Mischief Abounds

    Last week John Mac started climbing out of his crib and usually he is loud and knocks on the door calling, "Mommy, Mommy" until I go get him.  Well, Saturday afternoon after his nap was a different story.  I thought he was asleep until I started hearing noise coming from his room that could not be made by things in his crib.  So I went in his room and found him on the changing table with all kinds of things opened and pulled apart.  He had pulled all the wipes out of the box, gotten out lots of Q-Tips, opened a pack of Go Fish cards that Amelia had left in his room, opened a zip lock bag with various baby items, and was taste testing the hand sanitizer.  Luckily he did not get the baby powder.  I ran and got the camera before I got him down.  He also had his sleeper half unzipped.  It was a PJ kind of day.  He was so proud of himself.  He must have pushed his firetruck up to the desk, pulled out the drawer, and climbed on up.  Too Funny!

    Then today Amelia had moved one of the kitchen chairs over the counter to help me make lunch.  Well, before we got started I went to change shirts and when I came back about 3 minutes later he had gotten a hold of the huge tub of peanut butter on the counter(it's so big it won't fit in the cabinet), opened it, and then used the gigantic spoon(spoon rest) to dip out his yummy treat.  I immediately started laughing, I could not scold him because it was just too darn cute! 

Oh, What an Adventure!

     After we left the CAS Adoption Event we headed to Asheboro to stay the night and go to the Zoo on Sunday.  On our way to the hotel we stopped at the Pisgah Covered Bridge, which is one of two remaining covered bridges in NC.  It was so cool and I got some pretty good pictures.  But, from the time we got to the hotel everything was an adventure.  We unloaded our bags and as we were unloading I realized that mine and the girls' cosmetic bags were missing.  Mine had everything I needed except my clothes including my heart medicine, which there was no way I would be able to walk to Zoo without it.  The girls' bag had all their hair stuff and toothbrushes.  My pharmacy at home was already closed for the day, so I had to call Duke and try to get the cardiologist on call to call me in a prescription to a local pharmacy.  I thought it would take forever and be a major pain, but the Dr. on call was awesome and so was the local pharmacy.  It only took about 45 minutes from the time I called Duke to the time I left the pharmacy with my medicine and all other necessities that us girls needed.  We then went to eat dinner which was nice, everyone behaved and we had a good time.  Then when we got back to the hotel we decided to go get in the indoor heated pool and hot tub.  When we got down there the water was freezing, Daniel wouldn't even get in with John Mac, so just the girls swam and only for a little bit.  We got back to the room and settled in for the night, at 9pm I cut out the lights and everyone got in their beds.  John Mac was in the hotel's Pack-N-Play, he was NOT happy.  He is our best sleeper and usually falls right to sleep, but I guess being away from home was not his idea of fun.  We let him cry for 20 minutes, then got him out and put him in our bed, he would not settle down, so I put him back in the his bed at 9:42pm and at 9:52pm the front desk was calling to see if there were any adults in the room, we had been reported for a crying baby.  Daniel was not happy, he told us all to get up and start packing, he was not going to torture John Mac or others with his not being happy.  The girls were upset, but they understood, I promised them that we would come to the Zoo another time.  When we got downstairs the front desk clerk was begging up to stay and telling us that the call they got was not a complaint, but a concern that there may not be an adult in the room since the baby was crying and not stopping.  I can completely understand this, what I cannot understand is the fact that they had 8 cars in the parking lot and put all 8 people/families in rooms practically side by side.  I know for cleaning purposes it's easier, but I know of at least 3 families that had small children, so you were bound to get some crying.  Anyway, the clerk convinced us to stay and gave us another room away from people.  We finally got settled back in and about 12am John Mac was asleep, he woke and stirred at 3am and then was up for good at 4am.  He then dosed back off for 30 minutes between 5:30am-6:00am.  He is usually our 11-13 hour a night sleeper without waking up.  I just knew he would be a mess at the Zoo, but he was so well behaved.  We ended up having a fabulous time on Sunday despite all the drama in Saturday. 

Pisgah Bridge and Hotel Pictures

Zoo Slideshow

Adoption Event

     On November 13th we went to our adoption agency's Fall Gathering to celebrate adoption.  For as long as we've been going it's always been held at Camp Walter Johnson in Denton, NC. It's such a wonderful place and there's lots of things for the kids to do.  At this event we get to meet all the babies/children that were placed in the past year.  It's such a special time and such a joy to see all the happy new families.  Even when you are waiting it's nice to go and see such happiness, knowing that one day this will be you telling your story.  We were able to see lots of old faces and get to know new ones.  Our agency placed 49 children over the past year(domestic & international).  Oh, what a happy day!

Successful Bazaar and a little Celebrating this Weekend

     Well, our church's first annual craft bazaar was a hit.  We raised over $6,500.00; the Lord is good.  He was upfront and center throughout the whole planning process.  When you put God first, all things are possible.  My Annie Mac Creations booth also did very well, I have a lot of orders to fill and have already had 2 contacts today with orders. If you're interested in ordering anything, I'm taking Christmas order through December 1!  A friend of mine through adoption was also at the bazaar selling her fabulous homemade soaps, all the profits go toward her family's adoption, they are currently waiting through Christian Adoption Services.  You can visit her Blog, Joy for the Seasons to find out about her journey and to get a link to her etsy shop where she sells her soaps.
     Of course we celebrated our church's success, but on Sunday we celebrated my 35th birthday and the 1 year anniversary of John Mac's Adoption Finalization.  Read all about the Adoption Finalization Day in 2009 HERE.  We went to church on Sunday and then to Daniel's parent's house for my birthday party.  Daniel's family always celebrates birthdays, so I got to choose what we had for lunch and dessert.  I chose Spaghetti and Chocolate Eclair'.  My mom-in-law really knows how to cook!  It was a great weekend!

My Booth at the Bazaar

Adoption Finalization Day November 21, 2009

Birthday Party