Happy Mother's Day

Abby Liz is soooooo much like her Father....................read the first line of her Mother's day poem for me and you will see what I mean!

There is nothing better than being her Mom. From the moment we met, she has been our wish come true! I love you, Abby Liz! You'll never know just how much we wished and prayed for you. I am sooo proud and honored to be your MOMMY!

February 1994

I found this picture last night. I have been trying to organize my paper pictures, I have boxes everywhere! This photo is from my wedding shower in 1994. It is my Mom, me and my Mother-In-Law.

Happy Mother's Day!

To all the Moms out there!

M....O...M....M....Y

AbbyLiz and friend Zan.....ready for school!

Mom's day at preschool was yesterday. We had sweet snacks and were entertained by the kids singing new songs they learned this month. This is a video of Abby and her class singing the MOMMY song. I just love it! I waited so long to be a Mom, and this made my waiting all worth while. Abby says she will teach this song to her brother, so they can both sing it to me every year! Gosh! I hope so........

Hope you enjoy it too! They are a small quiet bunch............but just soooooo cute! Only one more week of school left............where does the time go?

K

Dossier COMPLETE !!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, we are finished with the paper chase again! Yesterday we sent our dossier out to Holt and hope to have it in Thailand soon.
What a relief to be finished, again! Kevin and I did a little happy dance and told Abby that we are done! All we have to do is sit back and wait for Thailand to find us our son. We are not sure what time frames to expect, we just expect this process to go through......................we can be patient for a bit!

Abby starts kindergarten this fall, she will probably be 6 by the time she meets her brother. She says she is going to be at the airport waiting for him with a bunch of blue balloons! When I imagine this scene in my head, tears come thinking of just how happy we will all be. Abby's smiling face as she sees her brother, and us. The excitement in her voice, the BIG BIG hugs she will have for us. Kevin and I will have our daughter, our son and a life time of joy together.

No matter how much pain the changes in Mongolia made to our families plans, We feel blessed.

OH HAPPY DAY!!!!

Next.............we find out our DTT date (dossier to Thailand) Hopefully it will be soon!

We are OFFICIALLY WAITING!

K

Grandpa Hank..................my Dad!

This is a picture of me and my Dad from LONG LONG AGO..............

Today I cannot help but think of him and what a great man and father he was. It was 6 years ago that he was suffering badly from Dementia. Kevin and I were living in Indiana. Because my Dad was staying with my sister, I always knew how he was doing. Fortunately, I made the decision to go to NY and be with my Dad, my sister said that it might be time.

At 7 am, on May 2ND 2002, with all his children by his side, my Dad passed away. I am so grateful to have been there to be with him. It was the hardest thing I have EVER gone through, but it is a wonderful memory, if that makes any sense at all. I had 5 great days with my Dad before he left us, days I cherish dearly.

I am writing about this on our blog for one reason. To thank my Dad. It was at his funeral that Kevin and I decided we wanted a family, NO MATTER HOW. It was the site of family, the love, the togetherness that gave us strength to move forward...............on May 3rd 2004, 2 years and one day after my Dad was gone, we got our "CALL" for Abby Liz.

I love you Dad, I miss you Dad................and Abby Liz knows you! Thank you for the strength, you raised me well. Thank you for those last few days...............

Moya droga yacha cohem! ( I love you!)

Your daughter, Kathleen