tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23141124950816354792024-03-12T21:12:07.485-07:00Bayous, Peaches, Chopsticks, & Beachesprechrswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912556820386583359noreply@blogger.comBlogger161125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314112495081635479.post-60374204157507800902012-12-25T14:21:00.000-08:002012-12-25T14:21:33.128-08:00Merry Christmas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaaKyJ-MZIO5LV7VA2ufHJBQCQym4SixCzrc6CCno87POrmH80BlkS5GNlPbddlp29ggUDTRGL21_36p4j1CUwyCQq15Hpayg0TGj2pvFcBv14kNm1PlyvhSJNTS_KCHbjfmIlIm61yk/s1600/Scan_2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="162" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaaKyJ-MZIO5LV7VA2ufHJBQCQym4SixCzrc6CCno87POrmH80BlkS5GNlPbddlp29ggUDTRGL21_36p4j1CUwyCQq15Hpayg0TGj2pvFcBv14kNm1PlyvhSJNTS_KCHbjfmIlIm61yk/s320/Scan_2.jpeg" /></a></div><br />
prechrswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912556820386583359noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314112495081635479.post-70489538937134538912012-09-30T11:35:00.001-07:002012-09-30T11:35:24.029-07:00Wild Olive Contest!Wild Olive is hosting another giveaway, this time with the theme "Pin It To Win It."<br />
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To find out how to enter, click <a href="http://www.wildolivetees.com/pin-it-to-win-it/">here</a>. Hurry, though, because the deadline is midnight tonight!<br />
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You can see my pinboard here: <a href="http://pinterest.com/prechrswife/wild-olive/">Wild Olive</a>.<br />
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Have fun pinning!prechrswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912556820386583359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314112495081635479.post-36749904206263871352012-08-20T15:07:00.000-07:002012-08-20T15:07:43.159-07:00First Day of School 2012Today was back to school for our bunch. Here are the obligatory "First Day of School" pictures:<br />
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All 3...I love M's expression and body language in this one. He was so ready for his first day.<br />
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Here is our first grader.<br />
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And here is our kindergartener.<br />
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Our 3 year old preschooler was not cooperative when it came to taking an individual first day of school picture. Maybe we can get one on the second day...well, I can hope.<br />
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By all accounts, their first day went well, as did mine. I am totally exhausted, though. I have to get used to this whole working thing again. :-)<br />
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prechrswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912556820386583359noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314112495081635479.post-1188659374477651332012-08-10T11:53:00.002-07:002012-08-10T11:53:37.515-07:00Remember Me?Wow, it has been awhile since I've updated the blog. It has been a crazy busy summer for us...good, but very full. We traveled to Louisiana in June, came home and had an amazing Vacation Bible School, and traveled to Georgia in August. We've spent time with family and friends and have generally enjoyed ourselves.<br />
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Oh, and Miss K went and turned 5 on us...hard to believe! Her birthday was on Monday of this week, and we're having the big party tomorrow. It is at the park, so pray for sunshine or at least for the rain to hold off for a few hours tomorrow afternoon. I will try to be a better blogger and post some pictures.<br />
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I think I've mentioned it before, but our family is moving into a new phase of life. Before motherhood, I was a school teacher, and the opportunity has arisen for me to teach again at the private Christian school where both of our girls attended preschool and where M will be attending preschool this fall. This also has given us the opportunity to have both of our girls attend school there, MJ for first grade and K for kindergarten. We are very excited to have this opportunity for our family. MJ had a great year in kindergarten in public school and learned a lot...she had an excellent teacher, but we feel that it is best for her and for our family for all of us to be together. She had 2 great years in the private school before she went to kindergarten and still feels very at home there. So pray for us as we begin this transition.<br />
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And you want to hear one of the really neat "God things" about my new class of students? I have a daughter who was born in China, I will have virtual twin sibling students in my class who were born in China, and another of my students has a younger sister who was born in China. How's that for a "red thread"? <br />
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This is the shirt that K and her class all made. It has her teacher's name and the year on the back...very cute!<br />
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<br />prechrswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912556820386583359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314112495081635479.post-41404609297007544142012-06-07T13:50:00.000-07:002012-06-07T13:50:21.149-07:00And a Kindergarten Graduate, Too!On Monday, MJ graduated from kindergarten. I sound like a broken record, but just like I can't believe K is finishing pre-K and moving on to kindergarten, I have a difficult time believing that MJ is old enough to be in a "number grade" next year. She is reading well and loves math. She had a great year in public school this year, but will be changing schools this fall when I go back to work in the private Christian school she attended for preschool. (That's another blog post for another day, though.)<br />
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Happy Graduation to my biggest girl!<br />
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<br />prechrswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912556820386583359noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314112495081635479.post-63980801896176700842012-06-07T13:39:00.002-07:002012-06-07T13:39:40.248-07:00A Pre-K Graduate!K graduated from Pre-K last Friday! I cannot believe she is old enough that she will be starting kindergarten in the fall. Her birthday is in August, so she is one of the very youngest in her class, but she is doing great. This afternoon, she was sitting on the couch reading one of the little phonetic readers she brought home from school. K may be tiny, but big things come in small packages!<br />
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<br />prechrswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912556820386583359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314112495081635479.post-11722436244042052352012-03-04T14:06:00.002-08:002012-03-04T14:06:34.378-08:00So Much for that Sunday Snapshot...My camera chose to go kaput yesterday at the park when we got together with the M family, so I was not able to make any pictures at all. However, we had a great visit with them. Ky and MJ hit it off like they had known each other forever, and all of the kids played well together. Chet and I enjoyed our visit with Kristi and Ian, too. I hope we are able to visit again someday. <br />
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To see actual photos of the kids from yesterday, visit <a href="http://fireworksandfireflies.blogspot.com/2012/03/road-to-here.html">Kristi's blog.</a>prechrswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912556820386583359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314112495081635479.post-79029182474255494142012-03-03T10:34:00.000-08:002012-03-03T10:34:17.828-08:00Disappeared from Bloggy Land...AgainA couple of weeks ago, I started my long-term substitute teaching job at K's school. It came about a couple of weeks early because a teacher resigned unexpectedly. Now, though, they have a new teacher coming in for that class, and I started this week with my maternity leave class. The teacher's baby still hasn't arrived, though, so we're all on "baby watch." Every morning, that is the first thing the kids want to know.<br />
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We've also been busy with MJ's basketball, but her last game of the season was this morning, so we have most of a year before next season starts. (We don't do the summer league--life is just too hectic for us in the spring/summer.) Love Upward Basketball, though. It is a great sports program.<br />
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Now, we're getting ready to head to the park to meet up with <a href="http://fireworksandfireflies.blogspot.com/">Kristi and her crew</a> in person. Love getting the chance to meet bloggy friends in real life. (It helps to live on one of the major routes to Disney.) Hopefully, I'll manage a Sunday Snapshot tomorrow with some photos from our visit...hopefully...prechrswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912556820386583359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314112495081635479.post-62123013846621290442012-02-05T13:53:00.000-08:002012-02-05T13:53:23.966-08:00Sunday Snapshot: {CNY 2012}Friday Night, we had our annual local Chinese New Year gathering...<br />
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Both girls (M was not in favor of having his picture taken.)...<br />
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And K...<br />
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There was a fun dragon craft...<br />
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M was also not in favor of making a dragon craft...<br />
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My friend, A, and I were even brave enough to attempt <a href="http://salsainchina.blogspot.com/2012/01/make-your-own-dragon-cake-this-year.html">M3's dragon cake</a> for the occasion...<br />
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There was lots of yummy food...<br />
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"Again with the camera...really?"<br />
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And finally, the yearly group photo...<br />
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And this was just funny...A's daughter AG was wanting to wander, and we weren't quite done with the pictures. We told the bigger girls, "Someone hold onto AG!" And they did...she wasn't going anywhere. :-)<br />
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Hope you all have a wonderful Year of the Dragon!<br />
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<br />prechrswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912556820386583359noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314112495081635479.post-65840380054297641242012-02-02T16:47:00.000-08:002012-02-02T16:47:10.503-08:00Wild OliveHave I mentioned before how much I love Wild Olive shirts? Well, I do! :-) And they are having a contest for Valentine's day. Pay them a visit and check it out.<br />
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<center><a href="http://wildolivetees.com" target="self"><img alt="Wild Olive" src="http://i.imgur.com/RGXNC.jpg" /></a></center>prechrswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912556820386583359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314112495081635479.post-6149113167848305102012-01-17T08:18:00.000-08:002012-01-17T08:18:31.063-08:00Excuses, Excuses...or Why I've Been Neglecting My BlogI was so proud of myself for blogging every day during the month of November, but after that, I’ve been an awful blogger. First there was the craziness of Christmas, and all that goes along with it. It was good craziness, but craziness nonetheless.<br />
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Then, the first two days (on a Thursday and Friday) that the girls were back in school, I substituted for one of the teachers at K’s school, and then Monday was my parent volunteer day in both girls’ classes at two different schools. Then Tuesday was MOPS meeting.<br />
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Somewhere in all of this, we bought a treadmill, and I have been trying to walk regularly. I’m not doing it for the weight loss, but I am in terrible shape and need to be exercising more. And also, and more importantly, I’m trying to make sure to have a quiet time daily. As strange as that may sound for a pastor’s wife, I way too often let the craziness of daily life get in the way of my quiet time.<br />
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I’m also in the process of applying to teach full time at K’s school next fall. (I will be doing a maternity leave substituting job there this spring, also.) That means application paperwork, applying for transcripts, and applying for a Florida teaching certificate, since I haven’t been in the classroom since we have lived here.<br />
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Oh, and I’m potty training M. So far, so good...he’s pretty good about staying dry, but he’s also pretty “good” about waiting for his pull-up at naptime before taking care of business. I remind myself that K started out very much the same way and turned out to be rather easy to potty train. And as long as it is done by August when he starts to 3 year old preschool, we should be good. Our grocery budget would appreciate that happening sooner, though.<br />
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And in addition to all of this, we have added a new Adoption Voyages family, so I’ve been doing website work. Check out their site <a href="http://www.adoptionvoyages.com/meredith/">here</a>.<br />
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And all of this in addition to car rider lines, bus stops, dance lessons, Upward basketball, plus the usual church activities, laundry, cleaning house, etc.<br />
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No wonder I haven’t had time to blog...maybe I shouldn’t have put all of this in writing. Just reading it makes me tired.<br />
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Hopefully, I’ll be a better blogger again soon...prechrswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912556820386583359noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314112495081635479.post-70805004194155162352012-01-11T10:25:00.000-08:002012-01-11T10:25:08.778-08:00Wordless Wednesday: It's Basketball Season!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQg_A6ThDxpHHY7vhzBAjyFjoUeg1i-N3Mj7zA0j5l3J06QprMR1yqqeuU5yqXgX_gt-UchPDXXMyTdEIblBLN8ay2TG7X_yfB_sAT1Djv4FjbR3GMekBPFB3ZfhwQmCFw-eiU3JXNLOU/s1600/IMG_8085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQg_A6ThDxpHHY7vhzBAjyFjoUeg1i-N3Mj7zA0j5l3J06QprMR1yqqeuU5yqXgX_gt-UchPDXXMyTdEIblBLN8ay2TG7X_yfB_sAT1Djv4FjbR3GMekBPFB3ZfhwQmCFw-eiU3JXNLOU/s320/IMG_8085.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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(MJ is #3 on the gold team.)<br />
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MJ is the kind of child who decides on her birthday party theme the day after her last party, and this year, she wanted a princess-themed party. This is pretty funny because she tends to be friends with boys, and we all know boys' opinions of princess parties. They were very good sports, though, and we tried to include activities they would all enjoy, even though there was a princess theme. Here are a few pictures from the big day...<br />
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<br />prechrswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912556820386583359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314112495081635479.post-41144062428146623112011-11-30T19:49:00.001-08:002011-11-30T19:51:04.146-08:00Made It!Well, I actually managed to post to my blog every day for the month of November. In some ways, it wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be. Ideas for posts came a little more easily than I thought they might, thankfully. I think the most difficult parts for me were (1) coming up with ideas for a week's worth of post for the week we were on vacation and getting those scheduled to post ahead of time, and (2) finding time to blog in these last few days while trying to get caught up with life, back into the regular daily routine, and get everything decorated for Christmas.<br />
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So, I'm back to my regular non-scheduled blogging schedule for now, although this 30 day session does show me that I am capable of posting more frequently. Maybe, just maybe I'll be able to do that.<br />
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If you've stuck with me through this month of posts, thanks!prechrswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912556820386583359noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314112495081635479.post-52472875400616389482011-11-29T19:45:00.001-08:002011-11-29T19:46:45.376-08:00First Horseback RideLike many little girls, MJ is positively fascinated by horses. And she has a grandmother who actually owns a couple of horses. MJ has asked about riding many times before, and this trip to Grandmama's, she finally got her chance. She is in love! She did get to ride one more time after this first round, and would have gladly done more if we had had time.<br />
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Just a teaser of pictures from our trip last week, but this means I'm making progress. Photos have actually made it from the camera and onto the computer...prechrswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912556820386583359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314112495081635479.post-23529069752540793812011-11-27T19:56:00.001-08:002011-11-27T20:00:20.149-08:00Home Again, Home Again...I had every intention of posting a nice Sunday Snapshot post with pictures from our trip to Georgia for Thanksgiving, but alas, life has gotten in the way of my blogging plans. Today has been extremely busy--church this morning, cleaning the house (I didn't get as much done as usual before we left, and our cats were especially messy this trip.), starting to decorate for Christmas, and Hanging of the Green service at church tonight. All of that said, my pictures from our trip are still in the camera. Hopefully tomorrow (or at least no later than Tuesday), I will have some fun vacation pictures to post. For now, I just didn't want to mess up my daily blogging record for the month of November.<br />
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Tomorrow, back to the regular schedule...school for the girls. And tomorrow is my volunteer day at both girls' schools, so again it will be a busy, busy day. <br />
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Have a wonderful week!prechrswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912556820386583359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314112495081635479.post-76345243027486288892011-11-26T06:00:00.000-08:002011-11-26T06:00:05.486-08:00On the Road AgainToday is our day to travel back home. We would certainly appreciate any prayers for travel mercies that you can offer. It always is funny to us, living on the coast as we do, that we come home from vacation to a view that most people see when they go on vacation. Living in a tourist area year-round is definitely an interesting experience, but that is another post for another day. Back to regularly scheduled posting tomorrow, hopefully with lots of pictures from our trip!prechrswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912556820386583359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314112495081635479.post-16777635264178200032011-11-25T06:00:00.000-08:002011-11-25T06:00:01.407-08:00Our Adoption Journal WebsiteSince I am trying to find subjects to blog about for all 30 days of November, I decided I would use one of those posts to put in a shameless plug for our adoption travel journal hosting service. Back when we were waiting for our referral for MJ, we were looking around at our options to journal about our adoption trip to China. As we were looking around, Hubby says, "You know, I think we could do this ourselves." And, thus, <a href="http://www.adoptionvoyages.com">Adoption Voyages</a> was born. It has amazed us how this has almost been a ministry of sorts, as we have worked with different adoptive families over the past years. We have built friendships that we never would have expected, some just online and some that we have met in person. We have hosted websites for families adopting from China, Vietnam, Guatemala, S. Korea, Russia, Ethiopia, and the U.S. Awhile back, we had thought we were going to phase out our business, but it ended up just being a break for awhile. We are now back up and hosting websites on a regular basis.<br />
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If you or someone you know is in the process of adopting and is looking for a way to document their journey, please come and check us out. You can find us <a href="http://www.adoptionvoyages.com">here</a>. For China families, we ask that you have PA for a special needs adoption, or have a LID on or before September 2, 2006 before signing up. (The NSN LID is for one month past the last LID referred, so if a batch of referrals comes out Thanksgiving week, adjust that date accordingly. I am writing this post ahead of time, so I don't know what will happen before it goes online.) For other programs, we just ask that you are in a comparable stage of the process, meaning that you are at the point where you are okay to post pictures of your child, or you are within a few months of travel.<br />
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Come and pay us a visit!prechrswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912556820386583359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314112495081635479.post-75642515133881065632011-11-24T06:00:00.000-08:002011-11-24T06:00:09.616-08:00A Thanksgiving Retrospective, In PicturesMJ's First Thanksgiving, with her cousins at Grandmama's House<br />
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K's First Thanksgiving...This was a tough one because Chet's dad passed away the October before.<br />
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The next year, we were at my SIL's house. Hubby fried his first turkey that year...<br />
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Same year, but had to include this bit of K cuteness...<br />
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M's First Thanksgiving...He sat by himself for the first time on Thanksgiving Day.<br />
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Thanksgiving Week, last year at Grandmama's house. K and I both had a stomach bug on Thanksgiving Day last year, so photos just didn't happen on the actual day.<br />
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Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!<br />
<br />prechrswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912556820386583359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314112495081635479.post-70586751384293732432011-11-23T06:00:00.000-08:002011-11-23T06:00:03.951-08:00ThankfulI know this is going to sound like so many other Thanksgiving posts around, but I am truly thankful for...<br />
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My Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ<br />
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My Wonderful Husband<br />
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My Three Precious Children<br />
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My Parents<br />
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My Sister<br />
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My In-Laws<br />
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Our Church Family<br />
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And so many more things, too many to name...prechrswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912556820386583359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314112495081635479.post-50676372704502485142011-11-22T06:00:00.000-08:002011-11-22T06:00:02.058-08:00More FriendsMy husband's hometown, for a place its size, has a huge number of families who have adopted children from China. Today, we are planning to have lunch with some of our "China friends" who live here. The really cool thing is that my husband has known these families for years, and we all knew each other before we adopted from China. One of these families was the one that inspired us to look at China when we first started researching the adoption process. Looking forward to a fun time!prechrswifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912556820386583359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314112495081635479.post-41317517745728499872011-11-21T06:00:00.000-08:002011-11-21T06:00:03.898-08:00Travel Buddies!Today, if all goes according to plan, we are going to see some of our China travel buddies. We met A's parents when we were both in the waiting stage of our adoptions. We lived 3 hours apart in Georgia at the time and used to see each other a couple of times a year, at least. When we moved to Florida, they moved to Tennessee, but we still managed to see each other on a semi-regular basis since we live fairly close to the land of the mouse, and they are fond of visiting that mouse. Now, they are back in Georgia and within easy driving distance of Grandmama's house, so hopefully we can see each other even more frequently.<br />
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Of course, this post won't have any pictures from today, but here are our Tonggu girls, MJ and A, through the years...<br />
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