~~ PLEASE HELP KEVIN & CHRISTY BRING THEIR TWO KIDDOS HOME~

MY ON LINE FRIEND CHRISTY AND HER HUSBAND KEVIN, ARE WORKING ON ADOPTING TWO KIDDOS WITH DOWN SYNDROME. THEY ARE HAVING A FUNDRAISER TO HELP WITH GETTING THERE IN COUNTRY LIVING EXPENSES. THEY COULD BE IN COUNTRY FROM 5 - 7 WEEKS. THEY ARE WORKING HARD TO GET EVERYTHING THEY NEED FOR THEIR KIDDOS. PLEASE HELP!!!!! IT COSTS ALOT TO ADOPT, BUT ALSO THEY NEED TO STAY IN THE COUNTRY THEIR KIDDOS ARE IN FOR UP TO 7WEEKS. THAT IS VERY COSTLY. EVEN IF YOU CAN ONLY SPARE A LITTLE IT CAN GO ALONG WAY TO HELP GET THEIR CHILDREN HOME.EVERY DOLLAR DOES REALLY HELP.PLEASE HELP KEVIN & CHRISTY BRING HOME KACY & CODY!!!!

~~BAKING A CAKE AS FAST AS YOU CAN~~

OUR FOUR LITTLE ONES AND TWO OF OUR GRANDCHILDREN, BAKING A CAKE TOGETTHER. THEY EACH TOOK TURNS DURING A JOB TO GET THE CAKE READY TO PUT IN THE OVEN. OUR GRANDCHILDREN CAMREN & NATALIE HAD FUN . THEY ALL GOT TO WEAR APRONS THEIR SIZE.YES I USED TO MAKE BIG PEOPLE APRONS AND LITTLE PEOPLE APRONS. SO WE HAVE PLENTY OF THEM AROUND. THEY LIKE TO PLAY IN THE PLAY HOUSE PRETEND BAKING SO TODAY WAS LOTS OF FUNFOR ALL OF THEM.

~THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATION TO OUR FAMILY SPONSOR PAGE~~

OMG... THANK YOU TO WHO EVER DONATED TO OUR FAMILY SPONSORSHIP FUND FOR MAGDA~ISABELLA. WE ARE SO GREATFULL!!!! THAT IS SUCH A NICE SURPRISE!!!! 400.00 WAS ADDED TO OUR FUND, WE SOOO APPRECIATE THE GIFT . WE OUR SO READY TO TRAVEL TO BRING BELLA HOME. I JUST WISH WE COULD BRING HER A BROTHER OR A SISTER HOME AT THE SAME TIME. OH WELL THAT WILL BE ANOTHER TRIP , LATER.

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~~SNOOPY FLEECE BLANKET~~

THIS IS ONE OF THE NEW FLEECE BLANKETS THAT I MAKE. IT IS ALREADY SOLD TO CHRISTY, THANK YOU CHRISTY. VLAD WILL LOVE IT.

GETTING CLOSER TO TRAVELING

WE ARE GETTING VERY CLOSE TO THE END OF AUGUST AND THE MINISTRY OFFICIALS WILL BE RETURNING TO WORK IN SEPTEMBER. HOPEFULLY WE GET A TRAVEL DATE SOON, PROBABLY NOT TRAVELING UNTIL OCTOBER BUT IT WILL STILL BE NICE TO HAVE AN ACTUAL DATE.WE CAN'T WAIT TO HOLD OUR LITTLE PRINCESS AND BRING HER HOME TO A WAITING FAMILY THAT ALREADY LOVES HER.

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DINOSAURS

TRIP TO THE MUSEUM

WE TOOK A TRIP TO THE MUSEUM OF THE ROCKIES IN BOZEMAN,MT ON SATURDAY. THEY HAD FREE ADMISSION FOR THE DAY AND SINCE NONE OF US HAD EVER BEEN THERE IT WAS A GREAT TIME FOR US TO GO. WE WENT WITH OUR OLDER SON JAKE AND HIS THREE CHILDREN AND OUR DAUGHTER AMBER HER HUSBAND DAVID AND THEIR TWO LITTLE ONES, AND WITH OUR FOUR KIDDOS WE LOOKED LIKE A DAYCARE ON A FIELD TRIP. THE MUSEUM HAD A VARIETY OF EXHIBITS TO LOOK AT FROM DINOSAURS TO OLD FRONTIER LIFE AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.IT WAS DEFINITELY WORTH THE TRIP. AFTERWARDS WE DID A LITTLE BIT OF SHOPPING (SURPRISE SURPRISE) AND HAD LUNCH.OUR LITTLE MAGGIE HAD TO SPEND THE WHOLE DAY HANGING OUT WITH HER BIG SISSY(AMBER) AND SHE DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO RIDE WITH MOM & DAD ON THE TRIP HOME,IT WAS A VERY QUIET RIDE WITHOUT HER.



YES, THIS IS A PICTURE OF OUR DAUGHTER AMBER. SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE IS READY TO POP. NO THE BABY STILL HAS ABOUT 7 MORE WEEKS TO GO. BUT I THINK THE BABY IS IN A HURRY TO COME OUT AND PLAY.SHE IS A BUSY BABY AND NEEDS TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON OUTSIDE THE BELLY.

~`REECE'S RAINBOW~~

IF YOU CLICK ON THE REECE'S RAINBOW BUTTON. YOU CAN SEE THE FAMALIES WAITING TO TRAVEL TO GET THEIR CHILD OR CHILDREN. MAYBE YOU ARE LOOKING TO ADOPT ALSO. IF YOU ARE CONTACT ANDREA. SHE WILL HELP YOU WITH FINDING YOU CHILD OR CHILDREN. WHAT AN AWESOME LADY SHE IS. SHE IS FINDING HOMES FOR LOTS OF OLDER AND YOUNGER CHILDREN.CHECK OUT WWW.REECESRAINBOW.ORG . IF YOU ARE NOT LOOKING TO ADOPT, MAYBE YOU COULD DONATE TO HELP A FAMILY BRING THEIR CHILD HOME.THANK YOU

~~Please vote for Reeces Rainbow Children with down syndrome~~~

THESE ARE BOTH REECE'S RAINBOW PROJECTS! PLEASE NOMINATE THEM!! :)

American Express is running their 'Member's Project' right now. What this means is that anyone with an American Express card can vote to have a project gget $1.5 Million in funding! Two projects are both very worthy causes... One project would provide $20,000 grants for 100 orphans with Ds that are currently listed with Reece's Rainbow. Bringing them home... one at a time! The second project would provide renovations to Ukrainian orphanages which would benefit thousands of children waiting for their forever families- with a focus on those which house children with special needs.

PLEASE take a moment to nominate one or both of these WORTHY projects! The top projects currently have over 2500 nominations... and we are beginning from scratch! We need your help spreading the word! Please send this on to family, friends, why not strangers? Post on your blog, facebook, MySpace, etc. and help us get the word out!

Below are the links for each project. THANK YOU for taking the time out to do this!
Ukrainian Orphanage Repair: http://www.clearspring.com/widgets/489381e14f271d66?p=48ab62e86fd99656
Down Syndrome Adoption Grants: http://www.clearspring.com/widgets/489381e14f271d66?p=48ab3d70d492d4fb

There's more info on my blog as well :)

http://cornishadoptionjourney.blogspot.com/2008/08/amex-we-need-your-help.html
Meredith
Mom to Emma (5, Ds)
Kristopher (4)
Brianna (2, Ds)
Micah (1, Ds)
mkp1982@hotmail.com
www.cornishadoptionjourney.blogspot.com

THIS IS FROM MEREDITH, IF YOU GO TO HER BLOG YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT THIS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE AN AMEX CARD. JUST SIGN IN AS A QUEST. PLEASE HELP THE CHILDREN!!!! THANK YOU MEREDITH!!! YOU HAVE A HEART OF GOLD!!!!

~~ BURNING THE MID-NIGHT OIL~~

YES, I HAVE BEEN BURNING THE MID-NIGHT OIL. I HAVE BEEN STAYING UP LATE TRYING TO GET ALOT OF FLEECE BLANKETS DONE AND LISTED ON E-BAY. I HAVE BOOKS AND BLANKETS AND SOME MISC: ITEMS FOR SALE. WE ARE JUST TRYING TO MAKE A LITTLE EXTRA FOR OUR TRIP.
DOESN'T ISABELLA LOOK SO CUTE IN THIS PICTURE. I JUST LOVE IT!!! SHE MELTS OUR HEARTS. I SURE HOPE SHE WILL LOVE US AS MUCH AS WE LOVE HER. WE KNOW IT WILL TAKE HER AWHILE TO EVEN LIKE US.BUT SHE WILL SEE THAT WE LOVE HER SO MUCH!!!




WE ALSO STARTED SCHOOL ON AUGUST 5TH, WE HOMESCHOOL OUR LITTLE CHILDREN THAT OUR AT HOME. THAT HAS BEEN HARD TRYING TO GET BACK IN THE GROOVE OF THINGS. THE GIRLS HAVE BEEN SO EXCITED TO DO SCHOOL, NOT ANDREW, HE IS HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER. HE LIKES TO FIGHT ABOUT DOING SCHOOL SOME DAYS. HE DOES LIKE TO DO SCHOOL ONCE HE GETS GOING.

~~RESPECT~~~

~~THE WINNER IS~~~

MCKENZIE, OUR 1ST ADOPTED CHILD GOT TO DRAW THE WINNER!!! THE WINNER IS ( AIMIE HUNTER). SHE IS FROM SEATTLE WASHINGTON, AIMIE HUNTER IS YOUR PAY-PAL ADDRESS UP TO DATE SO I CAN SHIP THE PUPPY AND BLANKET TO YOU????


AGAIN THANK YOU ALL WHO ARE HELPING US BRING OUR LITTLE GIRL HOME. IT IS GREAT TO HAVE SOME SUPPORT ON OUR JOURNEY.

~~ we ended our raffle a day early~`

WE ENDED OUR RAFFLE A DAY EARLY. WE WILL BE DRAWING THE WINNING NAME TODAY. GOOD LUCK TO THE PEOPLE WE PUT IN AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.



WE HAD OUR 3RD GARAGE SALE YESTERDAY!!! I AM SOOO TIRIED OF GARAGE SALES. NO MORE FOR ME. WE DIDN'T DO VERY GOOD AT THE GARAGE SALE THIS TIME. OH WELL. LIFE GOES ON.



IF YOU CLICK ON THE CAMPBELL'S COUNTRY STORE AND MORE, IT WILL TAKE YOU TO OUR E-BAY STORE. THAT WE ARE DOING PRETTY WELL ON. THANK YOU .

~~ OUR RAFFLE HAS 4 MORE DAYS TO GO ~`

THANK YOU TO THE 4 PEOPLE WHO HAVE PUT IN FOR OUR RAFFLE. WE HAVE FOUR MORE DAYS AND ONE OF OUR CHILDREN WILL DRAW THE WINNER OF THE LAUGH AND LEARN PUPPY AND BUTTERFLY FLEECE BLANKET. SO IF YOU WANT A CHANCE AT WINNING THIS, IT IS 5.00 FOR EACH CHANCE. THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU. WE ARE GETTING SO EXCITED TO GO TO BRING OUR NEWEST DAUGHTER HOME. SHE WILL BE THE BABY OF THE FAMILY.

~~NEW PICTURES OF ISABELLA~MAGDA ~~`

YES!! WE GOT NEW PICTURES TODAY OF ISABELLA~MAGDA. SHE IS SO ADORABLE , WE CAN'T WAIT TO HOLD HER AND GIVE HER KISSES. I ALSO CAN'T WAIT TO FIX HER HAIR, AND DRESS HER IN CUTE LITTLE NEW CLOTHES. SHE IS REALLY TINY. OH WE WANT TO TRAVEL SOON. OUR FACILITATOR SAID NOT TO EXPECT TO TRAVEL BEFORE OCT. BUT WE SURE ARE VERY HOPEFUL. WE WANT TO TRAVEL ASAP. AFTER THEY LET US KNOW. WE LOVE YOU ISABELLA~MAGDA !!! LOVE MOMMY & DADDY.

~~CAMPBELL'S COUNTRY STORE AND MORE~~

IF YOU CLICK ON THE BOX ON THE RIGHT IT WILL TAKE YOU TO OUR STORE. WE HAVE CAMPBELL'S COUNTRY STORE AND MORE, ON E-BAY. PLEASE STOP AND TAKE A LOOK . YOU JUST MIGHT FIND SOMETHING YOU LIKE. I AM MAKING FLEECE BLANKETSAND BABY & TODDLER SLUMBER POUCHES. THEY ARE PRETTY CUTE. THEY ARE LIKE AN ADULTS SLEEPING BAG. WE HAVE LOTS OF BOOKS FOR SALE ALSO. I LIKE TO READ ABOUT THE AMISH PEOPLE. THEY LIVE SIMPLE LIVES. HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!!

OUR YELLOWSTONE TRIP

WE TOOK OUR ANNUAL TRIP TO YELLOWSTONE NATL. PARK THIS PAST WEEKEND,WE USUALLY TRY TO GO IN EARLY SPRING OR LATE FALL (TO AVOID ALL THE TOURISTS) BUT OUR SCHEDULE JUST WOULDN'T ALLOW IT THIS YEAR. WE WENT WITH OUR OLDER SON AND HIS GIRL FRIEND AND THREE OF OUR GRANDCHILDREN.JODY'S BROTHER AND HIS WIFE WERE ALSO THERE WITH THEIR TWO KIDDOS, AND YES WE EVEN TOOK GRANDMA WITH US. IT WAS A VERY BUSY WEEKEND WITH SO MUCH GOING ON IN WEST YELLOWSTONE AND NOT ENOUGH TIME TO DO EVERYTHING WE WOULD HAVE LIKED TO DO. WE DID MAKE TIME TO MAKE A FEW TRIPS INTO THE PARK TO SEE THE ANIMALS.WE SAW ELK, BISON,PELICANS, AND WE WERE EVEN ABLE TO SEE THE BALD EAGLE IN ITS NEST, THE KIDS JUST GET TOTALLY EXCITED WHEN WE SEE THE EAGLE. WE HAD OUR GRANDSONS THIRD BIRTHDAY PARTY WHILE WE WERE THERE, WITH SIX GRANDKIDS (NUMBER SEVEN ON THE WAY) WE CAN ALWAYS PLAN ON A BIRTHDAY WHILE WERE THERE NO MATTER WHAT TIME OF THE YEAR IT IS. WE WATCHED THE OLD TIME CAR PARADE AND WALKED AROUND THE PARK WHERE THEY HAD A CAR SHOW AFTER THE PARADE. WE REALLY LOVE YELLOWSTONE AND HAVE BEEN GOING THERE YEARLY SINCE WE WERE YOUNG, NOW OUR KIDS LOOK FORWARD TO GOING EVERY YEAR.WE WERE ACTUALLY MARRIED IN WEST YELLOWSTONE ON JUNE 22, 1990, SO IT IS A VERY SPECIAL PLACE FOR US.

CHECK OUT OUR E-BAY STORE

WE HAVE OPENED UP AN E-BAY STORE. IT IS CAMPBELL'S COUNTRY STORE AND MORE. IF YOU GET A MINUTE , CHECK IT OUT I WILL BE ADDING ITEMS EVERYDAY. SOME ITEMS ARE USED AND SOME ARE NEW. YES I WILL BE SELL FLEECE BLANKETS IN OUR STORE PLUS LOTS MORE. HAPPY SHOPPING!!! THANK YOU FOR TAKING A LOOK. JODY

~~~ We have opened our blog to everyone for now~~~

WE JUST OPENED OUR BLOG , WE WILL SEE IF WE CAN LEAVE IT OPEN OR IF I WILL NEED TO GO PRIVATE AGAIN.


WE ARE HAVING A RAFFLE FOR A LAUGH AND LEARN PUPPY AND A FLEECE BLANKET. IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE BUTTERFLY BLANKET , I DO HAVE OTHERS. PLEASE BUY A TICKET FOR OUR RAFFLE AND HELP BRING MAGDA~ ISABELLA HOME SOON.We are so ready to travel to get our little girl. I feel like i have been pregnant for a long time and no due date to end it. ATLEAST WHEN I WAS PREGNANT I HAD AN IDEA WHEN THE BABY WAS DUE. NOT WITH THIS ONE. WE ARE HOPING FOR SEPT, EARLY IN SEPT. I AM NOT TELLING HOW MUCH WAIT I HAVE GAINED WITH THIS ONE. BUT I WOULD SURE LIKE TO BE ABLE TO LOSE ALL THE PRE- BABY WAIT. ISABELLA HURRY UP , WE WANT YOU HOME. WE LOVE YOU SOOOO MUCH ALREADY.

~~ house fire~~ our neighbors house~~LAST NIGHT~~

THIS IS A PICTURE OF OUR NEIGHBORS HOUSE, IT BURNED THE WHOLE HOUSE , THE GARAGE, AND SOME OF THERE CARS. THEY HAD ATLEAST TWO OF THERE FAMILY BUSSINESSES IN THE HOUSE. THEY LIVE RIGHT DOWN THE BLOCK BEHIND US. WE HAVE KNOW THIS FAMILY FOR A LONG TIME. THEIR SISTER IN LAW WAS OUR SOFTBALL COACH FOR 9 YEARS, AND THAT WAS WHEN I WAS 6-15 YEARS OLD. THEY HAVE LOST EVERYTHING IT WAS PRETTY SAD TO WATCH THERE HOUSE BURN.THANK GOD!! THEY GOT OUT OF THE HOUSE.THE MOTHER WAS DOWN STAIRS WITH TWO OF HER CLIENTS. SOMEBODY STOPPED AND TOLD THEM THERE HOUSE WAS ON FIRE. OUR CHILDREN WERE SO SCARED THEY WERE CRYING .THEY THOUGHT THERE WAS PEOLPE IN IT. WE TRIED TO GET THEM TO BED LATER BUT THEY WERE ALL TO SCARED TO SLEEP IN THEIR ROOMS. SO WE HAD MOST OF US UP STAIRS. NOT DEZ SHE SLEPT IN HER ROOM. SHE DID FINE. SHE WAS REALLY SCARED TO SEE THE FIRE, BUT WAS OK: TO SLEEP IN HER ROOM. IF YOU WOULD SAY A PRAYER FOR THE HALL FAMILY. I AM SURE THEY COULD USE SOME.WE ALL FEEL SO BAD FOR THIS FAMILY.

~~~PLEASE HELP EMMA'S FAMILY~~~

Can you help us?

Remember Emma? I am thrilled to say that she made it through her heart surgery better than anyone could have expected! She is still in the hospital in recovery, so please continue to lift her up in prayer.

Many people in the online community have expressed an interest in getting Emma's family {mom's name is Meredith} a special something ... perhaps a new triple stroller since their old one was ruined. Do you have a dime to spare to help us reach our goal?

Please stop by Meredith's blog and let them know you are praying for them!~THE CORNISH FAMILY~`

~~` UPDATES ON EMMA HOPE~~~

EMMA HOPE IS A LITTLE FIGHTER!!! SHE MADE IT THROUGH HER OPEN HEART SURGERY AND IS OFF THE VENT. TO READ MORE ABOUT EMMA HOPE AND HER FAMILY CLICK ON HER PICTURE ON THE RIGHT SIDE , IT WILL TAKE YOU TO HER FAMALIES BLOG.

~~`PLEASE PRAY FOR LITTLE EMMA HOPE CORNISH~~~

~~~ PLEASE PRAY FOR EMMA HOPE~~ SHE IS IN SURGERY RIGHT NOW, HAVING OPEN HEART SURGERY. SHE IS ONLY 5 YEARS YOUNG. THE CORNISH FAMILY ADOPTED LITTLE EMMMA FROM UKRAINE. SHE SHOULD OF HAD HEART SURGERY WHEN SHE WAS ONE OR TWO YEARS YOUNG. SHE HAS ALOT OF DAMAGE TO HER HEART AND LUNGS HAVING TO WAIT SO LONG FOR THIS SURGERY. WE ARE ALL PRAYING FOR EMMA TO PULL THROUGH
SURGERY & A QUICK RECOVERY FOR HER. PRAYERS TO HER PARENTS MEREDITH AND MIKE FOR THEIR LITTLE GIRL AND FOR THERE LONG DAY WAITNG.

~~YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK~~

WE ARE IN WEST YELLOWSTONE MT. WE ARE ON OUR YEARLY TRIP HERE. WE TRY TO HAVE A FUN GET TOGETHER WITH OUR ADULT CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN.MY MOTHER CAME WITH US AND MY BROTHER AND SISTER - IN -LAW AND THEIR TWO CHILDREN. OUR SON (JAKE) AND HIS FAMILY CAME TO YELLOWSTONE ALSO. WE ARE HAVING LOTS OF FUN. THEY HAVE ALOT GOING ON THIS WEEK-END IN WEST YELLOWSTONE. THE ROD RUN, THAT IS ALOT OF FIXED UP OLD CARS. THEY HAD A PARADE TODAY IT WAS PRETTY AWESOME WATCHING ALL OF THESE CARS AND TRUCKS. THEY HAD THEM AFTER IN THE PARK FOR ALL TO SEE. WE GOT LOTS OF PICTURES OF THE CARS AND TRUCKS. WE ALSO WENT TO THE MOUNTAIN MAN GET TOGETHER IT WAS REALLY NEAT TO SEE ALL THE COOL THINGS THESE PEOPLE MAKE BY HAND. THEY ALL DRESS IN PERIOD CLOTHING OF THE ERA.

~~ FOREST FIRE~

ON THURSDAY JULY 31ST,2008. SOMEONE STARTED A FOREST FIRE IN DIVIDE ,MT . ONLY A MILE OR TWO FROM MY BROTHER & SISTER IN-LAWS HOUSE. WE WENT OUT THERE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING WE COULD DO TO HELP. BUT ALL WE COULD DO WAS WATCH THE FIRE BURN. THANK GOD IT DIDN'T BURN DOWN ANYBODY'S HOUSE. THAT'S PRETTY SCARRY , WHEN YOU LIVE THAT CLOSE AND THE FIRE IS COMMING YOUR WAY. THE LAND IS PRETTY DRY HERE IN MONTANA. THE FIRE DANGER IS HIGH RIGHT NOW. WE NEED SOME RAIN.THAT WOULD HELP THINGS HERE.