back to update the blog as often as new information is given to me, starting in the morning.
Could this be it???
Who's with me?
All in favor of seeing Keira tomorrow say "I"!
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When things go wrong as they sometimes will
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill
When the funds are low and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh
When care is pressing you down a bit
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns
As every one of us sometimes learns
And many a failure turns about
When he might have Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641535226387478870noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-47013758334904624042009-11-25T21:33:00.002-06:002009-11-25T21:33:38.102-06:00Happy Turkey Day!!Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641535226387478870noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-55415544231059027142009-11-23T10:56:00.000-06:002009-11-23T10:56:08.806-06:00Touched"Bear one another's burdens..." Galations 6:2
I keep trying to post about this weekend - about the Rummage Sale for Keira and the amazing effort that went into making it a wonderful success...about the tons of people that showed up to shop...or the amazing weather when we had feared rain would put a damper on our event...
It was amazing and it went so well! We were able to put another 1/4 ofChristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641535226387478870noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-83103066368375629662009-11-19T14:41:00.000-06:002009-11-19T14:41:34.216-06:00Silenced
Latest news tells us no referrals being sent out for November.
It appears "they" will be skipping another month, just like in September.
Some speculation on my part, but all signs point toward "not this time". Again. For the third month in a row.
Some talk around about referrals being held off for a while.
Don't know if or when we'll ever get this process behind us...
I just want to move Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641535226387478870noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-31981327080581865172009-11-18T02:00:00.000-06:002009-11-18T02:00:04.796-06:00Professional Waiter
Person #1: "What do you do for a living?"
Me: "Huh? Oh...I'm a...well actually...it's hard to explain."
Person #1: "Oh, I get it...in between jobs at the moment? That's pretty common these days...bad economy and all"
Me: "Yes. I mean no. I mean ummm, yes it's a bad economy, but I'm a waiter. A professional waiter"
Person #1: "Really? That's cool. Like, you went to school for it orChristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641535226387478870noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-56222688732855955762009-11-15T06:08:00.001-06:002009-11-15T06:08:00.646-06:00And suddenly, he's 2
Where did the time go...?
Happy Birthday, little man! You are sunshine in our home and pure gold in your mama's heart...
I LOVE YOU!
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