Quote: Aaron @ December 19 2009, 10:48 AM GMTWe can learn it together!
Oh yes, how's that going anyway? It was at least a year ago when you said you were going to start learning.
Quote: Aaron @ December 19 2009, 12:13 PM GMTAlthough she really should write it, if she's studying English.
Well I did well enough so you can blame the system!
Bah-F**king-Humbug! Bring on summer!
Quote: Aaron @ December 19 2009, 10:58 AM GMTI'd have had to ban and warn you for creating multiple accounts, so it's probably for the best.
Should Leevil not be banned then?
Quote: Ben @ December 19 2009, 3:02 PM GMTShould Leevil not be banned then?
I asked permission, when creating a real name account, and promised to never use or abuse it. This was also when it was just frowned upon, rather than a against the rules.
Nepotism.
How so?
Bored in my hometown in Florida. Met a few old friends, drove around a bit and was pleasantly surprised to find a couple of friends behind the bar at the best new pub in town, but I'm utterly bored. Guess I'll drive back across the state to my parents' place and wait until the return flight home on Tuesday.
BREAKING NEWS: Just got a call from an old girlfriend here in town. She said she and her boyfriend are "on a break" and seemed to perk up when I mentioned that I was in a hotel room. 
Hi everyone. After much prayer and deep thought, we have decided to bow out of the adoption process for my husband's cousin's kids. They are going to start a new life with another of Matt's cousins who are childless and were already looking to adopt anyways. They'll be in an insanely large house in a school district that has every program and service available to tend to their needs. They will be raised by the 2 of the nicest people I know (my hubby and Adam have always been more like brothers than cousins, and Nicole is a gentle sweet woman who has always loved any child as if they were her own). The paperwork is just about finished now and Matt and I are already written into Adam and Nicole's will to take custody of the kids if anything happens to them. As they won't have any grandparents (there's only 2 and they live in Hawaii) we are going to be the place they go for vacations and sleepover nights.
It breaks my heart not to have them with us, but I know that they will be well cared for and loved in their new family. They'll only be 15 minutes away from us and we'll see them all the time. They'll get all the attention they need and deserve and won't have to share as they would at our house.
I am so glad that I went through this process though. If my husband and I hadn't stepped up to take them in, they would have most likely gone to Vicki, their mother's horrible "friend" who spent all their mother's money in the weeks before she died. By casting my doubts about her, an investigation was started and "Aunt Vicki" is now sitting in jail for grand theft, drugs (she was on meth when they took her in), and endangering the welfare of a child, amongst many other charges. She admitted to destroying the will their mother had (the kids were to go to their father, so evidently the will was old, as he's been in jail for almost 2 years now). So, for me it was worth it to not get the kids if it meant that I kept them from going to her.
So Christmas will be a little sad for me this year, but joyful too as I know know that Apryl, Sophie and Jack are going to be okay and that they'll still be close. 
Quote: AndreaLynne @ December 19 2009, 3:32 PM GMTSo Christmas will be a little sad for me this year, but joyful too as I know know that Apryl, Sophie and Jack are going to be okay and that they'll still be close.
Sounds like things worked out very well, if not perfectly. Best wishes for you all.
Well done Andrea... hope you have a lovely Christmas!
Hi Andrea, I'm sure after all this careful thought and consideration the best result will be achieved. Great that the kids will be so near to you. Take care and have a lovely Christmas. x
Thanks guys. Merry Christmas to all of you!
Wow, what a ride you've had, Andie. Glad it's ended on a happier note, than it could've! Good to here the "friend" is in jail now, sounds like the best place for her
It's great to hear the kids are only 15 minutes away, sounds like it's gone as well as it could've gone.
It's a shame you didn't get the extended family, but at least you can fully concentrate on your own kiddos now and it'll be easier for you ALL in the long run. Plus, you'll still get to see and grow up with the others too.
Again. Wow! Merry Christmas to thee all!
Yeah, it's been crazy. The money that Vicki stole was to cover their mother's cremation and headstone, and she blew it on drugs, clothes and lotto tickets, according to the police. So Adam, Nicole, Matt and I going to cover any costs that come up and she'll be buried in the cemetery right up the road from us.
