CHANGE OF PLANS!!

AFTER A LONG WEEKEND, WE FINALLY CAME TO AN AGREEMENT TO SWITCH FROM KAZAKHSTAN TO GUATEMALA. THE MAIN REASONS WERE THE 16 HOURS OF FLYING TIME AND ALL THE LAYOVERS IN BETWEEN. ALSO THE 26 DAYS WE WERE GONNA HAVE TO STAY THERE. HAVING A BAD BACK, I JUST DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE IN MY BEST INTEREST TO FLY THAT LONG AND WITH ALL THE EXPENSES WE'RE GOING TO IN CURR WITH THIS PROCESS, WE COULDN'T BOTH AFFORD TO BE OUT OF WORK FOR A MONTH. ALSO IT WOULD BE HARD TO LEAVE THE BOYS AND THE DOGGIES FOR THAT LONG. THE FLYING TIME TO GUATEMALA IS ONLY 5 HOURS AND WE ONLY HAVE TO STAY 4-5 DAYS. THE ACCOMMODATIONS ARE MUCH NICER AND THE FOOD MUCH BETTER. THE CLIMATE IS MUCH WARMER AND THE CULTURE IS MUCH MORE INTERESTING. AS OUR DAUGHTER GETS OLDER IT WILL BE EASIER TO TAKE HER BACK TO HER BIRTHPLACE TO EXPLORE HER CULTURE. OUR HOME STUDY LADY ADOPTED FROM THERE AS WELL, AND HAS A BEAUTIFUL 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER NAMED ABBY. SHE ALSO WORKS FOR THE AGENCY WE 'RE USING. THE AGENCY IS CALLED HAPS ( HOMESTUDIES & ADOPTION PLACEMENT SERVICES) YOU CAN LOOK THEM UP ON LINE.
ACTUALLY SHE WAS HERE YESTERDAY TO DO OUR 2ND SESSION. SHE SPENT AN HOUR WITH ME ALONE AND THAN AN HOUR WITH TONI, THAN AN HOUR WITH THE BOTH OF US TOGETHER. SHE ASKED ABOUT OUR CHILDHOODS AND HOW WE DISCIPLINE THE CHILDREN AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SHE WILL BE BACK FRIDAY TO SPEND A LITTLE TIME WITH THE BOYS TO SEE HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT US AND WHAT WERE DOING. IM SURE EVERYTHING WILL GO SMOOTHE.
I'M LEAVING FOR TAMPA TOMORROW FOR 2 WEEKS TO GO WORK ON A DEMOLITION IN A BIG POWERHOUSE RIGHT ON THE TAMPA BAY.
I WILL BE HOME FOR 2 WEEKS AND THAN GO BACK FOR 2 WEEKS TO FINISH THE JOB.
AND LUCKY ME CAUSE THE YANKS JUST STARTED SPRING TRAINING TODAY AND I HAVE ALL WEEKEND TO GO TO LEGENDS FIELD AND TRY TO SCORE SOME AUTOGRAPHS. I'M BRINGING MY DIGITAL CAMERA AND MY LAPTOP SO I'LL SEND ANY GOOD PHOTOS TO ALL THE YANKEES FANS. ALSO I'M GONNA TRY TO GET A LITTLE FISHING IN TOO. MYS WELL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TRIP RIGHT. ITS ALL PAID FOR..LOL..WELL I'M JUST GLAD THAT WE CAME TO AN AGREEMENT AND NOW THE BALL IS ROLLING. I WILL KEEP UPDATING THIS SITE AS THE DETAILS COME IN.
TALK TO YA ALL SOON...KEEP US IN YOUR PRAYERS..GO YANKEES!!

FIRST VISIT

TODAY WAS THE FIRST VISIT FROM THE HOME STUDY LADY AND ALL WENT WELL. SHE SPENT AN HOUR WITH US AND JUST ASKED VARIOUS QUESTIONS.
LIKE HOW WE MET, AND HOW THE KIDS FEEL ABOUT THE ADOPTION. WHY WE WANTED TO ADOPT, AND IF GENDER OR AGE MATTERED.
SHE ASKED WHAT MADE ME WANT TO MARRY TONI SO QUICK AND I SAID BECAUSE IT'S NOT EVERYDAY YOU MEET A BEAUTIFUL, CARING, SHARING, GREAT GIRL THAT'S SINGLE. I TOLD HER IT WAS LIKE LOCKING IN A GREAT INTEREST RATE. LOL. ANYWAY, SHE WILL BE BACK MONDAY TO SPEND AN HOUR WITH ME ALONE AND THAN TONI. THAN SHE WILL SPEND ANOTHER HOUR WITH US BOTH TOGETHER. SHE WILL THAN COME BACK NEXT WEEK TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH THE KIDS AND WALK THROUGH THE HOUSE.
WE'LL LET YOU KNOW HOW IT ALL GOES ON THE NEXT ROUND..SEE YA SOON..T&T

HOME STUDY

MOVIN ALONG..THE HOME STUDY LADY IS COMING OVER TOMMORROW AT 4:30 PM.HAVE TO GET THE HOUSE CLEAN AFTER HAVING NO POWER FOR 2 DAYS DUE TO THE ICE STORM WE HAD. ALSO HAVE TO GET HOLE IN ROOF PATCHED FROM FALLEN TREE LIMBS.ANYWAY, WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO GET THE BALL ROLLIN. WILL LET U KNOW HOW EVERYTHING GOES. T&T

OUR FIRST BLOG

Hello everyone we would like to introduce ourselves, we are Tom and Toni from New Jersey. We have just begun the long, long loonnnggg process of adopting from Kaz. We've been reading all the blogs and find them very interesting and informative. My wife has even spoke to Kim Penman who has been a wealth of information. I'm sure down the road we will speak with others who have used this agency and look forward to hearing all about your journeys. We have 2 sons age 5 and 7. 4 dogs- 2 chocolate labs, a maltese, and a yorkshire terrier. You can say it is a pretty full house, but it is missing 1 thing. A baby girl, and that is what we plan on getting , hopefully. We have sent in our application and completed our paperwork for the home study so were really in the beginning process. We are very excited and nervous. As it seems to be a long and stressful journey ahead of us. We look forward to sharing our entire journey, start to finish with you. Please feel free to forward any helpful information. Talk to ya soon. Love Tommy&Toni