What's up?

It's 12:30am, and I can't sleep. I have the worst case of insomnia you would ever know. Here is a pointless post about what we've been up to, all because I can't sleep.

Disclaimer - I already know I can't spell and my grammar stinks. It being 12:30am doesn't help.

Jourdan - Jourdan doesn't have much going on right now. He is still very involved in Scouts. He has a couple of Scout functions coming up. I know he's most excited about the Klondike. Basically, it's winter games in the freezing cold. It doesn't sound to appealing to me, but he loves it. My first born, my baby boy, will be turning 14 next week. That's 2 years from being able to drive by himself. 1 year from getting his permit. Wow. Usually when our kids have a birthday we take them out for a one on one activity. This year we are going shooting. Yes, this was ALL my idea. I've never shot a gun, and thought it would be so fun to go to an indoor shooting range. Jorudan is going to love it. I'm excited!

Meghan - Meghan is doing really well. Her schedule has slowed down except for gymnastics. Just last week we had Meghan exit interview for the 2009-2010 season. Meghan was a stressed out mess waiting for this interview. Meghan, myself and Dennis had to have an interview with Meghan's head coach and assistant coach. This is mandatory by USA Gymnastics. Basically, they interview all of us, ask Meghan lots of questions about her meets etc... All the info is combined with coach recommendation to see if she can move up to the next level. We found out last week Meghan did in fact move up. She will now be competing the 2010-2011 season as a level 6 gymnastics. This is a huge deal! The highest level you can get to before college (elite) level is 10. Meghan's dream is to get there before she's a junior in High School. This gives Meghan 5 years to move up 4 levels. It's going to be tough, but doable.

Zackary - Where to start with m little man. He's such a good boy. I know all Mom's think their kids are good, but he really is just a sweet boy. We are having a minor issue with Zackary. I've done some research on the Internet trying to find some solutions with no avail. Zackary has his own room. A very cool Toy Story room. Problem is - Zackary wants nothing to do with his room. He is using his room as a big closest. He won't even play in his room. He runs in there, grabs his toys, and takes them to the living room. He isn't scared of his bedroom. He just has no desire to be in there. This goes for night time as well. Zack can't sleep/won't sleep unless he's in bed with me. This was cute for the first 5 or so years, but now, not so much. I've asked Zack numerous times why he wants to sleep in our bed, and his answer is the same every time. Zack says I want to be close to you (me). Zack loves to cuddle and hold me tight at night. All the research I've done, says that kids can be like this if they've come through something traumatic with a parent. It makes sense. He wants to be with me because of the breast cancer. He wants to protect me, and by holding me tight at night is his way of protecting me. If you remember, he didn't want to go to school at the beginning of the year because he didn't want me to be home alone. I need to figure out how to get this little guy into his own bed. I need a decent nice sleep. So does Dennis. Maybe this has something to do with my insomnia.

Dennis - He's doing good. He's working a billion hours a week which he doesn't like. Dennis has been looking for a new job back in pharmacy. He's just getting too old for the Frito job (his words, not mine). Hopefully, something will turn up. He has the experience and the education. He is currently trying to work on his CEU's.

Me - Well, I've been spending alot of time in Ethiopia. Online of course. I've had this passion for about a year. When I can't sleep at night, I visit Ethiopia adoption blogs. If you want to read some inspiring Ethiopia adoption blogs let me know. The stories are beautiful and it really touches my heart. It would even make my favorite mother of 3 Texas friend (and her sister), who swears they'll never have any more kids, think twice. Is adoption on our mind? Absolutely. If we adopt will it be Ethiopia? Absolutely. Do I get tired of people asking me why Ethiopia and not domestic? Absolutely. The last 5 months I've been taking an online class on how to speak Amharic. Amharic is the language of Ethiopia. I have a friend from High School (most of you probably know him) who is living in Addis Ababa working at an Orphanage. He's an amazing person. If we can't adopt for several years, then Dennis and I will go on a mission trip to Ethiopia toward the end of the year.

I have also been applying for jobs. I love my job as a counselor at Y-Me, but I miss being a paralegal. My work for Y-me is usually at night, so I can get a paralegal job during the day. It's taking a little longer for me to find a job because I only want to do work at the District Attorney's Office. I don't want to work on the defense. Prosecution for me.

Well, that's really all we've been up to. Not a whole lot, but I'm a little tired now, so the purpose of this posts worked.

Good night all!