Author: scottishinvasion

Jaclyn and I get asked often how the adoption is going, or where we are in the process, etc.  If you're someone that asks, we don't mind at all (even though I technically haven't blogged in a couple of weeks, the update on the adoption is pretty current, by the way), and in fact love … Continue reading Hurry up and wait

Sorry to those of you who had a cruddy Saturday morning, because it came and went with no blog update from me.  I kinda knew what I was going to blog about, but after getting in late from the ballgame Friday night, then going running with my wife Saturday morning (pre-dawn, in the rain), we … Continue reading Who cares what you know?

We've all seen some version of the image - the kid that is the odd-man-out when teams are picked.  It could be a backyard baseball game, a school kickball game, or any other scene where there are two sides and an odd number of people wanting to compete.  Why they don't just let one team … Continue reading This may get old

I made the determination long ago that a lot of things about ourselves that we fret about are usually relative.  In other words, the severity of the issue increases or decreases depending on the circle of people it's being referenced in.  To be more specific, I consider myself an average-sized human male.  I am 6'0" … Continue reading Nothing to hide

After a few minor corrections in syntax, it looks like our first major step will be finalized early next week - our finished home study.  That will be shortly followed by our next major step - sending in the check for the home study.  And, for now, that's likely the most we will know.As we … Continue reading So, Here We Are!

As the nation waits to find out who purchased the Powerball ticket in Lexington, South Carolina this past week, I can start the elimination process with me.  I have never been to Lexington - a small stop just on the western edge of Columbia - and didn't leave Gibson County, TN, this week at all. … Continue reading Don’t speed things up too much

I left out one thing that came up during our home visit on purpose, because I just felt it deserved its own attention.  During the visit to our house, she asked what our approach to discipline was.  Even though I immediately knew where this was probably going, I was hit with the feeling of "just … Continue reading What’s good for them now. . .

OK, again I post with the promise to do so more often, knowing that it's one that I may or may not be able to keep.  And. . as cute as pictures are, I didn't find a way to include any this time.  So, off we go. . .The last post left us coveting your … Continue reading At least an "A" for effort. . .

The latest really isn't groundbreaking, but more just an exercise.  I know that if I don't take the time to update this site on at least a semi-regular basis, then it certainly won't get done later on.First, we have a date for at least the first part of our home study - this Thursday!  We … Continue reading Ready for Inspection!

Well, the news is out and public. . .hence, the blog.  We announced to our family last Saturday night, and our church family on Sunday, that we have initiated the process to become adoptive parents.  In that light, I will explain how we got to this point. Last fall (2012), I began to feel a … Continue reading Breaking ground