Meet Trey!

This is Trey!!!  We took him to a Riverdogs baseball game on Friday night.  It was a good time, Trey had never been to a game before so it was a great experience for him. I am afraid the next week or so will be overwhelming for him. He will begin living with us on Thursday, after the paperwork is completed.  The people I work with are having a little party for us Thursday after we sign the paperwork.  There are some crazy people I work with, so God help him there.  Friday we leave for Florida.  Chad has a Firefighter combat challenge and all of our families will be there to meet Trey and watch Chad compete.  Then we will enroll Trey in school on Monday.  Trey brought some clothes over on Friday night to move in.  We still have some adjusting we will need to do, but it will all be worth it.  I took Trey shopping on Saturday morning to spruce up his wardrobe.  He seemed very appreciative for the new items I bought him.  Duke tried to climb in bed with Trey on Friday night and as usual Shelby is scared to death of anyone new in the house!   I will blog more this week to let you all know how it is going.

We're going to be parents!

We met Trey on Tuesday.  I must say it was nerve racking....did I mention that Sanders goes by the name "Trey"?, anyway, we did a visit on Tuesday.  Everything went really well.  Trey took to Chad right away.  We talked with DSS on Wednesday and we are moving forward on the adoption.  Trey is actually on his way here now to spend the night.  Later we are going to a Riverdogs baseball game.  If all goes well tonight, we will go back to the DSS office on Thursday to sign the papers.  We went to Westview elementary school today to talk to them about Trey attending school.  We looked like real parents.....  Trey still has a long way to come and Chad and I plan on supporting him and making him a successful person.  We are still trying to figure out everything he needs.  He tells us of things that he has, but we don't know if they belong to the foster home he is living in or if he will be bringing these items with him.  We are still nervous, things seem like they are moving really fast now.  hopefully I will post some pictures soon.

Wish us luck....

Good News!

It has been a while since I have "blogged".  I guess Chad and I have been pretty busy.  We went to Charlotte for our anniversary and had a good time.  Chad bought me a new wedding band, I got him a gun.  Not a romantic gift, but I know it is something he will keep for a long time.  I went up to see my mom in North Carolina.  My mom, aunt Sharon and aunt linda and her friend were all staying in a condo near Shallotte NC.  Luckily for my friend Kim, I brought her along for our two day quiltfest.  My mom is making quilts for the residents in my grandmothers nursing home.  I believe we have a total of 40.  My small quilt group donated 22 quilt tops to my mom which I think is just great.   My friend Kim thought she was just there to relax and cook (she loves to cook), well, we had her putting quilts together, cutting fabric and sent her home with some fabric to make her one of her own.  

Now to the really good news!!!! The adoption plans are moving right along.  We received a phone call from the case worker on Tuesday and said they had a child for us.  Chad and I went in on Friday for the presentation by the DSS office.  If things go right, it looks like Chad and I will have a son in a few weeks.  His name is Sanders, I thought the name was a bit odd at first but it is really growing on me now.  Sanders happens to be my mother in laws maiden name, again that is odd??? We will hopefully be going out with Sanders this Tuesday.  If all goes well he will be going to Florida to meet our families in couple of weeks.  Keep your fingers crossed and say a few prayers that all goes well.  I will post pictures of him as soon as I get them.  Sanders just turned 12, he has sandy blonde hair and blue eyes.  

I will report more adoption news soon!!