Project #559.....

This is how our floor looked a few weeks ago. 

Our new Great room floor meeting wood looking linoleum & carpet leading to the front door.

We ALL ripped up the linoleum and rolled up the carpet-BUH BYE!

Laid the blue pad stuff.

All littles had to have a hat on and pencil behind ear like The Captain.

Then The Captain cut &

laid the new floor to match our great room floor.

Then he laid another flooring in the entry way.

COOL HUH??

The ALMOST finished floor.

We still need to add trim, have carpet stretched and paint walls.

Plus remove the 1970's spindles

The view from the front door to the GREAT ROOM!

Much better flow! What do you think??

This post makes it sound so easy-it WAS NOT.

 Thank you God for blessing me with a husband who can figure out ANYTHING!

I will admit, The Captain completing each home improvement project makes me
WEAK IN THE KNEES! 

Time for a cold shower on my large body...

Got Girls??

I will admit, my shopping habits have been NUTS since I found out we were having a GIRL!

I found this GREAT, INEXPENSIVE website where I found these DARLING headbands!

I got 5 flower clips and 9 head bands for $16 including shipping! 

The cool thing is you can clip the flowers to different colored headbands depending on what they are wearing. 

They also have sweet beanies you can clip the flowers on..DARLING!

I've seen these other places for $15 a piece!

So head on over to Girls Crocheted Headbands and hook your girls up!

The Captain...not a big fan :)

Show us YOUR LIFE-MINISTRY...

I am joining those at KELLY'S CORNER  today in SHOW US YOUR LIFE..Ministry

Our ministry is adoption. Since realizing our infertility troubles soon after we married in 2002, we have adopted 6 children and 6 embryos. I am currently 20 weeks pregnant with our adopted embryo-a SWEET BABY GIRL!

CLICK HERE to read our story and you can also watch our YOUTUBE video at the top of this page to see how miraculous the Lord has worked in our lives.

Lives that were once saddened by the fact that no children were in our future have been TRANSFORMED by God's blessing of ADOPTION!

We would be THRILLED to talk to anyone about adoption-embryo, domestic, special needs or through foster care. Just shoot us an email.

5...How time FLIES!

For her 5th birthday, MyMy requested 2 things

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  1-go shopping with mommy alone for skirts
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  2-a party at the historic CW PARKER CAROUSEL

We set off EARLY last Saturday. The Captain and the other 5 littles stayed at my parents while MyMy and I went to the big city & hit the mall..

OH HOW I MISS IT living in the sticks...

She picked out several dresses & skirts and got hungry.

It was FREEZING outside so we went to the first restaurant we spotted-she had never been before.

She is SO GRATEFUL & has the KINDEST spirit!

She wanted broccoli cheese soup & a strawberry smoothie at Panera.

She ranted the enitre time about HOW WONDERFUL everything was.

The manager must have noticed her ADORABLENESS & offered her this pink heart cookie for her birthday treat-it was DIVINE, she shared with mommy!

After heading back to my parents & trying on all those new clothes, it was time to head to the carousel for her party!

The 6 littles and even some of the big peeps colored various carousel pictures.

Then came the entrance of WyWy's hero, Our SIL home from Iraq.

I think WyWy surprised him by clinging to his legs for quite some time.

My My designed her own DQ cake, I would have thought some type of princess or something but this is what she picked out-wording and ALL!

2 of her friends from home were able to make her party since they were nearby visiting family for the weekend-WONDERFUL!

EVERYONE enjoyed riding the carousel from young to old....

Happy 5th Birthday to our little MIGHTY MOUSE!

We thank God so much for delivering you to our home to love!

She is TRULY a MIRACLE!

Take a minute.. 

To read how God saved MyMy CLICK HERE!