tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33839438897599291612024-03-05T12:52:24.578-08:00Every Good and Perfect GiftCillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18369459990280816556noreply@blogger.comBlogger194125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383943889759929161.post-74238113148740766882015-02-11T07:50:00.001-08:002015-02-11T07:50:17.754-08:00New Adventures!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I've been bad about keeping up this blog! I actually started a new one (I'll still be keeping this one!) that will be focused on our journey to Cliff, so please follow along with us!! I promise to blog more, here...soon! <3<br />
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Cillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18369459990280816556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383943889759929161.post-80129003682054642962014-11-17T23:51:00.001-08:002014-11-17T23:51:14.724-08:00Small Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It's very late, and I'm very tired, but I wanted to post a small update! We are working TIRELESSLY to get Cliff home, which means lots of fundraising! I have a bunch of stuff going on all at once, so I wanted to post everything here, in one spot! First, the tshirt fundraiser was so fun, and the tshirts are on their way to me, and as soon as I get them, I'll have them on the way to you! Now, as for what we have going on right now!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">First up, we have a Christmas clothing and Christmas hair bow sale!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">You can find the sale by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Auction-to-bring-them-home/100823080109294">clicking here</a> and please be sure to give the page a like! Just got to photos and click the album you're interested in, bow or clothes! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We need 11 more entries for the PS3, and 14 more for the shoes! These baby moccasins are a size 2, and they retail for $60+ and a sweet friend offered them to me to use in a giveaway. Entries are $5, and are capped at 15 paid entries, so your odds are good! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Next, we have an Usborne book fundraiser! My friend Amanda set it up for us, so please come join our event <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/591922544268126/">here</a> on Facebook and consider ordering some Christmas gifts! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Last but not least, we're holding a coin drive for Cliff during the month of November, and the person who donates the most change will win a $100 Visa checkcard!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">If you would like to enter the giveaways or if you're collecting coins for Cliff and want to donate the amount raised online, please go to this link: <a href="http://reecesrainbow.org/81896/sponsormorse-2">http://reecesrainbow.org/81896/sponsormorse-2</a> to make your donations, and if you're entering in a giveaway, please forward your payment receipt to: priscilla.morse@gmail.com</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Thank you so much for following along on this journey, and for helping us get Cliff home! <3 </span></div>
Cillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18369459990280816556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383943889759929161.post-44931170853399185652014-10-25T19:13:00.002-07:002014-10-25T19:16:10.493-07:00Apparent Project Bracelet Fundraiser<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I'm so excited about this fundraiser, because not only does it benefit Cliff, it also benefits families in Haiti who are struggling to stay together. It just feels so fitting to acknowledge the other end of the adoption spectrum, Moms and Dads who desperately want to parent their children even when circumstances are less than ideal. Here is some information about <a href="http://www.apparentproject.org/" target="_blank">The Apparent Project</a>:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">These bracelets are so beautiful, so unique, and have such an amazing store behind them. They would make great Christmas gifts! Please consider purchasing one to help Cliff come home to his family, while also helping another family stay together. <3</span></div>
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Cillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18369459990280816556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383943889759929161.post-83084067625612806482014-10-13T11:26:00.004-07:002014-10-13T11:26:46.721-07:00Paying the Ransom<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"Why should other people pay for you to add a child to
your family? That is your personal decision, so it’s your personal bill. I
wouldn’t get pregnant then ask people to pay my hospital bill. If you can’t
afford to adopt, how are you going to afford another mouth to feed?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Emails like that are hard, especially when you’re breaking
your back to earn your adoption fund. Don’t get me wrong, fundraisers are
awesome, and they’re so helpful, and when friends step up to donate items to an
auction, or a matching grant…the burden lifted off my shoulders is a great one.
But, at the end of the day, I still work for the majority of money that goes
into our adoption account. I make items, and I sell them, and I choose to put
that money into an adoption fund to rescue an orphan, to give hope to the
hopeless. When did it become ok to judge that? If you NEED to be judgmental,
why direct it at a helpless orphan, or families breaking their backs to give
them homes? I guess I can’t understand being that angry inside.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I’m not expecting people to pay to add a child to my family.
If people feel led to help, their help is appreciated immensely, but do I
expect my friends and family and strangers to just write me checks? No. But, I
have to ask…when did it become ok to ask your friends to buy Girl Scout
cookies, and Boy Scout popcorn, and candy for sports equipment for school and
discount cards for the football team, and no one bats an eye…but ask people to
throw $5 into the pot for neglected children who are waiting for homes, and you’re
a terrible person? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Luckily, the people who feel that way are few and far
between, at least the people who will voice it publicly and go out of their way
to hurt someone who is already hurting. The majority of people are amazing, and
helpful, and caring, and even if they have NOTHING to give to help, they pray.
They ask you “how are you doing?” they volunteer to sit with you at fundraisers
and help you run booths and they just in general offer themselves to you to
share the burden with you. These things mean more to me, a fundraising mama,
than a check could, so please, don’t assume I’m some terrible person with
entitlement issues, that I expect the world to step up and do my job for me, I
don’t. I expect my friends to be my friends, and friends help each other. I
would do the same for them, we have each other’s backs. Yes, I sell tons of
crafts, yes it might be obnoxious to see them all the time, yes you might be
really sick of me…but if your son or daughter were on the other side of the
world, and they were starving, and they were dying, and they were waiting for
you to put together enough money to save them…would you let anything stop you?
That’s where I am now, I have a boy who needs his Mama to come bring him home.
No amount of shaming is going to stop me from doing that. If you want to help a
miracle happen, if you want to be God’s hands and feet, if you want to honor
God’s commandment to care for orphans, then I hope you’ll go on this journey
with us, but if not…please don’t go out of your way to make it harder than it
needs to be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Fundraising for an international adoption of a child with
special needs is a lot different than fundraising for a typical child that is
born to you. People who have children with special needs born to them fundraise
ALL the time, to cover medical expenses, etc. Adopting parents generally don’t
do that, because we had to prove up front that we are financially stable enough
to cover any and all issues that might come our way with our new children. The
fact that we don’t have $25,000 or more just sitting in a bank account isn’t
what makes or breaks our ability to parent! If everyone needed that kind of
disposable cash available in order to get pregnant, the human race might die
off. J
Adoption, especially that of a child with special needs, is basically life
abandonment, you’re saying ok…I’m willing to sign my life over for the
betterment of another’s. It’s not a life sentence, but it’s a life commitment,
and not everyone is willing to, or able to sign up for that. It’s a really,
really big deal…so when someone is willing to say YES! I’ll do it! I WANT to do
this! It will BLESS my life, and their life, and hopefully the lives of the
people around us…we should support that! We should get behind those people and
lift them up, help them if we can, because not only does it help that one
specific family, it will show other families around them, that might be on the
fence about taking the same leap of faith, that it’s going to be ok…they CAN do
this, people DO care, and it IS possible! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and use your words for good, not to inflict pain. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Cillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18369459990280816556noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383943889759929161.post-85449944367234078402014-10-11T13:40:00.000-07:002014-10-11T13:40:25.834-07:00Urgent Need: The Boyer Family<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>We have a $1500 matching grant for Cindy Boyer!!!! We need to meet this asap, because she is currently IN FLIGHT to get over there, and this is a HUGE STRESSOR for her right now. She doesn't need any more stress, considering where she's going and what's she's facing, alone, since her hubby isn't traveling with her at this point.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>Her FSP reads $16,042.84 to begin this matching grant. It needs to read $17,542.84 to get the matching grant!!!!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>When her FSP reads $16,542.84, I will draw the names of 3 winners. One will receive 3 bars of Ukrainian chocolate, imported. One will receive a collection of a dozen "behind the scenes, feet on the ground photographs" taken by Cindy herself, during this adoption, and not shared publicly with anyone else. For those that are closely following this historical change of government and attempts as a restart at the USSR, these may one day be worth quite a bit to a collector. The other winner will receive a Ukrainian souvenir, something to remind you of your efforts today.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>The same thing will be done when we reach the $1K mark at $17,042.84, with three winners receiving the same prizes, although the photographs will be different.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>When we fully meet the grant, and her FSP reaches $17,542.84, we will draw the name of ONE WINNER who will receive an Ipad Mini, donated by an Anonymous Supporter!!!!!!!!!!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>So please, pass the word!!!!! Let's get this on blogs, and get this met, asap. I would LOVE for her to land and get wifi and see that she is $3K closer to her goal</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>And even more than that, I want so very badly to see "Charlie and Lola" be out of the dangerous situation that they are in, and thriving in a family, just like our kids have since being adopted. Let's do this, y'all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">So I'm pretty excited about this! This family has been through a lot, and they get knocked down, and they get up again (Tubthumpin' anyone? ok back to the task at hand...) they are remarkable people with hearts for orphans and they need our community to rally and get this done. We all know it can happen, we've all seen it happen, so...drop your $5, $10, $20 in the pot, and it will be matched! Here is a link to their FSP, I would love to see a miracle this weekend, wouldn't you?</span></div>
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Cillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18369459990280816556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383943889759929161.post-62375953052422266392014-10-07T18:38:00.000-07:002014-10-07T18:38:55.109-07:00Why I Go Back<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So it has come to my realization that people think I'm insane. The way I know this is because several people have said "you're going to adopt ANOTHER kid with special needs? YOU'RE INSANE!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Well, I guess on the one hand, I'm completely nuts, but on the other hand...I'm so incredibly blessed to travel this journey again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I know, I know...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It's </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">SO much work! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It's so DIFFICULT! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It's SO EXPENSIVE!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I won't even get into the detailed way my faith impacts my decision to adopt (you see, there was this cross...) that's a post for another day. Let's just keep this nice and super simple. Two years ago a little girl became my daughter. She was almost 4 years old, she couldn't sit, stand, walk, run, talk, eat, communicate, etc. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">She had dead eyes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">She banged her head into the wall until it bled.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">She bit me, pulled my hair, banged her head into mine...she had no idea how to react to having a mother. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">What in the world is a MOTHER? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Who is this lady who never leaves? She changes my diapers, she brings me food, she doesn't hit me, she doesn't yell in my face, she rocks me back and forth, I don't know what this is...but I think I like it...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">But NOW? Now she is full of LIFE! She is a sweet, sassy individual who expresses her feelings, sometimes negative, sometimes positive. Tonight, we snuggled, I brushed her long blonde hair. We had pizza for dinner. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I just handed her a slice, she can feed herself now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">She wanted a popsicle for dessert.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">"What color would you like, Kay?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">"Red."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">She knows her colors, she can say her colors, she has a favorite color.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It's purple.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So, why would I be crazy enough to do it all again? The fundraising, the worrying, the working REALLY hard to get them home, just to work even harder once they're here? To sign up to spend a nice chunk of my life sleeping in a chair in a hospital room at Vanderbilt. To spending part of my day scheduling appointments, teaching basic life skills, and loving with a patience I never knew I was capable of possessing? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Because one day that tiny, broken, orphan will blossom into a loved child who walks up to me and asks for a red popsicle, just like any other kid in the world. That's what all of this is about, buying back a life, transforming someone unwanted into just your average kid who wants to sit on moms lap and eat dessert while watching cartoons before daddy tucks them in at night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Sometimes being crazy has a really simple explanation. ;) </span><br />
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Cillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18369459990280816556noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383943889759929161.post-66515055039194472312014-10-02T12:37:00.000-07:002014-10-02T12:41:45.448-07:00The Ribbon Box Project<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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of the last day deserved to be acknowledged, because they have snowballed into
something pretty big that will likely be the cornerstone of our fundraising
efforts for Cliff, and beyond that, our desire to help other adopting families
get funded, too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I know that money is tight for everyone right now, it’s
really not logical to assume that there is going to be some benevolent guardian
angel with wads of cash descending from the heavens to fund adoptions. Wouldn’t
that be nice? The reality of adoption is that it’s expensive, but anything
worth having, is worth working for, so therefore, we work. We work really,
really hard to get the funds together to cross oceans and meet orphans. We work
really hard to get to a child who was deemed unworthy and unwanted and call
them a loved, cherished daughter, or son. They are worth the effort. They
deserve parents who will fight, and claw their way to them if that’s how it
needs to be. So, we work.</span></div>
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thought I would become a crafty person, that just wasn’t my personality, but it’s
amazing what you’ll learn to do, and enjoy doing, when you need to put together
thousands of dollars as fast as you can….therefore I make hair bows, jewelry,
keychains, ornaments, wreaths, and pretty much anything someone is willing to
donate money to our adoption for, I’ll be happy to make it. I feel blessed to
have the ability to make things, I know there are plenty of people who are much
better at it than I am, but I do my best, and like with everything else, I do
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people who love Cliff and want to see him home, and out of that I’m forming
some awesome friendships. One of those lovely ladies writes to me and says I
don’t have any money to donate to Cliff, but I have this box of ribbon, I know
you make hair bows, I want you to have it so you can sell the bows to get him
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yourself “I don’t have any money to help them” or “I don’t have time to help
them”, and you would most likely be right, you don’t have the money to give
away, you’re busy, you don’t have the time to dedicate to help someone…but…and
this might sound harsh…that is a cop out. I think we all know that it is,
too. Everyone can do something. Every single one of us can do SOMETHING to help
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This amazing woman couldn’t write a check to an adoption
fund, she didn’t have time to dedicate to getting the word out about adoption,
or volunteering at a yard sale, or whatever…but did that stop her from thinking
about what she COULD do? No! She wanted to help, and she figured out a way to
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from the ribbon donated, and from all the craft supplies donated in honor of
this first selfless donation. I’m going to keep track of it on the blog, and I
can’t wait to go back to this wonderful woman when Cliff is home, and hand her
a thank you card with the total amount of money brought in by the project that
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in paying it forward, and this project is going to combine the two and
hopefully bless not just my family, but several others as well. I’m going to
turn this donation, and subsequent donations of craft supplies or donations to
buy supplies into opportunities to work, craft, and create items to auction
off or sell to fund adoptions. Every
single adopting family who wants one of these items to sell at a fundraiser, or
put into their auction will receive one, the shipping of the item will be on
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Cillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18369459990280816556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383943889759929161.post-70607913187940961632014-09-19T07:26:00.002-07:002014-10-24T07:25:25.226-07:00T-Shirt Time!!! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I'm amazed by how much people love this shirt design!! (I'm a big fan, too!) Fund the Nations is an awesome organization that helps fund adoptions, mission trips, and more through tshirts! If you would like to purchase one, or several, you can click the "buy now" on the left side of the blog. In the comments/notes section, please state which size you would like (S-XL)and leave your name and mailing address. Thanks so much!!</span><br />
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Cillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18369459990280816556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383943889759929161.post-37893299136288880912014-09-18T20:17:00.001-07:002014-09-18T20:17:16.471-07:00The Big Reveal...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">My sweet friend Colleen created this for "little man"! If you would like to know who he is, and see a brand new pic of him, feel free to purchase a box, and be part of the big reveal! 2 down, 28 to go...you can donate through the youcaring link on the right...let the adoption games begin!!!</span><br />
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Cillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18369459990280816556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383943889759929161.post-91480740599860338702014-09-15T00:19:00.002-07:002014-09-15T00:19:43.787-07:00Auction<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Since I've completely blown up Facebook with posts and links to this adoption auction I'm hosting, I figured I would post a little bit about it here. A little background infomation: adoption is costly. Rarely do people have the ability to fund an adoption from their bank account alone, and I've noticed (more so with special needs adoption) that it takes a lot to get potential adoptive parents to answer the call and say yes, and that's mostly because of the cost, and knowing the potential cost of medical care for a child with special needs once they're home. Many foreign countries require a pretty steep "deposit" to officially match you with a child, then there is the homestudy fee, USCIS fee, cost of ordering marriage/birth certificates, notary, certification of the notary, apostilles, etc...in short, it adds up fast, and most families need about $5,000 in order to get the ball rolling, not everyone has that, so that's where things like this auction come in. Every little bit helps relieve the financial mess that is adoption. Please browse the auction, if you see something you love, don't hesitate to bid, and please share the page with your friends and family!!! I can't wait to reveal which child is finally getting a family! </span><div>
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Cillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18369459990280816556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383943889759929161.post-71297175185600120262014-09-10T20:33:00.000-07:002014-09-10T20:33:18.334-07:00Tips for Affording Adoption<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">So adoption is crazy expensive, and most adoptive parents have to do some sort of fundraising to put their kiddos ransom together...if you happen to have $25,000-$50,000 laying around your house, then kudos to you, this post will be for the rest of the riffraff like me. ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Fundraising sucks...lets just go ahead and get that out of the way. It sucks to feel like a beggar even though you're working harder than you EVER have in your LIFE to raise money. It sucks to feel like a sweatshop employee if you happen to know how to do a craft. In conclusion it sucks to fundraise...but I think we've already established that. So, what to do about it? The good news that saving money works EXACTLY the same way that raising money works, but without the side eye looks from strangers. :) If you're not spending money, you have extra money to put into your own adoption funds, judgement free! So, without further ado, here is a list-o-crazy ways to stretch your pennies and build up that adoption fund!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Unplug everything except the refrigerator</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Turn off ALL lights except when you need them</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Use a clothes line, not the dryer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Do not eat out</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Don not step foot into your favorite store (I'm looking at you, Target)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Do not use quick stop stores</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Enjoy free activities like walking trails</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Cancel the gym membership</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Cancel cable</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Cut off house phone and only use cell</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Sell extra items around the house</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Learn to use (and enjoy) what you already have</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Go to the library, not the bookstore</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Enjoy time at home with friends and family instead of going out</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Take shorter showers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Use displacement setting in your toilet tank to use less water</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Turn water off when brushing teeth</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Hand wash dishes instead of using the dishwasher</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Save metal: drink cans, veggie cans, scrap pieces that you would trash, take them to the scrap metal yard</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Make your own household cleaners with white vinegar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Use rags instead of papertowels</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Use cloth napkins instead of paper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Make your own laundry soap</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Make gifts instead of buying them</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Make your own greeting cards</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Take a drink with you so you don't need to stop and buy one</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Repair clothes instead of buying new</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Shop thrift stores for childrens clothes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Learn to say NO..to yourself, and your kids</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Go makeup free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Squeeze toothepaste to the last drop</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Forget buying shave cream, use your hair conditioner</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Color your own hair</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Cut your husbands hair</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Learn how to can food: if you don't have a garden, you would be surprised how many people are willing to GIVE you their gardens surplus</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Buy whole milk and add a little water to stretch it</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Cook from scratch</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Cut meat down to just a few days a week</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">On meat days make casseroles so a pound will stretch</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Join sites like swagbucks</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Search youtube to learn how to make razor blades last FOREVER</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Pay everything on time to avoid late fees</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Turn your air up a few degrees</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Turn your heat down a few degrees</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Shop loss leaders</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Make a written budget and STICK TO IT</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Consolidate trips to save gas</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Smash TP rolls so they roll slower (kids will use less)</span><br />
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Cillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18369459990280816556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383943889759929161.post-16056726552888422252014-09-05T00:51:00.000-07:002014-09-05T00:51:59.869-07:00Two Years Later<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Ok, so I'm a blogging failure, that's not really debatable. I promise that I think about blogging, and I plan to do it, life just totally gets in the way. I'm going to do my best to catch everyone (is there anyone left?!) up on what life has been like with Kenzi.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">On October 18, 2012...almost two years ago (!!!) we officially became the parents of our sweet Kenzi girl. On November 20th 2012 I traveled alone to Russia to pick her up and bring her home forever! Here are some pics from Kenzi's Gotcha Day, our time hanging out in Moscow, and finally heading home to the US, where Miss McKenzie became an official US citizen when the wheels hit the runway at JFK airport in New York City on November 27, 2012!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">On February 1st 2013, McKenzie underwent open heart surgery and completely rocked it! She was out of the hospital in just 12 days!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">To try to make a long story short, Kenzi blossomed into a vibrant, funny, smart, amazing child in 2013. In March she celebrated her birthday for the first time ever at a Cinderella themed party. In April she went to her first Easter Egg Hunt, on Father's Day she took her first steps unassisted. She spent the summer swimming in her grandparents pool, and celebrated Halloween for the first time ever that fall...then once again she was spoiled rotten at Christmas time! Here are some photos from her first full year as a cherished daughter and sister. <3</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">And in 2014, McKenzie continued to grow and bloom into an amazing little girl! The highlights (so far) have been:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">-Her first road trip (we went to New Orleans)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">-Her first pony ride</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">-Turning 5!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">-Her first time going to VBS</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">-Attending Day Camp at church for the first time</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">-Starting Kindergarten!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Here are some pics of Kenzi's highlights!</span></div>
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Cillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18369459990280816556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383943889759929161.post-6026738973566785432013-12-22T17:49:00.001-08:002013-12-22T17:49:07.808-08:00Christmas TornadoSo last night we had a bit of a weather issue. Apparently mother nature has her seasons confused because it was 70+ degrees, 4 days before Christmas, and it was rainy, and perfect conditions for a tornado which is exactly what happened. Blah. Luckily the tornado was a few miles from my house so we didn't take the direct hit that we were expecting but I did wake up to branches on my roof, trash and debris blown all around my yard, a random girls bike on my lawn, and my siding and roof a bit damaged. This is where I take a deep breath and say a little prayer of thanks for home owners insurance. <div><br></div><div>Since the ground is a soggy, disgusting hazard we spent the day inside. The little kids did some coloring, and playdoh-ing, and Thomas the Train watching, while I deep cleaned the kitchen and reorganized the cabinets and did some cooking. I even found a little time to dye my hair, whoo hoo! </div><div><br></div><div>Also, because I'm completely random and ridiculous, we also spent the day in elf hats. Gotta find that Christmas cheer somehow right?!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkleOkCYYb_6hkNO2TZBFtlZbUHzjtGgtL7o21wyuRmYrskdgcygAgLJ0F-CqflftLea5toBbPE8e5nDGTrR_dfYWcsFNXCKClsgZNM-k0mFZ5w8YgklsFK2a_QAq5TpZbUZH5-fQPkuj/s640/blogger-image-958486694.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkleOkCYYb_6hkNO2TZBFtlZbUHzjtGgtL7o21wyuRmYrskdgcygAgLJ0F-CqflftLea5toBbPE8e5nDGTrR_dfYWcsFNXCKClsgZNM-k0mFZ5w8YgklsFK2a_QAq5TpZbUZH5-fQPkuj/s640/blogger-image-958486694.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Q1YDEBIWF2SDe_HwGYkhEIMiRl-KxihKDksUSBqDbwqvfQDUwvOL23JVPOQgNfcasz3IpH4bTSE-V970dZ-WyWV_nH5RFKerngIEMIOBqCFioysHryvN3f4lqwhYeMg9NTPy5MpFdsp3/s640/blogger-image-1333562188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Q1YDEBIWF2SDe_HwGYkhEIMiRl-KxihKDksUSBqDbwqvfQDUwvOL23JVPOQgNfcasz3IpH4bTSE-V970dZ-WyWV_nH5RFKerngIEMIOBqCFioysHryvN3f4lqwhYeMg9NTPy5MpFdsp3/s640/blogger-image-1333562188.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Cillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18369459990280816556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383943889759929161.post-19942882494435573862013-12-21T13:05:00.001-08:002013-12-21T13:05:04.571-08:00Learning to adaptIt will not come as a shock to anyone who knows me "in real life" that I have a hard time dealing with squalor. Unfortunately, life with three kids is a pretty squalor filled experience and I would be lying if I didn't say I positively come unglued from time to time. I read blogs filled win pictures of beautifully decorated homes that are spotless and I think...how do these people have children...and pets! Ive finally decided that one of my New Years resolutions is to just calm down already about the messes the kids make and comparing my life to that of people who blog for a living. One day I'll have nice things, but until I can be giving a shred of security that none of my children will pee, poop, throw up, dump sippy cups, smash cheerios, etc all over my furniture/floors/house in general...I'm not investing in a single upgrade that isn't attached to the house itself. Paint, carpet replacement, etc...yes. Furniture? No way. I think I will lower my stress level considerably knowing that everything I own is kid friendly, and while they're growing up a bit I plan on saving my pennies, because when the time comes where I can buy nice things with confidence, I plan on going on a serious shopping spree! (Just don't tell my hubby...) <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10yE6zfG-7WtmTz2VqNJ0_WPIm26wxATIPNjRE9tFN562CSbompMG1XLb1aLdCJzv0ve7y-ryUIxuhM-HV5U6w2W8FMjd3CZWDlbGC-087E6-H9aEr5NZZAl2u-8zPOUAqEfBoaex-8Pu/s640/blogger-image-690161325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10yE6zfG-7WtmTz2VqNJ0_WPIm26wxATIPNjRE9tFN562CSbompMG1XLb1aLdCJzv0ve7y-ryUIxuhM-HV5U6w2W8FMjd3CZWDlbGC-087E6-H9aEr5NZZAl2u-8zPOUAqEfBoaex-8Pu/s640/blogger-image-690161325.jpg"></a></div>I'll leave with some photos I took 3 minutes before starting this post. My plan was to clean my living room, their plan was to dump bins of toys everywhere. *sigh* <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzW2x-8UWdbawf15a56O61vPkZE8zkbrh7DNNY5jI4i4BbkI7Ay7iPtzIsc9f0r78E-suLPlDgUi3fT1eJUNGVbGqtwCg2xVRSp_iKUquA-W3lqMjftD5bn-OUP05oxawR_S5kwf6bnI_F/s640/blogger-image--1295484059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzW2x-8UWdbawf15a56O61vPkZE8zkbrh7DNNY5jI4i4BbkI7Ay7iPtzIsc9f0r78E-suLPlDgUi3fT1eJUNGVbGqtwCg2xVRSp_iKUquA-W3lqMjftD5bn-OUP05oxawR_S5kwf6bnI_F/s640/blogger-image--1295484059.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvlzoej3uPqI_6R4W-iC5FSr4hxay7NQtftNixr27RiWjnbn5aLjLtexkc4dyLdwhsSoTHEg_FnXrqmwY4Ky7Bl3Blhn6SlOObrQ0iVyz4Ji8eJdQylpWEkQhJt9dnPWAKcq_6ymiGuWx/s640/blogger-image--1500420481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvlzoej3uPqI_6R4W-iC5FSr4hxay7NQtftNixr27RiWjnbn5aLjLtexkc4dyLdwhsSoTHEg_FnXrqmwY4Ky7Bl3Blhn6SlOObrQ0iVyz4Ji8eJdQylpWEkQhJt9dnPWAKcq_6ymiGuWx/s640/blogger-image--1500420481.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FP9w5YDEveFYDsi-sZiXqW4BIhsJf1kReeN2NM-6vhBggYAfq-atWPu_PNB7L2TpcLP0lJ62nd-z2K_TsC0OpghFv17A9GzDprN3yyZ9cxVvW64td_sKZ__Un4l-RbTjGBh2mzGwnzrA/s640/blogger-image--1069280730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FP9w5YDEveFYDsi-sZiXqW4BIhsJf1kReeN2NM-6vhBggYAfq-atWPu_PNB7L2TpcLP0lJ62nd-z2K_TsC0OpghFv17A9GzDprN3yyZ9cxVvW64td_sKZ__Un4l-RbTjGBh2mzGwnzrA/s640/blogger-image--1069280730.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_vdaWwpktL7vDacw_vm8fC-NefN-VVDSHluKF-NAFphaKm2V61_IW79P9_l9IYRHoS69_1A841CwIQUka0tSU9n52kTTwEwO_Oix_QG8clFuE4NSLbLRC5Dl6-ic3dn8iGooBbn-g7Iqh/s640/blogger-image--201692414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_vdaWwpktL7vDacw_vm8fC-NefN-VVDSHluKF-NAFphaKm2V61_IW79P9_l9IYRHoS69_1A841CwIQUka0tSU9n52kTTwEwO_Oix_QG8clFuE4NSLbLRC5Dl6-ic3dn8iGooBbn-g7Iqh/s640/blogger-image--201692414.jpg"></a></div></div>Cillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18369459990280816556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383943889759929161.post-25494938395845591282013-12-20T20:01:00.001-08:002013-12-20T20:01:19.743-08:00This is the day that never ends....Today has been...exhausting. I started off by rounding up the littles and getting them dressed and ready to go run errands. We don't get out much during the week since Dave and I share a car and he's pretty much living at work right now because of the holidays so we like to tag along with him when he pays bills or drag him with us when we go grocery shopping. Yes, my life is boring but I like it that way. :) So we did some running around, we picked up the last few things for the kids stockings, paid some bills, grabbed some lunch and headed home. The little kids completely missed their naps and after 3 hours of whining, crying, fighting, due to missing their naps, they both gave up and were in bed by 7pm. I (almost) finished wrapping presents, make a huge mess with scraps of wrapping paper everywhere, and I'm currently avoiding that mess by blogging! Dylan and I ordered pizza and watched Billy Madison and had some nice "me and him" time. He's pretty much the most awesome kid ever to hang out with. :) So, now it's 10pm, and I have gobs of housework to do before I can call it a night. The life of a stay at home mommy isn't that interesting, but it's pretty awesome anyway. <3<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99zd4Gs_iIvUtxCjM4rKk3u_7PlGzSX2sWcIDXFhzOLjDeGDjgYo6UMbzv8WUaPiKr4-k0IfoJco_ZIen3A9zL1vVgkVLRkGPFpXHe_cj87k5iRJ5nDgWkz_7jYl6boFTEOPm7eK4syoy/s640/blogger-image--803322408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99zd4Gs_iIvUtxCjM4rKk3u_7PlGzSX2sWcIDXFhzOLjDeGDjgYo6UMbzv8WUaPiKr4-k0IfoJco_ZIen3A9zL1vVgkVLRkGPFpXHe_cj87k5iRJ5nDgWkz_7jYl6boFTEOPm7eK4syoy/s640/blogger-image--803322408.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59ePxIgi6x0YVTERnwsazYkNHBAF2ltrnwoMUuQ2nF_AsRpQxSm_iZ-8hRw1cjmW5c5VdDYGwHK7b6WCny0l9rHyr8IM1_kL5SytgKH5FuIRvduP6wEJKXh63kS86mczQuSBreR0QwuSn/s640/blogger-image--1666081514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59ePxIgi6x0YVTERnwsazYkNHBAF2ltrnwoMUuQ2nF_AsRpQxSm_iZ-8hRw1cjmW5c5VdDYGwHK7b6WCny0l9rHyr8IM1_kL5SytgKH5FuIRvduP6wEJKXh63kS86mczQuSBreR0QwuSn/s640/blogger-image--1666081514.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Cillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18369459990280816556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383943889759929161.post-49625001780369607532013-12-19T21:01:00.001-08:002013-12-19T21:01:33.105-08:00Why hello there neglected blogSooo...this is awkward! I had big plans to start a new blog that documented life after adoption...but then I got smacked in the head with the realization that life after adoption was the exact same thing as life as a mother of three! For those of you with fewer kids (or better time management skills) maybe you won't understand how incredibly CRAZY life can get with my oh so adorable monsters! There wasn't a lot of time for blogging, and we've had a wild year but things have settled down considerably so I'm going to once again try my luck at a 30 day blog challenge! For anyone keeping score at home, I failed miserably last time, but I'm going to do my best. :)<div><br></div><div>So let's see if I can sum up what's been going on since the last time I posted back in April...</div><div><br></div><div>* My hubby finished school! He's the proud owner of an MBA now! Whoo hoo!</div><div>* We almost sold our house! It was listed and we had a buyer but her funding fell through right before closing so we're staying put for the time being.</div><div>* My sweet little girl learned how to walk!!! That was an exciting milestone for us, so proud of you, beautiful!</div><div>* I turned the big 3-0 </div><div>* McKenzie celebrated one year home! She's changed so much in such a short time. I'll attach some pics of her celebrating with her one year home presents.</div><div>* Jack just turned four years old today! He had a little party a week ago but today is his actual birthday. :)</div><div><br></div><div>That's all the big stuff. There were some other little things, special family memories made, bumps along the road of life but overall I couldn't have asked or a better year. I have the love of my life, three incredible kids, and I'm just...happy. :) I hope everyone else has had a great 2013 too!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaf1xMDHv5WDW6cczJrN8ThbgEVE4SYNmGumzpKwSstRzK-TcEl681pw1b_bwC_hm8C3Id78SaFpEKP5PPryhwaHh_ERBe9KTLLSN-zN01zKKjS7zPicRMNpnUB1JlzQkLO_FyNlPf-kR/s640/blogger-image-408182923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaf1xMDHv5WDW6cczJrN8ThbgEVE4SYNmGumzpKwSstRzK-TcEl681pw1b_bwC_hm8C3Id78SaFpEKP5PPryhwaHh_ERBe9KTLLSN-zN01zKKjS7zPicRMNpnUB1JlzQkLO_FyNlPf-kR/s640/blogger-image-408182923.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgSfV1KTg8jdjf9v_rt_MuUfCU9ryK4gxGvwCOmhqITxOp_-REXy1MJRThQMHGAAz6TvloZepCHu7DlCYCIu2qDTMOX2ymiYOvkfxzHOzq3QkT415UthNuISG5j6PYPW1Eqm5rVQ4YYuo/s640/blogger-image--1545023835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgSfV1KTg8jdjf9v_rt_MuUfCU9ryK4gxGvwCOmhqITxOp_-REXy1MJRThQMHGAAz6TvloZepCHu7DlCYCIu2qDTMOX2ymiYOvkfxzHOzq3QkT415UthNuISG5j6PYPW1Eqm5rVQ4YYuo/s640/blogger-image--1545023835.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76IIo0BUUJS-xe_E9FFs-8sngiieOmV17RQksvKjaYRKSFyFV3UzIelSCGOwK59zHBTL4mUwE5ZwCUXuZ-uLQm_jfvyqLHp7a61KqC0wCzQRQkMl4riqDrSpf8eo79tboUdBOQ_jjBBD7/s640/blogger-image--1331501162.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76IIo0BUUJS-xe_E9FFs-8sngiieOmV17RQksvKjaYRKSFyFV3UzIelSCGOwK59zHBTL4mUwE5ZwCUXuZ-uLQm_jfvyqLHp7a61KqC0wCzQRQkMl4riqDrSpf8eo79tboUdBOQ_jjBBD7/s640/blogger-image--1331501162.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Cillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18369459990280816556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383943889759929161.post-66591919627763100032013-04-12T22:46:00.001-07:002013-04-12T22:46:20.790-07:00Long overdue updateI had originally planned to end this blog and create a new one where I chronicled what life was like once Kenzi came home, I actually started a new blog, and I even wrote one whole post....but then I realized that life with 3 kids was not going to allow much time for blogging so I used that knowledge as an excuse to abandon blogging altogether. Now that Kenzi has been home for nearly 5 months (what?!) we are establishing a semi-routine....ok that's a lie, my life is extremely chaotic but we are *coping* with the chaos now, at least so I am going to give this blogging thing a try again. <br />
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I will post an update that covers Kenzi's homecoming, her heart surgery, her first ever birthday party, etc to get everyone caught up but I'm currently on my iPad so access to photos is limited and I also need to edit all the fundraising stuff off of the blog as soon as I can find time to get on a "real" computer.<br />
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I need to address one thing very quickly. I have gotten messages regarding Facebook, Kenzi's prayer page, and my craft page. I deleted my Facebook account. There are/were several things going on in our family life and while there were several factors contributing to those issues, a big factor was Facebook, and certain people specifically. I learned in the past that deleting people from Facebook can cause a lot of issues, and because I prefer to run away from conflict, I made the decision to just start fresh with a new page. I'm still in the process of adding friends (it's not as easy as you would think to find friends using Facebook search!) so that's that! <br />
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As far as my craft page, it was deleted when my page was deleted, and on Prayers for McKenzie my husband is the admin (which would explain the lack of posts, ha!). I'm taking a break from the hair bows because I'm burned out on it and I need to focus my attention on some household projects right now. Its late and im falling asleep but more soon, i promise! :) <br />
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But for now....enjoy these pics of a happy, thriving. 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It will be almost a year to the day between when we decided to adopt, and when I walk off the plane with our little miss! It's been a long, hard road but we're at the finish line now and I couldn't be more thankful!Cillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18369459990280816556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383943889759929161.post-11998132066986738512012-11-09T18:52:00.001-08:002012-11-09T18:52:21.999-08:00Grateful Post Fail<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Sorry I've been a blogging slacker!!! I've been pretty busy!! I'm going to play catch up:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Day Four: I'm thankful for hairbows, because they look adorable on my princess and because without the ability to make and sell them, I never could have gotten this close to bringing her home!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Day Five: I'm thankful for soup. Seriously, I love soup so much it deserves to make the list. My favorites are: Cream of Chicken w/ Rice, French Onion, and Chicken Pot Pie soup from Jason's Deli! I live off of soup all fall and winter. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Day Six: I'm thankful for matching grants. We've been extended quite a few of them during this process, some as high as $2,000, some as low as $200 but we've always hit them and they've helped us fund our adoption immensely! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Day Seven: I'm thankful for Netflix. I know how bad that sounds, but you guys don't know how my toddler rolls. He's a wild man and the only time I can do basic things like a load a dishwasher, or take a shower, is when Barney is on. Thanks to Netflix, Barney can be on whenever I want!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Day Eight: I'm thankful that I was given another year on this earth. I just celebrated my 29th birthday, and I'm looking forward to hitting the big 3-0 next year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Day Nine: I'm thankful for Christmas. That's so cheesy, I know...but I love Christmas, I love what it represents religiously, and I love what it represents for little kids with Santa, and leaving out cookies, and listening for reindeer hoofs on the rooftop. It's a magical time and the older I get, the more into it I am! I'm ready to put up the tree, bake cookies, and listen to Christmas carols!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So that catches me up on the thankful posts!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">One other thing I would like to mention, a Christmas sale! 50% of the sales will go to Beatrice on Reece's Rainbow. This sweet girl has been the topic of recent blog posts and I would like to shout for her again in this one! She's SO adorable and has so much potential! She just needs a Mama! Please check out her link here:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And here is the link the sale that I have going on. If you like Christmas hairbows, you'll love this sale! Half of all sales go directly to Beatrice's grant fund!</span></div>
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Cillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18369459990280816556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383943889759929161.post-39225081662211972212012-11-04T03:55:00.002-08:002012-11-04T03:55:37.826-08:00Thankful Day 3 - Ice<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Yup, you read the title correctly! Today (well, yesterday since I'm a day late posting this....) I am thankful for ICE! I know that might sound nuts, who is THAT grateful for frozen water? How about a girl who LOVES it, and doesn't get much of it in Mother Russia! A guy I met on the train (yes, I spoke to strangers) told me that the reason Russian's don't use much ice is because they think being cold makes you sick, therefore they don't like their drinks too cold...and it's also why they over-bundle their children. Interesting stuff, but I'll take my chances because I drink everything cold, I even like my coffee iced.</span><br />
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Cillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18369459990280816556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383943889759929161.post-53726935048293033362012-11-01T04:11:00.000-07:002012-11-01T04:11:01.322-07:00Gratitude<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Happy November everyone! I decided that for the month of November, I'm going to blog everyday about something I'm grateful for. They might be big serious things, or little silly things, but I have SO MUCH to be thankful for, so here goes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I know, I know...I can hear the boo's already "geez, Cil...could be you be a little more cliche?" but it's TRUE...and after spending 18 days without my boys and only spending 5 with my sweet girl before telling her goodbye, I'm an emotional wreck about these awesome little people! I'll try to post a pic that shows each of their personalities. <3</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">My sweet child. He is so kindhearted, loves to help people, and just has a really tender spirit. If you hurt, he hurts, so I try to keep things in his little world happy and carefree. He's growing up so fast. It seems like he went from a little boy to a tween in a matter of months. I'm not quite ready to face the fact that he won't be my baby for much longer. Aside from being a sweetie, he's also stinkin' cute...his future wife is going to hit the jackpot with this one. ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">What can I say about this crazy ball of energy? He can most often be found lurking around the kitchen, naked, asking for string cheese. If he isn't lurking around naked, he's probably watching Barney...naked. The kid can't stand clothing! He's wild, into everything, never sits still, never stops talking, and right when you think you're going to straight up LOSE IT...he walks up to you, says "hold me mommy", lays his head on your shoulder and says "I loves you". For as independent at he thinks he is, he still has moments where he needs you, and the baby in him comes out. I love those moments. When he's going to sleep at night and he curls up around my arm to ensure that I can't leave the room without him noticing, when he gets tired at the park and just wants to snuggle for a few minutes before running off to play again. He has never been a snuggler the way his brother was, and still is, so I cherish those moments with him..who knows when the last time he lets me hold him will be!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This pic sums her up pretty well. Blurry, because she's so busy you can't get many good pics of her! Fingers coiled in my hair because the future hair stylist is OBSESSED with "fixing" (aka ripping out) hair, and last but not least...staring holes through your eyes. She stares at you so deeply, and for so long...what is she seeing? What is she thinking? I know there is SO MUCH going on in her little mind, it's going to be amazing to watch her learn and grow and start expressing herself more and more. She loves attention, undivided attention! In a room full of toys, the only toy she's interested in playing with is YOU. Hold her, rock her, tickle her, snuggle her, fly her through the air...it doesn't matter WHAT you're doing, as long as she has your full focus. My diva in training. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I never thought I would have three kids. That's a LOT of babies! Maybe not to some but to me, it's a really big family. Dylan was an only child for seven years, so that's proof of where my mentality was for a long time regarding family size. I guess as you get older, your opinions change, you shift your focus and redefine what matters. Material things used to rate very high in my book, and now they don't even make the list. I don't care if I have the latest version of a phone or computer, expensive clothes and jewelry, it just stopped mattering to me. I am far more content in my jeans, Wal-Mart hoodie, and wrapping up in my kids than I ever was in designer clothes. I have time for one more cliche: Love is all that matters. <3</span></div>
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Cillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18369459990280816556noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383943889759929161.post-7068308210713446762012-10-29T06:40:00.000-07:002012-10-29T06:40:20.683-07:00Amazon Affiliate Program<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Hey guys! With the holidays fast approaching, I just wanted to take a second to "plug" our Amazon Affiliate Program! If you shop at Amazon, please use the link on our blog. It's on the right hand side, about half way down the page, or you can use this link:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">By using our link, you are helping us bring Kenzi home! 5% of your purchase will go to Kenzi's adoption fund, or her medical care fund depending on when you use the link! It's a small way to make a big difference to our princess!</span><br />
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Cillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18369459990280816556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383943889759929161.post-76520670073513856452012-10-29T01:54:00.001-07:002012-10-29T02:02:01.998-07:00Special Request<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">In roughly 3 hours my friend's daughter will be going under the knife for what seems like the millionth time in her short, sweet life. She is having a piece of her skull removed from her stomach, where it was put to continue growing, and placed back on her head. She was the victim of Shaken Baby Syndrome back in August and is truly a miracle baby. I will admit that when I saw the first photos of her lying in the hospital, I couldn't wrap my head around how such a tiny person could fight hard enough to overcome what had been done to her...but Cheyenne has shocked us all with her strength, and what has stood out the most to me is how HAPPY she still is. What a sweet spirit she has. I know grown men who couldn't fight as hard as this princess has! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Please keep Chey in your hearts and prayers as she undergoes this procedure!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I would like to share <a href="http://themiracleiwitnessed.blogspot.ru/2012/10/praised-be-lord-and-thank-you-mom-part.html" target="_blank">another blog post</a> with you that talks about Cheyenne, and shows just how many people she has in her corner! I shared Cheyenne's story in the Reece's Rainbow community and so many people came together to pray for her recovery. Please read the post above. It's so touching.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Also, I would again like to say thank you to Amy, Chey's mom, who even though she is enduring so much with her own daughter right now, still took the time to try and help me bring my daughter home. Many of you know that Cheyenne has a facebook page with over 100,000 fans! So many people have rallied behind Chey and Amy and really wrapped them up in prayers and well wishes. Amy used this outlet to ask for prayers for my Kenzi and because of it I gained over 100 facebook friends in a day! So many well wishes, some donations, and just a general sense of people caring not only about Kenzi, but all the children like Kenzi who have been left in orphanages around the world. Thank you Amy for taking a tragedy and doing your part to bless other children through it. We all love Chey and will be there with you every step of the way!</span><br />
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