Two Years and Counting!

Well, 2 years ago tonight (in about 2 hours, actually) our boys moved in with us! Today, on the way to school the boys and I were talking about that and they got to talking about the party we'll have when the adoption is final!

Sidney has decided he's "going to have Little Grandma help [him] make a red velvet cake!" He still thinks Grandma Richardson made the red velvet cake Mama brought us back form Thanksgiving at Grandma's -- Aunt Carolyn actually did!

Charlie asked to make chocolate popcorn for the party. (Kam's sister, Malia, made it at Mom Sandstrom's New Year's Eve -- white chocolate melted and poured over lightly salted popcorn -- YUMMY!!!!!)

Joseph just wants to invite the whole school, the whole church, the whole family, the whole community PLUS all of his old Beechgrove Elementary teachers, friends, etc.

Kam said we'll have to slaughter a beef to feed everyone!! Joseph is already asking if we have more "boy cows" like Dinner (our beef we've been eating recently!!) Yes, we really named him Dinner, and he definitely lived up to his name!

Sometimes it seems like it's been longer than two years -- all the complications just seem to magnify the time that just continues to stretch beyond all reasonable limits!!!!!

Finally, though, the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) representative that attends visits with the boys has sent a very pointed letter to the boys' Guardian Ad Litem (their attorney) "asking" for the visits to be terminated as quickly as possible! Her words were something like, "it's long past time for the abuse of these boys just to prove a point to the court ends!"

See why we REALLY like and trust her?!

Anyway -- today was one of those bitter sweet days -- bitter because the adoption has yet to be finalized and sweet -- so sweet -- that we've been together for two years!!!