My HOT husband is the master at posting vague things on facebook.
I don't have a problem with this. Sometimes we both like to see what people will say and then we just chuckle in the background because NO ONE knows what's going on and it's driving them crazy (more specifically my Mom...tee hee)!
So anyways...Tuesday I posted a vague status of my own, and I tagged Chris in the post.
I'll be honest, "Drop your beads Frank, our prayers have been answered!" is the punch line to a joke. HA HA (said with the enthusiasm of the 'dramatic reading of a real break up letter' guy)
But the truth of the matter is that I did post that because prayers were most definitely (said with James Earl Jones voice) answered!
Many of you don't know, Chris and I were contacted in late October about a possible adoption opportunity. We've been in contact with some amazing people since then. They've been caring for a child in Department of Child Service's care, and the plan was changed to Adoption.
So...Chris and I started back at the beginning. We had to re-do all of our background checks, paperwork, home visit and home study in order to become Licensed Foster Parents.
Tuesday at 3:15 I was jammin' to some awesome 80's music on my way home when the phone rang. It was the DCS caseworker, and she dropped the bomb that Wednesday (yes the very next day...not even 24 hours later) at noon we would be picking up this sweet girl.
We met her for the first time in January and have spent some time with her since, so she isn't new to us...we aren't new to her. But being together 24/7 and learning how we all fit as a "family" is new for the 3 of us.
We call her our daughter, and refer to each other as Mom and Dad.
"Bert Gert" is 14 months old, and is absolutely GORGEOUS!!!!
We are so excited to have her home.
We won't go into details about what has led her to our home...I'll only say that her birth parents have made some decisions that have caused them to currently be unable to care for her.
We hope that they're able to learn from those decisions and do better in the future. DCS is willing to give them the chance. If things continue as they have, sometime between June and August we will be able to adopt her.
Oh, and because we are fostering to adopt (and aren't able to adopt immediately) we will not be posting pictures on facebook (DCS rules).
So if you want to see her or meet her...I guess you'll have to schedule a visit (you come over unannounced and wake her from her nap and I will come at you like a spider monkey)!
Thank you for all of the prayers! Keep them coming.
Our greatest prayer is that God will be the number one director in "Bert Gert's" future. We know he has a plan for her life. We pray that future includes us...but if not, we pray that future is filled with love, happiness, safety and security for her.
Yep...I'm now a Mom!
Sometimes I like to check out Craigslist to see what's for sale.
Sometimes I find some cool stuff...but more often I find some stuff that makes me question humanity.
Seriously??? Where do these people get this stuff?
Or better yet, what made them EVER look at these items and think, "OH MY GOSH!!!! I HAVE to have that." And then they actually purchased it.
And then there's the ones that have something pretty cool, but come on...there is NO way it's worth the price you put on it.
So here are a few "gems" I've recently found for sale on Craigslist.
I'm starting our little treasure trove in the Antiques section:
~ This is a Hamilton Beach Shake Mixer...I think it's circa 1941 or so.
It's in great shape, I'll give them that. And apparently it still works.
But good heavens, it's marked at $495.00
Four HUNDRED and ninety-five dollars!!!!!!!!!!
The same person has a 1970 Hobart 5qt. mixer for sale for $1200.
All I have to say is that those shakes and baked goods better taste like they came straight from heaven above if you're gonna spend that much money on the machines used to mix them up.
~ Antique hand carved Chinese Oxbone Boat
Now, I can appreciate the time that it took for someone to hand carve this boat...but I have to tell you, this ranks high up on my "That is the most hideous thing I have ever seen in my ENTIRE life" meter. Seriously...it's horribly ugly.
Want to know something that's even more hideous???
The price tag on this baby is $2500.00!
And get this...the person selling it says in their description, "I don't really want to get rid of this, but I found out how much it's worth, so I decided to try and sell it."
Heads up dude: You're getting your wish, because NO ONE I know would be willing to drop $2500 on this thing.
~ WANT TO BUY!!!!
"A porcelain Buddha - will pay fair market value"
Is there a market for porcelain Buddha statues?
~ Brass giraffes or camels
$150 each. There's no picture of these...I just can't imagine how awesome some brass giraffes or camels would have to be to spend $150 on them.
Let's move on down to "free" items
~ Free bread
I kid you not, this is the very first entry when I clicked on "free". Hmmm....
~ Horse Manure
I $#!* you not!!!!
~ Toilet
No matter whether it's free or $500, putting someone's used toilet in my house creeps me out a bit.
~ Free Art on your wall
Before you see one of the pics this person posted. Please know that the idea behind this dude's reason for posting this is really pretty cool. But the "samples" he posted are UBER creeptastic...
See what I mean?
"Oh look honey, just what we've been searching for. A dude with a bullet hole in his forehead for above the mantle."
Actually, now that I look at that closer, it may be a 3rd eye, not a bullet hole.
THAT changes everything!
Now let's take a gander at what people are looking to purchase:
~ Underwear or Panties????
I truly don't know what to say about this.
I...
~ "I need somebody that knows how to do good tattoos"
I guess if you're looking for "good tattoos" you can be pleasantly surprised should the tattoo turn out AWESOME!
~ Newborn/Infant (for photo shoots...but still, it's a little funny to post that)
~ hot dog cart
~ Porkrind pellets (to use at home for a snack)
On second thought...I should've titled this post "Craigslist Creepers"
