Still here

I know it's been a long time since my last post. We came home from Colorado and hit the ground running. Things have been very busy.

So while we were in Colorado a friend offered to help us with adoption. When we got home another friend knew someone that knows a couple that run an orphanage in Figi. So long story short we are working our way to going to Figi to pick up a child. A lot of prayer is needed. First off we need a bigger place. We have been looking and not able to find anything good in our range. Second I found out yesterday that if I take more than 1 week off from my job I will be replaced. I feel I need to take 1 week to go to Fig and 2 weeks to get settled into a new groove before going back to work. So I'm looking for a job too. One thing we hadn't counted on needing to do in the flurry of everything else.

We were both hit hard by the news that I wouldn't have a job to come back to. But if I want when I'm ready to go back to work and they have an opening they will re-hire me and I get to start from scratch.

Colorado

Yea we're here. Can we go home now??? Funny thing that just under a year ago Colorado was the only home we had ever had. My family moved to Colorado when I was 6. Jason was born in Colorado. So I find it funny that in 11 months we have totally adapted to our new home in Hawaii. At dinner the other night all my table mates were a liitle taken back by my refering to Hawaii as home. They thought I should still refer to Colorado as home and Hawaii as where I live.

After being here for 2 days my wonderful husband asked can we go home now. We love the people here. All our family and friends are great. For Jason Colorado in the fall is torture. The fact that everything is dying and the feeling in the air make him feel a little off. He just doesn't like the way he feels. I too am not liking the way my skin is soooo dry, I can't drink enought water to stop the the dryness in my mouth and it hurt to breath the air is too dry. We are also struggling to get our bodies to adapt to the time change.

What is wonderful about our trip so far is the people. I realize how much I miss having good friends. Just sitting around sharing. I know back home this will happen eventually but for now I wish I could bring back friends with me.