Morning Glories in Phyllis's yard
These simple, common white morning glories arrested my attention this morning. They are the very essence of beauty, are they not?
Today’s Bit of Beauty – 09/15/09
Author: Boyd
Pictures from our trip to Florida
I took so many pictures that I had to load them all on Flickr. So here are the links you can use to see all the pictures from Florida.
From lunch at the Rendezvous in Memphis, day 2 of the trip down:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiberguy/sets/72157622094890422/
From the night we stayed over in Meridian, MS at my aunt Betty Ruth’s house.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiberguy/sets/72157621970322161/
From the day-trip drive along old highway 98 through Carabelle, Eastpoint and Apalachicola over to Fort Walton Beach, my hometown.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiberguy/sets/72157621970387203/
All the other pictures from our stay in Tallahassee.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiberguy/sets/72157622094920422/
Pictures from work baby shower today
OK, I know this link to Flickr will work because I marked this set as public.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiberguy/sets/72157621955807880/
It is from a baby shower at my office over the lunch hour today. In the very first picture, if you look close in the background you will see the new downtown Minnesota Twins stadium that is almost finished. It was a fun party and Juliette was her normal charming self. I just thought you might like to see the pictures. Although you won’t know the people, there are some of my dearest comrades in the office.
More Weekend Pictures from Lutsen
This was Juliett’e first trip to the Hall family homestead in Lutsen and a good “test run” for the long drive coming up in a week. These are some really cute pictures I thought you would enjoy.
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| Her Great Aunt Lulu holding her. Taken 08/01/09. |
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| A smiling daddy. Taken 08/01/09. |
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| Such a punim! Taken 08/01/09. |
Monday Morning Silliness
Fisherman’s Picnic Weekend in Lutsen
This was Juliett’e first trip to the Hall family homestead in Lutsen and a good “test run” for the long drive coming up in a week. These are some really cute pictures I thought you would enjoy.
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| At the harbor in Grand Marais on Saturday, the day she turned six weeks old. Taken 08/01/09. |
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| At home in Lutsen in Grandma’s kitchen, the picture of contentment. Taken 08/01/09. |
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| All dressed up in her Sunday dress. Taken 08/02/09. |
At long last!
Praise be to God! At long last the paperwork was signed yesterday. The 10 day waiting period now begins. Legal risk will expire for us on August 11th at 4:30 p.m., while we are in Florida visiting mom. Here is a picture taken last night. I think the relief is written all over Harald’s face.
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Photos from July 20
It’s hard to believe it’s Juliette’s one-month birthday already! Where has the time gone? It seems like only yesterday we were driving home from the hospital. Anyway, here are some pictures from this past week/weekend and a few from this morning.
[album: http://www.fiberguy.com/pics/albums/20090720/]Photos from July 11
She’s wearing a cute little pink floral sundress that Grandma Hazel in Florida bought her – with a big bow in the front! She was very alert, so we wanted to snap some pictures to prove she doesn’t sleep every minute of the day.
[album: http://www.fiberguy.com/pics/albums/20090711/]Praise the Lord!
I just got a message from our social worker, Michelle. Our birth mother’s social worker finally got in touch with her and they had a conversation about the consent forms. She reported she felt really sad for the first few days after delivery, but now she feels very good about the adoption going forward, especially after last week’s home visit. She is fully intending to sign the consents, and they are only trying to coordinate a day when she can go into the office with her parents (since she is a minor) to sign the forms. You know, in my mind I thought this was going to happen just fine. But my heart never got the message. Until I got that message from Michelle. And then I started crying and couldn’t stop. What a blessed relief to know that all we are talking about is the “mere formality” of organizing a time to get the paper signed! I can’t tell you what a weight felt like had been lifted off my shoulders when I got this news. Can you imagine the difficulty of loving a newborn child with all your being, knowing that there is a possibility (no matter how small) that you may not get to keep her? I feel like my moment has come and I no longer have to wait to exhale.
Hallelujah, what a glorious day!
