Scottish Invasion

One step forward, two steps back. . . You gotta lose in order to gain. . . I'm sure there are more cliches and -isms that could further paint the picture.  December 19th came and went, and went smoothly for that matter.  We waited almost an hour for the phone call from Phoenix into our attorney's office, … Continue reading Merry Christmas!

Well, we are heading down the home stretch of a number of things this week, it seems.  Christmas is now less than two weeks away, the year itself only three weeks.  Schools will release the hounds this Friday as well.  And, we hope that Friday will seal the deal - forever - of Kane becoming … Continue reading How Can it Be?

Playground basketball is a tough arena.  Beat up asphalt instead of hardwood, chains hanging from the rims instead of the swooshing nylon nets, and the privilege of getting in a game might only come once every other hour, so you play as hard as you can while you're out there to keep rights to staying … Continue reading My ball, my rules

OK, so the blogs are getting fewer and farther between.  I can rattle off the busy-ness that we have each day or week, but anyone with multiple children can say the same, so I won't go there.  I will occasionally think - I should write about that.  But then I don't.  So, at least today … Continue reading Distracted. . . .

OK, OK, so it's been over a week since I last updated the blog.  This is easily explained.  In Arizona, we had nothing but time sitting around waiting on paperwork, phone calls, and not much else.  Back home, three larger, active kids (plus one that likes being held, rocked, fed, and did I mention held?) … Continue reading They just kept coming

I could probably blog every other day with some little story from our 11 days going to, being in, or coming home from Arizona.  And, if time allows, I just might tell most of them before it's all said and done.  But, not today.When we first told the first three kiddos about our plans to … Continue reading Funny how it works

No, this brief little blog has nothing to do with money.  And yes, I'm keenly aware that I haven't blogged for a few days.  But, we're almost back on Tennessee time, physically, if that makes anyone feel any better about it.After moving our flight Tuesday from (all times Pacific) 7:40 to 8:55 to 10:50 to … Continue reading Show me the green!

Both musical artists must've had to go through an adoption process, with their respective songs, Waiting or GNR's Patience.  Or something else altogether that caused them to experience the anguish of waiting. Let me spin a little perspective that Jaclyn and I are keenly aware of.  We are blessed and thankful - what an exhausting and … Continue reading Tom Petty or GNR?

I promised to explain a little bump in the road that we encountered this week, and so here it goes.  Kane was born early Monday morning.  By Monday evening - around 8:00 Phoenix time - Jennifer requested, for the second time, to see us and the baby.  (She ended up changing her mind before we … Continue reading Watch yo’self!

It is Arizona official - with her signature this morning, Jennifer no longer has a right to make a claim on Kane. . . . ever!  It didn't go without drama - and I will explain that in tomorrow's blog.  But, now the wheels move toward getting us back to Tennessee.Our only big adventure was … Continue reading . . . and you can’t have him back!