Cool news

When I first started researching international adoption, Ukraine really seemed to speak to me. A few weeks ago, there was talk about a bill coming up in Ukraine's parliament that would stop international adoption. It never happened, but there still seems to be talk that it might. If it doesn't, Honey and I are probably going to adopt from there. The only issue we had with adopting from Ukraine is Honey's age. A law was passed last year stating that adoptive parents could be no more than 45 years older than the child. That would mean that if we started the adoption process right after we married, by the time we got to go, the youngest child we could adopt would be 6. We want to adopt a sibling group (hopefully 3...I think I have him convinced) and I was hoping to have at least one little-ish one. Not that 6 years old is old...hard to explain I guess. Anyway, on to the good news.

I was on the embassy website the other day...not sure why. I read a provision I had not seen before. It listed the age requirements, but then said if only one of the parents is within the age limit, the adoption can be done in that one parent's name only. So, as long as there is a sibling group available with a younger child...we can adopt them in my name only. We would then readopt once we got back to the States. I thought it was amazing news. I guess I have to remember though that the kids that God wants us to have will be the kids that He gives us. If that means younger than 6, then it will be younger than 6. If not...well, I have to trust that He is in control and knows what is best for us....all of us! :)

Just a little longer

In 3 more days, my honey and I will be going on vacation to New England! Woohoo!!! The best part is that we are going to be able to get some of the best hot dogs in the world. McKenzie (spelling??) natural casing are the yummiest things ever!!! We will also be stocking up on real maple syrup. Our puppy is going to be spending the week at Club Pet. Gotta love hotels for dogs. She has so much fun there that I don't even feel guilty for leaving her.

Work was work today. The people who worked yesterday didn't do anything extra so I had a ton to do. It really bugs me when people do the bare minimum. It makes it so much harder on other people. Whatever...I do what I need to do and that's all I have control over, right?

I found out some really interesting adoption related news yesterday. When I get it confirmed, I will share it. It will be great news for me and honey! :)

Cooking

I am quite often a make-shift cook. I try to use what I have to make what I want...even if it is a little different that you would normally think. Here's the recipe for my peach crisp from tonight.

1 small jar of peaches
1 packet instant oatmeal..I used maple brown sugar
2 tsps flour
2 tsps softened margarine

Separate peaches out into 2 baking dishes (small 1 cup size). Mix oatmeal, flour and margarine in small bowl until resemble course crumbs type texture. Put this mixture on top of the peaches. Bake at 375 for 25 min or so or until oatmeal mixture is crispy. It worked really well for desert for me and my honey. :)

First post - lets try this again

Starting a blog is usually easy. Having to start over is kind of weird. Let me explain. I have had a blog for years. I was completely open and everyone who read it knew me....my name, the general location of where I lived, my fiance's name, etc. Then someone who I thought to be my friend used this information to basically stalk us and make our lives generally miserable. So, I have abandoned my former blog :( and am starting over with this one. My real name will not be used. Any mention of where we live will be very basic and nondescript. And to be honest...I HATE that! I am one of those "share too much information" kind of people, and I like that about myself. I don't hide my feelings or what I'm thinking. I don't hide who I am.

That being said, this blog is still about us. It is about our lives, our wedding (soon to be), and the adoption process we will be starting.

I took a "quiz" on facebook not too long ago called "what should your parents have named you?" The result at the end was Annie, so that is the name that I have chosen to use for this blog. I have always liked that name so it fits. Thanks for coming by! This blog will get interesting soon, I promise! :)