Where do I begin?

As some of you know, my Mom was adopted. I want to find her birth mother. I have so many questions and just want to know my background. Do I have cousins? Do we look anything alike? Where are they? Are there medical problems I should be aware of? I have some info, but anything online that says it's free really isn't or just not helpful. I'm just not sure if I have to shell out money for someone to get the info for me. Will it be worth it? What if I pay $150 and she is no longer living. Does anyone know where to start? I also found out I can not request info on my Mom's adoption from where she was adopted from, just her. Why not?! I'm family! This frustrates me to no end. I have been looking here and there for years. Over the past few days it seems all I can think about. At least my mind has been taken off the waiting we are doing with the Military.
( Update on that... we should now know something mid May, as long as the paperwork gets there in time.)

Poops Ahoy!

I must share with the Mommies out there and show what may be in store to the soon to be Mommies (Kat). So..... last night I still had some folding and hanging to do. I let the kids take their bath in my tub so I could multi task and still watch them. My Mom was over and we were talking, I was putting clothes on hangers and keeping an eye on the boys. I look over and Zeke is making his poop face.

I said "What are you doing?" I walk closer and see floaties. "GROSS!!!!!! Get out, get out, get out!!!!! I pull them out and tell them to "stay still and don't move!" My Mom says "See you later, good luck with that". WHAT???!!!! She left!!! How do I get this out?! It's not the most solid of poops. Asher never did this! I start letting the water out and had to fish for poop with a cup that I didn't want to keep. I managed to get it out and then cleaned the tub and then my boys got back in to get the poop water off them and finish their bath. All this and they were still asleep before Paul got home! Woo hoo! What a night. Ya know.... my Mom never called to see if I survived. Ah the joys of Motherhood ; )

Look it up!

What?! This is really getting ridiculous. I mean really!!! So, here we are waiting to hear news about if Paul's paper work is going to get where it needs to be on time and two days after it should have been there we find out it hasn't even left San Antonio! They had a question about one of Paul's tattoos. Mind you, they took a picture of all of them and he had to write the meaning of them all. The one they have a question about is in German. He already wrote down the translation. Um, can't they look it up for themselves? What's the problem?!

So here we are wondering what we should do. Do we continue waiting or do something here in the civilian world. Hmm, it is something we daily and are pretty much stumped. We have to take the Marines off the table if we are going to move forward. I'm not sure if we are willing to do that. We said if he for some reason isn't accepted back in then we would look to something else. So I guess we just enjoy our extra time here in Texas until we know what we are going to do.

I'm a masterbaker

Before I start this I must share with you what came out of my 4 year olds mouth yesterday. We were on a walk and Asher was on his bike, two cars ran a stop sign and I said people just don't pay attention! Asher then said... " You have to pay attention, and don't be a SPAZ!" Asher is very animated and he had his hands up in the air. I laughed so hard half way down the block and tears came to my eyes. How true! Just pay attention, and don't be a spaz!!! Asher is BRILLIANT!
What is going on?! I tell you I am about to lose my mind! So, the news yesterday from the Marine recruiter was that Paul's paper work isn't yet where it needs to be! It needs to be to the right people by the 8th in another state! We were supposed to know something last month and then it was pushed to this month, and now we may not know anything until who knows when.

The problem is his package has to be passed around to here and there and it is getting stuck along the way!!! So what can I do? I bake! I have already made oatmeal raisin cookies and next is banana bread. When I get stressed I bake, clean or work out. Maybe Paul is toying with me because we have been eating yummy baked goods and am starting to see results from the working out. Although I think I'm just working off all the cookies and cakes and such. Haha. Oh well.

I just want to know what we are doing, where we are going and well that we will be alright money wise. What do we do in the meantime? Pack? We are on month to month starting this month and we will be moving soon Marines or no Marines. I was really looking forward to the Military packing and moving us. I guess I was a bit spoiled in that area. I would rather sell our piano then Paul and I trying to move it ourselves! As usual I will keep you posted.

No Foolin'

Well today is 19 years ago that my Grandma died. Also when I was not yet 2 I fell from a balcony and stopped breathing and dislocated my jaw. My Mom beat on my chest and shoved my jaw into place. She didn't take me to the doctor because one lived in our complex and he said I was fine. Telling this story, it's easy to see why my Dad didn't believe her!!!!

I told my friend Amy Gaido about my Grandma's passing the day after and she said "Haha April Fool's". I started balling and said that was yesterday and hung up. I was in 7th grade. I don't really like April Fool's day as you can see I have good reason. BUT, today is also a dear friends Birthday. Happy Birthday Mistorm. I love you Stormy Pie!!!

As for our longest month ever, it is over and April begins. This month I have been waiting for for a few reasons:
4/2) My friend Yvette finds out the sex of her baby!
4/9) My friend Kat finds out the sex of her baby!!
around the middle of the month we find out if Paul is excepted back in the Marine Corps!!! That is huge news for us and will let us have an idea of what our future holds and if we stay here or move. Hmmm. I'll keep you posted. Also the countdown for my friend Vee's husband Kirth to return from Iraq, he just left a few days ago.