What a month!

Hey guys! We have had quite a month around the Ewbank household :) We completed our foster parent training and are excited to have our homestudy here soon. We have been told it could be a while before we have a "match" with the age group we selected. But we are willing to wait (at first we disagreed on which direction to go, but came to the conclusion that it would be selfish to jump into something just for our own benefit) to see what the Lord has planned for us. It is easy to "choose" an easier path, but when you know the path you have taken up to this point is the right one - why would you want to change it for a momentary gain. We want to give these children the best possible, and we feel that is through us being with the agency. So, this means we will have to attend some "networking" nights and go over some available children to see if they match our family. (by this we mean age and gender - nothing more/less). So we are being patient to see what and when the right time will come for us. Of course we wish "tomorrow!" but we have learned in the past that when you hurry and make a quick decision for the "right now", the "later on" feelings aren't so great.

On another note - our home has been pretty busy this last month. Eli had to get stitches in his forehead for tripping into the bathroom doorframe...

We bought Eli a fishy - and he INSISTED we name him 'Neck'. I thought maybe I didn't understand him correctly until he got frustrated and started pointing at his own neck saying "Neck, mommy! No, Neck!" Because I thought maybe he had heard the name "Nick" somewhere or something, and he was trying to get it through my head that he meant "Neck"! So, now we say good morning and good night to "Neck" each day. We feed Neck, we talk to Neck... It's so weird and funny and cute all at the same time. I bet you this fish will last forever, too... Just so we have to endure the hilarium of having a pet fish named Neck... sigh... but what a great and funny memory to have with your child! I can't wait to look back and laugh about it with our grandkids! :)

We have had some luck selling things on Craigslist and have been pretty pleased with the outcome. We are trying to save up for a second car - and when you don't have anything extra to start saving with, well you have to be creative! So we are doing what we can to get to that point. I also have been going to some sales and Goodwill and purchasing anything I can that is way underpriced or "new in the box" and reselling them online. It has worked pretty well for us! Oh, and for those of you that don't know - THIS SATURDAY (Mar. 21) IS 50% OFF DAY AT ALL GOODWILLS!!! YAHOO!

Well, we hope everyone is having a great time preparing for Spring time :) I just can't wait for Easter this year!!! Eli will be into egg hunting this time around! Yay! (I think I have him signed up for 3 egg hunts haha)

Love,
Amanda