Date Night

Mr. Incredible and I have been married for a little over 3 years. Sadly though, we have not taken many date nights. Now, don't get me wrong- we are ALWAYS together! We go out to eat, shop, and just hang out everyday! {we love it! Isn't it the best having a best friend who is always there?} BUT, we have not go on a DATE date in FOREVER! You know- getting dressed up for dinner and movie!

Normally when kids come you lose date nights, but I think it will be the opposite for us. We will lose our everyday hang out time, but we will gain date nights. We will have to get a sitter, but we will be more purposeful in having date nights!

We ate at my FAV restaurant- Spaghetti Warehouse, and we saw the 4th and final installment of Shrek. It was cute, not the best Shrek, but a must see for any Shrek fans!
Family Photo Op in front of the Fireplace!
I forgot to show this in my excitement about Boston. Here is my anniversary present. It is a charm necklace from James Avery. This is our anniversary birth stone. I have a few other charms picked out as well as two birth stones to be added- hopefully soon! ;)
We got in the car for our date and the temp said 102. The car had been sitting all day, so I thought the reading may have been off. NOPE. Here is the reading later that day! It is only May y'all!

Great is Thy Faithfulness!

God is so faithful! Even when He says "no," or "not now"- He is still so faithful!

Sometimes He drops manna from the sky, or someone drops groceries on your door step when you didn't know how you were going to afford your next meal, (never happened to me but it did to friends of ours). But sometimes, He doesn't send the help you needed. But He is still faithful!

It would have been awesome if someone came up to us and was like, "Hey, I'm a licensed plumber AND a licensed electrician and I will do your inspections for free!" That would have been cool, but unlikely. That would have been manna.

Here is how God is faithful:

I got my VB stuff in the mail the same day I got the news we were gonna have to put the process "on hold" in a sense. Since it was my birdie bandage, I wanted to get to work on it immediately to take my mind off waiting. Well, we were waiting to do the inspections because of money, so spending money on the bird room would have been silly. So I asked Mr. Incredible if I could spend like $20 at Hobby Lobby so I could keep my mind busy this weekend. He said sure. :)

I thought the $20 would be for just a few items, and I would have to go back next paycheck to buy more, and go again later, etc. Well, we get there and the wood is 40% off!!!!! THANK YOU LORD! Seriously, I said that in the isle and was in awe of His faithfulness! We got out of Hobby Lobby buying EVERYTHING I wanted for the room on that isle and we spend $21!

When we got in the car, I realized I forgot Modge Podge. OOPS! We ran back in and it was $6! UGH! I thought it would be like $3 {no $6 won't break the bank, but still} He asked if I really needed it and of course I do! So we are in line and the lady behind us says, "I have the 40% coupon that has to be used on non sale items- since all these are on sale would y'all like it?" SO we got the Modge Podge for 40% off! Do you not see this as God? I do!

Also, I had plans for lunch with a friend, bobbin lessons with a different friend in the afternoon, and a 5th grade graduation in the evening to attend yesterday. The day after we got the "put on hold news." I didn't even have time to work on the bird room, I was so busy! See His faithfulness! All of this occurred when I would have been the most depressed about the whole thing! {Also, I received many encouraging words from firends that are priceless! Thanks so much!}

I see God even in the littlest, most mundane things. You should too! For those of us in Christ, He is our Father! He loves us and cares for even the littlest details in our lives knowing it will bring us joy and Him praise and adoration! He was able to show His glory and faithfulness to me in the last 2 days because I have to wait for the inspections. If that isn't Romans 8:28 in the works- I don't know what is! :)

I am off to work on the bird room some more until Mr. Incredible gets home, (early!! wahoo!), but would you like a sneak peek before I go?
Ok, the blue may seem random, but in the trees are little blue birds. In person you can see this better. :)
I just love the little bird cage. This card is the only VB product with that pic! I HAD to get it!! :)

Birdie Bandage for the Bump

Ok, first of all the bump I am referring to is not THE BUMP. I am not preg. I am referring to a bump along the adoption road.

We are moving towards fostering two little cuties that stole our hearts, so as of now it is not technically an adoption road anyway.

But we have hit a bump, and I am bummin'! We have to get a fire inspection then we can have our home study. No problem. We can get the inspection this week or next with the home study to follow. Well, before we get the fire inspection we have to get 3 different inspections as well- which are not cheap.

The bump? We will have to schedule the inspections for 2 weeks from now. {next pay check for anyone keeping track} THEN we will have to wait for our home study. We could have had the home study DONE in 2 weeks quite possibly, but now we can't even get to that step for another 2 weeks. Not what I had in mind. Please pray that once the inspections are done, they can get to our home study quickly.

As you can imagine, I am quite bummed. So I am applying a Birdie bandage! Unfortunately I had pics for this post, but blogger is not letting me! SORRY!!! I will be spending tonight working on the bird room since my Vera Bradley package came in the mail!

Here is a song that has been on my heart since March. It is a romantic song, but ignore that aspect and think of it from the eyes of a Mommy waiting for her babies. Prayers appreciated!

Just the 3 of Us

We are counting down the days until our kiddos come home, but we are also trying to enjoy life as it is now. God has had us wait for a reason, so we are trying to wait patiently, {trying being the operative word}.
Through the glass of the backdoor. He is soaking up every minute of his last days/weeks as an only child. ;)
Bolt ATTACKS you with kisses if you are not ready!
One of my new favs of all time!

I don't know why I like this one so much, but I do. :)
Ditto for this one! :)
It should be illegal to love a dog this much! ;)

Not Me Monday

I certainly did not eat it while walking through a new house, and I most certainly DID NOT proceed to finish my walk through the neighborhood with Mr. Incredible and Bolt covered in mud. Nope. Not me! Nor did I stop to take pics of with my phone for my blog. Nope. Not me!

Gross!!!
{ok my bum is not THAT flat/wide- I was pulling my shorts to the side so it would show in the pic! lol}

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To: Some Special Little Kids

If I never met you, I wouldn't like you. If I didn't like you, I wouldn't love you. If I didn't love you, I wouldn't miss you. But I did, I do, and I do still.
-- Author Unknown


Missing someone gets easier every day because even though it's one day further from the last time you saw each other, it's one day closer to the next time you will. ~Author Unknown

Fun in Munchkinland

Today was this little one's 3rd bithday!
Happy birthday Abigail Ross!
Mr. Incredible wanted a pic on the slide- too fuzzy. lol
Mr. Incredible running through the obstacle course, (well, falling in a better word lol).
Here I am up front, Joy, (the cutie from a few weeks ago that sang "God is bigger than the Boogeyman"), and one of my besties Elise bringing up the rear.
Us 3 again- here I am helping Joy up the wall. {my shirt was Mr. Incredible's when he was little} :)
Remember Abigail's little brother that I mentioned a few days ago? Well here he is again! :) He and his sister call me Tasha. I love it! Here he is with Mrs. Tasha's glasses!
"Here Mrs. Tasha, your turn."
I know it is from behind, but do you see his smile? Such joy! :)
Trying to put them on. :)

We had a blast today, and we are planning that when the adoption is finalized- we will have a celebration here! Look for invites within the next yearish! :)