This Poor Blog

I was coerced to joining Facebook and now I feel like this Blog is dying!!!! All these formats of communication is amazing....But I remember the simple days when we had pagers and email ...and numbers had meaning....like "143". Which Jason and I still happily use. 143 of course means "I love you" in which the #143 represent the number of letters in " I love you". Of course on the other hand, my friend Liz Aguila jokingly pointed out to me once that there are also 4 letters in "hate" as well......which I didn't even think about before....and that sounds awful! Now w/ facebook you get "poked", hugged, people tag "your wall"......it's very amusing.

CPR & First Aid

Jason and I took another step in preparation for our adoption application...by taking the required CPR & First Aid certification classes yesterday. As a physical therapist, I'm always required to take CPR....so it wasn't such a big deal. I'm glad Jason took a refresher course, so I'm somewhat relieved that if I ever faint again, that he won't need to resort to using a bucket of water to wake me up. Anyway... the First Aid portion of the class was interesting...and it made me realize that I will be relying heaviliy upon you moms out there in the future if I panic. It talked about how children can stick things up their noses by accident (other than their own fingers) like coins and pet kibble. What to do with bug bites and burns, falls, head trauma, poisonous plants etc etc. It was very informative and I'm glad it's a requirement in the adoptive process. I am impressed with all of those who are juggling more than 1 small child...I hope you realize you have super-powers that I cannot wait to comprehend. I remember going out shopping once with my sister-n-law several years ago when my niece was a baby and my nephew was 3 I think. I marveled at the way she was able to hold one baby in one arm while navigating a massive (well to me it was gigantic) double stroller containing my nephew and pushing him in & between clothes racks, without bumping into things. Quite a talent to have such agility, coordination and strength. I am convinced that any moms who have an infant can definitely win an arm wrestling match against their husbands if they wanted to.
Anyway...we just have our physicals to get done before we turn in our adoption application to the County in the next couple of weeks.

A New Year...A New Adventure...A New Beginning

Dear Family & Friends-
Welcome to those who are curious to check out our Blog. I have been trying to develop my blogging skills for the past week before inviting more people to check it out. Quite honestly it has been pretty neat to finally figure what people have been talking about. Who knew that "Blog" would be a common word to use...I just find it funny. They should just call it "Blah" because that's basically what I'm doing. Anyway......
Some of you may already know...and some may not know....but Jason and I feel comfortable about talking about our soon to be plans and the journey that has led us to what may come.................... We are Moving to Texas............................Just Kidding!!!! (I couldn't resist...sorry!) Actually, Jason and I have decided that we are moving forward with going through Adoption.....and for people that are already thinking we are adopting another cat.....The answer would be NO....we are NOT adopting another Cat to add to our pack.

We have decided to start the process of adoption via County Adoption services. We have pondered and prayed about it...and events prior to making our decision has made us feel at peace and comfortable with the choice to begin our family this way. To those who are curious of why we are pursuing this and not trying everything possible to help us......we found our answer after I had Surgery before Christmas last December. I have a condition that is severe....with a very low chance for even having a successful pregnancy. The chances are only slightly higher with assisted fertility treatment...Maybe 30% with in vitro, but the costs of the procedure in light of this percentage...it doesn't feel right to us. I know that heavenly father has blessed us with this knowledge, it has brought a lot of closure...and had lifted a lot of burden from my shoulders personally. It has given us explanations to why I had another miscarriage last Sept & back in 2005. It explains a lot about infertility...as well as a lot of other issues I never really had answers to. I'm grateful that we know that we can make informed choices with the gift of knowledge....and I know that there are little spirits out there that need a loving home. A home that hopefully Jason and I will be able to provide. We began our journey yesterday, at a mandatory Orientation meeting necessary to begin the process. We have a lot of paperwork to fill out, and requirements to meet...so it's a little overwhelming.

We wanted to share the good news with our family & close friends....and hope that you will support us in this new adventure. Kim & Jason

Reminiscing

I came across this video where Jason decided to play a joke with me. The previous night we saw a skunk in the shadows which about freaked us out. After a long work day & coming home, Jason somehow coaxed me to check out something outside. The rest is in the video. What a Prankster!

Carousel

For my 32nd Birthday Last December.....We went to Disneyland (Was able to get a free pass from Rob)....I was so excited to ride the Carousel. Like a child...of course I wanted the big pretty horse...and let me tell you that I forgot that I'm still short for an adult....and it was hard to get my leg in the stirrup...but lo and behold because it was my birthday...I was determined and I was able to climb it! It was fun. At least I have 12 more months before I turn another year older....maybe the next time I will end up sitting on the boring bench that doesn't do anything on the carousel.