Thursday, November 27, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving and Happy 2nd Birthday Allie!





I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
We had a wonderful day with Kelly's Mom and
our friends the Davis Family. We are very
thankful this year for the following.

1) We were able to celebrate today as
Allie turned 2 years old. We have an
amazing Daughter and thanks to her
we finally became a family.

2) Are family is healthy & happy.

3) Kelly has a wonderful job.

4) We have a beautiful home to
live in.

5) We have wonderful family & friends.

6) We will be going back to China at
some point.

7) Shannon and I were 10th in line
tonight at Michael's and we were
able to get our Cricuts and
cartridges, and we saved alot
of money.


TTFN


Monday, November 24, 2008

Party Pics!!! 11/22/08





Allie's Second Birthday Party!!!

We had Allie's second birthday party and it
was a HUGE HIT WITH THE KIDS!!! The Little
Gym is a place where the kids can run a
muck, play on the balance beams, etc..
and the BEST PART is they do ALL the
work!!! Allie got so many beautiful
gifts, she's truly a very BLESSED little
girl. Yesterday we took her for her XMAS
AND BIRTHDAY PICS..I will be sharing those
later. I hope everyone had a great weekend!


TTFN,


Sunday, November 23, 2008

This just makes me sick!!!!!

There are lots of stores that are closing due to the "recession" and the fact that people are not shopping. If you have any "gift cards" from these stores, make sure you use them, or you will lose them !

Watch those store money cards and gift cards.. and credit slips! Stores that informed the Security Exchange of closing plans between October 2008 and January 2009. PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

Circuit City stores... most recent (? how many)

Ann Taylor- 117 stores nationwide are to be shuttered

Lane Bryant,, Fashion Bug ,and Catherine's to close 150 store nationwide

Eddie Bauer to close stores 27 stores and more after January

Cache will close all stores

Talbots closing down all stores

J. Jill closing all stores

GAP closing 85 stores

Footlocker closing 140 stores more to close after January

Wickes Furniture closing down

Levitz closing down remaining stores

Bombay closing remaining stores

Zales closing down 82 stores and 105 after January.

Whitehall closing all stores

Piercing Pagoda closing all stores

Disney closing 98 stores and will close more after January.

Home Depot closing 15 stores 1 in NJ ( New Brunswick )

Macys to close 9 stores after January

Linens and Things closing all stores

Movie Galley Closing all stores

Pacific Sunware closing stores

Pep Boys Closing 33 stores

Sprint/ Nextel closing 133 stores

JC Penney closing a number of stores after January

Ethan Allen closing down 12 stores.

Wilson Leather closing down all stores

Sharper Image closing down all stores

K B Toys closing 356 stores

Lowes to close down some stores

Dillard's to close some stores



I PRAY NONE OF MY BLOGGY FRIENDS WILL BE AFFECTED!


Thursday, November 20, 2008

Urgent!!! Please Read!!

I'VE HAD THIS SENT TO ME THRU VARIOUS GROUPS
I BELONG TO, IT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU JUST WANT
TO CRY...PLEASE PRAY FOR THIS FAMILY AND THIS
SWEET LITTLE GIRL THAT SHE FINDS HER MATCH
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD..TIME IS RUNNING OUT!





This was posted on one of the groups I read. I read the back posts on
the blog and it is heart breaking to know they found the biological
family, they agreed to send a daughter that matched, and now they
have changed their minds. There are supposedly two more daughters
that were also abandoned and adopted from the same orphanage and they
are searching for those girls.

"My daughter Lydia was adopted from Guangdong Province China on July
5, 2004. In August 2008, she was diagnosed with AML, a very pernicious
and deadly form of leukemia. With the help of her Chinese-born doctor,
we were able to locate her birthparents and some of her siblings in
China that her family kept. We know she had at least two sisters older
than she (born somewhere between 1993 and 2002) who were also
abandoned. The birthparents have refused to assist with her bone
marrow transplant, even though two of her already found siblings were
a match. We are now looking for these other potential siblings to see
if they were adopted and might also be a match. Lydia is part of the
Hakka ethnic group, and so a match
from someone other than a relative is unlikely because of her unique,
almost bi-racial typing.

Lydia has classic Hakka features: "Brooke Shields" eyebrows, and
rather full lips and a round face. I will have my husband post photos
of Lydia and her birth family. I cannot do so at this time, because I
am in the hospital with Lydia and the internet connection here is too
slow and rather poor. Thank you for any assistance you may be able to
lend.

Blessings,
Monica Miyashita

More information, like pictures, are now available at:
http://www.caringbr idge.org/ visit/lydialimei eikomiyashita



Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Mommy and Allie's weekend!

Allie loves her Bubby Debbie!!

" Now that's one happy kid"

Bubby gave Allie a bath and she loved it!

Allie was so excited to be at Bubby's house

Allie with her Cousin Lonnie

" ALLIE DID IT"

Julie~How did we get so lucky?

Cousin's Allie & Mallie

" You are so beautiful to me"

As Cousin Julie would say "Quesdilla and Horchata"

Cousin's Robby & Saresse and Allie

Allie & Mommy

Allie & Mommy

I hope everyone has an awesome week!!!
The weekend went so fast as usual, but
Allie and I had a great time. First we
started off by going to Cousin Alex's
second birthday party, where Allie played
with all the kids, there was even another
little Girl who had been adopted from
Guatamala, she was so cute. Allie had 3
Cousin's that are born within a few weeks
of her. So watching them play was so fun
after we left the party, we began our road
trip to Bubby Debbie's house. Where we
relaxed, enjoyed some good cooking, and
saw our friend Beth who's about to have her
first child. This week were gearing up for
Allie's second birthday party. So I have
lots to do. There will be about 20 kids
at the Little Gym...I WILL TAKE LOTS OF
PHOTOS!!!

11/18/2005 Will be a day that I will forever
remember. We closed on our Nebraska house and
were logged into the CCAA THAT DAY. FOR THE
SWEETEST LITTLE GIRL IN THE WHOLE WORLD!!!!
THANK YOU GOD & CHINA!!!


Fondly,



Friday, November 14, 2008

It's Friday!!




I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend
Allie and I will be traveling and going
to our Cousin's second birthday party
I cant believe a week from tommarrow
is Allie's party.Time is just passing
by so fast. I'm so thankful that I have
had this time at home with her. I just
enjoy every minute. I feel this holiday
season just snuck up on us. I look forward
to shopping and sharing Christmas with Allie
this year. Last year she was more concerned
with the wrapping and bows. This year will
be a different story.

HERE A FEW PICS OF ALLIE ON THE WAY TO
THE MALL YESTERDAY!


FONDLY,




Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Hello Bloggy Friends!!!


I hope everyone is having a nice day
I had several adorable pictures, but
I cant put them up, I deleted them off
my camera and having a problem with the
drive on the pc. Allie is doing good.
been busy with the girls, Saturday night
we went out for Mexican food and made some
cookies. She is really starting to put words
together. She told her Grandma the other day
" I can do that"...SO CUTE!!! Allie and I will
be going to Cousin Alex's party on Saturday and
then we head to Tuscon to see her Bubby Debbie
I will take lots of photos and make sure I add
them on the blog, before I delete them!!! Here's
a pic of Allie and I going to Cousin Alex's party
last year. Their are only 6-days apart!!!

Have a wonderful day!!!
Happy Vetrans Day!!!

MY FAVORITE PIC OF ALLIE & ME!!

Love,


Happy Vetrans Day!!!!



Remember

by Brittany Vigoreaux



American soldiers sacrifice so much,

All for the freedom of our country.

Leaving their families and heading off to war,

Not knowing what the future holds.



Working day and night

Determined to stay strong.

Watching friends be killed every day

Letters from home inspiring them to keep fighting



So little is given to them

Although there is little to do,

For those who have died in war

We can still remember



Remember all the men who have died.

Remember all the battles fought

Remember all the tears families cried

Remember it was freedom the soldiers brought



To this very day soldiers are under-appreciated

Veterans Day is the day

For the dead, living, and fighting soldiers

To be remembered






 

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