Dec 2nd Finalize the Adoption in USA court!

I have our special outfits all laid out. Kids have been showered. Kids are all in bed, all is quiet. Just think our court case was entered into the log in Ethiopia 12/24/08. We started this journey to our daughter Sep 2008. I love to take photos, however that means I am not in many of them. SO...the owner of the local newspaper assigned our story to one of her writers. He will photo-journal Carmens special day. I am truly thankful for this kind act. If time permits and we have all the documents back from our attorney I hope to shoot over to Social Security and get that number ordered. wish us luck!

Happy Thanksgiving 2009

Turkey Time

Don't screw up the bird.

You should bake it 15 minutes for each pound at 325° AND you want to cook a turkey as fast as you can to minimize juice loss so you should NOT stuff the bird...this slows the cooking time. Your turkey's done when an instant-read thermometer (not a pop-up) inserted near the thigh reads 165 degrees F.

So a 13lbs Turkey will take 3-3.25 hrs, let it rest for 20min before serving. I enjoy using a roasting bag with marinade poured in the bag, I normally use teriki flavor and stuff an onion, carrot, celery and apple into the bird, makes the gravy tasty. When making the gravy get a tall glass of hot water and mix 2-3 tbs of flour (so it looks like milk) to the juice's on the stove, keep stirring, when almost done add some leftover morning coffee to the gravy for flavor and rich color.

Durning your adoption wait.....

We Can Make Our Plans,
But The Lord Determines Our Steps.
Proverbs 16:9

Mile Stones

Re-adoption court date 12/2! Will be there with camera in hand.
Potty Training (basically #2 only) but thats a great start.
Ears Pierced..ouch, but I look so pretty.
Michael Graduates his 3yr speach therapy! Way to GO!
Pinewood derby cars ready to RACE.....

Our 3 SHARK FIGHTERS

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Good News

A letter from the County arrived today. "The investigation report for the adoption of your child has been completed and submitted to Surrogate's Court. Please contact your attorney for the date of finalization. !!!!!!!! Hopefully Carmen will be a US citizen before the end of the year. What a great way to end 2009. I will keep you posted.