tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171024473702670692012-02-05T01:52:03.819-05:00"...all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be." PS 139:16Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.comBlogger1961100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-46810374068161889832011-12-14T21:59:00.003-05:002011-12-14T22:43:32.541-05:00

Lili came in the living room with a piece of paper tonight and asked me to make her a paper airplane. Well, sorry...but I haven't got a clue. I couldn't make a paper airplane with two engines and a room full of engineers!!!!David was taking a nap...gearing up for his allnight research paper mode. Of course...he makes GREAT paper airplanes. So...Lili was fit to be tied. So, out of options...I

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Well, this is how we started out almost five years ago with our beautiful Lili. This picture below was actually taken just as we got off the airplane after a grueling 36 hour trip home from China to adopt this little monkey. She hadn't smiled too much up until this point...didn't smile too much for quite some time after this either. It was a pretty rough transition for this little angel.Now,

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Aly and her toothbrush had a bit of a tussle tonight...looks like the toothbrush won!!! In HIS Mighty Grip~

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Resurrection Sunday is a glorious Day indeed. It is the Day that we remember and celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This past Resurrection Sunday we decided to add something amazing to that celebration. Not that we could ever top or compete with what that day means to us...but that day just seemed so fitting for what happened this year. This year David had the honor,

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So, we were watching a movie the other night and Aly started fidgeting. She is like me...she has a hard time sitting still and watching a movie ...just watching a movie...nothing else. I end up flipping through a magazine or suring the internet or knitting or something else. Anyway...she ended up with a piece of paper and her colored pencils. She was busy writing something...doing something.

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This past Saturday we piled in the van and headed to Jacksonville for a day of shopping and fun!! We had such a great day. Loaded up on Fall/winter stuff for the girls, hit the craft store for some goodies and then...it happened...Lili got her ears pierced!!!! She had been waffling as to whether or not she really wanted to go through with it. She finally decided and so we did it quick before

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We are studying the book of 1John. Actually I am using the book of 1 John to help the Noodles to learn HOW to study God's word. We are taking it verse by verse...reading, meditating, discussing, memorizing, praying, and copying the words of life onto paper. I love to watch them copy from the Bible. Well, Lili is still a little reluctant, but it will come. The words will soon begin to seep in

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So...here are a few of the amazing smiles that I am FORCED to look at and admire each and every day of my life. Am I blessed or what?? Not sure if she was cold or just posing...but I love that smile either way!                                                 No...it's not snowing in Florida...the girls are enjoying running through the falling pear blossoms. Here is the princess

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Alrighty then...let's get to it!!!  I have a lot of pics to show...hope you enjoy this installment. It was handwork day in school back in May. This is Lili learning to do a running stitch. I think she sewed on a button as well. Good job baby!! Aly working hard on her latch hook rug thingy. It took her awhile to get the hang of it, but once she got it...she got it!! "Whatsoever thy

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I know...I know... has been since the beginning of the year since I posted...worse yet, it was the previous spring since I posted before that!!!! I really do have a good reason. Okay...here goes.My computer was full...literally FULL. I couldn't upload any photos...none...nada...zip!! Okay...so now I have a new laptop with LOTS more space. I got it this summer, but then we lost the cable to

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Okay...so I know that it has been MONTHS since I posted last...all I can say is...SORRY!!!!I promise to get a big post together with a LOT of photos. It has been kind of crazy around here and there were other priorities and well, I just never got around to posting!!!So...here are a couple of pictures to tide you over...I told you it has been a little crazy around here!!!My georgous China Babe...

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Our precious Little Miss Alyson is 6 years old today!!! WHOOOO HOOOO!!! Time has flown so quickly and she has grown up so very much. She is an amazing child and since I just posted all the pics from her 5 years with us, I thought today I would post pictures from all the birthdays so far. Alyson...you are beyond anything I could have ever imagined. I am so very thankful to God above for giving you

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It is hard to believe that 5 years ago this very day, David and I became parents for the first time. In a crowded conference room, in a hotel on the other side of the world, a precious bundle of joy was placed in my arms and the earth seemed to stop moving for a moment. Tears flowed, hearts swelled, knees went weak and we finally had our beautiful Aly!! That little bundle of love was clothed in

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Wow...I cannot believe that it has been three years tomorrow since we were handed one of the two most amazing children on the planet. Somehow God chose to give them to us...we still don't know what we did to deserve this little screaming Tiger Lili, but THANK YOU GOD FOR HER!!!! Check out our travel blog to see all the posts from our trip three years ago. I have never met a child who talks more,

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Today is Liliana Grace MinQin's FOURTH birthday!!!!! WHOOOO HOOOOO....dinner tonight...party Saturday...life is GOOD!!!! Thank you Father Abba for all your many blessings on our family...not the LEAST of which is our beautiful and amazing Tiger Lili!! We hope you enjoy these pictures of her over the last few years. "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for thekingdom

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I do hope that you and your families had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day...with lots of turkey, pecan pie and wonderful traditions...all wrapped up in many many moments of Thanks to our Father who gave it all to us!!!! We had a day just like that and we made lots of wonderful memories that will last us a long long time!!I have pictures from the day, but I will have to share them later as they aren't

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No? I didn't think so!!

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So we were zipping through the grocery store this afternoon when Lili pipes up out of nowhere with, "Mamma, what makes YOU such a GREAT teacher?" I wasn't quite sure what the emphasis meant at first so I said, "Well, I don't know...do you think I am a great teacher?" She let out with a resounding "NO!!!" (Okay...now I know what the emphasis meant!!) "Well, Lili...why do you think that?" "Because

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There are so many things I wish and pray for my children. As their mother, and keeper of their little hearts and minds...that list seems to grow daily. I pray that they will always look out for each other... I pray that they will be leaders...not just survive the world, but change it!I pray that they would grow in the grace and knowledge of Christ...I pray that they would go boldly into the world

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Struggles abound for sure. Life is crazy...not at all like we planned. Frustrations creep in...fear starts to take over parts of rooms. I wonder what is coming next...for us...for all of us. I pray..."Come quickly Lord Jesus" ...part of me wants him to come right now...a small part, not so much. I look at my husband and my beautiful girls. I am so thankful that God gave all three of them to me.

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Sunday afternoon our friends Eileen and Joe came over with their kids to spend the afternoon swimming with us . We were having a blast when someone suggested that we should go up to Clark's Fish Camp for dinner. So......Everyone piled out of the pool, got dressed and off we went!! Boy...was that a GREAT idea!! We had so much fun!!! We had never been there before, but we WILL be going back!! Enjoy

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Good Morning!! Just wanted stopped by to post a video and a few pictures from this last week. We have been having such fun with school and life this past week...Enjoy!!There is a big ole vine hanging from a big ole tree in our front yard and Aly finnaly found the courage to swing from it!! Ah...such fun!! Does it get any better than a messy ice cream bar? I think not!!! Now thats what I'M

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Well, school has finally come to the Swindler household!! We started on Monday and I am just to excited I can hardly stand it!!I have already learned several very important things...Aly is going to give me a run for my money for sure!! She has NO patience and wants to learn it all right this very moment!! I try to keep the lessons short, but she doesn't quite agree. I have decided that I need to

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Well, it's coming down to the last few days of summer. Most everyone we know has already started school and we start on Monday. What happened???? I can't believe it is almost over!!Here are a few pictures of us enjoying these last few days! The precious baby doing the Chinese Squat . She took the cushion out of the chair for this one...not sure why as her little tushy is not resting on the

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Time Marches on...Lili grows by leaps and bounds with each passing day. One thing never changes...BARLEY MAX ROCKS!! Even so, things change. She used to chew up the capsules...but now...she just eats the paste right off of a spoon!!! Can you say "NASTY on SO many levels??" BLECH!!!! Don't get me wrong, I am thrilled beyond words that she will eat it. It is so very very good for her little body,

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Just to let you know that I have also updated the homeschool blog.Check the link on the right!!Take a Wok with us~

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Sorry I have been AWOL most of the summer. We've been sick (understatement of the century!), and also very busy getting geared up for Aly to start Home School in two weeks. Ah...the planning!!!Anyway...David reminded me the other night that the opening picture on my blog was still Obama from my last post and that I needed to blog again if for no other reason that to get that picture off of my

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Today marks six months in office for President Barack Hussein Obama. The bible says that we are supposed to give thanks for everything...In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.1 Thes. 5:18so...Today I am thankful that we only have to put up with this for 3 and 1/2 more years!!!!Come quickly Lord Jesus!!!!

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Okay...so you can usually find me wandering around the house doing whatever I am doing with a kitchen towel thrown over my shoulder. I have found it to be a very comfortable thing to have on my shoulder...I use it quite often and feel pretty "undressed" without it. Doesn't matter if I am in my robe, my pj's or dressed up...it is usually perched right there on my shoulder. It comes in handy for

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"Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls." Jeremiah 6:16Wow...don't let anyone tell you that parenting is easy!! Oh...I'm not talking about the physical stuff...meals, laundry, bath time, bedtime, play dates, activities, the playing and the dressing up...I am realizing daily that those are are

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-68276217202451589732009-05-27T01:16:00.004-04:002009-05-27T01:27:59.825-04:00

Okay...I have a HUGE post with lots of pictures that I am working on. We lost the cable to the camera so I couldn't download that 5000 or so pictures that were on there. (Yes, David...we did find the cable on my desk under God only knows what!!) Anyway...we found the cable and they are downloaded and you will see some fun stuff in the next few days. In the meantime I MUST tell you a funny that

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For Today...Outside my window... Dark with just a hint of the morning light peeking through the trees. I think we are supposed to have more rain today. The sun came out yesterday for a little while...I almost didn't recognize it!I am thinking... about all the men and women of all the Men and Women who have given their lives so that we could enjoy the freedoms we have today in this country. I am

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For Today... Outside my window... it is supposed to be near 90 today. Oh how I wish the pool was ready to use!! I am thinking... about all I have to do today From the learning rooms... just winding up stuff and thinking about the summer. I am thankful for... my home and all who live here!! I am wearing... my black house dress...getting ready to go hit the shower. I am reading... no leisure

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For Today... Outside my window... The sun is shining very brightly, yet there are extremely dark clouds off in the distance. It is amazing how those dark clouds make the brightness of the sun that much brighter. Do I even need to expand on the thought there is a WHOLE sermon AND a song somewhere in the above statement???? Wow!!! I am thinking... about what the next few years will hold for

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The Wild Noodles love love love the movie, "Arthur and the Invisibles". We watch it quite regularly. Last night we were watching it and one particular scene sent Lili into hysterics. She had never laughed quite that hard at the scene, but this time she just wouldn't stop. David kept rewinding and replaying it and the laughter just got better and better.We all know how infections the laughter of a

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We went to Jacksonville to see Disney On Ice!!!We drank sugary drinks and clapped wildly when "Mater" and "Lightning McQueen" came flying out onto the ice!! Okay...well, mostly Mater...we LOVE Mater!!!! Girls Day Out with Mommy at Disney On Ice was the best ever!! We found out that we make stunning Princesses!We endulged our passion for drinking salsa through a straw.We just looked stunning no

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For Today...Outside my window... The Sun is shining, but I see dark clouds off to the North!!From the learning rooms... a little math, a little geography, working on our books of the Bible, catching up on Aly's journal from all of our adventures last week.I am thankful for... A friend who thought of us last week and passed on tkts to Disney On Ice when they could not go. The girls were so excited

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For Today...Outside my window... it is overcast and 75 degrees. I am thinking... that I am not a fan of pollen. Nor are my sinus's and my eyes!!From the learning rooms... not a lot formally at the table today as the girls and I are heading to the grocery store later. There is always lots to learn while we are there!! We will work on memorization in the car. When we get back we will do some

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Start with one very excited DaddyChop up some yummy green peppers and other assorted goodiesPut it all in the blender with other assorted spices and such (I will NOT divulge the secret recipe so don't even go there!)Let the 5 yr old shove some of it into the blender too!!Do it over and over a few times.Don't forget to let the 5 year old pulse the blender some!! This step is crucial as it goes

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For Today...Outside my window... It is still dark and it is 53 degrees. Today is supposed to be the only sunny day this week. You know what that means...RAIN!!! WHOOO HOOO!!I am thinking... that I wish I hadn't woken up so early this morning (4am), but since I did, I wish I had made better use of the time!!From the learning rooms... I think we are going to work on getting some of Aly's

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The following conversation happened earlier this week... Lili: Mamma? Me: Yes Lili. Lili: I have a question. Me: Okay...what is it. Lili: Did Jesus die on a cross or in a car? Me: ****crickets chirping**** Have a great Wednesday....In HIS Mighty Grip

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For Today...Outside my window... it is raining and 63 degrees. I have windows open and the front door open and it is wonderful! I absolutely LOVE rainy days. Something about them makes me feel fresh and new and clean. I guess just the thought of God giving us all a good washing. My Daddy always told me that I would probably end up living in Seattle...HA!! I am thinking... about all the changes

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For Today... Outside my window... It is rather foggy and overcast and looks like we might get some rain! We REALLY need it although it is not in the forcast. Instead, it is 64 degrees and planning to get up to 80 once this fog burns off. I am thinking... that Lili looks so adorable standing in the chair at the diningroom/homeschool table with her little Elmo underware and a tee shirt on as she

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-49065564265228302952009-03-13T18:44:00.002-04:002009-03-13T19:00:03.486-04:00

I am sitting here listening to Aly and David play chess. He has been waiting since the day we adopted her to teach her to play and a few weeks ago he finally pulled out the chess set that we bought in China and began to teach her. She is still learning and has a long way to go...I mean, it IS Chess...but the last time they played, she almost beat him.The night she almost she nearly beat him!!

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For Today...Outside my window... The light is just starting to peek out and it is 54 degrees. It is supposed to be a beautiful sunny day with a high of 74.I am thinking... that I wish I hadn't woken up quite so early...the clock read 5:34!!From the learning rooms... we have some science experiments and some copywork to do. We are also behind on our bible verses and need to review what we have

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-18563148357272143382009-03-08T13:39:00.003-04:002009-03-08T14:09:24.833-04:00

So last night David and I were watching tv and Lili was playing with her Lego's on the floor beside me. She was making wonderful things to eat and drink and sharing them with us and I was half listening and taking them as she offered them to me. Suddenly I realized that she was saying something that didn't make any sense so I stopped and asked her to repeat herself. With a big ole smile she told

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-91828979201613196802009-02-24T22:23:00.002-05:002009-02-24T22:35:50.611-05:00

Now THIS is what it means to put feet to your faith!! I was reading in David's Liberty University newsletter the other night and came across this wonderful testimony to what God is pleased to accomplish through a bunch of faithful college students!!!! I was and am so very moved by this story!!!!Of course it all about adoption...which just makes it that much sweeter for me!!Anyway...here is the

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-25335441401486057362009-01-31T01:21:00.011-05:002009-01-31T11:37:32.777-05:00

Gung Hay Fat Choy...which means "Best wishes and Congratulations. Have a prosperous and Happy New Year."We got together last weekend with our Chinese Adoption group to celebrate the beginning of The Year of the Ox. It was a lot of fun and the children all had a wonderful time celebrating their heritage. A few years ago I had a friend attend a Chinese New Year party with us and she was so moved.

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-46365081657669111602009-01-19T11:00:00.003-05:002009-01-19T11:49:45.262-05:00

Last night I asked Jesus to come into my heart and save me from all the sins I ever committed and ever will!Last night was a special night for me. I asked Jesus into my heart and it was a very very special night. In Heaven the Angels were having a party for me and God wrote my name in the Book of Life.That night was a very very special night because now I have been adopted two times. Once by my

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-23731412602028993572009-01-10T00:23:00.004-05:002009-01-10T00:37:30.143-05:00

This is a picture of the Gingerbread house that the girls and I made for Christmas.Last week on trash day I finally bit the bullet and threw it away. I was hoping that Lili wouldn't be too devastated since she sat and looked at it almost daily.It wasn't pretty!!!I told them what I was doing, and let them say goodbye to the lovely little house. Poor Lili! She hit the roof!!! A meltdown of Dramatic

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-16631978136041092892009-01-08T13:54:00.004-05:002009-01-08T14:18:19.996-05:00

Okay...so I have a huge holiday catch up post to do, but it's not ready yet...so I will indulge my friend Jenny and give in to her tag!! Love ya Jen!!!So here goes...I have been "tasked" to open the 4th photo folder on my computer and then post the 4th picture in the folder and describe what's pictured.Here it is...OMG!!!! Is that not the cutest thing ever!!!!! One of my favorite things that Aly

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Wow...it has only been a few weeks since I updated and so much has been going on here at the Swindler house. I keep meaning to blog, but then I got started on something else and got sidetracked. Anyway...go get some coffee, tea or some Xanax and enjoy December with the Swindler family!!!yep...I'm three now!!! Can you even believe it?? Now that I am officially three...you have permission to call

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About a week ago Aly came to me with her stuffed turtle (Sissy...also known as "Verne" from Over the Hedge) and her stuffed Monkey (Xue Lian...also known as "Curious George"). She said that Sissy and Xue Lian had gotten married and were expecting a new baby! Of course we then had to clarify that Sissy is indeed a boy, and that Xue Lian is indeed a girl, but once that was clear I was all onboard

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-5973599113453395122008-12-08T17:09:00.004-05:002008-12-08T17:45:21.659-05:00

Okay...so who knows how these things actually happen...something is said, maybe it is heard wrong or maybe it is said wrong or any combination thereof. Anyway, I was reminding Lili to go sit on the potty the other day. Her normal response is to have a total and utter meltdown!! I mean it is hysterical!! She throws a good old fit with the flailing arms and all. (Can you tell that she HATES HATES

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-60355078919174770322008-12-02T11:56:00.006-05:002008-12-02T13:07:39.383-05:00

This picture really says it all. This was still in China, but it really sums up the first 6 months or so with my little Angel!! ;-) She was 12 months old here. Here is Miss Tiger Lili with her Aunt Babs on the plane heading home to the states.This is right after she first laid eyes on her Daddy...they connected immediately!!Just finishing up a big crying fest...one of MANY to come!!! Daddy is

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-50189971292379107942008-11-27T09:52:00.002-05:002008-11-27T10:10:04.376-05:00

"...It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and voice by the whole American people. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-14266830633354401322008-11-21T11:17:00.007-05:002008-11-21T23:15:29.589-05:00

He just turned the tv on to see what was going on in the world and they said it..."The space shuttle Endeavor is scheduled to lift off tonight at 7:55pm from Cape Canaveral" David lit up like a Christmas tree and said, "Let's get in the car and go see it blast off!" Um...okay...lets go!!! So, we piled in the car, gassed it up, grabbed some lunch and headed south. NASA/Cape Canaveral is only

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-73843490154357557292008-11-07T11:50:00.003-05:002008-11-07T12:09:06.832-05:00

Well, I measured and weighed the girlies today...and they are right where they are supposed to be. Aly is just right on the American charts and a giant on the Chinese charts...while my little peanut is a peanut no matter what chart I chart her progress on.Aly has grown nearly 3 inches and gained two whole pounds since January, and Lili has grown a whopping 4 inches and gained 4 pounds since

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-83580094684654201572008-11-02T19:05:00.006-05:002008-11-02T19:54:41.026-05:00

Well, David has gone and done it!! He has gone back to school!! Yep...he is now a little more than halfway through his first semester back. He has finished two classes already and has two more to finish this semester. He is really enjoying it and is doing very well. We are so proud of him.The girls are so precious. When we pray at night before bedtime, they have to pray for "Daddy and his school

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-82925118721038155692008-10-20T17:30:00.000-04:002008-10-20T17:31:13.590-04:00

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I know it's been awhile since I updated. I keep thinking "I need to blog about that" but then I forget or just don't have time. Oh well...here are some recent pictures. Enjoy!We got together at a park in Flagler Beach last week. Lots of fun for seven little girlies. Here are Lili and her buddy Mary Joyce running...as usual. Mary Joyce is the little girl who was in the same orphange with Lili in

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-1616832754831587112008-10-06T16:07:00.004-04:002008-10-14T00:15:31.200-04:00

Yes, at our house we definately DO Quiet Time. It is that most magical part of the day where the girlies scurry around after completing schooltime to gather all their most favorite things to do in a basket. They then take the baskets to their room (Lili) and to my room (Aly). For one whole blessed hour they must stay in their rooms doing their quiet activity (no electronics) and just BE for a bit

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-61609541644451534812008-10-04T23:05:00.004-04:002008-10-04T23:22:59.186-04:00

Last night bedtime for the girls was a nightmare. Lili decided that it was the night to test all of her limits with us and with Aly. Of course we had to be up early to go to a birthday party this morning, so it was NOT the night for TigerLili's shenanigans, but shenanigan she did!!She kept getting up and coming in the living room and then she finally gave up on that and just woke Aly up and

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-28017134837978505312008-09-30T10:02:00.003-04:002008-09-30T10:20:22.369-04:00

Aly and I have found a wonderful new resource. It is called DailyLit and it is a wonderful website where you can subscribe to different books. Most of them are free and they send you a short exerpt of the book each day in your email. There are many books that Aly and I want to read together, but I know that it is just too big to bite off, don't want to go buy it now, or keep checking and

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-80073277198275816142008-09-26T09:36:00.003-04:002008-09-26T09:52:01.275-04:00

Well, we finally did it!!! We booted Lili out of her crib and she now is bunking with Aly in the big Queen sized bed. I don't know which one loves it more. Aly does not like to sleep alone...never has. She needs to be snuggled up to someone somehow. Lili is more than thrilled to comply!Here are Winnie Pooh, Ruby (the rooster), Ed (the bear) and QinQin enjoying a final few moments hanging out in

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-91824001530393844882008-09-21T23:12:00.002-04:002008-09-21T23:19:38.185-04:00

Okay...I have gotten a million emails and posts about the "Ni Hao y'all" shirt that Aly is wearing. I got them both one last year for Christmas from Cafe Press (www.cafepress.com) The back of the shirt says "Zai Jian Yall". Doesn't EVERY little southern girl need one????? I'd say it is a staple!!!!I also got them matching shirts that have two precious little Chinese girls on them and they say "

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-70349453181953784642008-09-19T18:25:00.005-04:002008-09-19T22:11:05.323-04:00

I sent David to the produce stand the other day on his way home. I needed some goodies and as usual...he brought home some other goodies too! This time he brought home a few ears of Silver Queen corn. YUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMYYYYYY!! Anyway...The girlies love corn and Aly loves loves loves to shuck the stuff...whatever! So she and her Daddy set about to shuck it all clean so we could enjoy it for

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-64279297104537727352008-09-18T11:21:00.003-04:002008-09-18T11:38:07.224-04:00

This couple is in China right now to adopt their daughter. Unfortunately upon arriving there, they found out that the little girl was gravely ill. They are desperately trying to get her home to the US so she can receive proper medical care and, of course, they are running into all sorts of red tape and problems.It would seem that this precious little one is on borrowed time and they really need

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-32261232060241768692008-09-12T10:40:00.011-04:002008-09-12T12:53:09.647-04:00

Okay...so it's time to find out what we learned around here lately.This week we learned that......Lili is quite possibly the cutest thing since the Pixie haircut!...she is still terrified of the Merry Go Round...she will flash that smile again as soon as we get off said Merry Go Round...my little heartbeat LOVES THE MERRY GO ROUND with a purple passion and smiles from ear to ear if you even say

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-62352056612936479672008-09-11T17:12:00.002-04:002008-09-11T17:45:06.239-04:00

I was tagged today by Debbie over at My Princess Journals. She asked me to name 6 things that are unspectacular about me. I'm sure this will be tough as most everything about me is spectacular!!! Ha Ha Ha LOL, ROFLOL, Ha Ha Ha!!!!! LOL...lol...LOL...LoL...HAHAHAHAH!!!!!ahem...okay...here I go.1-I am an only child. Just me myself and I. I have 5 siblings waiting on me in heaven, but on this

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-26845910638424696692008-09-04T12:05:00.004-04:002008-09-04T12:10:27.509-04:00

Okay...so did you watch that speech??? I was blown away. I am most impressed. I can't wait to watch her take on Washington!! This household are proud McCain/Palin supporters!!I am also looking forward to watching little Piper Palin take on everyone!! Did you see her last night with her baby brother?? What a precious little girl!!check this out...Have a wonderful Thursday~

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-31861715042652344792008-08-29T13:05:00.004-04:002008-08-29T13:28:56.963-04:00

Okay...so last night I didn't sleep very well. Lots of reasons, but suffice it to say that I wasn't in any hurry to get up this morning. I like to get up well ahead of my girls so that I am not a walking zombie not making any sense while they are running around needing me to make sense...does that make any sense?? Anyway!!!My girls are usually late sleepers. Aly usually sleeps until 8 or 8:30 and

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-68856231037780260932008-08-26T18:33:00.004-04:002008-08-26T18:43:17.299-04:00

Here is my little Tiger Lili...can you guess what she is jumping up and down about? She is so proud of herself and we are very proud of her too!! I posted several pictures so you would be sure to see what the big news is!!Hint: TRAIN up a child in the way she should GO and when she is old she will not depart from it.Blessings to you this day!!

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-56756871770286663622008-08-22T17:59:00.005-04:002008-08-22T19:09:58.717-04:00

About 11:30 last night we finally lost power. Fortunately it came back on about 4:30 this morning...just as I was about to cross the street from Hot to Miserably Hot!! With no screens on our windows, we can't open them! So while the temperature wasn't THAT hot, there was no air movement. Anyway...it came back on and it was a welcomed relief!! Thankfully we got a few hours of good sleep.I got up

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-78522427398035262742008-08-21T18:42:00.003-04:002008-08-21T18:49:01.207-04:00

Okay...so it has been a day of intermittent rain and a good amount of steady wind. But other than that, we are good to go. The last time the power tripped was a little before noon and it was off for about 5-6 minutes. The storm is only moving at a snails pace...about 2 MPH...so we are expecting to hit the other side of this thing any time now. They are calling for "heavy downpours" and continued

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-17073102004972875772008-08-21T09:50:00.003-04:002008-08-21T10:06:38.992-04:00

Good morning all!! We are still here and we still have power. It did trip for a second about 2:15am, but came right back on. It was raining good when we finally went to sleep and it was raining again when Aly woke me up this morning. She crawled up next to me and said, "What going on about this hurricane mess, Mom?"So, she let the dog out and I stumbled into the living room and turned on the

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-66366915906440306022008-08-20T22:46:00.002-04:002008-08-20T22:51:02.908-04:00

alrighty then...it has been really raining solidly for like 45 minutes now. I am so thankful that we aren't in a flood plane. The whole area where we live is up on high ground. We are on the highest land in this county. Any flood waters would just run right off into the intracoastal waterway. Not to mention that our property in not level, so I am not worried about flooding. Like my Dad said

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-21441861947170795122008-08-20T21:06:00.002-04:002008-08-20T21:10:16.007-04:00

Okay...so it is 9:07 PM and all is well. We still have power, not too much rain yet (supposed to get a BUNCH tomorrow) and the wind has just been coming in spits and spurts.I'm so glad we still have power as I have been waiting for tonight to watch the finals for beach volleyball with Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh. GO USA!!!!!! I have never been into beach volleyball, but I am so hooked this

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-29832503274169822702008-08-20T11:37:00.003-04:002008-08-20T11:43:01.035-04:00

Tropical Storm, Tropical Depression, big-butt thunderstorm, Hurricane...who knows!!!Well, we have secured all we can secure, gotten some water and not perishable food, lots of batteries and whatever else. We have no idea what Fay is going to do..right now she is stalled just south of Daytona and they don't know if it is going to come right on up the coast or do the boomerang and come straight

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-39971537947630150032008-08-12T22:02:00.007-04:002008-08-12T23:01:23.392-04:00

My girls LOVE water...any way you serve it up to them. The shower, a cup, the tub, the pool , the rain. But I think that they have the most fun in the rain. As soon as the rain starts they start asking if there is thunder/lightening. They know that they can't go play in the rain if there is.So, today we were coming home from my never ending trip to the chiropractor and it was coming down pretty

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-40148140774523713852008-08-05T10:00:00.006-04:002008-11-19T02:40:22.694-05:00

Wow...what was I doing a year ago today? Well, it is now 10 am and my Dad had just called me from the nursing home to let me know that Mom had taken a turn for the worst and I better get over there immediately. I flew over there as quickly as I could and spent my last day with my sweet Mom. She had not been conscious since about middle of the day before. She never woke up again. But she met Jesus

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-42129906008885010782008-08-01T21:47:00.005-04:002008-11-19T02:40:23.076-05:00

Okay...so it was about three or four years ago when I was sitting in church listening to the sermon. Honestly, I have no idea right now what the sermon was about, but I remember one point very vividly. He told us about an experience when their children were little. A wise couple in their church told them to teach their children the 10 commandments early on. They said that the earlier the children

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-58618246655457753392008-07-19T22:58:00.008-04:002008-11-19T02:40:25.661-05:00

Well, it's Saturday night and I am about to head to bed, but first...I wanted to share with you the last few days.Thursday, Aly and I went to get haircuts. I really didn't want to cut her hair, but it was starting to get rather ratty looking. You know...that length where it ALWAYS looks like it needs to be brushed and it always appears as though animals have taken up residence somewhere up in all

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-26661724617421915182008-07-16T21:06:00.003-04:002008-11-19T02:40:26.054-05:00

Lili is becoming quite the little teenager...even at two. Oh yes!! She can turn on a dime and lay any of us lower than the basement when she gets it in her mind to do so. It is quite amusing to watch her tell us what she does and doesn't want to do on any given day in any given situation. What is funniest about it is that she actually thinks we will say something along the lines of..."Oh...I'm

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-57019751442613150552008-07-10T22:21:00.006-04:002008-11-19T02:40:26.281-05:00

So tonight was trucking along much like every other night...the girls were getting ready for bed, telling everyone goodnight...following their normal bedtime routines. Pretty much every night it ends with Lili having a melt down if Aly doesn't pray for her. Aly usually then walks her to the nursery with me following behind. It is precious alright!!Tonight...well, tonight was a bit different.

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-12005186033708725002008-07-08T16:36:00.003-04:002008-08-06T23:32:43.071-04:00

Well, I guess my 30 year old midget really does get it...most of it...on many different levels. Oh where to begin...For the last few nights at bedtime, Aly has been asking a lot about marriage, falling in love, her Daddy and I, etc. Last night it all kind of came to a head in her little brain. She has one of our wedding pictures on her bedside table...it is her favorite. (She used to bring it

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-21661161333877004812008-07-05T14:59:00.008-04:002008-11-19T02:40:27.027-05:00

Well, David is officially 47 now. Or as he would say, "I have successfully completed my 47th year and am now heading into my 48th year of life" I know...I know...he's a "wierdie" I sure do love my 47 year old Wierdie!! We had a great day celebrating his birthday!! The girls got everything ready and we woke him up right on schedule. They had a ball...here are the pictures...Daddy-Man and his

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-66258467890130770342008-07-03T22:29:00.006-04:002008-11-19T02:40:27.283-05:00

David and his babies just one short year ago...can't wait to see how tomorrow's picture comes out!!Well, tomorrow is a special day in our house. Tomorrow is the 4th of July...it is also David's birthday!!! It is also a very special day for Aly and Lili as they are both LEGAL immigrants to this country. (As the mound of paperwork we filled out both here and in China will attest!! :-)Anyway, we

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hey everyone...stop by David's blog when you get a chance. He has several new posts that are definately worth your time in reading. He also has a new look ...he did a bit of redecorating and the clean up crew just left!!Don't forget to shower him with comments!! :-) Don't comments just make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside??Ya'll are great by the way!!! :-)love to all

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I received a wonderful devotional in my in-box this morning. I wanted to share and make a feeble attemt at expounding upon it. It begins with this...The story goes that A missionary society in London wrote to Dr. David Livingstone and asked, "Have you found a good road to where you are? If so, we want to know how to send men to join you." Livingstone wrote back, "If you have men who will come

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I saw this on a friends blog...it is long, but please take a few minutes to watch it and let it's powerful message imbed your very soul!!!It is very simple...there are children all over the world who simply need a Mommy and a Daddy and a Savior!!! Can you help them with any of those three things?? Take a minute and let God speak to your heart and find out the answer for yourself!!Okay...can be a

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Aly is all about the new movie "Kung Fu Panda." She hasn't seen it yet, but she can't wait to do so and loves loves loves McDonalds right now as they have all the characters. So...where do we have to go everytime anyone leaves the house??? Yep...McDonalds drive through!Anyway, yesterday I had to go to the chiropractor and as I went out the door I got the usual speech..."Mom, hurry as fast as you

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Okay one and all...check out this really cool new site I just found yesterday!!! Don't you hate it when people come to your blog and don't comment??? I love that people come check out our life here at the Wok, but I SOOOOOO wish they would say hello...or at least yell at me for not posting anything new in a few days!!! Anyway...that is what this blog is all about...spreading the comment love to

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Okay...I haven't been looking too hard...sorry! This week has been NUTS NUTS NUTS!!! Aly has been coughing her guts up with allergies, I now have a sinus infection, the house is in total disarray, I can't find my desk...I'm typing on a mound of papers, Aly has been begging me to do schoolwork and I finally was able to scrounge up some stuff for her to do yesterday. It was more busy work than

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Hello everyone. I have gotten so many phone calls wondering what was going on and begging for updates...sorry...it has been nuts the last few days. So, here is the update...The house closed with minimal hitch late Friday afternoon. David and his sister didn't even see the woman...she signed her papers and they ushered her out, then David and Beth signed their stuff and left. I think that was a

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NO...WE HAVE NOT CLOSED ON THE *&%$^*(*&^&*** @$*# HOUSE YET!!!!We are leaving Johnson City tomorrow after a wonderful few days spent relaxing and seeing old friends. We are heading back to Columbia and hopefully will close either tomorrow or Friday. YEAH RIGHT!!! How many times have we heard that story???? I'll believe it when I am holding that check in my hands and am on the way to the bank to

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Okay...here is the scoop...1- we found the DVD player before we left, so Miss Aly watched about every movie in the arsenal on our way to SC and then TN!!! WHOOOOO HOOOOO...there is a GOD and He is good!!!2- Closing was NOT on Friday and the plan was for today (Monday), but we are still sitting here at our friends house in Johnson City waiting to hear something. It is now 2pm on Monday and we

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-61134221707910874352008-05-29T12:16:00.002-04:002008-05-29T12:39:03.825-04:00

Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that." As it is, you boast and brag. All such

Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218860243030634024noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317102447370267069.post-45325823785558707002008-05-28T11:05:00.004-04:002008-11-19T02:40:30.233-05:00

I sent Aly to get dressed a little while ago. I stopped by her room a few minutes later to see if she had found anything yet. She hadn't so I grabbed a pair of denim shorts for her to put on. She did, and while she was removing her night shirt, I grabbed a shirt out of the top drawer for her to put on. It was your basic pink shirt...a play shirt...nothing fancy...to go with her denim shorts.As

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Okay...it has been sad and depressing around here for too long...on to some other stuff!!! MY PURSE! um...well that could be cosidered rather sad and depressing, but I digress...Before we moved to Florida last year, my "purse" was the Land's End Do-It All diaper bag. Holy cow!! It is awesome, holds everything including the kitchen sink, but it is a monster!!Before my Mom passed away last year she

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