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50'stherapythrowing tantrumstime travelto-do listtom cruisetoy recalltrashtreatstributetwitterultrasoundvacationsvanvideovideo camerasvisual DNAwahmwastewater birthsweatherweb designwedding planningweek planswhat I'm doingwirelessworryx-raysyogaWe make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. -Winston Churchillhttp://purple-valley.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Blogger735125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35923238.post-4744794208651705525Fri, 18 Dec 2015 00:16:00 +00002015-12-17T18:19:21.420-06:00It's been a crazy past month but after finding out the news that we are onto the next part of the adoption process (~insert lots of happy faces here!!~) we are very ready to take the puzzle a bit more seriously. &nbsp;So, the kids and I brought it back out, adding the new names we have received over the past few days (thank you, friends!), and today, we started putting more of the puzzle togetherhttp://purple-valley.blogspot.com/2015/12/we-have-little-puzzle-and-its-calling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35923238.post-451373296077983571Fri, 06 Nov 2015 20:08:00 +00002015-11-12T10:51:00.767-06:00This past week we made a big decision. &nbsp;After talking to other families from our agency, and lots of contemplation amongst ourselves, we are feeling the beautiful pull to take our kiddos alongside us to Ethiopia to meet baby girl, the sister they've waited so long for now! &nbsp;It never dawned on us before to do such a thing. Never once did it even pass through our minds, I believe because http://purple-valley.blogspot.com/2015/11/noah-maia-and-finns-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35923238.post-5036407950756960738Sat, 24 Oct 2015 18:04:00 +00002015-10-24T13:11:06.911-05:00 I have not done well with updating this blog which is disappointing to myself because I used to be on top of it every.single.day. Priorities, which have changed as the kids have gotten older, have really made it difficult for me to sit down and write anything at all like my to-do list, let alone be able to slow down my mind and sift through my words in order to write like I used to in my bloghttp://purple-valley.blogspot.com/2015/10/19-months-later.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35923238.post-7182180595156302133Wed, 19 Mar 2014 21:49:00 +00002014-03-19T17:18:39.714-05:002014adoptionbig newsEthiopiaEthiopia adoptionfaithfamilykids<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; http://purple-valley.blogspot.com/2014/03/and-so-im-back-and-with-bit-of-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35923238.post-7554119536445020526Tue, 10 May 2011 14:09:00 +00002011-05-10T09:09:03.333-05:00building a houseelkorn nebraskanew housenew house photosOmaha“Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” - Martin Luther King Jr. I'm so very proud of how fast our construction workers have went.&nbsp; They are working so hard and it's apparent with how much progress I see every time I drivehttp://purple-valley.blogspot.com/2011/05/walls-to-windows.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35923238.post-1843742937663549348Mon, 09 May 2011 04:10:00 +00002011-05-08T23:10:59.076-05:00Foto FlashbacklegospicturesprechoolzooFlashback in photos over the last month . . . My children being "them" :) Noah, 7 Finley, 19 months Maia, 5 These were taken before school, prior to her preschool picture day. &nbsp; Playing with Easter eggs she dyed at school Such a normal face of my Maia's As is this one ;) And how you'll find Noah at least one time every day; playing legos. &nbsp; The YUMMY cake pops myhttp://purple-valley.blogspot.com/2011/05/foto-flashback.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35923238.post-7429341488396314896Fri, 06 May 2011 19:22:00 +00002011-05-06T14:22:57.973-05:00building a houseelkorn nebraskanew home adventurenew houseOmaha“We’re so busy watching out for what’s just ahead of us&nbsp;that we don’t take time to enjoy where we are."-- Bill Watterson One thing I've learned with our move to Omaha is to not wish for tomorrow but to savor every moment today and enjoy it.&nbsp; God has made me see that with my eyes and feel it with my soul. I know some people think, "wow, I can't believe you've lived in an apartment for http://purple-valley.blogspot.com/2011/05/slow-down-enjoy-where-you-are.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)2Omaha, NE 68130, USA41.2400801 -96.1898261999999741.2242416 -96.232074199999971 41.2559186 -96.14757819999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35923238.post-6075429656123309632Mon, 02 May 2011 21:34:00 +00002011-05-02T16:43:51.103-05:00baseballbuilding a housedesign decisionselkorn nebraskanew home adventurenew houseOmahaThe days are getting busier and busier, not just with the house but with everyday life, too.&nbsp; Noah started his first baseball game of many on Saturday.&nbsp; Seems like just yesterday Noah was hitting off of t-ball stands and swinging his little heart out (missing a lot of the time).&nbsp; Today, my not long ago 4-year old is now an almost 8-year old hitting balls pitched by real people.&http://purple-valley.blogspot.com/2011/05/jubilant-delight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35923238.post-911467596583127840Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:55:00 +00002011-04-29T10:05:42.527-05:00building a houseelkorn nebraskanew houseOmahaEven though it continues to rain here and there, progress is still being made on our house.&nbsp; Every time I drive by, something else is done.&nbsp; Having never built a house before, it's so exciting to even see a stack of 2x4's because it means something is soon going to be done! It's been really muddy because of all the rain.&nbsp; Earlier in the week my iPhone caught a glimpse of the muddyhttp://purple-valley.blogspot.com/2011/04/making-headway.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35923238.post-4335318628786650157Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:41:00 +00002011-04-25T13:46:55.223-05:00building a houseelkorn nebraskaIt's 4 The KidsLove and Logicnew housenew house photosOmahaI'm a bit behind.&nbsp; Sorry.&nbsp; Your husband going out of town for 7 days to Brazil will do that to you, though.&nbsp; But, not a lot has happened on the house to even report about.&nbsp; Well, nothing super exciting.&nbsp; Ok, to me, it's VERY exciting, but to you all, probably not so much.&nbsp; But still, it's a part of our little house-building journey. We have had a tremendous amount http://purple-valley.blogspot.com/2011/04/foundation-to-floors.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35923238.post-3567624432843216206Sat, 09 Apr 2011 19:13:00 +00002011-04-09T14:13:07.050-05:00building a househouse plansnew home adventurenew houseOmahaDo you ever not feel creative?&nbsp; Yeah, that's me today.&nbsp; But I really want to get you updated on the latest on our house, so bear with me in this uncreative thinking.&nbsp; It's beautiful, sunny and 80 degrees today.&nbsp; I want to be outside!&nbsp; But alas, Finn is napping and we live on the 2nd level, so a boring blog post (written from the blah indoors) it is for me at the moment.&http://purple-valley.blogspot.com/2011/04/its-really-real.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35923238.post-3784243453362361710Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:58:00 +00002011-04-06T13:57:11.724-05:00building a housenew house photosOmahaThe Camp HouseAfter school yesterday I took Noah, Maia and Finn back to the house to see what they had done that morning.&nbsp; They were super excited to get out and get close to the "hole". Checking out the hole!&nbsp; Much bigger up close than it appears from afar! After we left the site, we went back "home".&nbsp; It was a perfect beautiful day yesterday (72 in my mind has always been "perfect")http://purple-valley.blogspot.com/2011/04/continuing-day-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35923238.post-4031212535513394317Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:49:00 +00002011-04-05T13:49:25.862-05:00building a housenew home adventureOmahaThe Camp HouseGetting back to Purple Valley comes at no better time than now.&nbsp; Yesterday we finally, finally, broke ground on our lot where we will be building our brand new house!&nbsp; After 8 months of living in Omaha in two different apartment complexes, the feelings of happiness that overcame me the moment I saw the CAT tractor scooping dirt out of the ground to make a giant hole were overwhelming.&http://purple-valley.blogspot.com/2011/04/camp-house-begins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35923238.post-5688636236715253779Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:37:00 +00002011-03-20T16:29:46.604-05:00Alexisbest friendsjapanmovingOmahawineOk, fine. I think I'll come out of hiding. There's a no better time than now, right? (That's what I'm telling myself as I sit here in peace and quiet; something I never get. I pray I get this again so I can start writing again!)And why have I been hiding, you ask? Well, most of you know my story. And I've not really been hiding. Just occupied. I got sick, then pregnant, then had a http://purple-valley.blogspot.com/2011/03/forever-friendship.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35923238.post-3716814769474423397Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:51:00 +00002009-07-03T08:43:51.578-05:0010-year anniversaryanniversaryloveNeilNeil and II am so so so behind but that's nothing new. I have so much to talk about and don't really know where to begin. I'm just going to skip it all for now. A big date is approaching.Tomorrow Neil and I will have been married 10 years, together 16 years. It's funny because here we are celebrating our 10th and we should be going on a trip to somewhere tropical (we didn't go on a honeymoon and still http://purple-valley.blogspot.com/2009/07/happy-10th-anniversaryto-us.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35923238.post-287551664253945226Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:35:00 +00002009-06-07T10:38:13.922-05:00fetal heart blockillnessesmeneonatal lupuspregnacyIf interested, this is a really great site that explains some of my health problems and the things we're dealing with with the baby right now. It's been the best site for me to use to share with family so it's all more understandable. Anyway... thanks again for everything. I've felt your prayers and appreciate immensely all the emails and comments and Facebook support. I'm very lucky to have http://purple-valley.blogspot.com/2009/06/teeny-snipit-of-great-info.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35923238.post-2648327251546585050Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:54:00 +00002009-06-04T10:23:55.428-05:00antibodiesillnessesmepediatric cardiologistpregnacyworryI just got an alarming phone call from the Pediatric Cardiologist who I saw 2 weeks ago in Peoria, IL. Yes, he called me himself. (gulp) I knew it wasn’t good.Back up a minute. Most of you know, but maybe not all, that last year was a year from hell for me. I mean, really, that’s the easiest way for me to sum it up. It was bad. Halfway through the year I realized my hair shouldn’t still behttp://purple-valley.blogspot.com/2009/06/here-we-go-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35923238.post-3614492763807975590Wed, 13 May 2009 14:45:00 +00002009-05-13T10:33:42.121-05:00DreamVizionJust a Little Pricknew jobNew OrleansNoah and MaiaThriveVWC PhotographyNew Orleans, like always, was a blast. It was our 4th time there as a couple, Neil's 8th time. We love it there. So much to do, see, and especially eat. You definitely cannot go there if you're on a diet, which is why I love going there pregnant. I can't be on a diet and I can use baby/pregnancy as an excuse to eat everything! :) Golly, the food is so good.So we got back Sunday at almost http://purple-valley.blogspot.com/2009/05/back-to-business.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35923238.post-1075423446664306259Tue, 05 May 2009 15:02:00 +00002009-05-05T11:03:59.537-05:00beignetsgetawaysHeather and LeeLouisianamuffalettaNew OrleansNOLAroad tripvacationWe are off to New Orleans tomorrow with our friends, Heather &amp; Lee. Very excited as we all need this getaway. Heather is also pregnant, 7 weeks ahead of me. We're very much looking forward to muffaletta and beignets! If you could spy on us, you'd see us in every restaurant at some point in the French Quarter. I haven't found a place yet which compares to such food greatness in the Unitedhttp://purple-valley.blogspot.com/2009/05/off-to-nola.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35923238.post-4674192954862967179Fri, 01 May 2009 20:20:00 +00002009-05-01T15:29:24.697-05:00flowersfoto fridayquotesIt is essential to our well-being, and to our lives, that we play and enjoy life. Every single day do something that makes your heart sing. - Marcia WiederSince love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul. - Saint AugustineOptimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. – Helen KellerRisk-taking, trust and http://purple-valley.blogspot.com/2009/05/foto-friday-some-rain-rain-go-away.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35923238.post-6233578037966261206Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:35:00 +00002009-04-30T10:47:52.537-05:0018weeksbig newspregnancyultrasound- Maya AngelouWell, if you haven’t checked out Facebook, you don’t know that we found out what baby # 3 is yesterday, .... and....we are having a BOY!! :):) Clear as day, a boy, and my favorite shot of all. I laid down on the table and the tech said "you want to know the sex, right?". I said "yep!" and she put the doppler on my tummy and bam, there it was loud and clear right away, HIS little http://purple-valley.blogspot.com/2009/04/if-i-have-monument-in-this-world-it-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35923238.post-668116965467696359Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:30:00 +00002009-04-28T13:11:06.189-05:00Alexisbirthdayschelgiftsjapanmy birthdayNoah and MaiaFirst of all, Happy Birthday, Chel!!! it's Michelle's very special day today as she is entering the wonderful 30's! :) Hope it's a really spectacular day, Chel!What a better picture to put up than the one of she and I when we were both preggie back in 2005. Chel, I want that cute shirt. I forgot how HARD it is to find cute maternity clothes!Most of you know my very dear friend, Alexis. She http://purple-valley.blogspot.com/2009/04/happy-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35923238.post-3072198686772723905Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:09:00 +00002009-04-25T20:14:39.310-05:00being a kidcandyMaiaspringFun shots of the day....I came home from a shoot last weekend and caught Maia with my camera laying in the grass eating gummi worms. Priceless photos which I love. 100% my girl :)And then I joined her :)http://purple-valley.blogspot.com/2009/04/gummi-worms-in-grass.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35923238.post-5290246945509232037Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:14:00 +00002009-04-20T16:26:22.830-05:0017wksketchupmaternitymeNoah and Maiapregnacy...and 23 to go. Well, actually 21 because I'll be having the baby earlier. But still, not even half-way there and I'm getting pretty darn big. (insert cringy-face here) I didn't realize how big, either, until this past week. It was gorgeous out on Saturday so we (and my camera) were outside a lot. While out, Neil shot a picture of me, while I did a belly self-portrait of myself. This baby http://purple-valley.blogspot.com/2009/04/17-weeks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35923238.post-4047191524060556483Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:06:00 +00002009-04-15T13:33:33.753-05:00"firsts"achievementsbabiesmarinNoah and MaiaspringLast week our friends, Jason and Johanna were in town visiting family and friends, so we had he honor of finally meeting baby Marin and I had the GREAT honor of photographing her. She is completely lovely in every way...so beautiful and perfect. While Marin was no completely comfortable with Neil, Neil seemed to be quite comfortable with her. I think he's ready to become a daddy again :)I alsohttp://purple-valley.blogspot.com/2009/04/welcome-marinand-welcome-s.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)4