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1.  I love my Scentsy warmer.  It's patriotic AND smells yummy!

2.  I got the Defining Eyes Palette by Sigma last week.  LOVE!!

3.  The kids at Bandimere.  

4.  I love how it feels to get my hair done.  FINALLY!

5.  The Cabella's here opens Augus 15th.  I can't wait!

High 5 for Friday everyone!!!

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1.  Love that the kiddos are so excited when they lose their teeth.  The tooth fairy came to visit us this week.  :)
2.  During out debt pay down, I love that we can get things on sale.  HUGE sale at Old Navy this week.
3.  Thankful for all of the men and women that are putting out the fires here in Colorado and everywhere else.  Praying for the Arizona hot shot families that lost their loved ones this week.
4.  Can anyone say CRUISE?  I think there might be one in our future.  :)
5.  We finally broke down and got a grill.  Our other one was left in Iowa.  Boy did we miss it.  We LOVE grilled food.

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Week 8 update.............REAL PROGRESS

Hello!!!  So we have had some real progress this week!  We finally got some of our reimbursements as well as a bit more money that we were able to play catch up with.  Yay!!!  We were able to pay off about $4,100 in debt this week!!!  Woot woot!!!  This will save us about $560 per month. Of course this will go towards getting caught up on other things.

We discussed putting some of that in savings instead of paying off the debt, but when looking at the big picture, decided this route, THIS time was the way to go.  

So......We are making progress.  We took my dad out for a late Father's Day dinner, but have otherwise kept spending under control.  I am really proud of us!!!

We also haven't added any new debt.  HUGE accomplishment.  We do love our credit cards.  But after my cut up party a couple of weeks ago, we haven't added any debt or done any sneaky things like get the number off of our statement and use it to buy something. 

So more next week.  Baby steps!!!

         

   

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1.  We love the 4th of July and the awesome parade that goes with it. 

2.  I have a new love. This little pink miracle has gotten me over the 3 am hump at work multiple times this week 

3.  I love being back in Colorado and around family. Sushi night for a late Father's Day celebration!

4.  Look at these handsome Veterans eating and chatting it up at the American Legion post 209! Grateful doesn't even begin to express how I feel. 

5.  My guys. Napping together. ❤❤❤❤

Happy Friday all!  

After we bought socks.....

I am convinced that God has a sense of humor.  I believe that he looks down at us at times and thinks "Silly child.  When are you going to learn that I am in control.  Here maybe this curveball will help."  And then he smiles, maybe even laughs.  

I say the aforementioned because my husband and I had it all figured out.  We just KNEW what we wanted in a child that we adopted.  We wanted an older child so that I could still work.  We were ok with a small sibling group, but thought that starting one at a time may be best.  We wanted a child that was ready to adopt because we didn't want the biological parents to "interfere" in our child's life once they were placed in our home. 

Insert God's sense of humor here {   }........

Our case worker called my husband to tell him that she thought she had the perfect children for us and could she come over to chat with us about them.  She wouldn't give us any details over the phone.  So DH called me at work and told me that I had to be home on time, because the case worker had called and she had the perfect children waiting for us.  I was stunned into silence.  This was really happening.  All of the waiting.  All of the anxiety.  All of the socks.  Were all now coming together.  

Addy Kathryn. 6 months old

Emma Grier, 20 months