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I really love lettering in pretty much any form. I am obsessed with cool fonts and calligraphy and even handwriting.

I'd love to take a calligraphy class someday. This video inspired me to bump it up on my to do list. How cool is his lettering? wow.

via: Hi + Low

Such a cool shot

I loved this photograph posted today on The Satorialist.

It makes me want to live in Paris or Milan so I can take my girls to fashion shows.


Beautiful.

50 Days Waiting For LOA


It's been 50 days! 50 DAYS ALREADY!!! Can you believe it? We have been waiting for our letter of approval for 50 so far and they usually come between 60 and 90 days. Usually more towards the 90 part and occasionally a bit over 90. I have told myself to not even start thinking about getting it till 60 and not start hoping for it till 70 days. We will travel about 6 weeks after we get LOA. It still looks like May travel for now. We will see!!! :0) I am starting to get REALLY excited. I am trying hard to just keep content and enjoy where we are. So far I am doing great with that. It helps that we have been CRAZY busy! Hee hee.. It also helps knowing that soon my friend will be there with her and I should be getting new pictures and I HOPE video. YAY!!!! It does a mommy's heart good to see her baby while she waits.


AAACCCCKKKK! I am getting CRAZY excited. It's COMING people. We are almost into MARCH here. We are talking 2 or 3 months here. Soon I will be holding that gorgeous little bundle of sweetness in that photo. Soon I will be hearing her laugh for the first time... Cuddling with her for the first time...chasing a barely 2 year old around again. WOW! OK... breathing deep... staying calm.
;0) Angel
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For My Momma..

I would like to dedicate this song to my momma. When my friends and I heard it we could not stop laughing. AND NO my mom does not buy crud like they do in the song! Most of the awesome stuff in Kaiya's new room were things she found while cruisin' EBAY. I think she is the new reigning queen of ebay!! When I heard this song I knew it would make her laugh. So here's to you momma.... I am LOVIN your ebay skills and I love you. Angel Face


This Gave Me The Giggles...

When something makes me smile this big I have to share it with you. No I don't know this kiddo but he is so AWESOME! Thanks for sharing it Nonny.



:0) Angel

Two New Little Gifts At Eagle's Nest...

Eagle's Nest has taken in two more little cherubs who had nowhere else to go. They just arrived at the home this past weekend. There are no funds for them yet. Just faith that God will provide as He has for the rest of them. Aren't they precious??? The little girl in the first picture is Irma. Loving the cheeks right? The little boy with the AWESOME hair is Jairo. What gorgeous Guatababies!!


Your generosity for the children at Eagle's Nest has been amazing. THANK YOU! Russ and I want to help these two new babies but we can't take care of both on our own due to our adoption expenses at the moment. Can you help us support these little blessings?
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Eagle's Nest just needs to get over the hump till adoptions in Guatemala open again. We hope and pray that is very soon. Soon these babies can be matched with loving mommies and daddies.
Every dollar you can give helps! Eagle's Nest does not want to turn these babies away knowing what they face if they are not taken in. If we can help them make it through this tough time it will make a huge difference. Every child they help is a child who has a second chance at life.
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You can make a one time gift or sponsor a child monthly. You can give as much as you can afford. You will receive monthly updates and reports for the child you help to support. To give to a child or to the home simply go to http://www.eaglesnestint.org/ and click on HOW CAN I HELP... when you scroll down on the page there is a pay pal donation button. It is WAY easy to give. Every little bit really does help. If you want to e-mail me you can get in touch with me at angelweir@gmail.com
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Thank you so much for caring. For those who care about our sponsor child- Droopy Dog we still have no information on how she is since the government moved her. I pray for her so much. We just want her to go to a good home. I will let you know if we find out more. I will also update if I get new pictures of these cutie patooties.
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:0) Angel

Adoption and Lessons In Compassion


Well I wasn't planning on spilling the beans on my little surprise till China but I had to tell you a special story. We all know my little slide shows are really special for me. When I hear a song that hits me I store it away in my mental slide show file for later. As of last week I hadn't found that perfect song for the day we meet Kaiya. I knew it had to be the perfect song. So while we were on our way to drop off Zoe at school last week I prayed... I know, I know. Maybe you think it's strange to pray about that but I don't. God and I chat about things all day every day. ;0) So I prayed that God would show me the perfect song. I kid you not.... 2 songs later a song came on and I almost started bawling but figured that wasn't smart when driving car pool. We had dropped off Zoe at this point so I asked Kaitlyn if she wanted to listen to it. I rewound the XM radio and she listened really carefully.

When I looked in the review mirror I felt like her eyes were getting more and more full of tears. I thought I must be mistaken. She must be tired or something. After all- there was no way that a four year old could get the link... be deeply touched by music that way right?

When it was over I said, "Baby, your eyes look sad. Are you sleepy?" Kaitlyn said, "No Mommy, it's just that this song makes me think about Kaiya and about Zoe in Guatemala. I think about Zoe when she was in that mudslide and she was alone. It makes me sad. I don't want Kaiya to be alone in China. I am so glad we are going to be her family."

Well that did it. Then I was really crying. I was glad we had arrived at our destination by that point. We sat in the car and listened to the words together. All week I have just kept reflecting on it. Look what God has done.... I had no idea the profound lessons God would teach my children through this journey He has asked us to take.

It is so easy to think that when we make a choice to do something big in our heart it won't reach very far. It's easy to think we can't really make a difference. The truth is we will never know the profound difference we make. We won't realize the way we are changing the course of history. What will our children do because our faith changed their hearts? What will their children do? What will our friends and loved ones do differently because we chose to be unafraid?

Seeing Kaitlyn's heart and compassion for orphans touched me deeply. It is something far beyond anything I could have explained to her.... This precious heart is a gift of God. Something she could only learn by seeing it. I thank the Lord that through these crazy hard lessons not only has He been changing me but He is teaching my little princesses so much more than I could ever have hoped to teach them. This 4 year old gets things that many 40 year olds still try to grasp or ignore all together.

So here is the song.... In a few months, Lord Willing, you will watch me meet my little Kaiya for the first time to this music. The journey to a family through her eyes...
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"When You Look Me In The Eyes"


-If the heart is always searching,


Can you ever find a home?


I've been looking for that someone,


I can't make it on my own.
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Dreams can't take the place of loving you,


There's gotta be a million reasons why it's true.
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When you look me in the eyes,


And tell me that you love me.


Everything's alright,


When you're right here by my side.
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When you look me in the eyes,


I catch a glimpse of heaven.


I find my paradise,


When you look me in the eyes.
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How long will I be waiting,


To be with you again


Gonna tell you that I love you,


In the best way that I can.
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I can't take a day without you here,


You're the light that makes


my darkness disappear.
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When you look me in the eyes,


And tell me that you love me.


Everything's alright,


When you're right here by my side.
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When you look me in the eyes,


I catch a glimpse of heaven.


I find my paradise,


When you look me in the eyes.
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More and more, I start to realize,


I can reach my tomorrow,


I can hold my head up high,


And it's all because you're by my side.
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When you look me in the eyes,


And tell me that you love me.


Everything's alright,


When you're right here by my side.
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When I hold you in my arms,


I know that it's forever.


I just gotta let you know,


I never wanna let you go.
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When you look me in the eyes.


And tell me that you love me.


Everything's alright,


When you're right here by my side.
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When you look me in the eyes,


I catch a glimpse of heaven.


I find my paradise,


When you look me in the eyes.

When you watch the video try to ignore all the screaming teeny bopper girls. ;0) They won't be in my video.





Don't underestimate yourself and the impact you make. Keep walking the path you know you should be on. Your children see it. Their hearts take it in. Hugs, Angel

Another Care Package For Kaiya!!!

How blessed am I? A momma with my agency is going to pick up her sweet little baby named Tia at the SWI where Kaiya is staying. Ellie is SO precious to bring Kaiya a second care package from us. Not only that but she is going to try valiantly to get pictures and video of my sweet baby. YOU HEARD RIGHT! So here are the details. I got to send the nannies copies of all the pictures that were taken last time so they could keep them. I also wrote them a letter. I thanked them for how hard they work and told them how happy it made me to see the sweet lady caring for Kaiya. YES! I also shamelessly hinted that I love her hair and can't wait to put bows in it. I guess we will see if it works. Besides I used babble fish to translate so for all I know it really says I hate long hair please make her head bald and shiny. Hee hee.. I hope they don't shave her beautiful hair but I am prepared with a million adorable hats if they do. ;0)

Here is her package all packed with her name on it. It wasn't bursting at the seems this time. I kept myself under control since it was my second care package and I know she has warm clothes!


This was my favorite part of the care package. I hope it works well!! It is a disposable digital camcorder. It's from CVS Pharmacy. It holds 20 minutes of video and then they will develop it and put it on DVD with software for sharing!
It's $30 which I wouldn't normally spend but it's way worth it to get a video from China of our baby. She might be able to get a video of my friend's baby there too. So that would be awesome. Just wanted to share for those of you who have waiting kiddos where this might come in handy.

We sent some warm, soft jammies. I figured they could be a nice first layer for our sweet ladybug.
Kaitlyn helped me pick them out for our girl.
This is the toy Kaitlyn picked out for her.

When you pull on it the bug lights up and makes little sounds. Very cute.

Here is a tired Kaitlyn looking just THRILLED to display the tootsie rolls we sent in the bag. :0) We sent these for the nannies and older kiddos.

I am sending HUGE thank you to Ellie for making the effort to do this for us and for our babies. You are precious and I will make every effort to pay it forward and bless others the way you are blessing us!

I am so pumped to follow Ellie's trip to China. She leaves THIS week!!! WOOHOOO!!! She should be meeting her sweet little baby girl and our Kaiya as well as our friend's baby on the 2nd or 3rd of March. I have told her to just post pics in whatever way is easiest. So if you help me stalk her blog we just might see pics of Kaiya there first. Let me know if you spot them before I do!!! I AM SOOOO EXCITED! GO ELLIE! We will be cheering you on. I can't wait to see Tia in your arms.

http://www.crossing-our-tees.blogspot.com/

Hugs, Angel

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Lee Industries

I still love my Lee Industries sofa today as much as when I bought at Crate & Barrel two years ago. It's given me a strong appreciation for well-constructed furniture.
I felt pretty fancy when I saw that Sofia has the same sofa (different color) in her Soho loft.


Their furniture is classic-yet-contemporary and comes in every possible fabric choice you could imagine. Here are a few of my faves from their website. I could easily furnish my entire house with their beautiful stuff.

For the living areas




For the Den
For the dining table
For the Bedroom
For the Nursery


(this chair is junior-sized - I'll take two, please.)
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The Cuteness Never Stops!

Kaitlyn: Why did God make lots of different stuff?

Me: Well... do you mean like how He made animals and people?

Kaitlyn: I'm not worried about ANIMALS and PEOPLE mommy..... What I am worried about is TOYS and HOUSES and BARBIES!!

Me: (trying not to giggle) Ohhhh... I see. Well, God makes people and people make different toys and houses and Barbies.

Kaitlyn: WHY??

Me: Well, don't you think having lots of different kinds of toys is fun?

Kaitlyn: OHHHHH OK. (Then she immediately leaves the room)

Gotta love her. She makes me smile every day. :0) Angel

Interesting

One of my blogger buddies http://adoptingfromrussia2.blogspot.com/ posted this video. It's a preview for a movie. I found it so interesting. Thought you might be interested too! I do tend to feel that tolerance and free speech lean in one direction. I am highly supportive of tolerance and fair speech for all ends of the spectrum. I'll have to check this one out. :0)

KK Cuteness for the day


Daddy, why do ALL of mommy's friends have the SAME name?? All of them have the name Mrs.

Starting Over with the Bedroom

I went again (begrudgingly) to IKEA yesterday to return the two navy blue shades and some yellow striped drapes.

Here's what I got while there:

White shades. Much better than the navy. I don't know what I was thinking.
White lamps.
Frames galore for my new prints and some family photos that I'm photoshopping to death to create a soft dreamy look and washed out colors. I'm still working out the kinks, but I think the effect will look cool.

I love the ribba frame. Probably the best thing IKEA sells. I got a selection in white and in dark wood.

I got one of these frames too, just to mix it up a little.


Also, I saw this on design*sponge today and it reminded me that I have some cool, ornate frames down in my basement that I should paint up glossy white or another fun color to mix in with my simple ribba frames.

I bought a great rug that I have been eying for a while. I can't find it on IKEA's website, so you'll just have to wait until I post the completed room pictures to see it. It is still wrapped up in plastic because I'm not done painting the room yet, but I have high hopes that it will look cool in my room.

As per Michael's request, I'm looking for a wooden bench to go at the foot of the bed. I thought about this one from IKEA, but for $59, I think I can find a cooler one elsewhere. One that is easier to paint or already has a pretty, dark stain.
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Guatacuties


Today we had SO much fun. We got to meet some Guatabuddies at The Woodlands Children's Museum. It was so much fun. We hung out with
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Candy and Kya Blu from
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as well as a few other friends. It was a GREAT afternoon. I can hardly wait till next time. Here are a few pictures and a little video I put together with my little flip camcorder. I just did it really quickly in like 10 minutes. I was having fun seeing what it can do. I also stole a few from Candy's blog! Enjoy. :0) Angel
























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