mellie

hi everyone,

just wanted to pop in and say happy new year. hope everything goes well for you all. we should find out next week when chanin is going to have the baby. she has to have a c-section cause the boy is growing too big. i'll let you know the outcome.

matt

Good luck!!! My thoughts are with you and Im sure that everything will turn out great!! Super!! Another VJ baby!!!

Glenelg Beach has changed something ..

My Favorite Yiros Place has gone ( The Lamb Spit )

Next to the Jetty Hotel.. Best Yiros's this side of the Black Stump!!

You have no idea how distressed my husband was to hear this!! He wants to know what they put there instead... lol

Hope that everyone had a Merry Christmas!! Ours was ok, aside from our middle child having the stomach flu. Man this thing is going around like wild fire!!

We are beginning to make plans to go back to OZ for a visit!! WAHHHOOOOO!!! I think Im more excited about it than hubby is, and HE is the one that used to live there!! Cant wait cant wait!!!

Next up, our first anniversary is just a few weeks away.... I cant believe that this year went so fast.

Happy new year to everyone if I dont pop in before hand!!

I just cant get into the cricket thing. I mean, a game lasting 5 DAYS???! Good on em anyways, tho!!

Hi Guys!

Just wanted to say thanks for the advice of the I-864! Kath - I think if Eric doesn't find the latest copy of his tax return I will definitely use that site! Might be too late to rely on the free IRS service.

Awwww.. hang in there!! It will happen, though I know it always seems like its going to take its sweet butt time getting there!! I will keep you in my thoughts.

What a great Christmas Present!! Congrats!

Just wanted to say another quick thanks to everyone that Ive missed while I was gone!! It was nice to see you guys again and I promise to be around more now!

Mmmmm.. not bad!! At least I went with only the 24th most popular... lol

I thought there were Nyquil strips now. No liquid

I thought they were in pill form as well!! Otherwise Dramamine makes you sleepy too. Or just get a sleeping pill.... Last time I went I had the doctor give me a sample of Ambien and I slept 9 hours. BLISS!!

Bless your heart woman!! Scotts parents sent a box of "favorites" from australia a few weeks ago and I hijacked all the little cherry ripes out of it... hehehehe. I left poor Scott with the Time Outs and the Flakes and stuff. Just give me Cherry Ripes and Crunchies and Im a happy woman!!!

Sorry Im so in and out today. I have my son home sick from school and the baby just doenst want to nap today!! Tomorrow we are off on a field trip to the museum so hopefully Friday will be a good online kinda day!!

Cleland... LOVED IT!! Thats where I got to hold a Koala!!

Ok, sorry so short, will be back, baby crying!!

Funny thing happened last night, which coincidentally brought me back here actually, aside from missing you all of course...

I had a dream last night that all of a sudden we had to lift conditions on Scotts Visa and I hadnt even started yet and they made him go back to Australia..... NNNOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! lol

I know we are a ways off yet, but Im already thinking about it. though I guess now it would be hard for them to say that we didnt have a legitimate relationship... lol.

Oh how Ive missed you all!! I guess Im gonna have to stick around now... and remember how to use this forum all over again.... haha.

Is aussiewench still around??? I havent seen her all day!! I suppose like the rest of us shes on her hiatus.

Do we still say doing laundry???

So sorry for your loss. I will keep you in my thoughts.

Well, Scott tried to do the teaching thing at the beginning of last school year, but he didnt have all of his degrees verified or whatever yet, so we are looking at him starting that next year, but he IS working and happy, so life is good!!!

YES bring me back some Cherry Ripes, if you dont mind!! I will even send you money for them just email me your address!!!!

I didnt save your life girl, you saved mine!! You were the one who convinced me to do the DCF, and Aussiewench, It just happened that I went before you!! So in essence, you saved me, and then Sean saved us both with his treasure trove of DCF knowledge, and then I HELPED you with what I knew.... however much that was... lol

Thanks brother Dean! Have missed you all, but Im on Maternity leave now till the end of January, so this will give me something to do before I go back to work and have the big Kahuna's limiting my internet access.... jerks.

Ameristralian... Im sure you have been around more than I have!

And Caroline, whats up with the name change thing. In fact, there are quite a few people that have changed their names!! Oh so confused.....

So jealous of your upcoming trip by the way. We would love to go, but now have to save enough money for FIVE tickets.... UUUGGHHH!! Going home will cost a small fortune, but we are shooting for next year.

Hope you and yours are doing well!!

Thank you thank you!!! Caroline... nice name change by the way... see you there!! Mia is napping at the moment!!

Sorry that was so huge!!! lol

Hey all!!!

I know I havent been around for a while but Ive been busy!! Im a mommy again!! I posted this in off topic but thought that I would put it here too. Her name is Mia Grace and shes BEAUTIFUL if I do say so myself. Love to all!!!

Hey Everyone still around whom I know, and all those that I dont!!

I know I havent been around in a while, but Scott and I have had a VERY busy year since he arrived, all leading to the birth of our newest addition on November 18th!! She was 8lbs 3oz and 20 and a half inches long, and her name is Mia Grace. She is the apple of our eye, and we couldnt be more thrilled. She was actually born 9 days AFTER her due date, which made for a pretty long pregnancy, but thats pretty par for the course, as all my children now have been late.

Anyways, just wanted to pop in and do the update. What an amazing exciting year it has been for this family, so for all those still going through the process, keep your chins up, great things come to those who fight the battle.

And here is Mia Grace.....

We waited all summer, surely we can wait another month and a half right????

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Im sorry to have made you miss me!! What can I say, we got through it all and I felt the need for a sabbatical, away from all the paperwork and questions and lights and cameras... LOL. I might be around a bit more often now though, and especially once Im on maternity leave!!!

Is November 9th EVER GOING TO GET HERE?!!!

Hope everyone is doing well!! We have named her Mia Grace. Soon soon!!!

Poor little Pluto... they are always picking on the little guy, arent they?

:-)

I feel like Im going to be pregnant FOREVER..... UUUGGHHH!!! lol

We are having a girl!! Her name will be Mia Grace. Her brother and sister are more than anxiously waiting for her, as are Scott and I!!

We moved into our bigger apartment, which is SO nice, but we found ourselves wondering how we had all the stuff that we have crammed into a two bedroom as we were trying to get it in a three bedroom! It was interesting!

Looking at going back to OZ for a visit next summer, which seems SO Far away, but that way the kids will be off school, Scott will be off work and the only one that will have to miss work or school will be me!

Its hard to imagine a year ago I was sitting around getting ticket because everyone else was getting NOA2s while I was still sitting there, and now Scott is here. We miss Australia TERRIBLY, but are just plodding through, and he is really enjoying it here in the states, which is a good thing!

Next up, he gets his drivers license.... EEKS!!!!!

Matt, congrats on the baby news!! I miss you all!