Did I mention my new obsession??

I am so totally loving Tinkerbell lately..she is my new obsession. I first got a pocketbook with her on it and now I am hooked!! Just look how cute she is...and sparkly...hehe!!

My Miracle

In my English 4 Honors class, we had to write a ballad this week with 24 lines. Today we got to read them out loud, so I thought I would also share it with all of you. Hope you like it!

My Miracle

By: Lindsey Jones

1. A baby girl needs a home

A place to shed her tears

She is alone and has no one

No one to calm her fears

2. Soon my parents will adopt her

By flying across the sea

To meet their new Daughter

What a great moment it will be

3. My parents have been through so much

It's hard to understand

The unknown lives they never knew

Like footprints in the sand

4. Chloe will be a blessing

A chance for a new hope

To erase and start anew

The perfect way to cope

5. I pray for her every night

Hoping her heart will mend

Before I cry myself to sleep

I blow her kisses in the wind

6. Chloe will be my miracle

My little "China Doll"

She will be loved by many

A special love to us all

Happy (Insert old age here) Birthday, Sherry and Debbie

I wanted to wish a Happy Birthday to 2 special people in my life. I love ya'll and Chloe will to. I love you so much that I decided to surprise both of you with a special post telling how great ya'll are (Insert evil laugh..MUUHAAA)

Today is my Great-Aunt Sherry's B-Day (better not put age..LOL)..and a blackmail pic of baby Sherry..LOL..tooo cute!

Tomorrow is my Aunt Debbie's B-day (again better not tell age..LOL) Yet another cute picture..LOL..

I know what both of you are going to say:

Sherry: "JONES...YOU BETTER TAKE THAT PICTURE OFF!!

Aunt Deb: (turning red putting hands on cheeks) "OMG LINDZ THAT PIC BETTER BE OFF BY TOMORROW!!"

So I thought I would save both of you a headache. I'M NOT TAKING IT OFF AND YOU CAN'T MAKE ME BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW MY PASSWORD..MUUUHHHAA!!!!

Monday..Need I say more??

** Just to clarify something...in my last post Thumbs Down that someone at school had said the stuff about Chloe being just a little part of my life..anyway I failed to mention that the person who said that was a TEACHER!!! None of my friends would have ever said anything like that, and my teacher Mrs. F. was way out of line and I let her know that! Thanks for the encouraging comments from you guys on my last post..I sure needed it that day!!**
Yep the worst day of the week MoNdAy is here yet again! The only thing that keeps me going through the day is Chloe. When the dreadful Monday rolls around again, to energize me I just think Monday means we are another week closer to Chloe!!! Next Monday will mark 2 months of being DTC! It seems like yesterday we heard the sweet letters D~T~C, 3 letters that "seals the deal" and makes all the paperwork seem worth while. The morning of July 25, 2005 was just a normal summer day for me, sleeping late, doing nothing, etc. Until I called my Moms work and my Aunt told me the wonderful news, our dossier had FINALLY been sent from our agency to China!!! I was so excited and anxious to share the news with my family and friends!!

It has been an amazing 2 months, preparing for Chloe's arrival. I hope the next couple of months goes as fast as the first 2!! This Saturday at our local college, Isothermal they are having the annual "Baby Fair" and my Mom and I are so going!! Hopefully we will find things for Chloe..HEHE...like she needs more LOL!!

Thumbs down!

When we started the adoption process and told family and friends about "why we chose China" we knew that some people would not be as supportive as others. Some people assume we are adopting from China because it is my parents last resort for a child or "second best". Totally NOT true. That is like a kick in the face to a adopted child, that will make them think less of themselves as they grow up. I DO NOT want Chloe to think in a way that would make her feel less important because her China mom didn't want her.

I want her to understand that her China mom did love her, she loved her enough to give her a chance to have a loving family and a happy home. Chloe is loved already by my family and friends. She is the most important thing to me, she is not just a baby to me, she is a miracle to my entire family!

I had someone at school tell me yesterday that China and Chloe are just a little part of my life, and they are not of much importance. I was thinking HELLO IN THERE...DO YOU HAVE A BRAIN??? You just made my self esteem plummet! I kept on thinking about that Wizard of Oz song "If SHE only had a brain......."

Chloe's Nursery

We started working on Chloe's room in July. At the beginning of August, I bought a crib and surprised my Mom with it. Now all we have left to do is get the mural painted, finish putting the curtains up and some other little things. Since we know when our LID was ( one month ago to the day!!!) , i'm so anxious to finish it! Here is a couple of pictures from her room so far......**Once we finish her nursery, I will add a link to go directly to the pictures**


This rocker was mine when I was little. I decided this summer to paint it, draw on it and give it to Chloe!


One of the windows


A beautiful chinese umbrella Carlie bought Chloe at Disney World!


A little table with I Love You Like Crazy Cakes and the pink poodle I made Chloe was the 1st thing we bought her.

LID!!!!

Like cold water to a weary soul, is good news from a distant land.
~Proverbs 25:25~

We got a e-mail from our agency today saying we are LID August 11 2005!! Here is the e-mail....

Your log-in confirmation arrived today. Your dossier was received by the China Center of Adoption Affairs and your information logged-in to their computer system on August 11 2005.

I feel like the luckest girl on earth!!!! I am so blessed with a WONDERFUL family, great friends and the love of a precious baby girl somewhere in China! We're coming Chloe!!!! God is good...all the time! All the time...God is good!!!!!!!

Kisses In The Wind

I hold you in my heart and touch you in my dreams.
You are here each day with me, at least that's how it seems.

I know you wonder where we are...what's taking us so long.

But remember child, I love you so and God will keep you strong.

Now go outside and feel the breeze and let it touch your skin...

Because tonight, just as always, I blow you kisses in the wind.

May God hold you in His hand until I can be with you.

I promise you, my darling, I'm doing all that I can do.

Very soon, you'll have a family for real, not just pretend.

But for tonight, just as always, I blow you kisses in the wind.

May God wrap you in His arms and hold you very tight.

And let the angels bring the kisses that I send to you each night.
~Unknown

TGIF!!!!

....The best sentence in the English Language if you ask me! This weekend is even better because it is extra long thanks to Labor Day, which to me means more sleep...z...z...z...! I will be getting plenty of it, esp. since gas is costing an arm and a leg. I also need to get caught up on all the sleep I don't get on school days.

~A "Mary Update"~

Me and Mary at my house on Monday.

Today was a very scary day. My parents, me and Mary were going to go see a movie in Spartanburg tonight, but on our way Mary got sick and started throwing up, shaking and almost passed out. So we used a judgement call..we called an ambulance to take Mary to the closest hospital. Once we arrived at the Spartanburg Hospital and the Dr.'s got Mary started on Morphine she finally started feeling better. When Kim got there at around 11:30 we finally got to go home. So as you can see today was not a good day at all for Mary, but after taking her for a CT scan, they think that she was so sick because her liver was swelled a big (probably due to all the different meds she is on). So please continue to pray for her as well as the people affected by Hurricane Katrina.