We are happy to have each other here to interact with, to play with, to talk to and more. We are generally happy that Mommy and Daddy adopted both of us.
Some days we can be difficult and gang up on Mommy and then Daddy when he comes home from work. But at the end of the day, we are happy to have each other. We are very helpful and love to play with each other and with Mommy and Daddy. We are happy to be a family.
We look forward to meeting our sister and to helping her out. We are already fighting over who is getting the blankie or the toy or who is going to feed her or get a diaper for Mommy or Daddy.
And for those of you see us and ask our Mommy and Daddy if we are a family: YES WE ARE A FAMILY
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Do You like Yankee Candles and Candle Accessories???
It's Jen again. I'm not too sure if any of you know but I have endometriosis (endo for short). It's often a debilitating painful disease for which there isn't a cure. I have been participating in the Semi-annual Yankee Candle fundraiser done by the Endometriosis Research Center (ERC for short) since being surgically diagnosed with endo back in January of 2000 except for one that ERC had canceled due to hurricane damage they had sustained.
Please consider helping ERC out with their fundraiser. You don't even have to purchase a candle or candle accessory...just consider a straight donation to them and they will be most appreciative for whatever you can give.
Please feel free to pass this along to your friends and family members.
~Jen
EndoCenter of Upstate New York Support Group co-leader
Do you like candles, candle accessories? Now through September 21, 2007, the ERC is holding its semi-annual Yankee Candle fundraiser, and we need your support!
This is the perfect opportunity to start your holiday shopping or purchase something special for yourself. For more information, please visit: http://www.endocenter.org/yankeecandle.htm
For this fundraiser, one catalog is offered that features over 125 items. Please visit the ERC's website and check out the catalog, today! An order form is also available. Please consider sending an email to your entire email address book informing your friends and family about the ERC's Yankee Candle Fundraiser. You can include a link to the web page where visitors can browse the candle items and print out an order form. This way of communication is great because you can send an email, and if the receiver is interested, they will visit the Candle Fundraiser website. If they are not interested, they can delete the email. It's as easy as that!
If you wish to receive the catalog by US Mail, please email us at AskERC@aol.com, and write "Candle Fundraiser" in the subject heading. In the body of your email, please include your name, complete mailing address, phone number and email address.
We greatly appreciate your support in making this fundraiser a success!
DISCLAIMER:
The Yankee Candle Company has a long and proud tradition of corporate citizenship in supporting specific organizations and focused areas of charitable giving, primarily in the areas of health, education, social services and public safety.
There has been some concern over the last few years regarding potential pollutants in certain candles. While the ERC does not endorse or recommend any products, we feel it is important to inform our fundraiser participants that the Yankee Candle Company has been producing its scented candles following stringent specifications since 1969. Every Yankee Candle is made here in the USA, using exclusive fragrance oils and only the highest quality materials: pure cotton wicks, fine glassware, and premium-grade, highly refined paraffin waxes specially blended foroptimum burning and fragrancing performance. There is absolutely no leadin Yankee’s wicks; in fact, Yankee is a signing member of the United States Consumer Products Safety Commission’s “no-lead wick pledge.”
Yankee Candle is proud to use only the finest quality ingredients and materials in their candles; however, it is still important that you use your candles responsibly to ensure their safe use. Please follow these guidelines from the Yankee Candle Co. to keep your candles a bright and beautiful part of your life:
- Remove all packaging before lighting.
- Place on a protected, heat-resistant, dry surface, away from anything that can catch fire, and out of reach of children and pets. Use holders designed for the particular candle style.
- Trim wick(s) to 1/8" before lighting.
- If smoking occurs, blow candle out. Trim wick(s), remove trimmings, and relight.
- Keep the wax pool free of wick trimmings, matches, or any combustible material. - -
- Keep the wick centered. Avoid drafts.
- Keep burning candles within sight at all times.
- Keep all matches and lighters out of the reach of children.
- Teach everyone in the family the rules of safe candle use.
Jars:
- Handle with care; glass containers are fragile. Avoid glass-to-glass contact when removing or replacing the lid. Do not use if the jar is cracked, chipped or scratched. - — Do not refill with wax.
- Do not allow the flame to touch the side of the jar. The jar may become hot. Handle carefully.
- To minimize wax left on the sides of the jar, burn 3 hours at a time; it is normal for some wax to be left. The amount will vary per color, fragrance and burning conditions.
- Prevent possible heat damage to the counter/surface by discontinuing use when 1/2" of wax remains.
- Extinguish carefully before replacing the lid.
Pillars
- When wax pool reaches the candle’s edge, extinguish flame and allow candle to harden before relighting. This will prevent dripping.
Tapers
- To prevent possible dripping: avoid drafts, excessive vibrations or nearby heat sources.
- Candle (hurricane) lamps may cause dripping due to the build up of heat. We suggest using bobeche, decorative accessories designed to catch dripping wax.
- Be sure tapers are straight, and set them firmly in their holders.
- Trim the taper’s wick to 1/8" before lighting.
Scented Tea Lights
- Do not burn in an enclosed space like a potpourri pot. For this purpose use Yankee® Tart® Warmers (unscented tea lights), and be sure the burner is well-ventilated.
- If wick smokes or builds up carbon, extinguish flame and remove the carbon before relighting.
Samplers
- Burn only in an appropriate holder. Do not burn freestanding.
Wax Potpourri Tarts®
- Place one or more Tarts in a dry potpourri pot, and light the unscented tea light candle beneath. We recommend using Tart Warmers, which burn with a low, controlled flame, ideal for potpourri pots. When melted, the Tart® will release its wonderful fragrance.
- To change fragrances, use a potholder to pick up the potpourri pot and pour the liquid wax into a lined wastebasket. Or, you may harden the wax in a freezer, and pop it out into the palm of your hand.
- Electric potpourri pots may overheat the wax, and are not recommended. Use a well-ventilated, candlelit potpourri pot, without a lid. The pot should have at least a 2-1/2" top opening.
Please consider helping ERC out with their fundraiser. You don't even have to purchase a candle or candle accessory...just consider a straight donation to them and they will be most appreciative for whatever you can give.
Please feel free to pass this along to your friends and family members.
~Jen
EndoCenter of Upstate New York Support Group co-leader
Do you like candles, candle accessories? Now through September 21, 2007, the ERC is holding its semi-annual Yankee Candle fundraiser, and we need your support!
This is the perfect opportunity to start your holiday shopping or purchase something special for yourself. For more information, please visit: http://www.endocenter.org/yankeecandle.htm
For this fundraiser, one catalog is offered that features over 125 items. Please visit the ERC's website and check out the catalog, today! An order form is also available. Please consider sending an email to your entire email address book informing your friends and family about the ERC's Yankee Candle Fundraiser. You can include a link to the web page where visitors can browse the candle items and print out an order form. This way of communication is great because you can send an email, and if the receiver is interested, they will visit the Candle Fundraiser website. If they are not interested, they can delete the email. It's as easy as that!
If you wish to receive the catalog by US Mail, please email us at AskERC@aol.com, and write "Candle Fundraiser" in the subject heading. In the body of your email, please include your name, complete mailing address, phone number and email address.
We greatly appreciate your support in making this fundraiser a success!
DISCLAIMER:
The Endometriosis Research Center does not endorse or recommend any specific products or corporations. The annual Yankee Candle fundraiser is an independant fundraiser hosted by the Yankee Candle Company in order to benefit our mission and is not affiliated with the ERC in any way.
The Yankee Candle Company has a long and proud tradition of corporate citizenship in supporting specific organizations and focused areas of charitable giving, primarily in the areas of health, education, social services and public safety.
There has been some concern over the last few years regarding potential pollutants in certain candles. While the ERC does not endorse or recommend any products, we feel it is important to inform our fundraiser participants that the Yankee Candle Company has been producing its scented candles following stringent specifications since 1969. Every Yankee Candle is made here in the USA, using exclusive fragrance oils and only the highest quality materials: pure cotton wicks, fine glassware, and premium-grade, highly refined paraffin waxes specially blended foroptimum burning and fragrancing performance. There is absolutely no leadin Yankee’s wicks; in fact, Yankee is a signing member of the United States Consumer Products Safety Commission’s “no-lead wick pledge.”
Yankee Candle is proud to use only the finest quality ingredients and materials in their candles; however, it is still important that you use your candles responsibly to ensure their safe use. Please follow these guidelines from the Yankee Candle Co. to keep your candles a bright and beautiful part of your life:
- Remove all packaging before lighting.
- Place on a protected, heat-resistant, dry surface, away from anything that can catch fire, and out of reach of children and pets. Use holders designed for the particular candle style.
- Trim wick(s) to 1/8" before lighting.
- If smoking occurs, blow candle out. Trim wick(s), remove trimmings, and relight.
- Keep the wax pool free of wick trimmings, matches, or any combustible material. - -
- Keep the wick centered. Avoid drafts.
- Keep burning candles within sight at all times.
- Keep all matches and lighters out of the reach of children.
- Teach everyone in the family the rules of safe candle use.
Jars:
- Handle with care; glass containers are fragile. Avoid glass-to-glass contact when removing or replacing the lid. Do not use if the jar is cracked, chipped or scratched. - — Do not refill with wax.
- Do not allow the flame to touch the side of the jar. The jar may become hot. Handle carefully.
- To minimize wax left on the sides of the jar, burn 3 hours at a time; it is normal for some wax to be left. The amount will vary per color, fragrance and burning conditions.
- Prevent possible heat damage to the counter/surface by discontinuing use when 1/2" of wax remains.
- Extinguish carefully before replacing the lid.
Pillars
- When wax pool reaches the candle’s edge, extinguish flame and allow candle to harden before relighting. This will prevent dripping.
Tapers
- To prevent possible dripping: avoid drafts, excessive vibrations or nearby heat sources.
- Candle (hurricane) lamps may cause dripping due to the build up of heat. We suggest using bobeche, decorative accessories designed to catch dripping wax.
- Be sure tapers are straight, and set them firmly in their holders.
- Trim the taper’s wick to 1/8" before lighting.
Scented Tea Lights
- Do not burn in an enclosed space like a potpourri pot. For this purpose use Yankee® Tart® Warmers (unscented tea lights), and be sure the burner is well-ventilated.
- If wick smokes or builds up carbon, extinguish flame and remove the carbon before relighting.
Samplers
- Burn only in an appropriate holder. Do not burn freestanding.
Wax Potpourri Tarts®
- Place one or more Tarts in a dry potpourri pot, and light the unscented tea light candle beneath. We recommend using Tart Warmers, which burn with a low, controlled flame, ideal for potpourri pots. When melted, the Tart® will release its wonderful fragrance.
- To change fragrances, use a potholder to pick up the potpourri pot and pour the liquid wax into a lined wastebasket. Or, you may harden the wax in a freezer, and pop it out into the palm of your hand.
- Electric potpourri pots may overheat the wax, and are not recommended. Use a well-ventilated, candlelit potpourri pot, without a lid. The pot should have at least a 2-1/2" top opening.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Mommy again!!!!
Okay you're probably pretty bored with me taking over the kids blog however, we've had a pretty big day today.
We had a wonderful birthday party with some friends of ours and my family. Korean dishes were on the menu including chicken mandu, chicken bulgogi, pan fried summer squash, seasoned mung bean sprouts, spicy cucumbers, and more. We had chopsticks to eat our lunches with. We also had cake and mango ice cream (along with some other kinds for the non-adventuresome folks. The kids played in the house while the adults chatted. Thomas was the big hit of the afternoon.
Now for the other big news of the day: I got my passport today. We just handed in our applications for them on August 11th. I'm in shock that it was so quick.
Bye for now
~Jen
We had a wonderful birthday party with some friends of ours and my family. Korean dishes were on the menu including chicken mandu, chicken bulgogi, pan fried summer squash, seasoned mung bean sprouts, spicy cucumbers, and more. We had chopsticks to eat our lunches with. We also had cake and mango ice cream (along with some other kinds for the non-adventuresome folks. The kids played in the house while the adults chatted. Thomas was the big hit of the afternoon.
Now for the other big news of the day: I got my passport today. We just handed in our applications for them on August 11th. I'm in shock that it was so quick.
Bye for now
~Jen
Friday, August 24, 2007
Post from Mommy again!!! We got Legals!!!
Sorry folks Mommy had to take over again. We got some news from our adoption agency yesterday in the form of a mailing. We got our daughter's legals.
For those of you who don't know what legals are, these are documents from Korea that we need in order to submit our I-600 form with USCIS (used to be called INS). We had several steps to complete on our end while Korea is completing steps on their end. We are one step closer to getting our daughter!!! I'll be posting more after we get our I-600 approval.
~Jen
For those of you who don't know what legals are, these are documents from Korea that we need in order to submit our I-600 form with USCIS (used to be called INS). We had several steps to complete on our end while Korea is completing steps on their end. We are one step closer to getting our daughter!!! I'll be posting more after we get our I-600 approval.
~Jen
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Some thoughts about my children's First Mom
Sorry it's the kids Mommy at this point in time...
I have been thinking about my kids First Mom alot today. She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl today. And made adoption plans for her just like she did for her son. I have been emotional today thinking about lots of things surrounding her. She is my kids birthmom, their First Mom. She conceived them when I couldn't. She gave them love well before I knew about their existence. I have cried for what she has loss. And at the same time I have wondered about her.
What does she look like? Does she have my kids nose? Their infectious laughter? Their smile??
More importantly these questions also rise to the surface. How much has she cried today? Did she wonder about her little baby born today?? Does she even know that she has a girl that was born today? Does she know that we are adopting all three of her precious kids? What does she know? Is she getting any help? What does she think about me?
Sure it's a Happy 2nd Birthday to our daughter, Katie, and we celebrated it here at home and this weekend it'll be a party with family but are you considering what the First Mom must be experiencing today??
Take a moment to think about my kids' First Mom for a minute:
Today is the day that she gave birth to a child and made adoption plans for her. Today is the day that she'll be grieving for the rest of her life. Today is the day that she'll be reliving for the rest of her life.
So while I'm happy that my little girl Katie is growing up and is now two years old, I'm very much saddened with the thoughts of what the First Mom must be experiencing today and pray that she is getting the help and support that she needs.
~Jen
I have been thinking about my kids First Mom alot today. She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl today. And made adoption plans for her just like she did for her son. I have been emotional today thinking about lots of things surrounding her. She is my kids birthmom, their First Mom. She conceived them when I couldn't. She gave them love well before I knew about their existence. I have cried for what she has loss. And at the same time I have wondered about her.
What does she look like? Does she have my kids nose? Their infectious laughter? Their smile??
More importantly these questions also rise to the surface. How much has she cried today? Did she wonder about her little baby born today?? Does she even know that she has a girl that was born today? Does she know that we are adopting all three of her precious kids? What does she know? Is she getting any help? What does she think about me?
Sure it's a Happy 2nd Birthday to our daughter, Katie, and we celebrated it here at home and this weekend it'll be a party with family but are you considering what the First Mom must be experiencing today??
Take a moment to think about my kids' First Mom for a minute:
Today is the day that she gave birth to a child and made adoption plans for her. Today is the day that she'll be grieving for the rest of her life. Today is the day that she'll be reliving for the rest of her life.
So while I'm happy that my little girl Katie is growing up and is now two years old, I'm very much saddened with the thoughts of what the First Mom must be experiencing today and pray that she is getting the help and support that she needs.
~Jen
Happy Birthday Katie!!!!
Did you know that today is Katie's 2nd birthday???? We took pictures outside that Mommy will have to upload to the computer and post on here.
Katie and I dressed up in the Hanboks that our Foster Mommy gave to us. Mommy helped us get dressed. We wear them on special occasions like our birthdays and we don't play in them. Mommy cries a little when she sees us all dressed up in them and says how handsome I look and how beautiful Katie looks.
Well I gotta go to play with Katie,
~Ryan
Katie and I dressed up in the Hanboks that our Foster Mommy gave to us. Mommy helped us get dressed. We wear them on special occasions like our birthdays and we don't play in them. Mommy cries a little when she sees us all dressed up in them and says how handsome I look and how beautiful Katie looks.
Well I gotta go to play with Katie,
~Ryan
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
A Post from Our Mommy-AMSA fundraiser
I got a new link to a fundraiser for a Korean orphanage. If you're interested in participating, please visit AMSA Fundraiser .
~Jen
~Jen
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