Happy New Year

Happy New Year and a belated Merry Christmas.

My intentions for this blog is to keep is pretty close to our adoption journey. Well, as you can see, there hasn't been anything happening for the last month. This was such a disappointment for Virginia and I. We were hoping that we would have been accepted in the 2007 submittals but just wasn't in the cards for us. We know our kids are there when we get there, but it's still hard to now push this out several more months.

Our New Years was quiet like usual. It's not a big deal for us. We spent it at home with our nephew and one of my wife's brothers. We watched all three "Resident Evil" movies and had a wonderful dinner.

Our Christmas started on a rough note but ended up being quite a wonderful experience. We decided to visit with one of Virginia's brother and family in Bend, Oregon. The roads were very icy and just enough so to put us in a ditch after doing a few 360's. I wanted to cry, but we were both unharmed and the damage could have been much worse. I baby my '06 Mustang and didn't even have a door ding after having her for over 2 years. Oh well, I guess that's what insurance is for.

Our visit went wonderfully. Bill and Laura have 5 kids living at home from ages 8 to 14. I had forgotten what it was like celebrating Christmas with so many young ones (I'm the youngest of 6). It was great just playing games and spending time together. They are a great bunch and we are glad to be a part of their family. It's these kids that made me realize that not having any children is what was lacking in my life as well as Virginia's.

As for our adoption, it's time to look at the expiration date of some of the documents and get them redone. We're concerned about all the appearant changes in Ukraine and hope these will settle down for the betterment of the children. I hope all goes well with those in the process and it goes easier for those about to embark on their own Ukraine adoption journey.

Happy Holidays to All.