Good news on the adoption front

Yesterday we received in the mail our I-171h. For all those adoption experts out there you know this is a very important document. This is the paper from the US Immigration office that gives us permission to bring a child back into the United States. It was the last paper we were waiting on here. Now we patiently wait for January 1st our court hearing. There hasn't been any successful court hearings the first time around in Ethiopia recently so we are preparing that we may need a 2nd appointment to finalize things. But we are praying that January 1st is the day Kiley becomes a Grandstaff.

I love this time of year

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving day but then shared the stomach virus all weekend long. Thank goodness it was a long weekend. I guess it helped my shopping issues. As I was brave enough to get into Kohl's at the crazy time of 4 am and out by 4:30 and throwing up by 5. A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do and I waited ALL year for day after Thanksgiving shopping. Boy was I bummed I only got to hit 1 store. Oh well... guess I have next year to look forward to.
I just LOVE this time of year. The house is decorated and the ornaments are hung. Although there are fewer ornaments as each day goes by and Kate discovers how glass makes a fun noise when it shatters. Oh the joy of Christmas decorations and a 2 year old. Who ever thought glass ornaments were a good idea anyway.
The next few weeks we are going to focus on just being still and appreciating our family and friends. We hope to see all our special friends over the coming weeks. We wish you and your family a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!