So Very Long...

Oh My!! It's been so very long since I posted here...Life has continued to fly by in my absence, and I'll attempt to update you with the abbreviated version :)

The baby (Josiah) in the last post, is now a little man at 3 years old, and we have another little boy, James, who just turned 21 months. We also have 7 babies waiting for us in heaven, due to some hormonal issues that I have had.

On top of that, we have 2 foster children, K, 4 is our resident little Mama, and a big, big helper to me. Her brother, K, 2, is a stinker of the highest degree, but he loves to tag along and be part of the crew. Due to agency regulations, we cannot post any face shots of them, but they may occasionally be indirectly in the pictures.

We have a need for a newer/bigger van right now, as ours decided to give up the ghost on Friday. The mechanic will come look at it in a few minutes to see if it can be saved, but we still need to work something else out before long.

We are also praying about several adoption openings we have coming up in the next few months. It will be interesting to see how God leads us and which doors He opens, an which ones He will close.

I pray you had a Wonderful and Blessed Christmas, and that you will have a very Happy New Year as well!

Surgery Update

Josiah is doing much better after his circumcision last Thursday. Thank you all for all your prayers, calls, texts, and love.

He was so cute in his hospital jammies. The nurses could not get over how good and sweet he was, even after going without food and sleep for so long, and being poked for bloodwork. His smiles and sweetness won them all over :)

It was very hard for me to see him in so much pain for the first few hours afterward. When we walked back into the recovery area, I could hear his tiny hoarse cry. He was covered in wires and tubes, and the nurse was trying to feed him some apple juice. I took him and he immediately calmed down a good bit, and fell back asleep after receiving some morphine.

As I sat rocking him, and I saw the other children coming out of OR into recovery, tears rolled down my cheeks. As much as I disagree with women being so prominent in the workplace, I thanked God for the women nurses. You could see their Mommy's hearts as they cared for the precious children. I will tell you, though, I don't think I could work there.

He still cries if I try to clean it much, and if he gets bumped in that area, but over all, it's doing well.

Enjoy the pictures!

Yummy Homemade Eggnog

My dear Husband brought home a small container of eggnog last week. I don't think he had any idea how much I love eggnog, so it was a very pleasant surprise. We enjoyed it, but it was gone quickly. A couple days later, I thought of how I made homemade eggnog a couple of years ago at home for my family, and decided to dig out a recipe.

I made it tonight, and it was even so much better than the store-bought. Here is the recipe. It's soo good and yummy! :)

Eggnog

6 eggs
1 cup sugar
4 cups cream
4 cups milk (I just used 1/2 gallon of whole, raw milk)
1 Tablespoon vanilla
1/2 - 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Beat eggs and sugar together in large bowl for 10 minutes, or until very fluffy and sugar is completely desolved. Stir in cream, vanilla, and nutmeg. Then add milk. Chill for 1-2 hours before serving.

Enjoy!!

Josiah Video

He's Talking!

Ok, so not really "talking" but in baby speak he really is making lot of noise. I'm sure he understands what he's trying to say and thinks that we know what he's talking about too. Of course the little guy seems to get cuter and cuter every day!

Oh my Potatoes!

We went to an Amish farm today to get potatoes by the 50-lb. sackfull. At the farm, he had these bins that were about 6'X6'. Eight of these bins were full of potatoes, and he said he had about eight more still in his fields. Talk about a lot of potatoes! :)

After we got the potatoes, we went to see "Peppy" and "Duckie" (David's parents) and the aunts and uncles. On the way both there and back, we saw the beautiful fall leaves and many, many buggies on the road.

All in all, it was a good day.