As promised, I return with an update from the Kovar front. I have very, very happy and long anticipated news... our home study has been completed! Andy and I first contacted our adoption agency in December of last year, so it has been a long and arduous process to finish this task. So now what? We wait. The home study was a huge step down the path to parenthood for us, and we are thrilled to have it done!
We also have been very busy at work, which seems to be the case during this time every year. Andy and I have begun to prepare for the holidays, and I’m excited to hit good shopping specials on Black Friday. We are dog-sitting Porter for a week and a half, which has been fun. Boone and Porter seem to be more and more comfortable with each other every day. Boone celebrated his 25-week birthday yesterday... just one more week to six months. At six months I am going to stop updating pictures for him every week. I guess that means that I will have to find something else to take pictures of! If you want to see his progression to today, take a look at Boone’s Album.
I finished the latest book that I was reading, “Twilight” by Stephenie Meyer. My manager recommended the book to me - a novel for young adults that tells the story of a teenager that comes into contact with vampires. (Quite the switch from “The Kite Runner.”) Given the material and subject, I was pleasantly surprised at how much fun the book was to read. I found myself staying awake for the majority of Friday night because I couldn’t put the book down. Tonight I will start book two, “New Moon,” and I’m hoping that I get some sleep this week. :)
Andy and I have been spending more time then usual on the Wii lately, as we have the new Super Mario Galaxy. It is a really fun game! I am excited because My Sims will be out soon too, and I love everything Sims. On television, we’ve been enjoying Chuck, Brothers and Sisters and the Office... and then I’ve been enjoying Dancing with the Stars and Desperate Housewives. We haven’t really added many of the new shows to our repertoire this year, but we find ourselves more than occupied just trying to keep up with what we already watch.
As I was web surfing earlier today, I found a quote by William Faulkner that gave me pause, “Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.” During this week of Thanksgiving, I find myself caught up in reminiscing over a year chock full of change, with a healthy dose of trial and a measure of fun. I have spent much time worrying, complaining and fretting over the things we have faced. Now I wish I would have spent a little more time appreciating the things that helped us make it through, and the lessons that we learned at the end of each step. While I don’t think gratefulness should be saved for one day a year, I’m glad that we get an annual reminder to stop and appreciate what we’ve been given.
I’m thankful for our families, and the friends that we consider to be an extension of our family. I’m grateful that we were able to take such fun vacations with each other and our families this year. I’m grateful for our social worker, our adoption agency, and the dozens of people that have assisted us in the adoption process to this point. Most of all, I’m grateful for Andy. This Thanksgiving, I am closer to my husband than I ever have been. It’s amazing how the effort to step through challenges can bring two people to a better place.
Thanksgiving is such a special time for us all to reflect on the past and to appreciate all those who make life bearable. We may not see you this Thursday, but we hope that you all have a great holiday!
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