New Refrigerator, Is that in the budget?

Yes, as luck would have it our refrigerator went out on Sunday. And no we had not budgeted for that. Luckily Home Depot had a great deal with 10% off for high efficiency appliances and 12 months no interest. That my darlings is the only way that I could have walked away with this new beautiful model. Isn't she a beauty. I am still not quite convinced that it will fit into the budget though. If anyone has any extra cash lying around we could use it.

Valentine's Day With My Guys

On Valentine's Day our local museum started a new exhibit. A dinosaurs live exhibit and well with a 6 year old little boy that is like heaven. So Timmy & I had decided a couple of weeks ago, that we would spend Valentine's day at the museum with Chandler. What a huge surprise for my little guy. He was busting with enthusiasm when we told him Friday night. We got up early Saturday and arrived right after they opened. It was very packed, but to see the look on Chandler's face when he say the fully erected T-Rex skeleton, WOW! We had a lovely day and took lots of pictures. Then my little guy went to spend the night with his Gram and Papa. What a perfect day for him.

So that left the rest of the evening for me and my big guy to go have a nice dinner and spend some quality time together. We went to the Cheesecake Factory. We had a nice dinner and got dessert to go. We went back home and had dessert and coffee by the fire. I tried a new cheesecake this time, it was white chocolate, Carmel, macadamia nut. Once again WOW! I highly recommend it. So I guess it is safe to say that both Chandler and I had a perfect day.

In the eyes of a child

Last night Chandler and I filled out his Valentines cards for school. It was really fun to watch the excitement as I called out a name to Chandler and he picked the perfect Valentine for that friend. It was really cute and brought me back to childhood as I too had to always pick the perfect card for each person. Valentines to me seems like a very commercial holiday and seems to mean less as the years pass. I would like to be treated nice everyday and given flowers often not just on one day of the year. But last night I got a little of the excitement back as I watched Chandler get a little twinkle in his eye as he carefully handpicked each sentiment.

On a similar note but different topic, Should I be worried that my child picked out the Littlest Pet Shop Valentines cards over the Speed Racer cards? Enjoy the pictures.

Life is good again!

I have been in a little of a funk lately, but I have all of that out of my system now. I do not know if many of you know but I attend a support group once a month with the adoption agency. I am one of those people that never thought I would be "attending a support group", but sure enough yes I am. To me there was always something about "support group" that had a negative stigma attached to it. That is where my ignorance came into play, because let me tell you it is nice to know that there are people in the world going through the same things you are. Adoption is a very challenging process at best. Anyway to my point do you know at these support groups you are not being counseled but rather exchanging ideas, experiences, and updates with friends that you have made along your journey in life. Very Interesting, I think I learned something new and made a few friends along the way. Most importantly I learned that I am not crazy after all.