What's up??

Anyone been wondering what I have been up to these past few weeks?Ok, let's do a little catching up, in no particular order:)

I finally made an appointement with our adoption agency to have the annual home inspection done. I told the socialworker that we are still not done with the house, and it won't be for a loooong time, but we believe we will be keeping things safe at all time, BUt she should see for herself and make a decision. If they don't like it, oh well. We are done putting our lifes on hold for something that might not ever happen.
I have also been contemplating (sp?) about maybe just switching over to Fostercare only for now. Leave everything updated for the adopotion come apart, but shift focus. I really would like to have some kids in my home, but with adoption as a 1st priority it is less likely for them to place fosterkids only with us. so, I am thinking, let's do the fostercare, and who knows, maybe, just maybe one of these children might become avialable afterall. You just never know. I mean, there is this one lady who does fostercare and ended up taken in 5 infants so far and has adopted them all. Maybe we have been doing it all wrong?????
Anyways, I think Fostercare also takes "the pressure" off in some ways. Like setting yourself up emotionally and hoping things will work out this time. With this not being an issue to start with a lesser chance of being disappointement.
And yes, I am also starting to think I may just be getting too old and selfish having to take care of a child for the rest of my life. I know sounds awful, but I can't help it.

What else?? Currently have people cutting holes in my roof and putting in a new A/C unit. Just in time, it's getting pretty hot already. By the time Summer really starts we should be able to stay cool this year.
Last year was awful, we had some nights the house didn't cool down and it was 90+ degrees inside, no breeze, no nothing. It was miserable. the biggest kicker though, was that we had the A/C running all day long, but it was just pumping cold air outside (ripping the old ducts etc. out we realized there were plenty of big holes in the system. No wonder we had such high engery bills during the Summer months ($400/$500).

otherwise, the house is coming along, slowly, but eventually we'll get there.
I think Steve is planning on finishing up the brick work in the driveway. We finally got all the construction trash out of here, so he can continue on with that project.
Right now, we are pretty much going by what the temperature will be on any given day. The cooler am hours he will work on outside projects when it gets too warm he'll do something inside. Not sure when the Master bedroom will be done, but it's ok. He installed the fireplace last weekend and I ordered some nice tiles for it and the hearth as well as the steps going into the bedroom. It's going to be nice. We still need to texture and paint the walls, tile, install hardwood floors, crown moldings on ceiling/window casings and cabinetry around the fireplace. I think that's it:). If I am in that room by fall, I am just as happy. Right now I have a place to sleep:)

I started "walking" on Route HWY50 on the East Coast and am making my way cross country to the West Coast. Basically tracking my steps every day for 69 days. I passed through Jefferson City, MO last night and am heading towards the Kansas border making my way to Hutchinson.

Since Sunday May,13th: 292,786 steps.
17 days completed (17,222 steps/day average)
52 days to go to finish line