Save Save all about Saving

The other day I was sitting at the table looking at the newspaper adds for Groceries.  In another add there was many things on sale but I didn't want to go to 3 different stores.  So it goes to back a week ago when I went to the big W to get a few things and there was a nice gentleman that had the same ideas as us for dinner was lasagna.  We pick up or noodle the go get the cheese.  He told me that they will do a price match that another store had it on sale.  I was like oh yeah Thank you and went on my way and meet up at the next stop.  And he noticed that I picked up cottage cheese and ricotta cheese.  He asked if I put the cottage cheese in with it.  So I explained to him how I did it and he went on his way.  So let get back to looking at the adds I made my list on what I was going to make for the week by what was on sale mostly.  And off to the big W.  List and the adds so if they had any questions I would have it.  When checking out I had no problems.  1. So my new things is to save save were ever we can.  That is one of our goals.  So what we save we can put back for our adoption.  2. Big goal is have 7,000 saved by march.  March 1 have application filled out and sent back in.  4. If we purchase soda (Randy's bad habit) or tea at the gas station that's fine but then we have to put a 1.50 in our adoption pot for each drink that was bought.  So this year 2013 is all about trying to cut back a little more and put that money back. 

All over the place

It is getting closer to March. I been talking with Randy on my thinking, rethinking and so on about were we are suppose to go.  He is so much better at believing in were we are going and believing that we can do it.  Awhile back we have set some goals for our self's on getting a few things done.  I look back on those and we cant cross any of them off.  So there are a few things that we are doing different is we redid our GOAL list.  And we are going to keep it were we can SEE it.  Not tucked away in a notebook.  And we are going from there.  I have been having a hard time on were we are to go and do.  I thought we were lead another way and it turn out we were not.  So we are going to try and stay on our plan A not plan B's.  So March 1st we are going to fill out the application for Holt to adopt hoping from China.  I'm excited but so scared.  Scared because of many reasons.  1.  Is it going to be a NO!  I have been reading some other blogs that I follow and on one of them she hit it right on the head on how I was feeling.  Thank you Kelly.
I also signed up to receive the emails on No More Perfect Mom 31 day challenge.  Day 19 Thank you.

No- because we do not reach the income level
No- over weight- working on getting some weight off I want to be able to walk the great wall, and be healthier for my family and myself.
No-Because of past- I have had a hard life (I grew up in FC) and have had to receive some counseling.
And many more that i cant think of at the moment

Also what others think:
We have four children already why would we want more?  Don't you think you have enough children to worry about?
Why China?

Birthday

Yesterday was my Birthday.  I got to eat a little of the steak dinner that Randy made and A LOT of CAKE!

 Jan 16, 2013

Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream cake from cold stone

   And on my shoulder was my mom dog

Christmas From Germany

Yesterday the mailman was at our door with a package.  I thought oh it my blanket that I ordered that they were finally here.  So I brought it in and look who it was from It was from our Daughter from GERMANY.(If you don't know we hosted Eva here in America)  I was so surprised she did not tell me that she sent a package. 

Nativity scene

It says Germany on it 

Thank you Eva for the gifts.  We hope you can come back soon. 

Doctor visit and a Trip to the Zoo

It has been fast passe her at the house.  Tuesday(Jan 8) we headed to Omaha to the Children Hospital.  Daylon has been having more issues with the bathroom so we took him back for a check up.  While we were away we decided to take a break and we went to the zoo.  It was so fun.  Today the doctor called to check up on him.  I explained to her that he was having a lot of pain so I went ahead and done the clean out.  And did not wait for the weekend to do it.  And that he was still having the bathroom issues.  So she asked if the poo came out like the way she had told me before. I said yes.  She said well he should be feeling better by Monday if not to call.  And she would let me know what to do next.  She also brought it to my attention that when he had his x-ray done to see if there was blockage of poo that the x-ray tech noticed something different about his Spina Bifida.  They want us to come back to Omaha to see another specialist to discuss what they saw.  I will call them on Monday to set this up. 

Desert Dome

Patrick being funny,  He goes hey mom I got a picture for you. It was good to see him like this it has been awhile.  The cactus needle was close to his butt if he would of fallen he would of got stabbed with it.  And yes they were real we had to check to see.

Jungle

The only picture that turned out my camera was acting up.  Like it always does.  I so need a new one.

Aquarium (Our Favorite)

 Love this penguin

 We tried for ever to get a good shot of the sharks coming at the boys but once again camera acting up

 This guy was laying way on the other side of his home.  He came right to the glass that I was looking through and let me take his picture.  As soon as I took it he walked away and went to lay down.

 Baby lions were born on Dec 29 2012 and we got to see them.  There were 5 of them

We were unable to see Conner favorite Gorilla.  They were put away because of the cold weather.

Tough week

It has been a tough week starting from Sunday night when I checked the mail I got a letter stating we can not become FP.  And explained well I don't know about explain but there reasoning why.  I don't understand it.   I aslo contacted another place that does FC.  And I got the news today also cant be a FP.  I don't know were this leads us.  Maybe back to were we were lead from the begging.  Or what we do about what has happened.  I think we will start with our Home study by a private source.  And go from there see what they say.  We have contacted Holt before on this matter when it happened and they said not to worry that they have people that sniff out that kinda stuff and get to the bottom of it.  We will see were GOD leads us.  Maybe it was meant to be.         

Christmas

Christmas Day we have done things a little different every year.  This year we read The Story of Christmas and the boys got 3 gifts from us.  Based on the 3 gift the wise men brought.  The gold gift did not come so I had to compromise a little so they got a few more than 3.  I got this idea from a ladys blog that I follow you can visit her here.  Santa and his helper stay up tell wee in the morning doing the things around the house.  So instead of them going to sleep afterwards the wake the kids.  Telling them Santa came this Christmas it was 3 am.  They open there gifts and then we go to bed the kids stay up and play with there gifts and crash when they cant stay awake anymore.  It has worked out for the most part. 

 When you open the book it has little books that are numbered.  I handed them out and each of us read them out load.

Conner just need a little help with a few words.

The First Gift was myrrh ( something practical something they can use)

 Clothing can always be used.

The second gift is frankincense (something we all can enjoy together as a family)

Movies with some popcorn. We love watching movies together.

The last gift is Gold (something they really wanted)

Patrick got a pair of shoes green shoes that he just loved and the other boys got characters to go to the wii for there Sky-lander game.  And the boys had a few more gifts to open.  Then I made Christmas Breakfast.  Randy and I decided on not getting gifts for each other.(we did get one gift  from the boys)  We sponsored two little girls in China for Christmas this year instead. You can visit there blog here.

This is Lydia and her Chunky Sock Monkey I made just for her.  She is also wearing the bow I sent also sent a outfit.

This is Lena you can see the Chunky Sock Monkey legs they are pink with hearts.  You can take a look at the other children here.  
Most of the children at New Day are needing forever homes.

You can find the recipe here.  
Then it was time for Randy and I to lay down and get a few hours of sleep before the rest of the family came over.  As always I do Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner.  So I wanted something simple and I wastnt going to fund the whole holiday Dinner so I made a list of things that each family needed to bring so I could cook it.  Okay so the crack pot could.  This year Dinner was Mexican Style.

 

Enchilada Casserole

 Taquito Enchilada Casserole

Spanish rice

drinks

Chips and salsa

ref beans and rotel dip

 This one is Grinch

And here are some photos of Family

 My sister Melissa and her husband Graig and Bella there daughter.

 Randy's Mom and dad

 Uncle Julian

 Step dad Jim

My Mom Betty

And then us.  After we opened gifts from the family then there was homemade hot chocolate and more sweets.  I also gave gift baskets of the goodies I made to friends.

You can find most of the recipes on my blog 12 days of Christmas Cookies.  
This year was so different form the years before.  It was easier, not so stressed.  I hope you have enjoyed you Christmas.