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I have been in a slump lately. I am sure it is related to the winter weather and my lack of sunshine/vitamin D. This time of year can be so difficult. I was made for summer, since gardening is my thing. I love scratching around in the dirt. I have been trying to plan my garden now to lift my winter blues but it is just not working like it usually does. On to plan B for lifting winter blues. I just received the book "One Thousand Gifts".

I think this is the perfect choice for my reading. The reviews alone are amazing, can't wait to dive in. 

Drum Roll Please.....

The winner of the baby/lovie giveaway is ALISON at Lovin Much !!! Alison is a blog follower and her favorite item in my ETSY shop was baby Caroline of course. Congrats! Thanks to everybody who entered, it was so much fun!

My very FIRST giveaway!

Giveaway time!!! Hooray!!! From now until Saturday, January 22nd, you can enter this lovely giveaway in a few different ways. First, by reposting this giveaway on your own blog you get one entry. Second, if you go to my Etsy shop and pick out your favorite thing and leave a comment here of what it is, you will receive another entry. The third way is by becoming a blog follower or by already following my blog you get another entry!

Want to find out what the prize is.......

***First is a very special handmade baby doll, you know the ones in my Etsy shop.
When you win I'll ask if you want a boy or girl.

***Second is a Lovie/Taggie blanket, also in my Etsy shop. Again I'll ask if it is for a boy or girl.

Even if you don't have little ones, these items can make great gifts! Need a little preview of the cuteness, look below. Pictures may vary from actual prize.

Another Surprise.

Besides the Seahawks actually winning this weekend, we received a lovely surprise in the mail....our FDL!! I didn't think we would get it back this quickly, we are officially referral ready! Praying for all of the traveling families this month, good luck, be safe, and God bless.

Surprise

To receive our official numbers this month we were supposed to receive a phone call from our case manager. I checked my phone at lunch and found an e-mail with our numbers, what a great surprise. I love it that our case workers don't want to leave us all waiting patiently;).

Girls:

Boys:

Went with the Seahawk themed numbers for our NFC win, another pleasant surprise! Off to watch the game this weekend. GO HAWKS!

Biometrics and Babies.

Had our fingerprinting done this week for USCIS and met a very nice family adopting from Ethiopia as well. The USCIS office was virtually empty, no wait, and I was done in 5 minutes. I wish every appointment was that quick.

I've been very busy sewing some new babies for our etsy shop, stop by and see if there is one you might need to add to your family.

Last post of 2010.

2010, what a year it has been. If I look back it has really been a year of ups and downs, and life changing decisions. We struggled with infertility treatments for just a short time and realized that God was whispering to us that this was not our path. The whisper started very quietly with a diagnosis of unexplained infertility, both young and healthy, there was no explanation to our despair. The whisper grew a little more loud with a few gotcha day videos that had me in tears, God was burdening my heart. The whisper then became a booming voice, when our niece ripped an article out of a magazine about an Ethiopian adoption and handed to me.  She was only 18 months old at the time.  After reading the article, it was clear we were supposed to follow our hearts to Ethiopia. We thank God everyday for all our experiences to lead us to our path and amazing journey. We can't wait to see what 2011 has in store. Hopefully a chance to see our little ones face or even hold them in our arms. 2011 can't get here soon enough.