Angela Stoltzfus: January 2010

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Friday, January 22, 2010

Last weekend we made the 4 hr. trek up to the "King Cabin". We left Saturday night after Scott got home from market & prayed that we wouldn't get lost. There is no cell phone reception up there & the directions were a little "tricky"!! About 45 minutes before we arrived at the cabin (relying %100 on our GPS) Addalie got "sick"....the kind of sick where you have to pull over & strip all of her clothes off of her because they are covered w/vomit. Wet-wipes were my friend as I tried my hardest to clean the car so that we could keep driving. On we went, & a few minutes later, "it" happened again...... aghhhh....But, finally we found our way & at 2am we were welcomed by a cozy cabin & warm beds to greet us. Thank goodness Addalie was fine the rest of the weekend! In fact, she thought she was in "heaven"! Matt & Missy have 4 kids who were a constant source of entertainment for the remaining 3 days. (& btw, they are some of THE most well-behaved children we've every been around. We were trying to "watch & learn"!!!)
Scott & I were able to relax in a way that we rarely do....it was absolutely gorgeous up there! (worth the drive) SO peaceful & SO beautiful!! We even had some snow to play in.

*coloring*

*puzzles*

*YUMMY food!*

*time to read* (our books & hers)

*lots of games*

(ps-Adds "fell" into this woodstove & is recuperating from a yucky burn on her back. She didn't even

seem to know she was hurt until we got home...she asked me "where her owie came from??"

She was having too much fun at the cabin to even think about it much! )

We also were able to take some walks, naps, & had LOTS of long talks---(Matt & Scott were in deep discussions non-stop all weekend...they even out-did Missy & I!)

THANKS so much M&M! We had a wonderful wonderful time. Lots of memories. We treasure our friendship with you!

Friday, January 15, 2010

Adoption Update

It's been a long time since I've written anything about our adoption so I thought I would write a quick update! We are planning on adopting a little girl at least a year younger than Addalie. I just received word today that China is going to release a list of orphans with "Minor/Correctable Needs" next week!! (this is a monthly process) They said that next week, we should "stay near our phones & check our messages often!" If our list of "acceptable needs" would coincide with a child, we would get a referral. Or it could be next month, or the next or the next or the next...=) BUT, it is exciting that we are at this point! When we get a referral we will have a picture & a name & a few weeks to look over the child's conditions & talk to our pediatrician etc. & make a final decision. If we would "accept" the referral it would be a few more months (5+-) until travel.

Yay!! It is getting exciting! All of the hours & hours of paperwork is coming to a close...=))

I know that there is more to come when things get finalized, but for now the "break" is so nice & much needed.

Addalie is trying to count down the days until her baby sister comes. (too bad she can't count that high yet...) She prays for "baby sister" ALL OF THE TIME....it is precious. She moved from her crib to her "big girl bed" & now thinks that "baby sister" should come & be in the crib.

She asks lots of questions....wondering where "baby china's" mommy is....& if "baby china" is going to be sad when she comes to a new home? She already has a stuffed animal picked out that her little sister is supposed to sleep with.

So- we will definitely keep everyone posted if there is any news...Like I said, it could be months until anything happens...or weeks. =)

Please keep us in your prayers.