tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16703254861227800602024-03-18T20:22:51.251-07:00I'm a Mom through giving birth, and through adoption, and yes they're all real brothers and sistersKristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05618048599602543543noreply@blogger.comBlogger235125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670325486122780060.post-52164696879947558692016-08-24T16:12:00.000-07:002016-08-24T17:30:50.410-07:00My feelings, and opinion on Medical Marijuana<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Its been two years since I last blogged, Wow! Well life is busy, full of crazy days and nights so I guess the time slips away until something extremely important, something you want everyone to know and the best way to do that is write. So hear it is. Obviously if you follow me on Facebook you have noticed I'm pro legalizing medical marijuana. So lets just start out right there. First and for most in my life is God, I'm a fully devoted follow of Christ. I believe he was crucified for our sins, rose again and is coming back. I AM a God loving Christ fearing, child of the one true king period. The second in my life is my amazingly supportive husband of twenty five years that yes happens to be a Police Officer who works daily to protect and uphold the law. Then there is our children who have our hearts and as parents will do just about anything for them. So you get me, which if your reading this you already knew these things about me but it is the basis for why I'm sharing my views and opinions on this matter. I was raised in a traditional Christian home with christian values, I still at 43 put God first, I'm married to a Cop and have four amazing all in their own ways children. Well two are grown, better mention that I do not want them calling and saying mom were not children. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> So onto the topic. Medical Marijuana, we have a child who has many diagnosis's and has many special needs. I have spent most of his ten years of life chasing after any and all things that could somehow help our child to become the best he can be. When your a mom, you will do about what ever it takes endless doctors appointments, therapies, therapy dog, and yes even medicine when your child cannot function in the home or in the community without them. That being said we have been to several specialists, several schools, several everything in search of help. We have as a family embraced our life with a child with special needs and have adapted fairly well. Our son takes twelve pills a day, a few of them are repeated through the day but yes 12 pills a day. All of which help with some of his symptoms but also hinder a lot as well. The long term side affects of many of his medications look grim and we already see so many that are beginning to look as scary as the symptoms we are treating. So guess what?! Remember that mom who will do anything for her children well, she is constantly online researching trying to find a better solution a better way to treat her son. And when time and time again your faced with articles of children who are having miraculous results in the autism symptoms or their seizure symptoms or adhd symptoms, these studies are proving over and over with child after child, that one natural grown out of our earth plant is providing. How do you not say and think this might be our solution, No harsh side affects slowing my child down, when God knows his brain doesn't need that. The list can go on and on of the side effects we face now. For any of you reading this and do not know, No the children are not smoking a joint, they do not smell of marijuana, there is a oil based product several actually that are deprived from the plant, we can currently get the cannabis oil but it has to be free of the THC and most autistic children are seeing the amazing results from the cannabis oil with the THC, which is currently illegal in most states including ours.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> The good the bad and the ugly. Yes it goes along with everything in life we live in a sinful world and it doesn't seem to be that we can have good without the bad. Take gun control, guns in the right hands are safe, our law enforcement law abiding citizens who want to protect their home, Hunters who hunt for a sport. Yes there are the crazies who have absolutely no reason to have possession of a gun, and they kill innocent people this horrific tragedy happens daily, God come back soon! Do we then take away ones right to own a gun, because of the bad? So along those same lines leads me to the argument of the "pot heads", whenever I enter into conversation regarding marijuana peoples defense is legalizing medical marijuana is just making it one step closer for for illegal use and trafficking and selling the drug. It is sad that if there isn't a medical need people would care nothing of a community and only look at it as a profitably gain, leaving behind messes and crap for others to deal with. That's the bad, of it, and I am sure there is more bad. If you know any thing about illegal prescription use and addiction that is very well alive and a huge problem as well. But you know what not to many people are talking about, at least loudly, prescribed medications including Opiates, Benzos, "legal"crack,antidepressants, seizure medication slowing the brain transmitters down, anti psychotics many of these medications are being prescribed at an all time high while its all legal regardless of the side effects the pro longed addictions. As a mother of a child who needs many of these medications I'm not an any way lashing out at these doctors or companies prescribing and selling I learned a long time ago God made the hands that make the medications and as of now we are in need of these medications so my child can function on a day to day basis in the world we live in. But what if there is something better?? What if this is the answer we have been searching for for almost 10 years? and some families a life time. What if he and other children can have the medication their brain needs with out the harsh side effects? All from a plant that grows. What if when we take away the medications he's prescribed and his brain begins to function borderline again like when he was younger and not on so many meds slowing him down, putting him into the severe range now at 10. What if?! How can someone deny the proof that is already happening in a few states, and deny so many people who need this medicine for a better quality of life. If your would have asked me 10-12 years ago if I was for this I'm not sure what my answer would have been, so I'm not judging anyone with other perspectives on legalizing Marijuana so if you have not walked in my shoes please don't judge me. I'm not a hippy loving pot head who just wants it legalized, honesty I tried it on my 13 birthday( sorry mom and Dad) I was so sick have never touched or thought of it again. Until now that it is proving to be a natural medicine for children with the same issues we have with our son. </span><br />
Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05618048599602543543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670325486122780060.post-27426053033782447242014-10-08T19:04:00.001-07:002014-10-08T19:06:52.714-07:00Normal is what again?<div class="gE iv gt" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; cursor: auto; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; padding: 12px 0px 3px;">
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Our "normal" in our 40's as we know it now. Before I start in this heart felt blog post I want to let my readers know we had a different kind of normal in our 20's. Let me explain. We had our first child a healthy whooping 8lbs 14 ounces baby boy and 2.5 years later we had a healthy beautiful baby girl. Everything was great, well except for being broke most of the time but most people are in their 20's. Our family was the American dream family of four, two kids a boy and a girl. They were smart kids, happy most of the time. They behaved in public, they had good manners and listened to their parents, well most of the time. Pretty much routine well child check ups were our experience of the medical field. I had a brief idea about what ADHD was but had never heard of, ODD,SPD, PDD-NOS,ID and so on, as it wasn't a part of my world at that time. I was vaguely aware that children were born daily with illegal drugs in their systems and a bit about fetal alcohol syndrome but no real in depth of the life changing results this could cause to a fetus. I knew that the world was saying play classical music for your fetus and stay stress free because things of this nature would help your unborn child. Never imagining or thinking of a world where pregnancies were surrounded by drugs and alcohol and domestic abuse along with no prenatal care and poverty. Life in my 20s was fun, exciting, full of classroom parties, walking our children to the small hometown lottery school that they fit so perfectly in. Sleep overs, birthday parties and everything that I imagined what raising two children and being married to my husband would be. Enjoyed the compliments and comments on how well behaved our children were when they went with others, even if sometimes we had struggles at home At least we knew that when away from us they acted well.</div>
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Fast forward 20 somethings years and we find ourselves in our forties. Once again raising a boy and a girl. How hard can it be, we did fairly well the first time this should be a piece if cake right?! This time I'm called mom by two beautiful amazing children, who were born to other woman. This time around we are what's called a trans racial family. Maybe not what most people think of as the American dream looking family, however increasingly on the rise in America. This time around the daily challenges can be exhausting, eye opening and mind blowing most days. We are every bit a "real" family and love all four of our children unconditionally.</div>
<span style="background-color: white;"> So fast forward to today. Today like everyday is a brand new day. Not knowing if it will be a good day or bad day for my 8 year old son. Remember all the abbreviations above well I have become to know what they all mean and then some. There isn't any easy decisions to be made but in fact extremely complex decisions that I never truly know yet if we're making the right choices for his life. His in </span><span style="background-color: yellow;">utero</span><span style="background-color: white;"> experience was one I wish no baby would ever have to experience along with genes that didn't give him a head start in life. I often wonder how and why God thought we were equipped to raise his son and then I have to remind myself he will equip us with what we need each step of the way. From doctors to therapists to inpatient to outpatient to </span>IEPs<span style="background-color: white;"> to his behavioral Management his laundry list of medications that all help to make him to be able to function in this world day to day. Not a day, and that is the truth not one day goes by where I'm not questioning our treatment plan or medications nothing about this routine is easy with the exception of unconditional love we have for our son and our determination to do what is best for him.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"> Our baby girl our daughter is four, full of life, vibrant in every way. Her first couple trimesters in </span><span style="background-color: yellow;">utero </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">were subjected to drug usage. We are starting to see signs of that with her impulse control and overall hyperactive self. But overall she is one tough and crazy loving little girl.</span><br />
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So yes, our home is loud. Our children can be completely rude and exhausting at times we are still a work in process with behaviors, impulse control issues. We have learned a completely different type of parenting this time around. One of extreme patience and understanding. Not always sometimes we loose it believe me, but have learned to stay calm, because as we escalate so do the behaviors. We believe in spanking, we believe in removing from situations and we believe in consequences. We are doing the best we can with what we can.</div>
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When we said yes to God's calling in our lives almost 9 years ago we had no idea how it would change and move us. We had no idea that we would be adapting to a new normal as I call it. We had no idea that most days we would be in survival mode. Life as a family of six has changed us that is for sure. We have had many struggles. But all has brought us closer to each other and closer to our Savior. Without God in our lives and in our marriage we wouldn't have made it.</div>
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Our son has been in a day treatment behavioral program for seven months now. It is time to transition him out and back into the public school system. It's not going to be easy as change good or bad throws him for a loop per say. He is excited and ready for school but will sabotage the very existence of the day he returns because then at least he is in control, in a place where he doesn't know exactly what to expect. Praying that this is minor as his behavioral and coping skills have come far in the past 7 months.</div>
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Why I blog this. If you haven't lived it, you don't know. If you haven't gone down the roads or the paths others have please don't try to explain the scenery. Please don't be quick to speak and if you must speak up with your opinion, please speak life. We like many parents are tired and don't need any negativity. If you truly want to pray for us Pray for wisdom and for guidance down this very unknown path were on. We know God listens! Some oldies pictures to enjoy! And a couple at the end from our Summer Vacation. These are my babies and even though our life is crazy at times I Love my babies more then life itself!</div>
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Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05618048599602543543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670325486122780060.post-56830566448873999322014-02-05T19:35:00.002-08:002014-02-05T19:35:42.255-08:00Aaron Moses Payne is 8 today!<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> February 6 2006 at <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors="true">@2:15 am</a> Aaron Moses arrived into this world via emergency C-section. Umbilical cord wrapped around his neck. The hospital report describes him as blue and floppy, bagged respiration and began to breath on his own. Born after 9 long months of absolute no prenatal care, and a birthmother positive for opiates in her system. Aaron has been fighting from the second he was conceived. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">At 4 days old he began eating well and maintaining his body temp, when we got the phone call. The phone call our family had been waiting for for 6 long months during the foster care certification process. A baby boy at the hospital needs to be picked up. "When and where?" Was my response . The lady making the call on the other end, said "um<br />No, you need to ask me questions" . "Ok , what am I suppose to ask?". Nothing really mattered there was a baby who needed a home and this is what we had been waiting for, for what seemed like forever. Once home with our newest addition, my sadness set in for a birthmother out there who carried this child for 9 months and now he is with me, to be cared for, to be his mommy,that tragedy is hard no mater what the<br />circumstances. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The adrenaline, the excitement continued for a few days until the every hour and half wake ups started taking there toll on me. Within a week the screaming began, started about <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://2" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors="true">4:30</a> and usually lasted until about 6-7. Once again this precious newborn was fighting, fighting the overstimulated world he was born into . Had I known about sensory issues, and bright lights, and how sounds affected this baby and how tightly swaddling him could have helped, evenings might have been a tad easier for the both of us. Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world. John <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://4" x-apple-data-detectors-result="4" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors="true">17:24</a> .</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">At 16 months old, he climbed out of his crib came down stairs, at 2 climbed a 6 ft fence jumped off back side, and at about 2.5 he began walking out of the house and disappearing. Again running and fighting from a scary world around him, that he had no idea what was going on. Like none of us do, Aaron didn't have a choice on what genetics he would be born with, or the trauma and stress he was induced to in utero, or the fact he was basically born into state custody.<br /> 8 years now have gone by, countless therapies, Doctors, ABC clinic, genetic specialist , developmental pediatrician ,Speech,physiologist,counselors, equine therapy, developmentally delayed programs, IEPs, behavioral modification program, TA, homeopathic remedies, impatient care, ENTs, surgeries,labs (blood work),neuro physh evaluations, companion therapy dog, allergist, countless amounts of therapeutic equipment, ER visits, all nighters,("What if it takes<br />1000 sleepless nights to know your near God")and more prayers then you can even imagine.<br />So should have I asked questions? It would have not mattered nor would have it changed our minds to pick up this newborn who needed a home. Nope God doesn't give you the details, if he would have we would have self proclaimed we were not capable of caring for this child, not financially, not emotionally and we would have most likely said we can't do all that. But along the journey along the path God has been our provider, each step of the journey. Not all up front but as it has been needed. All God asks us to do is say, yes to what he has called of us. And once we walk into Faith, he is good to carry every need through.<br />I'm not sure about a lot of things, and I will never pretend to be all knowing but I do believe in my heart, what Gods promises are to us.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br />So I will end with this. Happy Happy Birthday our big 8 year old boy, Aaron Moses Payne. You are the most athletic, handsome 8 year old, I know. So excited to see what God does in your life, I am so proud of the loving heart God gave you! "God what if your trials in this life are Mercies in disguise?"<br />In you, my God I trust<br /> Psalm 25:2<br /><br /><br /></span>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05618048599602543543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670325486122780060.post-16043855828045202082014-01-04T19:25:00.001-08:002014-01-04T19:25:19.252-08:00When do you give up hope and copeWhen do you give up hope and start to cope? I read that on a special needs forum not to long ago, and although the title inspired me to read the posts because it felt somewhat familiar, in my own life, it also troubled me as well. If you know me you have heard me say "if we believe in God then we believe in miracles and if we don't pray for miracles and believe for them then what do we have."So you know that I'm always praying for miracles. Praying for healing of our son, and believing . But as I clearly know the healing the miracles may come , they may be there but not present themselves as we have envisioned or how we may have hoped for . I don't believe you can ever give up hope, when its your child! I remember very specifically being emotional one evening when Aaron was just a small baby, I remember specifically crying to Randy, " what if he grows up with all kinds of problems?" "What if and what if", and he said to me," then we will handle them and get him the help he needs."After a long journey of fostering Aaron Moses we finally were able to adopt him and go forward in life never looking back. He is our son and God has chosen us to be his parents, even if we so many times feel completely unequipped for the job. <br />
Such a heavy and tired heart tonight. A nice evening up until we got home from church. We enjoyed the movies, dinner (well fast food) and then church. We are becoming very aware recently that activities in the evening aren't such a good idea. Or are they :-/ . Its a day by day, minute by minute never quite knowing if its going to be a so called fairly normal day or the explosion will happen.<br />
45 minutes of rage. Screaming, threatening, throwing things, biting, hitting, running, and hiding all the while I'm staying calm and praying for the meds that were thrown on the floor then finally negotiated into his mouth to kick in. They don't after a good amount of allotted time so, time for the next dose, meanwhile daddy gets home so some relief is in store. Thankfully Madison was caring for the girls while this was going down. A blessing in retrospect because generally she isn't home in the early evening hours. Thank Goodness for Randy, I couldn't imagine doing this <br />
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alone and he is amazing with our son. So, my posts my pictures yes they're of the good times the smiles the captured happy moments we have and are so great full to have. I will always cherish these good moments pray for the bad ones and be the proudest mom in town. But please know and be praying for families with children that are special, Somedays are brutally exhausting and downright hard, but we will never give up our hope. Psalms 71 14 I will never give up hope or stop praising you.<br />
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Randy's career as a Police Officer has made me fall in love with him over and over again, always amazing me by the great things he accomplishes and the people who he makes a difference in their lives through being in law enforcement. I consider it a privilege to be a part of the Edmond Police Officer Family. And a honor to be loved by this man!</div>
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This man, the man who I share my life with has all of my heart and I can't imagine a day without him. My prayer goes like this this evening ,"God please don't let me take a day for granted that I'm here with my soul mate, help me to remember how short our life is on this earth and remind me that this life is not my own but yours. ~Lord remind me how brief my time on this earth will be. Psalm 39:10</div>
Unimaginable, unthinkable and unbelievable we lost an amazing Edmond Police Detective this evening. Matt Terry. Yes, he was a Edmond Police Officer/Detective but even more close to my heart we shared life together in our Life group together our families. Dinner, thoughts and prayers on various topics, in each others homes with our families children. I know in my heart Matt is in Heaven And in peace. My heart hurts and cries out for his beautiful family his wife Kathy and their daughter Heather. All I can do is sit here and cry and be in disbelief that at only 41 years of life, his life was taken from those he loved and those who love him so dearly.Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05618048599602543543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670325486122780060.post-77110306504233837742013-09-29T13:57:00.000-07:002013-09-29T13:57:42.871-07:00If I would have known, would I have done anything different? I want to start this post with.. My children's stories are their own personal stories to be shared by them when they are old enough and how they want to share. The very small parts of our daily life here and now are Our stories and hope to share these parts of our lives to further Gods Kingdom.<br />
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We never get the details. Probably because we can't handle the details. " A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so must Love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. John 13:34-35 (straight out of todays talk notes from church)<br />
Let me just say this, my Friday started out like this, out of nowhere. Out of Lavender's mouth, "Aaron do you have the same tummy mom as me?" Aaron chuckled "NO!". Then we moved on not very significant, because if you know my L she seems to come up with questions a lot.<br />
Saturday begins with rushing around to go to to two birthday parties, first Aarons biological sisters 16 birthday, then a classmates at the park. The phone rings and it's Mama I, Lavenders Birth Mother. She is in the city and would love to get together to see us (Lavender). I'm like ok but I'm going to have to call you back you see I'm rushing around like crazy trying to get to two birthdays today.<br />
So off we go to to the city to Sisters birthday party and as we walked into the birthday room, who is standing before me no other but Aarons birthmother. Mama A. I have not seen here in 5 years, and I have no idea what my facial expression looked like when I spotted her, I always wondered about this moment but never knew how and when and what it would look like. Here we were. It was now in front of me and I could have hustled my children out and gotten extremely bitter and upset that nobody thought to enlighten me or prepare me for this. But that in a instant didn't mean a thing. It was here it was now and happening and I know that I know that God uses all things to his Glory. That's why I say, " I saw Gods grace and mercy first hand this weekend". It wasn't about me and how I might feel it was about >>Again from talk notes today: Loving People with unconditional Love of Christ. One thing I can't stop doing is that. That people is why we are here what we are called to do, according to Gods plan, not ours. I will go on to say, how very appropriate she was, and she had no intention of telling Aaron who she was. She stood back watched and smiled. My heart breaking for her to think of how and what types of emotions were going through her. You see it doesn't matter that her sin looks different then any of our sins it to God is the same. Finally came to a point at the party that I said to Aaron,' Do you know who she is?' He said "no?!" I said to him this is your birth mother this is mama A, his facial expression was unexplainable then followed by looking her in the face and saying the 3 words I'm sure she has longed to hear." I Love You", out of his mouth. He continued to look at her and even stare at times. I had no idea how this was going to end but again Gods Grace showed its face and went better then I would have ever expected. It was time to go to head to our next party and Aaron said good bye with a hug, and the since of relief the since of the unknown mystery was gone. I'm sure as he digest this questions will arise, but as for yesterday it was just enough. Just enough for a 7 year old to handle and it was all according to Gods plan.<br />
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Towards the end of the evening Saturday night texting was going back and forth between me and Mama I. She now needed to see Lavender tomorrow because she had to catch the greyhound back to Tulsa, to make it to school Monday morning. This put me in a tail spin because nothing was planned out, I'm a planner you see, and obviously that was taken from me early there was no planning in the above story no time to think just time to smile and Live how I believe, not how my earthly mind thinks from time to time. In my prayer time and my unconscious time, I'm thinking in my head, really?? What's going on God? Ok so fast forwarding I agreed to meet Mama I in the hood, completely outside my comfort zone but I remained smart, at least I told myself that. It had to be a public place, I made my teenage daughter go along and had a back up plan that included a bottle of mase in my purse. Our visit went well and got to see my baby girl smile and love on mama I and talk about how much they looked alike. When leaving Lavender wanted to know why Mama I didn't have a car and why was she walking? Lavender said, "maybe sometime Mama I can ride in our car" I told her that would be amazing and maybe someday that can happen. For now for today Lavender knows that Mama I needed to get back to her school to get an education to get a good job and be able to buy a car. And that is enough for now. I'm sure, oh how I'm ever sure there will be lots more questions out of out 3 year olds mouth but for today, today was good.</div>
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So hello!! What was all this about heavenly father? Because as my good friend said to me ,I got to pick myself up off the floor now. Well it surely wasn't about me, but maybe a bit of teaching to me. you see the last week I have been struggling greatly about a word. A word called "Restoration".</div>
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I have been a little, ok a lot upset about how this word can be misconceived. I keep hearing HOPE, HOPE is anything that can give someone just that HOPE. It can be a hug, a gift, it can be positive words to build up and not tear down and when there's Hope anything is possible ANYTHING! Chains can be broken, cycles and addition can be set free Hope gives and enables restoration, I feel that Hope and Gods Grace sit before Restoration in the word chain and I found myself wrapped up in the thought process of this, daily for a week now! And guess what, its gone. because it doesn't matter, its just a word. And it's not what anyone thinks, it's what and how you believe and what God has called you uniquely to do with this life. It's not ours it is his and we are all called for a purpose and when you stop trying to know all, know what tomorrow looks like that's when the true blessings come down and that is when God is saying Well Done Child, Well done. </div>
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Crazy about this particular 3 year old, she's Loved for sure, as sassy as can be!<br />
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Always Silly! Extremely intelligent...<br />
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Very Sincere! Gorgeous in every way! She will choose a salad with ranch over a bowl of ice cream, Dora is still her favorite show to watch, She will haul off and hit big brother Aaron but will cry and hug him in remorse. Smart as a whip, very strong willed, independent Little Miss! <br />
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Around 3 years ago we got the call, the call that would forever change our lives. Little did we know Gods plan then. The call was a DHS worker who had a 2 week old baby girl, she was in a emergency foster home and needed a foster home. I WAS ELATED WITH EXCITEMENT, and accepted the placement and within only a few hours she arrived, at our home.<br />
Quickly and madly in Love we fell. It wasn't a smooth ride through our adoption journey with Little Miss, but it was orchestrated exactly how our heavenly Father knew it would be and in the end Gods plan could not be thwarted. It's hard for me to see my baby turning into more of a little girl everyday, and I know all too well how fast this time goes by. So we cherish every moment.<br />
Lavender Grace, I will admit when she first arrived we said, "Lavender"? Is that really her name. But within weeks her name was her in every way. It's a precious gift that her birth mother gave to her and their could never be a more beautiful name for her, and if when she sees anything that is remotely purple she says,'Hey that's my color!"<br />
Things that need to be accomplished in the real near future... We need to potty train, and find a way to loose the pacifier, but I'm not to worried as I know we will not show up for kindergarten in diapers and if we have to we can leave the passy at home :) Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05618048599602543543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670325486122780060.post-50691019180886453172013-01-07T11:53:00.003-08:002013-01-07T11:53:20.310-08:00Today is January 7,2013<br />
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I'm 7 months away from turning 40. My life.... to be most recently easiest and summed up to be described from my mouth as,"there are good days and bad days". Yes I know that's common with almost everyone I know or have met, yet if you would have asked me 7 years ago if I thought that would be my staple response to my life I would have questioned it.<br />
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This morning consisted of a pretty large meltdown on a scale 1-10 probably a 8 of one of my children. Why an 8? Well while there is a complete and utter mess to be cleaned up, from the aftermath, no one was physically hurt and it only lasted about 15 minutes.<br />
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I was successful in getting my children off to school, I was able to throw on my sweats you know, the ones us mom's throw on in attempt to go out in public in. As we are leaving the house my amazing husband, says" I love you", my response"I know..... You would have too" both of us giggled and headed on our ways. On the way to school explained to my 6 year old how God loves him, and God can heal him. Then<br />
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Said good by to my loving and sensitive son, as he said goodbye in a calm fashion telling his sister he loved her and to have a good day. Made it by my mothers to pick up paper work, and calmly asked her, " is my head spinning around?<br />
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Finishing this post today with this. I have been challenged to tell my story. You see I'm the mom who missed most of the sermon Sunday but caught the part that God intentionally had me hear. I'm the mom that many Sundays sits in the lobby with her son because he can't handle the classroom<br />
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for his age. Yes I'm the mom allowing her son to have the little red plastic ball to play with in the lobby at church in attempts to keep the rages down and actually get our family to church. Our world we live in is not set up nor tolerant of the day to day issues that face families that have obstacles to overcome, and quite frankly need a miracle. So please if you find it in your heart or hear it in a voice to give a kind word to a parent obviously having a rough day, it can make a difference. Until you have lived in someones shoes we have no right to judge, or condemn we are called to pray, uplift and support our sisters and brothers. I conclude with this. Don't feel sorry for me, you see I KNOW THAT God has called me to my life and he will and has continually equipped me with what I need to raise God loving, God fearing children. I know in my heart that God and only God has the power to heal and I thank him daily for that because without that the bad days would be never ending. We wouldn't have the hope, the promise of new lifeKristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05618048599602543543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670325486122780060.post-28295193269713404942011-10-20T15:13:00.000-07:002011-10-20T15:14:18.044-07:00Lavenders Day!<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d6a63794f5467344e44413d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play this Smilebox invite" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d6a63794f5467344e44413d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=google&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own invite - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center">This free invitation card personalized with Smilebox</td></tr></table>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05618048599602543543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670325486122780060.post-10710221866474065582011-10-12T18:20:00.000-07:002011-10-12T18:21:47.095-07:00Adoption Celebration<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d6a63784e6a4d354d54453d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play this Smilebox invite" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d6a63784e6a4d354d54453d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=google&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own invite - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/" target="_blank">Digital invitation</a> customized with Smilebox</td></tr></table>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05618048599602543543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670325486122780060.post-48588525736561992252011-10-09T19:41:00.001-07:002011-10-09T19:41:33.791-07:00Happy Gotcha Day, Aaron Moses Payne at OneTrueMedia.com<div><embed src="http://www.onetruemedia.com/share_view_player?p=b815b254838f53f50d4dcb" quality="high" scale="noscale" width="408" height="382" wmode="transparent" name="FLVPlayer" salign="LT" flashvars="&p=b815b254838f53f50d4dcb&skin_id=701&host=http://www.onetruemedia.com" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><div style="margin:0px;font:12px/13px verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:20px;padding-bottom:15px;width:408px;text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.onetruemedia.com/landing?&utm_source=emplay&utm_medium=txt5" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;">Make a video - it's fun, easy and free!<br/><span style="text-decoration:underline;">www.onetruemedia.com</span></a></div></div>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05618048599602543543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670325486122780060.post-10107306946452728752011-09-14T19:20:00.000-07:002011-09-14T19:30:01.796-07:00Our very brave Madison!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2wx6ogHWvSB4huv7wNxtOs6nz1e7rxROa0EQubArqd1PFPq8DgfVPuMTV6GOS9CvOVWuyx6yHg5KynZC1tkbwrgMGOWqDpIMi2nFxdiP-TaDl8AJSXdrLxLILHLKJw40v205AOn7Jtc/s1600/IMG_4572.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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By December we were told she would have a brace made for her and she had to wear it 23 hours a day for 6 months. In May we would decide that surgery was a must. Monday was the day, it could not have went better! She is now a tall 5 "11" and recovering well so proud of our girl, can't wait to get her home from the hospital!!!!!Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05618048599602543543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670325486122780060.post-35014873171959443322011-08-23T17:57:00.001-07:002011-08-23T18:02:43.022-07:00Waiting.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMLcU1z9AzCu8AhpuzdfRFck3vANfC_g3w4kqTq9llYqeWVWsXrnzZh3JwbsYvDVfIbN6G6IBz25HyipZj6-M3MkE3Comyu2BBTWrO7-G1a-RQs1Ndg1WOZOuj8OoIXTeH9g0Y6S7Jrw/s1600/IMG_4297.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMLcU1z9AzCu8AhpuzdfRFck3vANfC_g3w4kqTq9llYqeWVWsXrnzZh3JwbsYvDVfIbN6G6IBz25HyipZj6-M3MkE3Comyu2BBTWrO7-G1a-RQs1Ndg1WOZOuj8OoIXTeH9g0Y6S7Jrw/s400/IMG_4297.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644221220311071170" /></a>
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<br />We are Authorized, all disclosures and packet signed, turned into the state and now we just wait........ Once they sign off our attorney can set a date and Little Miss will be a forever Payne!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm ready to celebrateKristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05618048599602543543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670325486122780060.post-80097465787738440852011-08-07T16:18:00.000-07:002011-08-07T16:27:02.829-07:00Summer Fun<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffdZ_7WN1K3uaQsSme1vbPxHCeL-LyoAs6dkOj2u7ZHrj7RqJS2b_p3zzxJGAeBO7XUMxJ42bSdmaR1OWKSXDH6W4WHg1fZU60R23OapTQoyb3YLzh1aCzEo9ktfBZhn94r-jdPlj-xc/s1600/IMG_4161.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffdZ_7WN1K3uaQsSme1vbPxHCeL-LyoAs6dkOj2u7ZHrj7RqJS2b_p3zzxJGAeBO7XUMxJ42bSdmaR1OWKSXDH6W4WHg1fZU60R23OapTQoyb3YLzh1aCzEo9ktfBZhn94r-jdPlj-xc/s400/IMG_4161.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638258525809540322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Kw_SmYxXKr50jSZkW7Mx1cBjR11gZVWGiszcaZEg7cOHQ3UGY3lnvZFNGPdeE-AtmEPdJWB-2sCy0YBNWsYCpjEE1qLBC-ymbzQbu1bzFpuwNSSpqAeRbmijpdGnpgHBUzMT87Bgnn0/s1600/IMG_4171.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvHrdtvtMKNmdt3gbijfIxQ5f4M5Bnm7PT5S2lQMl8xaEMyBP-wAugPR-d-XEyohYKTgK31Xg8N44o2NBF5xs5-QzN2GHjvXOsVG3NT2rp4xPvDb7iGJEOA5ehiyKDjMzUksgk5optUY/s400/IMG_4064.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628652535089007458" /></a><br />Well Summer... It's going fast and it's very hot! Summer is flying by and before I know it I will have a all day Kindergartner, a Sophomore, and a SENIOR!! And of course cannot to forget Miss Lavender, I plan on enrolling little miss into a mothers day out, but then what would I ever do with myself 2 days a week that are childless, well I think it's time to find out. We started summer out by having our God daughter Ashlein for 9 days and celebrated her 5 year birthday. My senior pretty much goes to work and hangs out with his buddies and girlfriend so he isn't home much, Gods way I'm sure of preparing me for his leaving in a year. My Madison has been very busy with competing in the Miss teen Oklahoma pageant, Falls Creek, babysitting, Galveston and Dallas trip with her best friend and hanging with me and the little ones. Aaron man has been keeping busy with VBS, fireman camp, first season of tball, and swimming just about everyday! Lavender is growing so fast not that she is really big but she is so smart and talking more each day she picks words and phrases up it's adorable and she is very strong willed! We still have not finalized her adoption but it's getting close very close I cannot wait for her to be a forever Payne!!!! Some pics of our summer.Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05618048599602543543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670325486122780060.post-88935734505653738732011-05-30T18:47:00.000-07:002011-05-30T18:56:45.428-07:00Time passes so quickly! PicturesLittle Miss is into everything!!!!! 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bCJVbCaxHUo7CkNxub9YJ9-2nky_GwBAwmNz9L32juk2KxdHmRwR05gfPzip0ZKj4K8uxTRBsrJ8tBl-O5lnfHn21Cie7oZtYDVK4MtPK2SDEpGC-dj-FhKJhKG8y1M2BlAn-kYWOlA/s400/IMG_3470.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612691491954710514" /></a><br />Aaron and his brother got to hang out always so much fun to watch them, play amazing bond!!!Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05618048599602543543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670325486122780060.post-46021324130298096862011-05-03T11:19:00.000-07:002011-05-03T11:40:07.939-07:00Walk a Mile in my Shoes/ May foster awareness<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6CxtHmyfRtlsHZwyKnGGatxNlZqi_kuse1Sj3iwdFy3U16cVMIBwZXH54208ayCC3wocr6CQpfbpBXScvOztNJ9SsSIwaaNWpqhBAuB3Hb9sUrApSENs4zzaFfTNhXpDoXKdEAsp4A0/s1600/IMG_9133.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHUnObsSTZLlb3TxrPhIq8G5-XYT4gpoS3XUBzsCZK4OTEO6xWGH-42mhSsL3Ccqr6SmPUZvbcTPoR4G6COZn-0apwBsQG9eux5BuPRRggINwtzpr-8O1W8S0rIBcpxewoTvt-TjF8Lk/s400/IMG_9085.PNG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602560248943482498" /></a><br />The event was very awesome to say the least and can only imagine it getting bigger and bigger and that means more awareness about the need to have better and more foster homes so "our" children, yes "our" children are not moved around and have a great place to call home until they can go home or be adopted! I say our children because as Christians as followers of Jesus Christ we are called to care for the orphan's the fatherless. I want my little ones, as well as my older ones growing up knowing that we as a family are going to do our very best to make a difference in children's lives who need a voice who need love, support and care. So here are a few pictures from the event, my mom went along with us as well as my daughters best friend. FOSTER <3 bracelets I'm selling for foster wishes and they're just $3 proceeds are going to the foster GRAD party if you want to buy call me I have many to sell!!! *****May 2011 is a foster awareness month to remember.*****Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05618048599602543543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670325486122780060.post-80697516726599268012011-04-25T19:23:00.000-07:002011-04-25T19:35:43.175-07:00Easter Sunday 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjve1qcn7WsZcoWgxNPe4fwwRehWntZh1iAUeaYlqg0NxxO-msVESaE9Z089vYBNtktOM4fCaahbwOgZ7X9gC8Zy1q09uvOJN8Xoa_qsiADBNItQG4mW2nZBTfMWoV7Sdr8X_o9GAK2ZwY/s1600/IMG_3282.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjve1qcn7WsZcoWgxNPe4fwwRehWntZh1iAUeaYlqg0NxxO-msVESaE9Z089vYBNtktOM4fCaahbwOgZ7X9gC8Zy1q09uvOJN8Xoa_qsiADBNItQG4mW2nZBTfMWoV7Sdr8X_o9GAK2ZwY/s400/IMG_3282.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599713748927348754" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjenJks35hShsCor2BBqcVyKPdCGHGsz0rqiXVm3DHEnpPfTeDDDyL1HHdoRE2rhBo1GTjADw_qbCqdN1-YaSV9DbNGWkfBfzWtdaOAZb9WdvpUIzXvl1pQ-c12mszzD3lBqrunRA5zMGg/s1600/IMG_3286.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWzlomu2NItszLHqBkH-ltAjhFPlSqEO0hnmYDIqb0HoNJiM1okUKJzKpLolJUoV4gr5X-arpSiCGIak1vhujd9Dc884gU0IomUEyAqPNFiWAKIDU3lFGiOQ_e1wg2ZSaHSEOXHEhrAU/s400/IMG_3231.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599712976793005506" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvn94p4NesVFekfsG83Pjeu1R_KXRzJOVOljNL4CgxmGKpecaDa0fbrfYFMr1EtOEYRHCxl1YwPiwMvX9Y-LBq54sdhGXlJX7vIMsT9gDidxzUb9wKoJ6pv41NOQgXG1XDvNDbeQx8zg/s1600/IMG_3225.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvn94p4NesVFekfsG83Pjeu1R_KXRzJOVOljNL4CgxmGKpecaDa0fbrfYFMr1EtOEYRHCxl1YwPiwMvX9Y-LBq54sdhGXlJX7vIMsT9gDidxzUb9wKoJ6pv41NOQgXG1XDvNDbeQx8zg/s400/IMG_3225.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599712967349142226" /></a><br />What a great way to begin Spring. We enjoyed Easter Sunday at the first launch Sunday ever, for Lifeway Church a network church of Life Church in Kingfisher Oklahoma. My brother in law is the campus pastor and it was amazing to see the team of Christians bringing Life to Lifeway Church over 300 people attended the 2 services and 13 salvations....AMAZING! We had a great time celebrating after at my sister and brother inlaws with the grandparents and nephews and our great nephew. No pictures this year all together guess we were busy having fun.Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05618048599602543543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670325486122780060.post-10620564566250922442011-04-13T11:04:00.000-07:002011-04-13T12:03:02.496-07:00My Heart, My Chazon is for the childrenThe enemy comes to steal kill, and divide. I have heard it several times yet somehow it can slip my mind and my thoughts, thoughts that can consume you get in the way of my calling, my love, my passion. Foster children, adoption love for these families who have been broken the kinda love that is only from God. You know when you go to a retreat, a conference and you are all fired up for what you believe in and you leave feeling once again like you can make a difference only to step a foot back into the real world and be once again bogged down by negative thoughts. It can come in many forms rejection, negativity, unanswered questions but when what it really gets down to is feeling powerless to make the change that you would like to see. Example, lets get as many suitcases for foster children because that will help a bit verses using a trash bag, so you decide to really work on getting others to participate and help out yet you don't get the results you thought in your heart would come so easily. And next you start talking to a perfect stranger about the cause and these thoughts come to you well we can get 10,000 suitcases but if the not so great foster parents don't send it with them, lets be honest I'm sure it has happened, then we will be back to square one. Or really a suitcase these children need love and unconditional understanding of all the emotions that are going through their head, OK the list goes on and on. So once again I hear God's voice, "Kristy pick up my word and follow me the rest will be handed to you". Really it's that easy, yes it is and why I have to be reminded time and time again is completely unknown to me. So today I opened my bible and the book of Deuteronomy was it it was the book I decided to start today. And guess what, perfect. Because as clear as daylight to me was the fact, (even though I didn't get to read much) that the journey of the Israelites was really only an eleven-day journey yet it had taken them forty years to get there. then straight out of my Joyce Meyers bible " The Lord our God said...You have dwelt long enough on this mountain" Deuteronomy 1:6, I truly believe in my heart and will stand firm on it that change is happening not only in Oklahoma but other states change for the children that are in the system change that is past due in happening. There are so many projects, programs working for the children it is amazing to see it is amazing how many people are giving up their time their lives to help the children. I'm going to stay firm in my belief in where my heart is and not stop doing what I can until there is not a problem anymore. It is time for the church to take over. It is time for the horrible foster homes to be closed down and for there not to be an issue of finding a great placement for a child that is lost and alone!<br />It is time for DHS to be held accountable, who does this anyways, I'm not talking about the biannual auditing or the supervisors making sure the paper work is correct and turned in I'm talking about DHS being accountable for placing children where they should not be placed. Allowing children that are in placements not to have adequate clothing and shoes, placing babies and children in questionable placements it's not OK for after and investigation to take place involving police and news for workers to then say, "well I had my concerns", sorry isn't that their job??? Sorry got on a bit of a soap box, and I don't blame all of the problems on DHS I realize that the shortage of good placements makes their job, is what it is and I know that their are many amazing workers out there making a difference I know several. Anyways it's my blog and I can type what I want, so there it is. We have a lot of work ahead but I will not stop doing what I can until I stop seeing children's hearts broken and a broken system. I want my children and my children's children to see that we really care. <br /><br />I'm going to finish this post with this and each consecutive post will tell a short story about a placement we have had in our home. I will not share details like names for privacy reasons.<br /><br />About three months into the process of becoming foster parents, we received a call. A worker was on the other line and said,' Even though you are not certified yet you can take short respite placements, this is like babysitting for another foster parent. I was like, OK great she said to me I have two little boys who's foster mom needs a break a one year old and a two year old. Great! So the foster mother arrived at out home it was about 6 o'clock at night and I was helping her unload the boys and the stuff out of her car. The very tone in her voice and the way she addressed the boys made my skin crawl."Stand over there! Don't move" ect. As we come in the house it was very evident that the boys went to daycare til 6:00pm she brought them home fed them and put them to bed. Sad to say I have seen this several times foster child in daycare from 6am to 6pm fed and put to bed and many weekends these foster parents will have respite. My husband quickly pointed out to the foster mom that the car seat she was using for one of the boys was broken and not functioning at all. Each one of them had a walmart bag with their clothes in it. Needless to say I could not wait for this woman to leave so we could begin spoiling these boys rotten! We were all four of us so excited playing loving and holding these guys. the next day I would spend half the day at the doctors learning that both boys had double ear infections and colds. My heart was broken. But remember I was just respite, my heart fell fast for these two in fact tears came sobbing down my face when I walked in the room at night to lay one down and he saw me and fell down in his crib and closed his eyes. Not two days latter I had a knock on my door. Hi I'm here to pick up one year old boy he is going to a new placement his other foster mom does not want him back. Not a phone call nothing showed up at my door. Completely in shock had no idea what to do I scrabbled around trying to get all his clothes and gather up anything that was his not even enough time to stop and think he was out the door. I cried and cried, not for my heart but for his. I thought I was ok until the next day I went downstairs to do the laundry and there I saw a pair of his PJ's, I'm not sure what happened but I picked them up and smelled them and began to bale all over again, as I thought to myself he doesn't even have all his things. This baby boy was one he had been removed from his parents lived with a kinship placement until they decided they could not handle him then onto the lady who brought him to our home, then from our home to another placement this was all in less then a months time.Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05618048599602543543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670325486122780060.post-41681210846782919442011-04-02T19:28:00.000-07:002011-04-02T19:33:25.478-07:00Fun Saturday big brother here today and brotherly love on little sissy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWGDUScQQdhrBQpYd2oKk7ce_48wQC8Eefe5WiDTrbFdD5aayKj1UQqobqcAve7LlXkEllho5KXDcTkXLgfVxTNOkZB7gwhrs1Tnw_BJQibfM_uG3glPHSmfJju61srfxvGINhu-ZW50/s1600/IMG_3103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWGDUScQQdhrBQpYd2oKk7ce_48wQC8Eefe5WiDTrbFdD5aayKj1UQqobqcAve7LlXkEllho5KXDcTkXLgfVxTNOkZB7gwhrs1Tnw_BJQibfM_uG3glPHSmfJju61srfxvGINhu-ZW50/s400/IMG_3103.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591179803175358226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHhkT4SGEuIYHPIhPDHIKZXjcsI5JGgL5Xv_1vVO-w6JpNu4DUcU9yyfShh25JjHMoIrZDfuF7nJXAWqVQmKX7wMy3Y1ld9gSowueMkgoMQZTPvjGbLa6gscNsZ4ZqAb-4XFadGzBsonM/s1600/IMG_3110.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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Since we have four parks within walking distance we never goto other parks so today we took Me Me and our neighbor Sophia to a new park, well new to us! It was so fun to hear the excitement in Aaron's voice, "whats this one". It's the small things, we picked up KFC, and when they finished Me Me gave them money for the ice cream truck. So much fun I find myself just wishing I didn't have to worry about the market picking up and selling a few houses, and just soak up every minute with my babies and my older ones but they are on vacation right now. Not quite sure if I will have a job change here in the near future, but would sure be nice to just stay home and take care of my babes!Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05618048599602543543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670325486122780060.post-7999630144216989812011-02-28T18:01:00.000-08:002011-02-28T18:12:04.390-08:00Our baby is one!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IfJL0Kr7j9eDtqCYVUZ1oqECIvZyo2XDYSUJ1AQ7WGpYp4u-8gD8vFjf_1dC-3UZdt6I5Lvcth5-owAM5SzY_B-pFe4omZox21xe2vffv5E34WVMIUGRbp2qNdl3CUJh-t57rRPGv2s/s1600/IMG_2892.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IfJL0Kr7j9eDtqCYVUZ1oqECIvZyo2XDYSUJ1AQ7WGpYp4u-8gD8vFjf_1dC-3UZdt6I5Lvcth5-owAM5SzY_B-pFe4omZox21xe2vffv5E34WVMIUGRbp2qNdl3CUJh-t57rRPGv2s/s400/IMG_2892.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578928481884571250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-TLgz6FZ9Xdxh4S-Zm2-XrMV_9EE8JfJWa8Qzc4s_jnSmIFCulTY4jeDW-852U_RE8A5bdmtgW0uUh7f1sU-xoBDIXcTNoPG4qyOsdHQknXfJBhrYrKKSCTvB0viw3Qyj87wZl1y3q4/s1600/IMG_2868.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 371px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-TLgz6FZ9Xdxh4S-Zm2-XrMV_9EE8JfJWa8Qzc4s_jnSmIFCulTY4jeDW-852U_RE8A5bdmtgW0uUh7f1sU-xoBDIXcTNoPG4qyOsdHQknXfJBhrYrKKSCTvB0viw3Qyj87wZl1y3q4/s400/IMG_2868.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578928481303530578" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYA_o4vuQ6Ws2kfUfLvSkojoy4xtRtPIbg3A3AaGkZh0GgW7WnvD3iBDEfQQyHUZX9A_kI_7q27j9WvJfp0kb3Tv2zMu8sxZ7uyRUeXm_VHFc8rIOOlOoqfLRMIRsviBcJzWdTeuUKC0/s1600/IMG_2882.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 335px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYA_o4vuQ6Ws2kfUfLvSkojoy4xtRtPIbg3A3AaGkZh0GgW7WnvD3iBDEfQQyHUZX9A_kI_7q27j9WvJfp0kb3Tv2zMu8sxZ7uyRUeXm_VHFc8rIOOlOoqfLRMIRsviBcJzWdTeuUKC0/s400/IMG_2882.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578928474082112978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qUN9ugqBMf_P5-j0TppZWcUshfKToftULvbg2zYQJZcMAQgTItQQNGReU5Nj9CkxWmYrlgLlnyMpw-E4Z2TIrADp3-zd_jQOsrMMsZbQ4vFhAGPm-HLsnHx6tUCPBFvwvE5HCrU9rAM/s1600/IMG_2861.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qUN9ugqBMf_P5-j0TppZWcUshfKToftULvbg2zYQJZcMAQgTItQQNGReU5Nj9CkxWmYrlgLlnyMpw-E4Z2TIrADp3-zd_jQOsrMMsZbQ4vFhAGPm-HLsnHx6tUCPBFvwvE5HCrU9rAM/s400/IMG_2861.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578926976820965762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivssl2lj5huSEGgY1IEA8Z7rW36w2SQxjo3t8hQo6dK_twtBLcAHRk7CUqEEsnJqFWkOChOKYafIvIKSqJY6VcLyQ8m77vjAkNSAyhdKxdCz17KkFiM0dO7AZNGP_gUZP0y_Ex7C_VK5M/s1600/IMG_2879.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivssl2lj5huSEGgY1IEA8Z7rW36w2SQxjo3t8hQo6dK_twtBLcAHRk7CUqEEsnJqFWkOChOKYafIvIKSqJY6VcLyQ8m77vjAkNSAyhdKxdCz17KkFiM0dO7AZNGP_gUZP0y_Ex7C_VK5M/s400/IMG_2879.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578926970788959298" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2aWaCUvreF0wNjhOb-oLh-QtgB7hwarmZ6_Hvr-eNBo3sI6kQ4iAAfwSyZe22nAaipakrfybj8l5s-JnKMUK_cckeE3UgQWJGMqONRHNPTubrWzioqN7JqlLCX2WT0F7IVU28z6_9R1I/s1600/IMG_2909.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 257px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2aWaCUvreF0wNjhOb-oLh-QtgB7hwarmZ6_Hvr-eNBo3sI6kQ4iAAfwSyZe22nAaipakrfybj8l5s-JnKMUK_cckeE3UgQWJGMqONRHNPTubrWzioqN7JqlLCX2WT0F7IVU28z6_9R1I/s400/IMG_2909.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578926967574117042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcz8AcSVz4bkQzrKFi3BP9lUJ8p7pI_NGl7LtUapB_BMoyHC85P9mxwqDxvbLPvigtNq1QpEvA4-mAL-TQ5OugS093DYI27inolKaW15SCjFiTz9mUoEXwCVKlYEhBBSyRCiOwuNvTWJU/s1600/IMG_2908.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 324px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcz8AcSVz4bkQzrKFi3BP9lUJ8p7pI_NGl7LtUapB_BMoyHC85P9mxwqDxvbLPvigtNq1QpEvA4-mAL-TQ5OugS093DYI27inolKaW15SCjFiTz9mUoEXwCVKlYEhBBSyRCiOwuNvTWJU/s400/IMG_2908.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578926962767956498" /></a><br />So blessed, this sweet girl has me smiling all day long! I can't believe she is one! Excited to see her grow and mature and learn her own personality as we are with all our children but when it's your last baby, well I guess I want to hold onto the baby stage longer, but this little one is moving right through it she knows what she wants most days and makes it pretty obvious to all us around her. Strong independent personality with a bit of a temper. We love you so much sweet Lavender!Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05618048599602543543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670325486122780060.post-1275982845967206852011-02-08T17:21:00.000-08:002011-02-08T17:31:13.534-08:00Many NightsMany nights, nights like this one we are teenager less! Meaning they are not around they head out to friends houses for sleep overs on school nights, well not usually but since tomorrow is a predetermined snow day it's allowed. Many Friday and Saturday nights they have plans of their own. So where does that leave us....Well if we had not started over five years ago we would have a lot of alone time. We would have 9-10hours of uninterrupted sleep at night which never happens.We could pretty much have date nights whenever we wanted too. Those things seem to sound wonderful. But you know what????? I wouldn't trade what we have for the world. Yes it's exhausting at times but I know that I know that nothing beats having these two beautiful children still completely in need of our undivided love and nourishment. Nothing in the world beats when your five year old looks at you and says,"mommy I love your heart", or " Mommy you are beautiful". Nothing is better then rocking a precious baby girl to sleep at night. Yes in about 14 years from now we will have all the time in the world to do whatever but for now I'm loving every minute of still having little ones around the house!Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05618048599602543543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670325486122780060.post-31009024945760202062011-02-05T19:03:00.000-08:002011-02-05T19:23:36.598-08:00My Baby boy turns five 2/6/06<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8SBRZrGfB3jUWmTjMwlewM1gzYZ7VXwv8qyjygfFk1fyp1pVhXMaukSn7nfKMHQuSeMJnADc2VBfurHCYbTQq9MeLZhL-DpiONXnz0I27t9kYe_Bhxfo2h8t_QPu93nnsffYvp6mHQU/s1600/IMG_2504.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8SBRZrGfB3jUWmTjMwlewM1gzYZ7VXwv8qyjygfFk1fyp1pVhXMaukSn7nfKMHQuSeMJnADc2VBfurHCYbTQq9MeLZhL-DpiONXnz0I27t9kYe_Bhxfo2h8t_QPu93nnsffYvp6mHQU/s400/IMG_2504.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570411876426604962" /></a><br /> I cannot even believe that tommrow you will be 5! I don't even know where to start.. I guess with what comes to mind. You were born 5 years ago, four days latter God choose us to fill in as your parents. With tons of excitement and joy we rushed to the hospital as a family to pick you up, and as you know this part by heart, when the nurse placed this itty bity tiny little baby boy in my arms it was Love at first sight. The nurse said to me," you remember wow to do this right?", uh ha I said but was completely surreal for so many reasons. One I was taking home a precious newborn baby boy. You were perfect in every way. And then the fact that I was a mama of a newborn yet I didn't carry you for nine months and then go through labor. <br />The next 2.5 years would turn out to be an emotional rollercoaster but in August of 2008 you became a forever Payne! You have taught mommy and daddy so much about parenting and how no one way of parenting works on every child. Lets just say you have helped us think outside the box when it comes to parenting. I can't imagine my life without you Aaron Moses Payne Love MommyKristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05618048599602543543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670325486122780060.post-69592207537571070762011-02-04T19:42:00.000-08:002011-02-04T19:53:31.524-08:00Not Complaining<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWE0kl4oQ-MF5tSy3ZdCptwzlNs5bf5Wb7-Vt-D0rPyLeJjpsSC5X4L0BbkL8IiqlgnR2Devf4FFa-YHGLs2XD-PkJNZxYKYPG3B5eVnwwIpkkQujlzibyZFxAiDyFJtfunA2UaVTU1o/s1600/IMG_2459.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWE0kl4oQ-MF5tSy3ZdCptwzlNs5bf5Wb7-Vt-D0rPyLeJjpsSC5X4L0BbkL8IiqlgnR2Devf4FFa-YHGLs2XD-PkJNZxYKYPG3B5eVnwwIpkkQujlzibyZFxAiDyFJtfunA2UaVTU1o/s400/IMG_2459.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570048590522949650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfgxuk1RFiV3Vl7Nh0wTe6PaYzt0f7aMH8NymE3I_NDBHtQ8sGFEcz1EnXmKLolKvWPC1kT1Ozw2CB3DqE5vP_-kBiFsmoTxNEHTshgXXNZ6lRB5KP1fT9Za3UiRJ8_CI6smO-bH6w1k/s1600/IMG_2447.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfgxuk1RFiV3Vl7Nh0wTe6PaYzt0f7aMH8NymE3I_NDBHtQ8sGFEcz1EnXmKLolKvWPC1kT1Ozw2CB3DqE5vP_-kBiFsmoTxNEHTshgXXNZ6lRB5KP1fT9Za3UiRJ8_CI6smO-bH6w1k/s400/IMG_2447.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570048584677961122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiG06AcDRwZc_UdQkhw-7EyGU6awt9AXRo6kMZpwYXwTJSrbOcK5oQKMyViAED-zRXXHgzEzm4K3D2_xiljXKvmuAH6nYxZWTFDr0XhFA9CmlFZPxaWb07e0qmSSKTKVRrnd86IGHk70w/s1600/IMG_2458.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiG06AcDRwZc_UdQkhw-7EyGU6awt9AXRo6kMZpwYXwTJSrbOcK5oQKMyViAED-zRXXHgzEzm4K3D2_xiljXKvmuAH6nYxZWTFDr0XhFA9CmlFZPxaWb07e0qmSSKTKVRrnd86IGHk70w/s400/IMG_2458.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570048026121227170" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICXZOfOcPRsyn_BAbi8SaZpD7JltL9lTHq_QTnqP3znPPMr01YeoRcVtQV9XzBqisslmdApgfW4qQB3VBVeYm56UmK5tL6TAVlx1y8UvjD2ndaE6MeAkS289eepcnnfRnajR_Q-BLbEQ/s1600/IMG_2454.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICXZOfOcPRsyn_BAbi8SaZpD7JltL9lTHq_QTnqP3znPPMr01YeoRcVtQV9XzBqisslmdApgfW4qQB3VBVeYm56UmK5tL6TAVlx1y8UvjD2ndaE6MeAkS289eepcnnfRnajR_Q-BLbEQ/s400/IMG_2454.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570048024990070802" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgns3Or465l5jTvKTU9ne4HCz0WVMHORjRV7LDJai3Wkg7TJ8_ebSkLcZNSX5YzRZV2l4scgmcckPOOqZhl_5y9p0VGnJ4dptCyFEKeCEvB2al9TUxHvqnN-ggiyWNN7JkIpLNOTrjOijI/s1600/IMG_2442.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgns3Or465l5jTvKTU9ne4HCz0WVMHORjRV7LDJai3Wkg7TJ8_ebSkLcZNSX5YzRZV2l4scgmcckPOOqZhl_5y9p0VGnJ4dptCyFEKeCEvB2al9TUxHvqnN-ggiyWNN7JkIpLNOTrjOijI/s400/IMG_2442.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570048016937917442" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAw7J8Mv15VsTgUrrbQFZzdmLfJ9D7w6o7Yr4EXMtX5eHM5hYG3Bj9o8FgrMg33Q8II55iNs0eVvHQyXf3uvhbqMRk-5zRk6HW7udzQkCqUh8xKHD1-U1-gLIpNAyBjh-jdLhXIjjidY/s1600/IMG_2436.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAw7J8Mv15VsTgUrrbQFZzdmLfJ9D7w6o7Yr4EXMtX5eHM5hYG3Bj9o8FgrMg33Q8II55iNs0eVvHQyXf3uvhbqMRk-5zRk6HW7udzQkCqUh8xKHD1-U1-gLIpNAyBjh-jdLhXIjjidY/s400/IMG_2436.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570048009481422418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2qinX2eldODtB7OnkIH-MKOh9S18hyphenhyphenWj7gMADBk0nh-tJqzDcpeCBFk6JMQtSlfwMAdOGGG0r2cctnkvpGTWiTrxzv8MuGgy1HiKmhwnrCuDrwlXsTy0T5I4p3yVpCnxdXWjtTo8QM8/s1600/IMG_2425.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2qinX2eldODtB7OnkIH-MKOh9S18hyphenhyphenWj7gMADBk0nh-tJqzDcpeCBFk6JMQtSlfwMAdOGGG0r2cctnkvpGTWiTrxzv8MuGgy1HiKmhwnrCuDrwlXsTy0T5I4p3yVpCnxdXWjtTo8QM8/s400/IMG_2425.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570048004134532738" /></a><br />Ok so I'm trying not to anyways. Last week sermon was basically on not complaining and I never really realized how much complaining I do until I start watching for it or listening for it. In that being said I am not a snow person. A few days of it, ok... but then I would like it and the mess it makes to go away. I have been really trying but ok enough it's time for the snow to go away. I have been cooped up in the house for almost a week now considering we have had our go around with the flu. It is not going away anytime soon, infact it snowed more today! And we are supposed to get more Monday and then Wednesday. Ok no more complaining!!! But here are some super cute pics of my littles in the snowKristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05618048599602543543noreply@blogger.com0