Year 2008...what an exciting and strange year. Where's a bullet list of everything that happened in the year 2008. Definitely a year which changed our lives forever and definitely a year the Lord shaped for us.
January:
- Student teaching/Internship at Diamond Fork Junior High School
- Trip to Fertility Specialist to learn that it is not impossible for us to have children... but very difficult.
- Offered an Adoption (Prior to my cousin calling us, she didn't know we had fertility struggles-in her words she prayed about the little girl and was answered, "Call Amy and Andrew.)
February/March/April/May:
- Busy with student teaching/Interning
- Traveling to California during all breaks/holidays-to see our daughter
- Trip to Disneyland!
- Graduation from Brigham Young University
- Trip through Zion National Park
- Attending the funeral of my sweet niece Kate
- Rew receiving a promotion at work
- Becoming certified/licensed foster parents
- Finally completing the Teacher's Work Sample! yes!
June/July/August:
- Driving to Salt Lake City Area everyday (almost) to visit with our daughter.
- Reading books, books, books
- Kicked out of Wymount/Moved to South Provo
- Completed Home Study for Adoption
- Saying farewell to our wonderful friends Patience and Dallan
- Suddenly having excuses to go to the ZOO, park, Aviary, playgrounds
September/October/November:
- My best friend delivering her first child
- Our daughter's half brother being born
- Thanksgiving activities
- Rew being laid-off from work the day our daughter was permanently placed in our home
- Learning to be a mommy
- Rew learning to be a daddy
- Being told that adoption will be completed in March!
- Learning to truly use my food storage
December:
- Christmas Activities/Family activities almost every night
- Discovering the joys of teething
- Having our car break down
- Rew's brother helping us get a new car... while unemployed (thankyou Bryan)
