Life with Miss Magoo

October Fun!

noreply@blogger.com (One Happy Momma) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:47:00 +0000

Well I haven't posted much of late, trying to get through the sickness making its rounds through all of us, with Papa and Momma getting it the worst. With that said, if we had to get sick I'm glad it was us and not the kids. I should say they didn't get it anywhere near as bad as us.

I finally have posted just a few more photos for October.

The weather has changed to Fall now and the colors are just beautiful! We have stayed in as the weather has gotten cold and rainy, but we did go out one day and I got Miss Magoo and Mister stomping in the rain puddles. They were having way too much fun to say the least!

Halloween came, it was Mister's first and this momma had to miss it. Yes, I was way too sick to go out. I didn't want to chance getting any sicker. But papa took the kids out early and had them home early. They got tons of candy!

I honestly haven't decided if we will continue to trick or treat next year, but for now the kids seemed to have a good time and it's all about the candy for them anyway.

Here's to a healthier month for November and looking forward to Grandma's wedding at Thanksgiving.

A great weekend!

noreply@blogger.com (One Happy Momma) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:12:00 +0000

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This last weekend we celebrated a very special Chinese holiday. The Moon Festival. We were actually a week off but it we celebrated anyway. Everyone brought a Chinese food dish of some type and boy was it good!

Miss Magoo really enjoyed dressing up in her Chinese dress and said she had a good time. There was a 10 mos old baby girl that just came home from China in September and Mister just couldn't get enough of her. He was so so sweet and every time she would drop her binkie he would pick it up and give it to her.

Then on Sunday we had Mister's dedication at church. I'm not sure if he knew what was happening but he was taking it all in.

If you would like to see the actually dedication you can go here. Click on 10:00 Full Service video. That will take you to it and fast forward to approx. 23:13 on the counter to be able to see it.

We had such a great weekend!!

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noreply@blogger.com (One Happy Momma) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:38:00 +0000

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noreply@blogger.com (One Happy Momma) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:01:00 +0000

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Just wanted to share some photos of having Mister home with us now for a little over two months.

The song says it all. :)

Enjoy!

Squirrels and God

noreply@blogger.com (One Happy Momma) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:11:00 +0000

Yesterday after church while driving to pick up some "free" puzzles from someone's house, I noticed a dead squirrel on the side of the road.

I said out loud, "oh poor squirrel." Miss Magoo became quite concerned and asked, "what happened to the squirrel, momma?

I let her know that he got hit and she finished with saying, "he died?" "Yes, sweet girl, he died."

"Why he died?" I explained because he probably got hit by a car. So not much more came of the conversation.

Then later that night, much later, on the way home from Alpha, out of the blue, Miss Magoo asked about the squirrel again.

"Momma, where's the squirrel?" "Did he die?" "Yes, sweet girl, he died."

"Oh that makes me sad." I let her know that it was ok and that the squirrel was ok and that he was in Heaven with God. "But I want to get the squirrel and pick him up and hold him like a baby and kiss him and make him happy."

She then asked why he was in Heaven with God. I told her, "because he died and God made the squirrel, so God will take care of him."

Her little voice became very concerned and she kept saying that she wanted to take care of the squirrel. I wish there was a way for you to hear her voice at this point. It was so filled with compassion for this little creature. It just broke my heart that she couldn't help the squirrel, but at the same time, it just melted my heart that she has such compassion for one of God's creatures.

So in the end, Miss Magoo decided all was ok with the little squirrel since he was in Heaven with God and God was taking care of him.

Love this girl!!!

Happy Birthday Mister!

noreply@blogger.com (One Happy Momma) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:44:00 +0000

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Mister turned 2 today!!

This is our first birthday with him since having him home, so it's a special one indeed!!

We had a little family celebration. Papa stayed home from work and we went to the park and then went and picked up big brother Jacob so he could come and be a part of Mister's day.

I know I don't post much about Jacob, but I will say that he is quite the baker. He made Elijah's cake and it was from scratch!

So we sang Happy Birthday and had Mister open a couple of gifts. He was so enthralled with his presents he didn't even want to stop to eat cake. I mean we put him up to the table and he threw a fit! So we put him down and he was back to his happy little self. :)

I don't think I've ever seen a kid pass up cake before. It was quite funny to say the least. :)

After we celebrated, we took Jacob back to his house, since it wasn't our weekend with him and then off to the doctor's to get a PPD test and some blood work done on the Birthday boy.

Poor kid, not a fun way to end his special day, but I have to say he didn't make a peep when they tried to take his blood. He sat in Papa's lap and he even extended his arm out without being asked. What a sweetie. Mister got a fun pair of bright green sunglasses for his visit.

Well Grandma and soon to be Grandpa (my mom is getting married) couldn't make it today, so we'll be having a party in October along with some friends.

It was a full day and we are just thanking God for our boy and getting to celebrate the first of many birthday's to come!

A weekend in California

noreply@blogger.com (One Happy Momma) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:58:00 +0000

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Well I've finally put together pictures and video of the kids cousin's (Mike and Jen) wedding and our time at the beach in California from the last weekend in August.

It was a very quick weekend. Flew in on Sat afternoon and left Mon afternoon. But we all had a great time none-the-less.

The wedding was beautiful and the reception was fun! The favors were the Bride and Grooms favorite candies. What a great idea!

We stayed with Grandma and Gene in his motor home and thank goodness they had air conditioning, it was hot to say the least! It was 104 on Sat, 105 on Sun and 102 on Mon.

We drove down Pacific Coast Highway before the wedding on Sunday and stopped and played at the beach. The kids had so much fun! Especially Mister in the water.

Oh and one more thing...

The kids Grandma announced that she and Gene are getting married!! I'm so excited for my mom and Gene is a great guy. I'm so happy the kids will have a Grandpa! As my mom is the only grand parent they have.

End of Summer Celebration

noreply@blogger.com (One Happy Momma) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:31:00 +0000

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This past Sunday after church they put on an end of summer celebration.

It was so much fun to sit and have lunch (ok way too much yummy food) and visit with friends and take the little ones around to have some fun.

Miss Magoo had a couple of firsts that day. She went down the big slide, with help of course, but she did it, yay!

She also got her face painted. We have tried to have it done at other places but she would always back out at the last minute, so it was great to see her do it this time. She wanted a horse, her favorite thing in the world! And it even came with glitter!

Mister just had plain ole fun! I bet he would have gone down the slide if we would have let him. :) I think his favorite was the old 1926 Bentley. He could actually get in and play and push things. His most favorite thing to do in the world!

It was a beautiful day all around and the kids were just pooped by the end of it. They slept all the way home. They were still asleep when we pulled in the drive, so instead of waking them up, Papa reclined his seat and took a nap right along with them.

What a great ending to a perfect day!

Miss Magoo's birthday gift to Momma

noreply@blogger.com (One Happy Momma) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:18:00 +0000

I had a birthday last week and even though it wasn't exactly a memorable one, well I guess it was, lol. :) I was really sick and we had to take Papa to the hospital at 11:00 at night and didn't get home until 3:00 am. But we're both all better now.

What I wanted to share was the other night, Miss Magoo says to me, "Momma you get married today."

I replied with, "I get married today, who will I marry?"

"Papa." "You will kiss and be married."

She then asks, "Where's Jacob?" I said, "He's at home with his Momma."

She proceeds to tell me, "Jacob will stand next to me and I will see you get married."

"You will see us get married" I asked?

"Yes Momma, this is my birthday gift to you!"

How stinkin' cute is that?! :)

1st medical checkup for Mister

noreply@blogger.com (One Happy Momma) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:17:00 +0000

We had Mister's first medical check up since coming home from China.

In almost one month, he has grown 1 inch and gained 3 lbs.! The doctor was impressed.

I have to say so were we. :) I guess we are doing something right.

She also said it looks like his palate is repaired. We also only had to do blood work since he had his immunizations done in China. Mister only squirmed when they put the needle in and that was it, what a brave little boy he was, no crying at all this time. Bless his heart!

Oh and Miss Magoo is now 37 inches tall and weighs 33 lbs. Such a big girl. :)

noreply@blogger.com (One Happy Momma) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:36:00 +0000

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We had to go to Marysville, about 25 miles from us, and so we decided to make a picnic lunch and go to the park there.

We had a great time having lunch and walking around as well as the kids playing at the playground.

We decided that while the weather's nice we would find a park somewhat nearby and that looks like it would be not only fun, but also some place to explore and of course take a picnic lunch.

Saturday night our local park had its first Movies Under the Moon and they showed Kung Fu Panda. The kids and I really enjoyed it, but it proved to be a bit much for Papa. So we cut it short and came home, never mind that we had a long day, maybe that's why.

Today, was a little better for Miss Magoo and her adjustment. The kids played really well together all day! There was only a couple of little upsets.

noreply@blogger.com (One Happy Momma) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:14:00 +0000

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Well here's what we've been doing since we got back from China almost a week ago.

Elijah is doing well. Miss Magoo is definitely having a harder time adjusting to having to share not only her things but her space. But all is normal behavior and I'm told it will only take about 4 months before she decides her little brother is her best friend. Not that I want the time to pass quickly, but I sure want my Camie girl back.

It was our weekend with Jacob when we got home and Jacob met his little brother for the first time and he has fallen head or heels in love with him!

We were watching Elijah's Gotcha day video last night and Jacob kept referring to him as "my boy." I'm so happy that Jacob is quite taken with little monkey. He really is too cute and once again we are so BLESSED for what we have been given by God!!

Oh the things she says...

noreply@blogger.com (One Happy Momma) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:45:00 +0000

Miss Magoo just cracks me up with some of the things she says. I just wish I could catch some of it on video.

Yesterday on the way to church, she was saying, I don't like this I don't like that. I notice she does this when she's tired. So I said, "Instead of saying what you don't like, I want to hear what you do like. Her reply...

"I like treats, I like cookies, I like everything chocolate!" We definitely started cracking up at that one. :)

Lately, Miss Magoo has been asking, "Who made people? Who made trees? You get the idea. Before I can answer, she answers herself and says, "God made... followed with God made me. She then goes on with, I love Momma, I love Papa, I love Jacob, I love everybody!!

She also is starting to verbalize her compassion toward others. I wasn't feeling well the other night, I had a horrendous headache and she became very sad. I asked her what was wrong and she said, "I don't want momma to feel bad, I want you to feel better." It just melted my heart.

She just says so much now, I'm still in awe of the things she can say and what she knows.

Excitment in the air!

noreply@blogger.com (One Happy Momma) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:06:00 +0000

It seems like forever since I've posted anything about Miss Magoo. I have been so busy with trying to get everything done for Elijah's adoption, you know airline reservations, hotel reservations, fund raising, all that kind of stuff.

But I did want to share that Miss Magoo is so EXCITED about having her little brother come home!

We have always talked about Lil Monkey, aka Elijah, but since we received TA, she has gone on about him non-stop.

I asked Miss Magoo the other day what she was going to do to help momma with Elijah and she told me, "I will help you make a bottle for him." She then proceeded to show me how to make a bottle, "You will hold the bottle, I will pour the milk and put on the top." Her little hand making the motion of screwing the top on. She then lets me know, "bottles are for Elijah, sippy cups are for Camie."

When we went to Costco to get the makings for the spaghetti dinner fund raiser, they have those huge baskets with two seats, she pointed to the other seat and said, "that's for Elijah." She then snapped close, what she calls the seat belt, to keep him safe.

And then yesterday morning, she woke up saying, "I don't want to be myself, I want Elijah to sleep with me." I let her know soon, soon he will be home and he will be sleeping in her room in his crib. She went on to say that she didn't want to be alone. She got up, found her monkey, she calls him Elijah now. She even had to have him (the monkey) when she went to bed last night.

At night, when we pray she includes Elijah and says how she loves him. :)

So as you can see, she is pretty excited about her baby brother, lil monkey, Elijah!

You're invited!

noreply@blogger.com (One Happy Momma) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:16:00 +0000

We are having a fund raising dinner to help us with our adoption trip to bring Elijah home!

Friday, June 26th
6:30 pm
Westminster Chapel, 13646 NE 25th Street, Bellevue, WA

$5 suggested donation can be made to Kingdom Kids Adoption Ministries.
https://www.kingdomkidsadoption.org/308208.ihtml

Please indicate Cecil and Cathy Worrell in the designation box.

So come enjoy a spaghetti dinner and hope to see you there!

No Hands But Ours

noreply@blogger.com (One Happy Momma) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:29:00 +0000

Miss Magoo made it. :)

She made the front page of No Hands But Ours

She's in the upper right hand corner.

Check out the other cutie patooties that made it too. :)

noreply@blogger.com (One Happy Momma) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:15:00 +0000

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Miss Magoo went to a Birthday party this past weekend and she had a blast!

It was a water theme and she played in the water all afternoon! She stopped only long enough to sing Happy Birthday to Miss T, the birthday girl, but that was it. She was back in the water. She even passed on cake and ice cream!

Miss Magoo really had a good time and so did Momma and Papa.

Check it out!

noreply@blogger.com (One Happy Momma) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:31:00 +0000

We are still fund raising to bring Elijah home.

So check out Miss Magoo's little brother's blog for the big on-line yard sale we're having!

Our Little Monkey Makes 2

Cleft Bottle Donation to Elijah's Orphanage

noreply@blogger.com (One Happy Momma) — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:36:00 +0000

As you know we are waiting for our Travel Approval (possibly the end of June, first of July) to bring Elijah home who has Cleft Lip and Palate.

I have been thinking about what might make a great Orphanage donation and how important it is for the cleft babies to have a bottle that is specific to their need.

Cleft babies can't use a regular bottle as they are not able to suck because of their open palate and there are bottles that are made just for cleft babies.

So I thought I would love to take some Cleft Lip/Palate Nursers to donate to Elijah's Orphanage.

There are two different types of bottles and I've decided on the Enfamil Ready-to-fill Plastic Nursers. They come in boxes of 6 and I've found them on the Enfamil site for $19 a box.

So I would like to ask if any one would like to donate (any amount) towards helping us take some of these bottles, as many as we can. We would be so grateful!

Just click on the "BLUE" ChipIn button at the top of the sidebar to the right if you would like to donate.

Thanks so much for considering to help another cleft Lip/Palate baby thrive! :)

2 years ago today!

noreply@blogger.com (One Happy Momma) — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:52:00 +0000

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1 year Anniversary Gotcha Day 2007

2 year Anniversary Gotcha Day

We held our baby girl in our arms for the first time! It's so hard to believe it's been 2 years already! Her Gotcha Day video starts with her abandonment site and ends with us her Forever Family!

We have seen our little girl of 16 mos at adoption to now 3, come so far. She learned to walk a month after we got her home, she has learned her ABC's and can count to 20. She has come from saying one word, meow to non-stop talking and I do mean non-stop, lol. One of her favorite things to say is, "Momma, what ya doing?" while driving in the car and all's I'm doing is sitting and looking out the window. :)

She has come from being afraid to go to church to clapping when we pulled into the parking lot to saying she is a Superhero for Jesus and that He died for her sins and lives in her heart.

Our family has been so blessed by our sweet, funny, music loving and dancing girl! God has given us more than we ever could have imagine and we are so grateful! I (literally) every night when we say prayers, thank God for blessing us with her.

Happy Gotcha Day my sweet Camie aka Miss Magoo!

My Jesus...

noreply@blogger.com (One Happy Momma) — Sun, 03 May 2009 23:55:00 +0000

The other day, we sat down to watch an episode of, Today with God on the TBN Network.

It reenacts scriptures from the Bible to get the Gospel out to those that don't know how to read. They even translate the shows in different languages. It's very well done.

As Miss Magoo was busy playing, she looked up and saw the actor that was playing Jesus, she said very matter-of-factly...

"My Jesus, He died for my sins. He lives in my heart."
As she says to me all the time, she's a Superhero for Jesus! :)

Boy did that make this Momma's heart sing!

We talk about Jesus and we have many children's books about God, that we usually read before bed time.

Miss Magoo even has what she calls her "God shows" that she watches. These are children's shows, for 2-6 year olds shown on TBN. Her favorite is Gina D's Kids Club (of course, it involves singing and dancing) and The Story Keepers, an animated series that show stories from the Bible. She watches very closely when it's on, soaking it all in. She just loves her "God shows" :)

I have a feeling God will be using her in a very special way!

Can you say, yum?

noreply@blogger.com (One Happy Momma) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:23:00 +0000

Miss Magoo has a new favorite food, peanut butter toast!

It always fascinates me what she chooses to like or not like. There is not much of anything she doesn't like, but this one seems to be her most favorite, for now. :)

She absolutely loves peanut butter! She'll eat it any way she can get it, whether its on toast or on a spoon.

Her other favorite foods include, black olives, cauliflower, vegetables except for green beans, not her favorite. She loves any type of cabbage or lettuce. Also, any type of fruit she can get her hands on. But oranges, grapes and strawberries are her favorites. She prefers ham and pork over chicken and beef.

Of course there are the staples, white sticky rice and chow mein, she can never get too much of either of these. She will even try and use chopsticks when eating these two things. She even likes green tea. I just love that these things are still a part of her diet.

So Miss Magoo is getting the best of both worlds of East and West and we continue to try new things. Next up, brussels sprouts! Can you imagine? She will probably love them since she likes cabbage. We'll see. :)

A Weekend of Yard Sales

noreply@blogger.com (One Happy Momma) — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:07:00 +0000

Well we had 2 weekends of yard sales and the 1st weekend went really well!

Miss Magoo had a blast being outside with us all day, playing in our gravel driveway. This is a girl that doesn't mind getting dirty, as long as her hands don't get anything on them, that is. :)

We also found out what a great imagination she has too. She actually took a piece of the card board we gave her and came up with a horse (that's her riding the horse in the picture) and with the other pieces she made a car! I am always so amazed at how her mind works and what she is capable of.

We had or should I say tried to have another sale this Saturday. We were set up for a couple of hours and then the rain, actually the hail started. We made a mad scramble to get everything covered and put away. Nothing like a little, ok a lot of rain, to get the job of putting things away go quickly. :)

We have decided not to try today. A. because of the weather and B. because we aren't going to miss church today. We missed it last week and I for one need to go this week and as much fun as Miss Magoo had, she loves to go to church even more. :)

Online Yard Sale!

noreply@blogger.com (One Happy Momma) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:14:00 +0000

Both the camera and the Wii with games have SOLD

Well we are gearing up for our yard sale this weekend but wanted to post that we are selling a Samsung Mini DV Digital Video Camera and Wii.

All funds raised will go towards our adoption to bring our son home!

So please pass the word around.

We bought the DVC 2 years ago for when we adopted Miss Magoo and have since bought a different all in one camera.

Works great, great quality!

Asking: $100

Product Features

Features 680,000 pixel CCD and 30x optical/1200x digital zoom
2.5-inch LCD, color viewfinder, and SD/MMC slot
Captures still images up to 800 x 600 resolution, as well as MPEG4 video recording
USB 2.0 compatibility for easy file transfers
True 16:9 wide mode allows widescreen footage to be displayed on a digital TV

Technical Details

Brand Name: Samsung
Model: SC-D363
Media Type: Mini DV
Lens Type: Zoom lens
Optical zoom: 30 x
maximum_aperture_range: F/1.6
Shooting Modes: Digital photo mode, Frame movie mode
Video Input: Camcorder
Display Size: 2.5 inches
Optical Sensor Resolution: 680000 Pixels
Optical Sensor Technology: CCD
optical_sensor_size: 1/6"
Viewfinder Type: LCD
Audio Input: Microphone
microphone_operation_mode: Stereo
Height: 3.66 inches
Weight: 0.77 pounds
Depth: 4.1 inches
Width: 2.09 inches

We are also selling our Wii. I bought it back in Aug 2008 for my birthday and it has only been used a few times and now we don't use it anymore.

Comes with 2 remote controls, 2 nunchucks, Wii Sports game.
Additional games also include, Wii Game Party, Wii Play and Kung Fu Panda.

Asking: $300 for everything, including games

Easter Blessings and Happy Birthday Papa!

noreply@blogger.com (One Happy Momma) — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 04:15:00 +0000

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We had our church pancake breakfast and egg hunt this morning and Miss Magoo had a great time! She couldn't pick up the eggs fast enough. :)

Papa volunteered to make pancakes for the masses and all on his birthday, bless his heart!

Tomorrow we'll be going to church and then coming home and having a lovely Easter dinner.

May we all reflect on this very special day and what Jesus did for us. I'm still in awe.