The Grafted Vine

Monday, March 16, 2009

Oh Well...

I don't think anyone actually reads these anymore... probably my fault for never posting. Oh well. We've had a very busy and exciting couple of weeks. More specifics to come, but i thought I'd post a few pics from our recent adventures.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

I know, I KNOW!!

It's been forever, I'm an awful blogger... I'm so sorry!! The problem has been, mostly, that I haven't been able to grab a computer. My husband is taking online classes, and I have a teenage daughter now. But, my husband purchased a laptop for be this weekend, and... lo and behold. I can blog again.

The whole fire thing has finally been resolved. We're settled back in, with very little left to replace. It's been such a pain. I had no idea how long it would take to get a simple insurance settlement, but I am so grateful to God that we had this.

Things with Tinkerbell are still fantastic. I can't believe how well she's assimilated into our family. We are so blessed to have her.

Of course, we aren't stopping here. We are still praying for another placement. We would appreciate any prayers that you might say for us, that our next placement will be one that will fit with our family. It is also possible that the next placement may be the one that allows me to be the stay-at-home mom that I've always wanted to be. I hope so.

Anyway, I'll post again soon.... I promise.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Tagged: My Honey

*What is your husband's name? John, aka JP

*How long have you guys been married? 9 years, 2 months

*How long did you date? About 10 months or so.

*How old is he? He's hanging on to his twenties by his fingernails (he'll be thirty in January)

*Who is taller? He is by about 5 inches... just the perfect height.

*Who can sing the best? Hm.. He actually sings pretty well, to my surprise. I still sing better though:)

*Who is smarter? Not to borrow Amber's answer, but it does very much depend on the subject at hand. I'd say we're pretty evenly matched (just don't ask me about electronics, and don't ask him about english lit.. or shopping)

*Who pays the bills? We both make the money, I mostly pay the bills. He sometimes plays gofer, but I'm the coordinator.

*Who does the laundry? Mostly me, but he likes playing with the new washer and dryer. It's all technologically advanced and stuff.

*Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? If you were looking at us sleeping (which is highly unlikely), I'd be on the left and he'd be on the right.

*Who mows the lawn? John. Bless his wonderful heart!

*Who cooks dinner? We have a running joke that he cooks and I compile.

*Who is the first to admit when they're wrong? John never admits he is wrong, even when he admits he is wrong :)

*Who kissed who first? I think he finally took the hint and made the move.... finally.

*Who wears the pants? Well, literally, we all wear pants. Not necessarily "the" pants, as Tinkerbells pants would look funny on everybody else.

Fire!!!!

It's been a while, folks, but this time I actually have a good reason. We had a house fire in the laundry room on Thanksgiving morning. It started with a malfunctioning heater (even though the insurance company is saying that it's our fault). But, we were really so blessed because we were going out of town the next day, and we were going to my mom's in just a few short hours. If we wouldn't have been there, the whole house would've gone up. My studly man, JP, was trying to put out the fire ( in his underwear, I might add) with a bowl filled with water. I reminded him that we have fire extinguishers, and that accomplished a great deal more. The fire was out by the time that the fire department arrived. The house sustained very little fire damage, but lots and lots of smoke damaged. We were out of the house for 3 weeks while a restoration company cleaned the house and it's belongings. We finally moved back in on Thursday evening. It is so wonderful to be home, even though there are still boxes everywhere, and we have a ton of unpacking to do. And, to complicate matters, we had a big blessing occur...

I'm sure one day we'll understand God's timing on this, but what we've been waiting for has finally happened. We got a *permanent* placement. She has been with us for a couple of weeks now. At first she was in respite care while we moved back into our house, but now she's with us. If I don't understand the timing, I definitely understand why we've had to wait so long. I believe with all of my heart that she was meant for us. She is 15 years old, and she just fits in perfectly. She loves the kids and vice versa. I'll call her Tinkerbell here. It's just such an incredible blessing.

Well, guys, I'm going to sign off now, but I just wanted to say thanks for the prayers during this time, which has been difficult, and we'd appreciate any more that you'd throw our way as we fight with our insurance company. Merry Christmas everyone!

P.S. I'm on the Taylor for Jacob bandwagon now :)