Adoption Update

Wow! It is getting close to time for our fundrasier. I can't believe it. This Friday we will be in Bowling Green, Kentucky for our orientation with Bethany Christian. We will receive our home study paperwork and hopefully by the end of October we will have that completed. We have already done all the training sessions with Bethany, so that is out of the way.

Don't forget October 12 from 4-9 pm at Jim N Nicks here in Murfreesboro is our silent auction and fundraiser dinner. 10% of all tickets turned in goes towards our adoption costs. You can also do carry out or drive thru. Just tell them to put it in our bucket. We will also be selling shirts that I can hopefully reveal the design of real soon.

Here are a few hints of silent auction items: Fleet Feet Sports basket, Race tickets, Kettlebell training for a month, Haircuts, Sounds basket, Country Ham basket, and the list goes on. See you there!!

On another note, I am halfway through my training for my 5k in November. It is for SIDS. I am feeling great and starting to really enjoy running. Hopefully I can continue this and do the 10k training program. We will see. Everyone have a great week.

Kindergarteners

Just have to share this because it was so funny. Yesterday we were playing a game with our kindergarten for P.E. This game had characters from the movie Batman. If they were tagged with a noodle by one of the villains (Joker, Catwoman, Mr. Freeze, and Penguin), they were supposed to crawl on all fours like a kitty cat. They had to continue this until Batman or Robin set them free.

The first round we crawled like cats. The second round they were supposed to freeze if they were tagged by a villain. Well, I looked out there and what did I see? A bunch of frozen cats. Instead of freezing standing up, they were freezing in the cat position. This was absolutely one of the funniest moments in our class. I guess I will be a little more clear in my directions next time!!

Sounds and Crowns

So, I sent in a request form to the Nashville Sounds for a donation for our silent auction. I really didn't think that they would consider our event. However, they suprisingly did and are donating a fan pack for the silent auction. How great is that!! Praise be to God. So, if you are not a fan of the Sounds you should be because they are helping out the community. Even the common folks like us:)

Also, I got to meet Mrs. USA today and she is going to be donating something as well. She may even get to come and eat that night depending on her schedule as we know she is super busy. She is from Sumner County and is a P.E. teacher like me. So, we got to compare notes today. Beautiful person both inside and out. We will keep our fingers crossed she can make it.

Adoption Conference

This past weekend we went to an Empowered to Connect conference in Nashville. The speaker was Dr. Karen Purvis who wrote "The Connected Child." This conference was put on with Shoshana's Hope which is Steven Curtis Chapman's adoption foundation. The conference was for adoptive families and those going through the process.

My brother, Matt, and sister-in-law, Keisha, came up to take us to this conference. They have and adopted child, Faith, from China. We all really received a blessing out of the material that was covered. Not sure about some of the research reports they went over though:)

The biggest blessing for us was hearing Regie Hamm speak. He was amazing! He has an adopted child from China that has Angelman's Syndrome. His testimony is about his ups and downs in his personal life as well as dealing with a child with disabilities. Check out his website. He wrote the song "Time of Your Life" that David Cooke sang.

http://www.regiehamm.com

Jim N Nicks

So, we officially have a date set for our adoption fundraiser at Jim N Nicks. It is going to be on Tuesday October 12 from 4-9 pm. 10% of each ticket that is turned in will be given towards our adoption costs. You may also go through the drive thru or do call in orders. We will also have a silent auction that night at Jim N Nicks where you can bid on items.

We really need more items for our silent auction. Please! Some ideas would be football tickets, giftcards, artwork, signed memorabilia. How about going in with some friends and doing a themed gift basket. Great themes could be: UT, Titans, movies, spa, music, bbq grilling, fastfood giftcards, plants, etc. Just think if you and four other people gave $10 each that would be a great gift basket. You can go in with co-workers, businesses, grade levels, church groups, sports teams, friends, neigbors, and the list goes on and on.

Just let either Joey or myself know if you would be willing to donate to help bring a baby in our family. You can email us or leave a message on this blog. Thanks for all that you do.

Titan

Oh yeah! Forgot to mention in the middle of all that, Titan came to visit. Titan is our niece Alayna's dog. He and Lucy had the biggest time playing all weekend. He looks ferocious in this picture, but is a very sweet dog.

Big Daddy's Birthday

This past weekend my parents came up from Georgia. It was Big Daddy's birthday on Sunday September 5. We had so much fun with them up here. We finally got Big Daddy some new tennis shoes. I don't know if he would have gotten them if they hadn't been UGA colors. That's right. Go Dawgs!!

Saturday was jam packed with the farmer's market, shopping, soccer, and grilling out for Big Daddy's birthday. Joey grilled two racks of ribs, one wet and one dry. He is getting pretty good at it. I made chocolate cake and Gran made homemade potatoe salad.

Sunday was another busy day. We went to church then Miller's Grocery for lunch. After that we drove to Shelbyville to look at the horse show and then a quick trip through Bell Buckle on the way home for some shopping. The boys got ice cream. Or should I say their clothes got ice cream and RC Cola.:)

It is always sad to see them go. We miss them and love having them up! Enjoy the pictures.