Trip to Asheville

Over the Memorial weekend we went to Asheville North Carolina.  Chad had another firefighter combat challenge.  Strangely enough the competition started at 6pm on Friday night.  Trey and I did not get up to Asheville until the guys were done competing.  We did get to see the relays and tandem runs on Saturday.  Chads' team had to qualify for the Worlds Championship again, due to losing a member of the team.  Good news!  They qualified with a better time.  So we are still going to Vegas in November.  Chad,Trey and I stayed in Asheville for another night and went sightseeing a bit downtown and out to a great dinner.  We decided to relax one more night at the hotel instead of rushing home.  On Monday, we went to the beach with some friends.  It was a great day for the beach.  I have never seen Isle of Palms so packed.  Luckily we got up early and headed straight for the beach.  It was a beautiful day, and we spent it with friends which was great.  We actually had three days off as a family, the longest time we've really had together.  It was a good weekend.  School will be out soon, then there will be lots of excitement I'm sure!

Until next time....

A good day

I have always appreciated any time that Chad and I can spend together, I really appreciate it now. Chad and I both had the day off on Wednesday.  Although it sounds pretty boring, we spent the day at Sams Club then out to lunch.  While we were out we received a call from the DSS office saying they wanted to meet with us.  We cam home to meet with the counselor, Ms. Cooper.  It wasn't a bad visit, but Chad and I will both be happy when we no longer have to meet with the DSS office.  Actually Ms. Cooper had good things to say, she visited Trey at school and said that she thought he was a new kid since moving in with us.  She also got great reviews from Treys' teachers, so maybe we are doing something right afterall.  After school we picked Trey up and took him to the Lawyers office for him to be served the paperwork from the court for the adoption.  It took all of two minutes!!  We now wait for a date from the court and we will be all set.  It should take close to 90 days to get into court, so we are still looking at the end of July or beginning of August.  After the lawyers office we went out to the beach.  I really don't know if he had ever been to the ocean before, but he seemed to love it.  Most importantly it wore him out!!  We stayed for about 2 hours, it was a beautiful day but the sun was fading and it was getting a bit chilly.  

Overall, I think we are functioning more like a family.  We still have some areas to work on and his schooling needs lots of work.  Hopefully Chad and I will have some time off together soon.  This weekend we are going to a festival with our friends and their families.  It should be a good time and we are looking forward to spending time together as a family.  Next weekend we are off to Asheville North Carolina for a firefighter combat challenge with Chad's team.  Wish us luck!!

Have a groovy day!--Mel

Its been awhile

I didn't realize it has been so long since I had written anything.  A few friends had asked why I hadn't posted anything, I just didn't realize it had been so long.  Lots to say..... We now have Trey living with us and we are moving forward on the adoption.  We actually met with our lawyer on Wednesday.  It should be final somewhere late August or early September.  Motherhood isn't as easy as my mom made it look.  Or maybe I was just an outstanding child that never caused any problems.  We have been trying to get down a schedule.  But with my schedule and Chad's schedule is hard getting down a schedule and still trying to live our lives.  I wish our government would look at adoption a bit more closely and require that businesses give employees time off for adoption like they do for normal childbirth.  No, it should not be 6 weeks, but a week would make a big difference.  Actually when I worked for Chili's they did give time off for adoptions, but they are the only company I have heard of that do such a thing.  I have never heard of another company doing it.  For now we will keep pushing forward.  I think it will be nice when school is out, then we can be focused when school starts again next year.  Trey needs lots of work in school, but Chad and I have made the commitment to see him get caught up.  

I promise to update more often.....but for now, I need to try to get him ready for bed.