Monday, November 22, 2010


It's a snowy night here in Colfax so I wanted to get a post out before we loose our internet! The kids are buzzing with excitement between Uncle Chester and Uncle Andrew coming to town tomorrow and the posibility of no school because of the predicted 7 inches of snow. Craig is just as excited (maybe even more so ) He was called into work tonight to plow roads and help keep the drivers safe. I have a yummy cup of hot chocolate and a warm blanket as I take in all the joy that fills our house tonight.


This Thanksgiving we have a lot to be thankful for, you see today was our deadline to raise the needed money to keep little S and R, we came very very close and lack just a bit over $3,000. I'm so happy to share that even though we came up short we still get to keep our babies as long a we quickly raise the remaining funds. We have a lot of ideas but for now we are offering our Africa shirts. They are ADORABLE and so much fun. Sizes start in the infants and work all the way up to adults, we have long or short sleeve and for $25.00 you too can have one! ( I have 3 because YES there that CUTE! ) Jill and I hve spent many hours in what she calls "the Knox sweat shop", where I do all the cutting and she does all the sewing. Twice now the hands on the clock have made it past 2:00 am before we've called it quits. We would love to mail you one and would love it more if you sent us pictures of you wearing it!


For all of our local friends and famlies keep your eyes open for holiday cookie orders as our next fundraising task! I love this one because even the kids can get involved.


Madison, Mallory and Levi are getting SO SO excited for S and R. They pray for them every night and every morning, Maddie has been drawing tons of pictures and writing lots of notes for them and Mallory is getting all her toys ready to share. I love seeing them open their hearts already to there new brother and sister even if they haven't met them yet. We ALL already love S and R and I wish I could share names and photo's with our blog friends, but soon! By our best guess we should head to Ethiopia this Feb to meet the kids and appear in court, we are so pleased that Maddie will be joining us! We send off for her pass port in the morning and she has already started packing her bag. Last night we got on line and learned that it takes only 6 cents to equal one Birr so she is delighted that her $5.00 will become 83 Birr. If you could please take a moment and add our family in your daily prayes we would be so thankful.

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