So I know that I haven't blogged much lately. School, work, and life in general has gotten in my way. I need to make time for blogging. It is my outlet. A place where I can share whatever I feel like and I don't have to defend myself. This is MY blog!
So anyways, 2011 was supposed to be a good year. It hasn't turned out that way so far. In mid January, Jeff's Aunt Marcy died in a house fire. His Uncle Tom survived, but the house was destroyed. Uncle Tom tried to save Aunt Marcy but he was unable to. Uncle Tom ended up with burns on his hands & face. He is doing well and now lives with his daughter in Indiana.
Aunt Marcy's funeral was on January 22. That was our 6th anniversary. Jeff & I were planning on going away for our anniversary but we knew we needed to be there for the funeral. Jeff was having a really hard time as Aunt Marcy was his godmother. We ended up staying for visitation and then leaving. We needed to get away so we headed over to Birch Run and the outlet mall.
Birch Run helped me de-stress! I shopped, shopped, and shopped some more. I bought stuff for myself, for our future child, and for Jeff. I got my first COACH purse & wallet. I wasn't going to, but figured I needed to spoil myself!
Jeff & I are still in the adoption process. We were switched to a new case worker in January. We are getting ready to do the homestudy process but it seems that whenever we get on the right track & are getting things together, bad things happen.
Jeff lost his job in early February. He had been working at Sam's Club on & off for 13 years. Unfortunately, it seemed inevitable that he was going to lose the job. He is now on the lookout for a new job, all while working on the house and making sure it is spotless once we do our homestudy.
On top of Aunt Marcy dieing, Jeff losing his job, my mom also had a problem with the ceiling in one of the bedrooms. Snow/ice decided to help the ceiling come down. Thankfully it doesn't seem too major, but still needs to be fixed. Thankful it wasn't her room & thankful that no one was in the room.
I am still working for Davenport University. I will be graduating in May and will complete my internship in the Spring. I cannot wait until I am done & have a job to help with our income. I am also taking care of my friend's little boy one night a week. Dillon is 1 and makes us laugh!
As far as our adoption fundraisers, we are still doing the coffee fundraiser from Just Love Coffee. The link is www.justlovecoffee.com/vanhoutenadoption and we receive a portion of all sales to go towards our adoption fund. I have been told it is delicious coffee (but I don't drink coffee so I wouldn't know). We are also going to be doing another yard sale in the Spring. We are seeking donations for this sale. Last year we made a good profit that has gone towards our adoption fund. The more we raise, the less we have to pay out of pocket. So if you have anything you would like to donate to us, that would be wonderful! It can be anything, from used items that you would find at a yard sale, to new items, to handmade items! Items can either be mailed to myself or we can pick up or you can drop off (if you are in the area) :). We were so blessed last year with donations that we couldn't keep everything left over so we in turn donated the items, especially the larger items.
Whew, that was a lot of info..I need to blog more often so I don't have as much to say!
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