Author Archives: dkbadmin

Life

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I had the nicest thing happen to me yesterday on Thursday. Went to the post office to send my friend Helen her package for Christmas. However they are always changing the rules when I send her packages. Sometimes they don’t want you to put on the label then they want too. It’s like make up your mind! Anyway I didn’t put the label on and they wanted the label on. Also they wanted me to buy the tape. Ridiculous! This woman behind me paid for the tape. I couldn’t believe it! I thanked her so many times, that was so nice!

I want to write about adoption again. Some of my family are really happy for us, so are friends. However what I didn’t count on is the other half. It’s strange to have some family not either want to talk about it or object going the adoption way. It’s not discouraging however, if they want to be that way then so be it. I look at it as this is our life and this is what we want to do. No one is going to talk us out of it. In fact we decided to go with
Lutheran Counseling & Family Services. We had a great chat with Kate on Thursday and just talking to her, she help us make the decision to go with them. We start the process in January. We are very excited. She said for some reason they have been having lots of boys come through. However I told Jeff, I think we will have a daughter. Funny that is what April said too! It’s very exciting!

I am having the what the hell moment here. So Adam is back in town and he never contacted me. I had to be the one to contact him. I find that to be strange because he usually does. He talked a lot about coming over and hanging with us but so far nope. So what the hell?!

On Tuesday April came over and we made a ton of Christmas cookies. Tex wouldn’t stop licking my fingers and got powder sugar all over his face. Silly dog!

Then April wanted to make a egg nog bundt cake. So we did.

Life

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Well the adopting thing changed. We were going to go with Adoption Choice Inc. But then we thought they were the only first one we talk too. Also there has to be a cheaper way to adopt $20,000 is steep price. So we been shopping around, doesn’t that sound funny. Anyway after looking at a ton of agencies Jeff found Lutheran Counseling & Family Services. This agency is the furthest away from us as they are in Milwaukee. However their cost is almost six thousand dollars less, as they are non profit. However this one is a religious affiliate however we don’t have to be Lutheran so that is good. We do have raise the child learning and understanding God. Yes we can do that! As Jeff and I believe in God. I would love to teach our child about God.

On Thursday next week we will be doing a phone conversation or meeting I suppose with someone there. I am interested what they have to say and answer our questions.

Next week is going to be crazy week. Monday normal, Tuesday through Wednesday April, Thursday talk to lady about adoption and then go out to lunch, Friday possibly have dinner with some of Jeff’s co-workers, Saturday game night at Chrissy’s house because Adam will be here and then Sunday relax! Then it will be Christmas.

 

 

Popcorn Balls

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On Saturday we did popcorn balls and this is was the biggest get together for them. Here is who came: Me and Jeff, Chrissy and family, Corey and family, Aunt Kathy and Uncle Dave, Aunt Sue and Uncle Dan and the big surprise my cousin Erich. Erich lives in Oklahoma and he happened to visit his parents the weekend of popcorn balls. It was good to see him. Family trivia Erich and I were born on the same day March 17th. Lol!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was so much fun to hangout and make popcorn balls!

 

Life

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Huge life decision has been made! We have decided where to adopt. We are going with Adoption Choice Inc. Last Tuesday we went to an 2 hour information meeting. We got a folder stuff with information. With having all the info we decided on the private adoption but will take siblings.

The costs is what kills us, it’s going to be about $20,000. So I am going to put my writing chops to the test and enter as many as I can contests with stories and poems on the internet. We are also going to be doing fundraising in person and online. I am also going to be selling all my creations. I think that all will help.

We were going to go with Bethany Christian Services however we didn’t meet the criteria. One of them was we had to be part of Christian church or community for a year. I think they should put that on their website. They say they accept everyone but that’s not true. I thought that was dumb. With Adoption Choice Inc they aren’t affiliate with any religious groups.

To be honest I am nervous and excited all at once. It’s such a huge life decision to make but I am happy to go this route then the alternative. This is what I want the most out of my life is to have child. No matter what this child or children will be ours.

Life

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Over the weekend we got snow! NOOO!!! I know, I know it was going to happen.

I just got tasked to make 12 hats for Christmas. I like creating but I am tired of making. Lol!

On the adoption front. We are going to talk to Bethany Christian Services. I have never heard of them before but one of Jeff’s co-workers just got their child from there. We looked at them and read all their stuff from their website. Going to check them out soon. I hope during December here.

I don’t know really. I think at this point in my life I don’t really want to physically have a baby. However my mom wants us to pursue the whole fertility thing. I would prefer to adopt a child instead. I am still mystified that my mom didn’t like the idea of us adopting. It’s still another grandchild regardless. And whatever child we get they will be ours regardless.

What’s insane is how much adoption costs! You can spend and spend thousands and thousands of dollars for a child. It’s so crazy! Just to do the home study is $1500. If you don’t get a child that year, years after it is $500. Wow! But still worth it. I’ll keep you updated on that.

Nothing really else just making and making Christmas presents.

 

 

Life

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I am setting a big goal for myself. I am going to read 50 books. Why? Because I miss reading. I used to love to read but now I always say I am going to read then I don’t. I want to finish 50 books by next December. The books do not have to famous books either and they do have to books I have never read before.

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I mostly got this book because it had police dogs in it and looked interesting .It wasn’t. It had two stories in one book. Both stories were boring and generic. Not a great book to start out with.

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This book was great expect the ending. It was very action packed! I want to read more stories by this author. The ending gave me the rolling eyes effect. Like whatever.  I know these are romantic story stories but please that is not how it works in real life. I wish she would have gone more real life for the romantic part.

I got some more of these type of books because they are so cheap at about 5 dollars a piece. Something about holding an actual book, I like. I know old fashion I suppose.

I have been a creating fool! I am almost done with all three mermaids. Then I have to make four hats maybe more, haven’t decided yet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tex the other day wasn’t helping me clean the office. Lol! But he found the window!

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is this? Tex and Scotty together?!

We have been having a terrible time of Tex being too rowdy with Scotty. Biting his face which Tex bit a chuck out of. Tex bites Scotty’s ears and gets little owies on them. Our training instructor says that Scotty will eventually fight back but when was the question. Tex was literally hurting Scotty. So…

I don’t like the idea of the shock collar but we got one anyway. I shocked myself and will NEVER shock Tex. However it does beep and vibrate. We did beep then vibrate once so he knows this isn’t okay. So far only beep has him stopping. We have never shocked him and never will but the beep is nice. It funny Tex thinks the beeping is in the floor. Like IN the floor! LOL! Anyways Tex was sleeping on top of Scotty mostly but not biting him. We were worried that Tex was going to scratch out Scotty’s eyes or even bite near them because how he was trying to play with Scotty. This way we have a peaceful Scotty who is trying not to be scared of Tex which he was and still is a bit. I think eventually they will live peaceful together. And that is what we will use the collar for and that is it. All other behavioral things is the word NO! We just want Scotty and Tex to get along. We were separating them and that sucked. I felt bad for Scotty who couldn’t be with us because of Tex being so aggressive with him. We understand that Tex is a puppy but that isn’t right to actually cause harm to Scotty.

We had Tex out of his play area from the time Jeff got home till 9. That is Tex’s bedtime. He was so worn out for being out and not taking a nap that he slept all of last night! He has never done that. It’s funny when you see the personality. I ask him if he wants to go potty around 11 at night but last night he gave me attitude and went back to sleep. He makes this whining noise like “Hey trying to sleep here.” Then sticks out his tongue, goes back to bed. He is so silly!

The biting has stopped, mostly. Once in a while he does nip and he has bitten me during play. I tell him owie! Then I get kisses for sorry. He still has a way in the training but he is trying, so that is something. He is starting to show his personality more which is cool to see. Oh and I am for sure his mom and he likes me more than Jeff. LOL! He always wants to sit on my feet and lay near me more than Jeff and I get a ton of kisses! Which is a huge switch from when we got him.

 

Happy Thanksgiving

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Yesterday was Thanksgiving and it was good. I think every year Thanksgiving is getting smaller and smaller.

I remember Thanksgiving as a kid and it was a ton of people. We also use to play family football together but that hasn’t happened in years. Now everyone is older and grown up.  Also most of the women would get out ads from the paper to look at deals for today Black Friday. Now no one does that anymore together.

I was a little sad that we couldn’t play poker this year because we had to get home to Tex. Next year we can stay to play.

It’s always good to see the family even though not that many show up now.

Life

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Adopting has been sort of a strange process. There are some services that actually discourage adopting. I thought that was strange. We talked to someone who does Foster Care in our town and they are the ones who discourage it. I thought that was strange because there has to be kids who need adopting even in our town. We also tried a service in Appleton that said they are so full of applicants that will would be 2 year wait or longer. In fact they said they were doing their applicants like a lottery because they have so many. That didn’t sound promising to me.  Also I can’t wait that long, it was really the longer part that got me. So we keep going and looking to see what other services their are.

I did this diamond painting in 2 weeks! Take a pic later in a frame.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life

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Been working on Christmas presents. And…owie! My tennis elbow is really acting up. Ugh.

So far I made two mermaids but still have to make their faces. The green one is for my mom. It’s industrial beachy that is the theme to my mom’s house. I didn’t know it was a real thing but it is. The second one is for Bree. Terrible yarn! I got Mary Maxium Prisim yarn. I got that one because it had pastel colors. It was terrible yarn. It frayed so easily and took forever to get to the other colors. It was mostly pink.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have also been working on the diamond painting. I forget how long it takes to do. But I love this project so much! It’s coming together.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life

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For Halloween I created a boomaid which is a mermaid. LOL! I needed to make a prototype so I can make some mermaids for Christmas. It turned out great!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeff asked me to do a diamond painting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOL nice imagine right. However it’s cool and it’s going to take me some time to do this one. I can’t wait to see it finished.

Puppy class wasn’t so good. Tex wouldn’t listen at all. But the instructor says she can tell when people practice and when they do not. So she said that all puppies have those days just like people and she thinks Tex will get. Just have to keep going on the training.

I got Red Dead Redemption 2! It’s so fun! I think this is better than the first. Having fun robbing and killing people. LOL! Also bonding with my horse. Had a glitch already had a elongated horse. It’s neck was so stretch for some time. I think those kind of glitches are funny!

I voted! I think voting is important. This time I voted a little more Democratic. Since I am an Independent I can choose the person not the party. I felt like those people I voted for would do a good job. I did vote for some Republicans as well. All the people I voted for got in. I am very happy with this election.