Well, it's unofficial

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I am amazingly calm at this point.  We are calm. When John and I first got on the waitlist, we gave ourselves a realistic expectation of receiving a referral by Christmas or the end of the year. We figured it would be the best Christmas gift we could receive. We haven't really talked about how we would handle receving "The Call". I guess we both figured that with both of our working schedules, we probably would not be together when "The Call" came. In any event, it is God's will how and when we will receive "The Call".  And that's good enough for us.                                        

Pumpkin Patch

A couple of weeks ago, on the 11th, I took my granddaughter "K" and met John at Kuhlwein's Farm. My daycare center was having a Family Night. It was such a gorgeous day!! Both "K" and I were excited. I had never been to a pumpkin patch before. John went every single year when he was a little boy. We went on a hayride and were dropped off at the corn maze. When we came came out of the corn maze we were right in the middle of the pumpkn field.

"K" was struggling to get her pumpkin to the tractor!

Check my pumpkin!!

I had so much fun. We got to roast hot dogs, roast marshmallows, make smores. The kids had so much fun. It was great to see them all outside of the classroom just having fun.

Meskel Celebration

It feels like it's been months since the last time I posted something on my blog. I have set a goal this weekend to get current with all my posts. First things first:

On September 25th, I went to my first Meskel celebration. It was held at a church that is just getting on it's feet. A church that a friend of mine belongs to. What a gorgeous day it was. Barely a cloud in the sky. Unfornately, John wasn't able to go with me....work, work, work. There was awesome food there and my friend Tiru was in charge of making the coffee. It was so cool to watch her roast the coffee beans. The aroma alone made my  mouth water. They also had a little area of handmade clothes that the Ethiopian women made that were for sale. Of course, the first thing I looked for was something for my little girl.

Around 5 o'clock or so we all went outside. The priest came out and there was prayer for about 30 to 40 minutes. It was so nice to be there and yet there was a part of me that felt like an outsider. I was honored and humbled to be there. It seemed pretty spiritual even though I didn't understand a word of it.

After the prayers, the bonfire was lit and the celebration began. There was lots of singing and dancing.

Just before the bonfire went out, John was able to show up. Even though he missed the majority of the celebration, he was really excited to be there. Afterwards, we back inside the church and of course, I had to show him the clothes that I found for Baby "E". He, in turn, found a dress for me and an outfit for him.