What the ?????

If that picture wasn't enough to make you fall out of your seat I don't know what will. About two weeks ago Dick Engar came up to me and asked if Tara and I were ready to have another baby. How do you respond to that one? Anyway, it seems that the daughter of Dick's secretary had recently had a baby boy and the child was in protective custody due to issues with Mommy and drugs. We wondered if we were interested in becoming foster parents until the legal issues surrounding the birth mom were resolved and we could adopt the baby boy. Man, what an opportunity.

We prayed and decided that this was supposed to happen. So, we're moving forward to see what life brings us. Kennedy is still a bit uncertain if she wants a little brother or not, but she really warmed up to him during our visit earlier tonight. It's hard to wrap the whole story into a few paragraphs of a blog entry, but we're applying to become foster parents with the idea of adopting the little boy in the next several months. We don't even know what we're going to call him, but right now the leading candidate is Alexander Brayden. We'll have to wait and see if it sticks or not.

We're not totally sure what happens next. We should have him in our custody by early next week, but there's still a chance that the little boy can be returned to his birth mother or his birth father. So, we'll be involved in multiple court hearing to determine if either birth parent is capable of raising the child, or if he's going to become our son. After visiting with him tonight I know that he should be with us. What a cute little guy. It's hard not to fall in love with a precious baby boy. What a crazy couple of weeks!!

Diary of a Red Sox Fan

I just got finished watching the Red Sox lose their 4th straight game at the hands of the lowly Kansas City Royals. For the second time this week Jonathon Papelbon was the culprit, giving up a late inning lead. It's just amazing how things work out. I am busy for the first 7 innings of the game and when I turn on NESN the score is 4-3 for the Sox. But give me a few minutes where I can sit and watch the game and it ends up 5-4 Royals. Unbelievable!!

May I state for the record that the 2006 Boston Red Sox will not make the playoffs. Too many injuries, too many inconsistencies, and too many times where I sit and watch them give up leads will eventually spell an October rooting against the Yankees.

Picture Worth 1000 Words

Can it get any better than when a picture like this comes home from Nursery?

The Bachelor

Tara and Kennedy are away at Girls' Camp for the next couple of days, so while the cat's away the mice will.....geocache. How boring is that! I have the house to myself and so I go out to Taylorsville and cache with Jared Fawson. Still, it was a pretty fun night and we did end up with 15 caches.

I never get a kick out of having the house to myself. I am such a homebody that it doesn't really excite me to have freedom. It's not like I need some time alone to find myself, or that I can finally do the things I want to do since there's no one around. I get really bored when I'm alone for too long. I know that I could never be one of those guys who lives alone in a shack somewhere. I need someone to talk with and do stuff with - I'm lucky to be married. About the only thing I like about being home alone is having the whole bed to myself. Not having Tara put her cold feet next to mine is a true luxury, at least for one night.

Just in Case

This post is a precautionary message in case something happens on my drive home from Cedar City this afternoon. Most of you know that I am not the most willing driver in the world, in fact I look for just about any excuse I can come up with not to be behind the wheel. As luck would have it I was scheduled to train in Cedar City this week and I would be the only one going to the conference. I would have to drive 4 hours alone!!! I made it down here alright, but I fear that I'm going to be tempting fate for the return trip. So, if any one is reading this, call my cell phone between 4-8pm MST and make sure I'm not napping from the driver's seat!!!