Post number one!

This is my first post so I guess I'll say a bit about us and our family and our adoption process so far.

My name is Beth and I'm 33 years old. I'm married to John who is also 33. We have been married for 15 years and together for 18. We have one son named John-Cole who is 14. My mom Dootsie also lives with us. We live in Mississippi. I'm a stay at home mom. John is manager at our local cable system and John-Cole attends a small private school.

Lets see a little bit about me. As I said I'm a stay at home mom. I enjoy, no I am a bit obsessed with Walt Disney World! I love planning trips and saving money on Disney vacations. I always challenge myself to find a cheaper way to go and I've been very successful in the past. I just started scrapbooking and rubber stamping and I am going to "try" to learn to quilt. I'm very talkative and outgoing and also very truthful to a fault at times. I also enjoy working with out youth group at church.

John enjoys watching T.V. LOL! He loves CSI or NCIS any type crime drama. He usually enjoys hunting although he says the "bug" hasn't bitten him this year. He also enjoys working with the youth at church and enjoys working with lighting and sound for one of our church bands. He also loves working with electronics.

John-Cole is 14 and in the 8th grade. He plays Football, Basketball and baseball and also weight lifts. His major love, though, is basketball. Hes lucky enough to be on the 2nd string in the 8th grade and is first in if one of the starters can't play. We are so proud of him. Hes very involved in everything to do with church and school. Hes in the Beta Club, Student Council, SADD and other clubs. Hes a great kid and we are so proud of him. Hes also the class clown.

My mom is a very active grandmom. She works at a loan company and is church pianoist at a local church. She loves shopping!! Her hobbies are.....shopping! She is much more active than I am and enjoys roller-coasters and thrill rides which amazes me! John-Cole would also much rather have her help him with school work than anyone else.

ADOPTION!!!!!!!

In January of 2005 John and I started our adoption journey. Today is November the 15th and we have finally finished all of our paperwork. It has been a long and hard journey with home visits, counselors and page after page of paperwork. We've also had to deal with the Government which is always a pain. It will be well worth it in the end though!

On October 14th, John, Mom and myself went to the USCIS office in Memphis and were fingerprinted. We are currently waiting for our 171 to come in. After that comes in and we get everything state sealed our Dossier will finally be on its way to China. We have waited so long for our Dossier to get its wings! After that we should recieve a Log In Date and then we will simply wait on a refferel.

ABOUT OUR DAUGHTER TO BE!

After much talking and considering we have chosen the name Ariel-Jadeyn Barbara for our daughter. Since I love the name Ariel and John loves Jadeyn we decided we just wouldn't know who our daughter was until we saw her for the frist time. The only compromise was a double name. Her middle name, Barbara, is for my mother Dootsie. Barbara is her real name. When we see our baby for the first time we will know if she is Ariel or Jadeyn or perhaps both. John-Cole likes A.J. but we don't! He also liked Eloise (Eloise at the Plaza) which was VETOED quickly.

So as of right now we are waiting on our 171-H. We have started the nursery and I am gathering materiels for Ariel's 100 Good Wishes Quilt. I'll try to keep this updated as time goes on.