Sunday, January 20, 2008

SNOW!! (and an adoption update)

So...I know it wasn't much snow, but it was more snow than I have seen around here in a long time! And if you know Shawn and me, you know that we love snow!! There was a small snowstorm forecasted for Saturday afternoon, but then on Friday night they changed the forecast, saying the weather was going to go further south and east. Needless to say, we were very disappointed. But while doing some spring cleaning, I looked out the window to see quite a bit of snow falling. It snowed most of the afternoon and evening and we were very excited to go out walking in the crisp weather. Too bad it all melted on Sunday:(

Also, we had our first meeting with our social worker on Tuesday. This is formally called our home study, but only one of the meetings is actually at our home. We were both a little nervous, but there was no reason for that! It started off with us asking questions based on a packet of information that we read and then for the final hour or so, we talked about the adoption process, the risks, fees, things to do and things to look forward to. Overall, it was a very informative meeting. We really like our social worker...she is young, laid-back, and very easy to talk to. We will meet with her again (at our house this time) on February 12th. This is the meeting where it will be more like an interview...but I won't get nervous about that until it is a lot closer!

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Couch Potatoes


Things have been really quiet around here since we returned from Missouri. We aren't complaining, though! For most of the fall, we were so busy we didn't know if we were coming or going...so this is a welcome change. Time has been spent watching football (boo, Patriots!!) and going for evening walks around our neighborhood. It has been unseasonably warm here which has been helpful in getting us out of the house to walk off some of those extra Christmas pounds. We just seem to be lacking any enthusiasm to do some things around the house that need to get done. We would love to hear what everyone has been doing to keep busy this month...maybe it will give us some ideas to spice things up!