tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70731832594270116202024-02-07T12:25:26.922-07:00The WalkersKim and Jeremy Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07334831447085622892noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073183259427011620.post-11779261334830422102014-10-05T20:47:00.000-06:002014-10-06T12:09:00.683-06:00Empowered by Younique!<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
I’m feeling so grateful tonight! A
few of you know what Jeremy and I have been going through the last few months
but for everyone who doesn’t I‘ve been feeling like I need to share. In July
we were informed that financial aid guidelines had changed and because Jeremy
was on a full tuition scholarship with the Navy and receives a small monthly
stipend we aren't eligible for student loans…AT ALL! Not private student loans,
not government student loans. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now this
was a HUGE problem for us as we had planned on living on that (along with
Jeremy’s stipend) for the rest of dental school! We looked into getting a
personal loan but didn’t qualify because of our low income (which is probably
good because we would have to start making monthly payments right away).<o:p></o:p></div>
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For about a month I kept my spirits
high thinking everything would work out. Something would come up or we would
figure out a way to be able to pay our bills while I stayed home with the boys.
Days and weeks past, our lawn mower broke down, some other household items
broke, Cade had an expensive visit to the pediatric cardiologist, and attorney fees, court fees, and other fees
relating to our adoption just kept coming! At this point I knew we had to do
something and began to feel extremely overwhelmed and a little panicky. Jeremy
and I decided one of us was going to need to get a job and QUICK! I thought
about going back to work but nearly my whole paycheck would go towards daycare.
Plus it had taken us over 5 years to finally be blessed with children that the
thought of putting them in daycare for most of the day made me sick. Jeremy
decided it would be best for him to get a night job. The same weekend he
applied he was offered a night audit job at a hotel. It’s definitely not a
dream job but it is nice that most nights he can study, watch Netflix or just
relax a little. Can I tell you how much I love this man though! He works from
11pm to 7am and then drives straight to dental school and goes to school from
8am to 5pm. He comes home, grabs a bite to eat, goes to sleep for a few hours
then gets up and does it again! Not many guys would be willing to do this for their family!</div>
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I’m not sure how long he will be
able to keep this crazy schedule up so I had been racking my brain as to what I
could do to earn a little money from home. I knew my cousin was a Younique
presenter and was making pretty good money selling their beauty products so I
decided to look into it. Now I have to admit, I was pretty reluctant to even
consider this idea because I hate sales, and thought it was just a pyramid
scheme. Well I was DEAD wrong! I prayed about it and really felt like this was
something I should try. When I got my presenters kit and tried on all the
makeup I was so excited! I had never felt so pretty! At least if I had to sell
something it was something I instantly fell in love with. I got to “work”
hosting my first party and had tremendous success and since have been having
great success helping my friends host parties and earn lots of free makeup!
I’ve been a presenter for just barely over a month, and have received a
promotion, and have made enough money to pay our car payment, our monthly
grocery bill, and various other bills! And the best part about it all is it’s
FUN! I get paid to play with makeup and be on Facebook! Tonight as I sit here
helping my friends with their online parties I just couldn’t help but be so
grateful for the prompting I had to look into Younique! I don’t share this
story to brag about how awesome I am (because I’m not) but to try to help
inspire others who may be in a similar situation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">Younique's
mission is to uplift, empower, validate, and ultimately build self-esteem in
women around the world through high-quality products that encourage both inner
and outer beauty and spiritual enlightenment while also providing opportunities
for personal growth and financial reward. This company has gone from just a
makeup company to a lifesaver for my family! A HUGE thank you to all my friends
and family who have supported me in this new endeavor and continue to volunteer
to host fun online parties! And if you want to learn more about being a
Younique presenter or just want to host an online party and earn great hostess
rewards let me know! I would LOVE to be able to share the blessing this has
been to us with others!</span></div>
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Kim and Jeremy Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07334831447085622892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073183259427011620.post-67730687763063243632014-09-03T15:00:00.000-06:002014-09-03T15:00:49.621-06:005 Months Old<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Can you believe another month has gone by? Can you believe how much the boys grew in that month?</div>
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The boys are continuing to grow and learn and are constantly surprising me with what they can do. They are both happy babies and are really starting to acknowledge each other, smile at one another, and play together. They also love playing in their new exersaucer and Johnny jumpers.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">First time in the Johnny Jumpers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">This is right after they turned 4 months. I can't believe how much they've grown since then!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Playing together</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Well hello there brother!"</td></tr>
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McKay has become A LOT more active (and a lot less content)! He's learned how to throw tantrums and is pretty good at it. ;) Anytime we lay him down he quickly rolls to his tummy, although he still hasn't figured out how to get back to his back. He wasn't a huge fan of being on his tummy so he would roll over, then scream. I would roll him back over and less than 2 seconds later he would roll back over and the cycle would repeat over and over again. He's found his feet and is very intrigued with them. He has also become a lot more vocal about what he wants! He loves my phone and tries to grab it out of my hands anytime he sees it. His fingers are still constantly in his mouth and if you pull them out he'll put his other hand in instead. He also tries to suck his thumb while he's drinking his bottle. He tried rice cereal for the first time and wasn't a big fan. He did think it was a fun game though for me to feed him and for him to spit it back out. We will try again when he's closer to 6 months. He's still our extremely happy baby and is always smiling!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">A little blurry but such a cute happy face!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">McKay tries to roll over Cade</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just couldn't fight sleep any more</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Throwing a tantrum because he couldn't figure out how to make the music play. LOL!</td></tr>
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Cade had a rough 4th month (or maybe it's more accurate to say I had a rough 4th month). :) Cade decided when he turned 4 months old to refuse to nap. Through my research I learned this is very typical for this age and it's called the 4 month sleep regression, but it was still pretty tough. He would take 15-30 minute naps maybe twice a day on a good day. I started taking walks every day with them and sometimes he'd drift off for a few minutes. ***Spoiler Alert*** He's now over this phase and has become our more content laid back baby. Hallelujah! We also were shocked to find out at his 4 month doctors appointment that he had a heart murmur. The doctor tried to assure us that it was probably not a big deal, but that we should go see a pediatric cardiologist just to make sure there wasn't something serious going on. Of course as a mom your mind starts racing with all the horrible things that could be wrong, but I'm happy to report that after an EKG and ultrasound of his heart he is just fine! The murmur is normal and he should grow out of the only other minor thing going on. He will go back to the cardiologist when he's two just to follow up. We are so grateful that it wasn't anything serious and that both of our boys are healthy and happy! Cade is getting close to rolling over but just can't get over his chubby little belly. His legs are constantly kicking and we joke that he's going to run before he walks. He loves being strapped to me as I work around the house, and inspired me to buy the ergo babycarrier so my back didn't break. He's a sweet, happy baby (when he's well rested), and keeps strengthening the muscles in my arms. He's about 18lbs! He's also become a lot more interested in McKay and likes to "talk" with him, smile at him, and steal his toys. LOL<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loves being strapped to mommy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loves strolling through the house on days when it's too hot to go outside </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little blurry but check out that chubster!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of his favorite things to do it play on his playmat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">His VERY favorite thing to do is eat! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking like a big boy sitting up on the couch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying his new exersaucer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Such a handsome little man</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snuggling with his giraffe</td></tr>
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We just love these boys to pieces and are so excited to go finalize our adoption tomorrow morning. After our finalization we can go to the temple and be sealed as a forever family which we are beyond excited about. The court appointed representation for the boys came on Monday for a final home visit and asked a few times whether we understood that after our court date there was no going back; that we would be forever responsible for the boys. Of course we understand that! Since they day they were born and placed in my arms I knew they were mine and loved them with a love I'd never felt before. I'm so grateful for these beautiful boys who made me a mother and bring me so much happiness every day! Happy 5 month birthday!<br />
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So don't judge me for not posting anything when they turned 3 months. I wanted to, but a last minute trip to California made things a little crazy. (A post full of pictures of our trip to come soon) The day they turned 3 months old they went on their second trip on an airplane to meet all the Welge family in Sacramento. My sister Jessica was even able to come out from Utah that week with her two girls. It was so much fun being able to introduce the boys to all their cousins, second cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, great-grandparents, and everyone in between. Of course everyone loved them! How could they not? Have you seen these cute boys?!?</div>
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Now the boys are 4 months old! They have grown and learned so much in the last month it's pretty crazy! Both boys can sit up in their Bumbo seats, reach for toys, blow raspberries (AKA spit) and stand and support their weight (with our help obviously). They both have discovered their voices and coo and squeal most of the day. Cade is a coo-er and McKay is a squealer (which Cade doesn't always appreciate). LOL! They also both giggle a lot and are super smiley.<br />
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McKay remains our extremely happy and easy going baby. He loves music and having mom and dad sing to him. Since learning that he wants to be swaddled when he sleeps he now is a great napper, although he's still waking up on average twice a night. He also loves snuggling with blankets and sucking on as many fingers as he can fit in his mouth at once. He is a very sweet baby who always tries to hold Cade's hand, and gets concerned anytime Cade cries.<br />
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Cade is a little more feisty and headstrong, but is all smiles if he's well rested and just eaten. He gets very upset when his bottle runs out and thinks he should be able to eat 24/7. :) Cade loves books, especially Dr. Seuss, and his favorite for me to read is Green Eggs and Ham. He loves playing with his toys, going outside, and being around a lot of people. He had been sleeping through the night but lately has been waking up when McKay cries.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This basically sums up their personalities! HAHAHA But after a nap and more food he was happy again and we were able to get the picture above.</td></tr>
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Here are some of our favorite pictures over the last month (I tried to upload videos but it wouldn't work)<br />
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McKay:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">McKay is constantly trying to eat Cade</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">McKay has the cutest stretches</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">McKay LOVES his froggy toy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I know I'm only supposed to post happy pictures but this pic of McKay melting down because I had to leave him for a minute to use the restroom just makes me laugh.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big blue eyes!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing peek-a-boo with his blanket</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First time in his Bumbo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chillin' with his shades on</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy little boy with his thumb and his blanket</td></tr>
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Cade:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even super heros need naps!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pre-bedtime snuggles with daddy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reading the warning labels in brother's bassinet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">REALLY interested in those warning labels</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's a rare occurrence that he actually falls asleep in my arms. He must have just played too hard!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Realizing that he can sit up with just a little help </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I finally have hair enough to style</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just chillin'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hanging out in my bumbo with my toys</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cade with one of his favorite books </td></tr>
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We are just so grateful for these boys! We feel so blessed that they are healthy and happy and love them so much. Here's to another month of FUN!</div>
<br />Kim and Jeremy Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07334831447085622892noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073183259427011620.post-41550086259451231892014-06-02T15:34:00.003-06:002014-06-02T15:34:09.441-06:002 Months OldI can't believe our little guys are two months old already!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Do you realize how difficult it is to get a good picture of two babies? (Cade's on the left, McKay's on the right)</td></tr>
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They have been growing and changing like crazy over the last month! My favorite development of theirs in their adorable smiles. They've also been sleeping at night a lot better. In fact, last night McKay slept for a 6 hour stretch and Cade slept for 9 hours!!! Hallelujah! I know that might have been a fluke but Cade's been sleeping really good for a week now so we have hope.<br />
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We just love our boys so much! Here are some fun facts about each boy...<br />
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McKay:<br />
He is 10 lbs 7 oz (7%) and 22.7" tall (28%)<br />
Loves his bouncer<br />
Is a morning bird<br />
Has the cutest snort when he cries<br />
Loves to snuggle<br />
Is super smiley<br />
Can get his arms out of any swaddle<br />
Likes to have his right fist up by his face<br />
Is really laid back<br />
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Cade:<br />
He is 13 lbs 11 oz (77%) and 23.8" tall (79%)<br />
Is a night owl (Notice how McKay is a morning bird. Not a good combo)<br />
Is constantly moving and grunting<br />
Likes to be swaddled to sleep<br />
Will copy facial expressions, especially sticking out his tongue<br />
Giggles in his sleep<br />
Loves to eat and thinks he's hungry any time he's awake<br />
Loves to go outside<br />
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Here are some of my favorite pics of each of the boys over the last month:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys on Memorial Day</td></tr>
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McKay:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The look he gives me when I put him down and start to walk away.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My smiley boy! Notice the bottom left - He loves to have that hand up by his face</td></tr>
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Cade: </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He makes the funniest faces! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Morning smiles after sleeping 7 hours straight for the first time!</td></tr>
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Happy two month birthday boys! Mommy and Daddy love you like crazy!!!<br />
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<br />Kim and Jeremy Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07334831447085622892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073183259427011620.post-19882409289488082602014-05-06T18:49:00.000-06:002014-05-06T18:49:38.738-06:00Family of FourI've been wanting to get on and blog about our adoption for a while now but have had my hands full...literally. I'm sure most know by now that we adopted the most adorable twin baby boys.<br />
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Words cannot adequate express how grateful I am that these two little boys were able to join our family! I loved them before they were born, but seeing them in the hospital for the first time I just knew they were meant to be in our family. </div>
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I have a hard time putting into words what I have felt throughout this whole experience. It's crazy to think that just less than a year ago I was feeling hopeless thinking we may never be blessed with the opportunity to be parents, and now we have become a family of four! My whole life has changed. I'm sleep deprived, my house is not as clean as it used to be, and I'm mostly confined to the house. But guess what? I'm happier than ever and wouldn't have it any other way! McKay and Cade are the most adorable babies who bring us so much happiness every day.</div>
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Thank you to the birth mom and her family as well as the birth father and his family for all their support and love. We love you all and think of you as our new extended family. </div>
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Thank you to all our friends and family who were supportive throughout this, often times emotional, journey. And thanks to all those who are currently helping with meals and a spare set of arms. We love you!</div>
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And just because they are so adorable here are some of the boys newborn photos. :)</div>
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Kim and Jeremy Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07334831447085622892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073183259427011620.post-84334740225686291742014-05-05T19:03:00.000-06:002014-05-06T19:05:13.931-06:00One month old already?!?I seriously can't believe my babies are already a month old!!! Where has time gone? I took a picture of the boys on their one month birthday in the same outfits they wore when they came home from the hospital and was blown away by how much they'd grown. Check this out!<div>
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Even crazier is that the boys had a doctors appointment yesterday and I was blown away how much they had grown! McKay was 5 lbs 6 oz and 18.5" long at birth. As of yesterday he was 8 lbs 6 and 21.2" long! Even more astounding was Cade's growth. He was 6 lbs 3 oz and 19.5" long at birth. Yesterday he weighed in at a whopping 11 lbs and 21.5" long. So happy that they are healthy little boys who are just growing big and strong! We love them like crazy!<br /><div>
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I have amazing friends! As soon as we announced that we were adopting I was shocked at how many people offered to throw me baby showers. We've only lived in Louisville barely over a year and a half and have no family here so I wasn't really expecting much. But boy was I mistaken! Baby showers were always fun, but a constant reminder to me of what I didn't have and wanted so desperately. I would never let myself imagine what my baby shower would look like or be like. It just wasn't something I thought about...ever. </div>
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So when I showed up to my first baby shower everything just felt so surreal! I remember thinking "this can't be real" as I was opening up all the adorable gifts. Everyone was so excited and wanted to know all the details of how this adoption came to be. It was fun sharing our story and celebrating with all our friends from the first ward we lived in when we moved to Louisville. Thank you to everyone who came and partied with us and to Krystal Marks for hosting a great shower!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My friend Kathrine is the master crocheter and always makes the cutest things for baby showers! Love the sock monkey hats and little booties she made.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We played a diaper changing game to see who could diaper a stuffed animal the fastest. I was the runner up! Not bad considering I was one of very few that didn't already have children :) That will be a good skill to have with twins. </td></tr>
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My second shower was about a week after the first and was hosted by my wonderful relief society president Vicki. This shower mostly consisted of friends from our current ward and I couldn't believe how many people came to support our growing family! I was blown away by everyone's generosity and felt so overwhelmed with gratitude. As with the previous shower I really wish I had taken a picture with all my guests, but I guess you live and you learn. Here are a few pictures I did get though from this shower.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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As if those two showers didn't spoil us enough my coworkers planned a surprise baby shower the day before I went on maternity leave. I can usually figure out surprises but I had NO idea that they were planning this! Two of my coworkers came to the office and decorated after hours the night before so when I walked in I could be surprised.<br />
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At this point I was pretty excited but still had no idea what was in store for me. I was thinking they just decorated and a few people brought presents but all throughout the day there were more and more surprises.</div>
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Around lunch time people started bringing out food and I realized that they had planned a big potluck! There was so much great food and really cute platters as well, like the fruit baby carriage and cute personalized sugar cookies.<br />
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As I was finishing eating a TON of my coworkers started bringing in gifts for me to open! I had no idea that so many people were involved in this surprise baby shower and was so excited to open all the wonderful gifts! We got some amazing things and lots of diapers and wipes. Thank you to all my wonderful coworkers!<br />
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<b>Such a fun day! </b></div>
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Not to leave out all our friends and family in California and Idaho who have shipped us wonderful gifts and gift cards. We love you all too and wish we lived closer so we could have celebrated with you as well! We finally feel like we are ready for these babies and that's mainly due to our wonderful friends and family who have been so thoughtful and supportive. We can't wait for everyone to meet the babies!<br />
PS- They are coming next week! WOOHOO!Kim and Jeremy Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07334831447085622892noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073183259427011620.post-3981684546432631862014-02-07T15:58:00.000-07:002014-02-07T16:00:27.772-07:00We have a nursery!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We officially have a nursery! I'm so happy with how it turned out. I had so many things I wanted to create and of course Jeremy made sure I got just what I wanted. :) It means so much more to us now when we walk into the nursery and see all the items that we made for our boys. So without further ado here are some pictures of our nursery.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby McKay's crib </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby Cade's crib<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Jeremy made the frame and cut out the letter and I made the flags</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">I saw these cute mobiles on Etsy and decided to make my own. I love how it turned out!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">We framed some printables we found online. I provided Jeremy an outline of a whale and he cut it and painted it for me. Love it! The circle frames were made by Jeremy's grandpa. We just painted them and put scrapbook paper in back.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption">Jeremy decided it would be cool to spray paint our formerly black lamp. I have to admit it turned out pretty cute. The wooden cars and trains are things Jeremy's grandpa made.<br />
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Kim and Jeremy Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07334831447085622892noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073183259427011620.post-90553963774015769602014-01-25T10:46:00.003-07:002014-01-25T10:46:57.114-07:00Miracle TwinsTwo weeks ago we announced to the world that we are adopting twin baby boys! YAY!!<br />
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We were amazed and humbled by all the love and support we felt from friends and family! I've read through everyone's comments more than once and am overwhelmed by how many amazing people we have in our lives. We had a lot of people say, "we had no idea you were adopting!" And well, that's because our adoption story isn't your typical adoption story. :) So, for all of you wondering how this came about I thought I'd share our miraculous story. (Warning it might be a little, or a lot, long)</div>
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Most people know that Jeremy and I have been trying to start our family for five years. It's been a roller coaster of emotions and at times has left me feeling completely broken and defeated. Well about a year and a half ago I felt prompted to write about my struggles with infertility on my blog, since a lot of people didn't really know what we were going through. I also made my first phone call to LDS Family Services (LDSFS) to inquire about the adoption process. (See post from 9/26/12) I was emailed all the paperwork to be able to start signing up for adoption but days past, weeks past, months past and I just never filled them out. Fear paralyzed me and while I thought about adoption constantly I never filled out the paperwork or started the process. What I didn't know at the time was that Heavenly Father had a plan for us and things were already set in motion to get us where we are today. My sister Jessica's mother-in-law, Ann, read my post about our infertility and struggles to start our family, and recently told me that her heart broke for us and she vowed to herself that if there was ever anything she could do to help us achieve our dream of having a family that she would do it. (She's amazing) Now, fast forward a year to the Summer of 2013. I started feeling very strongly that we needed to start getting approved through LDSFS for adoption. I felt an urgency, same as the urgency I felt when I realized I needed to serve a mission. Unfortunately, I didn't heed the prompting and let myself get too busy with work, our new house, and life in general. In September, I was at work when my sister, Jessica, started blowing up my phone. She called me a few times, left me a voicemail and texted me that she really needed to talk to me. My heart dropped as I was positive something bad had happened to someone in our family and she was calling to tell me about it. I asked my supervisor if I could step out of the office for a minute and call my sister back since I thought there was a family emergency. Well when I called her back she answered the phone saying, "Hey how's it going?" LOL, that helped calm my heart a little since I figured if someone were in the hospital she wouldn't be so nonchalant about things. But then as she proceeded to tell me why she had been calling my heart started beating so hard I thought it would break through my chest. Her mother-in-law Ann had been in contact that day with someone who knew a girl who was pregnant with twins and was going to be putting them up for adoption. She wanted to know if we would be interested. I believe my response was, "Um, YES YES YES we would be interested." My hands were shaking, my heart was pounding and something was telling me this could be a changing point in our lives. You see, about a week before Jessica called me about the twins I had a strange dream where I knew I was having a baby but I was only pretending that I was pregnant. In the dream I knew I wasn't actually pregnant but I also knew with a certainty that I was expecting a child. It was a very vivid dream and I remember telling Jeremy about it the next day. That's when he explained to me that he'd been having the impression over and over again that something big was about to happen for us. He had no idea what it was but he just kept feeling something tell him, "get ready, something big is going to happen." At the time we didn't really know what all of this meant but after talking to Jessica that September day all these thoughts and experiences came flooding back into my memory. I called to tell Jeremy about my conversation with Jessica and we both got so excited thinking about the possibility of being able to grow our family through adoption. We started praying for the birth mother and her family daily and as we prayed we were AMAZED how much we started to love this birth mother and babies, even though we knew practically nothing about them and hadn't had any contact with them. We told our parents about the possibility but decided to keep it quiet just because we knew it was a long shot that it would work out. For a few weeks after our initial conversation Jessica would call and give me updates about things that Ann had learned but soon the updates stopped all together. We continued to pray for them but knew that this probably wouldn't work out for us. We discussed that maybe this experience was just trying to push us to finally take action to start our family, whether by signing up for adoption or by starting fertility treatments.</div>
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In early December I talked to a friend who had done in-vitro out here in Louisville and successfully conceived a baby. She told us all about her doctor and how much it cost and we decided that right after New Years we would start fertility treatments. We also realized in December that Jeremy was eligible for a student loan that we had previously been told he wasn't eligible for because of his military scholarship. The loan amount was exactly what we needed to do the fertility treatments so we decided to go for it. We secured the money and on the SAME day that I was going to call the fertility clinic to set up my first appointment I got a call from Ann! She called and said that she had just met the birth mother of the twins in person and had talked to her for quite a while. She explained to me that she had chosen a different family to be the adoptive parents but had just found out that week that the family she chose had become pregnant and were no longer going to adopt the twins. Once again our names were brought up and Ann was calling to say that she wasn't sure what was going to happen but that we needed to get our booties in gear and get approved through LDSFS for adoption ASAP. After my conversation with her, Jeremy and I both knew that this was what we needed to do. The next day we started filling out the adoption application paperwork so that we could get approved in case she decided to choose us. For anyone who isn't familiar with the adoption process, getting approved to adopt can take quite a while. There are literally hundreds of papers to fill out, fingerprinting, numerous background checks (criminal, child abuse, FBI etc), interviews, letters of reference, medical physicals, and home studies. Luckily Jeremy was out of school for a few weeks because he had just started his Christmas break, and he was amazing! He made all the phone calls, filled out the paperwork and scheduled everything while I was at work during the day. I would come home and he would just show me where to sign. :) I love that man! Miracle after miracle started happening and we could see that everything was falling into place just as it was supposed to. One of my favorite miracle stories had to do with obtaining an infertility report from my doctor. LDSFS requires that a doctor fill out a form documenting the fact that we have fertility problems. Well the last doctor I had seen about all of this was back in Idaho. I looked him up on the internet so that I could find the number to his practice and call to have them fill it out. Well I found out that he was no longer at that practice. My heart dropped because if I was going to have to set up an appointment out here to get diagnosed all over again it was going to take a lot more time and money. I decided to call the practice that he had been at anyway to see if another doctor could review my charts and fill it out for us. The office lady I spoke with didn't make any promises but told me to fax over the paperwork and she would see what she could do. I faxed everything over and called back the next day to check on the status of things. The woman I spoke to the day before was excited and said, "You'll never believe what happened! Right after I spoke with you yesterday Dr. Christensen (my former doctor who no longer practiced there) unexpectedly stopped by. When I told him about your situation he pulled your chart and filled out the paperwork himself!" Friends, I have really gained a testimony that most things aren't a coincidence and that Heavenly Father really is leading and directing our lives. Another miracle had to do with our fingerprinting. Anyone who's been fingerprinted knows it can sometimes take a while to get the results back. Well we decided to pay a little more to do digital fingerprinting and before we made it home from our appointment to do that we already had our results!! We also decided to take a risk and reach out to the birth mother through Facebook. I was so afraid that she would feel like we were intruding or being pushy but it ended up being the best decision. A day after we sent her a message on Facebook she responded and that kickstarted our relationship with her. Let me just tell you that she is incredible! We absolutely adore her and her family. We have been able to FaceTime a few times and have met most of her family and they are all wonderful. We honestly feel like we have won the adoption jackpot!</div>
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We have been in contact with the birth mother since about a week before Christmas and have been mainly emailing back and forth. Well about two weeks ago she emailed us and said she wanted to FaceTime again because she had some questions for us. I was excited to FaceTime again but nervous about what questions she might have. We had been very open with one another and had been answering questions through our emails so I was feeling a little apprehensive about what big monstrous difficult questions she might have for us! :) I set up our computer on the night that we had planned to FaceTime and nervously paced the house until she called.</div>
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When she called we chatted for a few minutes and then things went quiet and I waited for a big tough question. The birth mom smiled and said, "Well I don't really have any questions for you guys. I just wanted to tell you in person that I would like you guys to be the parents of my babies!" I broke down crying and it felt as if fireworks were exploding within me! We were SO SUPER DUPER excited! Finally, something that we'd hoped and prayed for for years was happening! Not only that but we were being blessed to adopt twins! I don't think we went to bed until 1am that night and even then I don't think I was able to sleep more than a few minutes. So that pretty much brings you up to the present day! We are still as giddy as can be and have been having so much fun preparing the nursery and getting things ready for their arrival. We found out after her doctors appointment yesterday that they are each about 3 lbs and if she can make it to March like the doctors are expecting (her official due date is 4/15/14) they should be close to 6 lbs each! They are growing wonderfully and everything looks great with their little bodies.</div>
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So if you were one of those wondering why you didn't know we were trying to adopt, now hopefully you understand why. We are now officially approved to adopt through LDSFS (only took a month from start to finish). Now comes the preparation, baby showers, stocking up on diapers and formula, and waiting for delivery day! Since the birth mother lives in Utah we will be flying out there as soon as she goes into labor and will be staying as long as we need to.</div>
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And to everyone still struggling with infertility and trying desperately to start or add to their families please know you are in my prayers. I understand how heartbreaking it is. But please know that Heavenly Father has a plan for you too. A quote we have framed in our house to remind us daily of this is from Elder Holland which says, "Some blessings come soon, some come late, and some don't come until heaven; but for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come."</div>
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We are excited for our two little blessings to join our family and to meet all of you! Thanks for all your love and support!</div>
Kim and Jeremy Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07334831447085622892noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073183259427011620.post-64686616856125738772014-01-01T10:27:00.000-07:002014-01-01T10:28:48.268-07:002013 Was Amazing!It's true. 2013 was an amazing year for us! We survived the first year of dental school (and half of the second), we celebrated our 5 year anniversary, and we bought a house! It was a busy year but there were also so many wonderful adventures, that I'm kind of sad to see it go. 2014 has a lot to live up to! That being said I am truly excited for 2014. I really feel like it's going to be an incredible year! There are so many possible surprises that 2014 may bring that it just makes me smile thinking about it.<br />
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2013 was the first year (as a married couple) that we celebrated Christmas and New Years away from family. It was a little sad because not only did we miss our families, but most of our friends left town to go spend the holidays with their families. But, we made the most of it and ended up really enjoying the holidays. We got to spend a lot of time with our good friends the Marks (Krystal, Mike, and their two adorable little girls). We went with them to see Lights Under Louisville, which is an underground cave that they decorate for Christmas and you can drive through. It was pretty cool!<br />
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We also spent Christmas Eve with the Marks family. We all went out to a yummy dinner, decorated Christmas cookies for Santa, and watched a Christmas movie.<br />
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Christmas was nice and relaxing for us. We had Christmas music playing most of the day, we opened presents, played games, called/FaceTimed our families, and enjoyed a yummy turkey dinner. It was the first turkey I'd ever made so I was pretty proud of myself how delicious it ended up being! :) Next year for sure we will go visit family for Christmas. (Another great thing about 2014)<br />
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New Years Eve was a fun night full of friends and games. We had three couples over to our place and we played lots of games, watched some football, ate some food, and celebrated beautiful Kellie's birthday! We have been so blessed to have such great friends out here in Louisville!</div>
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Kim and Jeremy Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07334831447085622892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073183259427011620.post-56643872675562962752013-12-15T17:06:00.003-07:002013-12-15T17:16:39.230-07:00It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
To say that we are excited for our first Christmas in our new house may be a bit of an understatement! We've never had the opportunity to put up Christmas lights, and we've never had so much extra space to decorate! Here are some pictures of our preparations:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Decorating our mantle is one of my favorite things to do! I also love how my wreath turned out! Oh, and Jeremy cut out that deer for me and spray painted it sparkly gold. He's so good to indulge my crafting addiction.</td></tr>
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We also had some huge snow and ice storms move through our area recently. The snow was beautiful but inconvenient at times. My work closed for two half days because of the weather and Jeremy learned the hard way that an icy driveway can cause some nasty falls.<br />
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While we are a little disappointed that we won't be making it out to Idaho or California this Christmas to spend it with family we are excited to have our first Christmas with just our little family of two. It will force us to come up with some of our own traditions and will allow us more stress-free time to focus on the Savior and the true meaning of Christmas.</div>
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Some other recent happenings in our lives are:</div>
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-I got released as a ward missionary and called as an Activity Days leader</div>
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-We were on the ward Christmas party committee. The party was yesterday and was a success.</div>
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-Jeremy finished his third semester of dental school with all A's and B's (he's such a smarty)</div>
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-We got new cell phone's and phone numbers (email us or Facebook message us if you would like our new Kentucky numbers)</div>
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-We are doing some of the finishing touches on our house renovations including new carpet for the spare bedrooms and painting the last two bedrooms. (Almost done!)</div>
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We hope all of our friends and family are enjoying this holiday season and we wish everyone a very merry Christmas!<br />
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<br />Kim and Jeremy Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07334831447085622892noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073183259427011620.post-52096402775826911312013-12-15T08:40:00.000-07:002013-12-15T17:19:56.574-07:00One Spoiled GirlI had so much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. It just so happened that our five year wedding anniversary fell on Thanksgiving day this year. It was such a blessing for it to fall on a holiday because it distracted us from the fact that we were away from family. And let me just tell you I am one spoiled girl! The day before our anniversary I came home to a big surprise. There was a note on the door telling me to follow the footsteps to find the reason why Jeremy loved me so much. Our house was filled with little printouts of feet in different colors that each led me to different places in the house. At the end of each path there was a reason why Jeremy loved me and a gift to go along with it. For example, one stop was "I love you because you find the beauty in life" and the gifts were a tripod for my camera and the Photoshop Lightroom 5 program. Yes I know, he's amazing! How did I get so lucky to marry him?<br />
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Thanksgiving/ Anniversary morning we relaxed and watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. Ever since I was little I've loved watching the parade, and I think Jeremy got a little in to it this year too.</div>
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We also decided that since it was just the two of us and neither one of us wanted to spend a lot of time cooking and then cleaning up on our anniversary, that we would go out to eat for the first time on Thanksgiving! We went to the Cracker Barrel who was serving an amazing Thanksgiving meal and let me tell you it was one of the best meals I've ever had. If we ever do it again though we will make sure to call in advance so we can have reservations. There were so many people there we had to wait about an hour to get seated. We had fun though and just played an intense round of Scrabble on our phones to help the time pass (I won!). :)</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">After dinner we went and watched Catching Fire at the theater. LOVE that movie! All in all we had a wonderful Thanksgiving/ Anniversary and I couldn't think of anyone I'd have rather spent the day with. I'm so grateful for Jeremy! I love him more than words can express! We've had so many adventures together over the last five years and I'm so excited for all the many adventures to come.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #bf9000;">We hope all of our friends and family had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well!</span></b></div>
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Kim and Jeremy Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07334831447085622892noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073183259427011620.post-72184762043458327592013-11-03T10:22:00.001-07:002013-11-03T10:22:31.912-07:00Capturing HappyRecently, we met up with some friends to take pictures for Christmas cards. We took some pictures of them and they took some pictures of us. Of course I'm not going to ruin the surprise and show the pictures that we are going to use for the cards, but after we were done Jeremy and I took a little time just to enjoy the beautiful fall scenery! Granted we took pictures in a cemetery it was actually really gorgeous! I realized that beautiful places just make me happy! I felt rejuvenated and just wanted to run around and play in the leaves. So....I did! <b><i>Even big kids like to play in the leaves!</i></b><br />
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Jeremy wasn't as excited about having his pictures taken but I was still able to snap some cute ones of him too! I love this man so much!<br />
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Living in Kentucky has really made me fall in love with fall! Everything seems to coming alive with bursts of color and liveliness. Yellows, reds, oranges, purples, the colors are everywhere. Overnight the weather goes from warm to brisk. I can honestly say that I used to get sad when fall came because it meant that summer was over, the weather was turning cold, and I'd see a lot less of the sun. But, now I'm giddy with excitement about the fall colors, hot chocolate, college football, boots and scarfs, and the upcoming holiday season. There's something magical about fall.</div>
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Here's what we've been up to thus far in October:</div>
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So the previous owners of our house were the opposite of green thumbs. We figured after spending the last couple months remodeling the interior of our house it was time to focus our attention on the exterior. So we decided to rip out the overgrown bushes and add some pretty flowers. It took us a few Saturdays, and Jeremy is still bummed that our grass it mostly weeds and rocks, but I must say the yard looks so much better!</div>
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I'll have to put together a good before and after picture, but for now you can see a little of what we did.</div>
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Have I mentioned lately how much I love working side by side with my love? :)<br />
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We've also had fun hanging out with friends doing "fallish" things like:<br />
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(Which of course had to include power tools. If you know Jeremy at all that should come as no surprise!)</div>
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(Oh Crandall's we love that your house is in the "woods")</div>
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That pretty much sums up our October so far - work hard, play hard! And the good news is Octobers only about half way over and we have a lot more fun activities planned. So stay tuned and enjoy your fall!</div>
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Like most girls, I have dreamed my whole life of how I was going to decorate my first house. When we bought our house a couple months ago and moved in we quickly started little projects like painting, making new furniture and so forth to help it feel like home to us. Project after project Jeremy has never ceased to amaze me with how talented he is! And I'm not just boasting because he is my husband and I love him to pieces. All I've had to do was explain to him my vision, show him a few pictures, and he's created things that have surpassed all expectation. I'm so excited to unveil our latest renovation!!! A little history first though. The previous owners of our house had a little girl (around 8 years old) and they let her pick whatever color she wanted to paint her bedroom and the guest bathroom. So like any young girl she chose PINK! Therefore, until this weekend our only guest bathroom was bright pink (see pics below). Her bedroom is pink with an accent wall of pink and purple stripes (the next room to get renovated). Obviously the pink had to go. And this my friends is what my vision and Jeremy's mad skills created... :)</div>
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Isn't it incredible? Isn't Jeremy incredible? He did all the craftsmanship all by himself, including framing the mirror! I know a week or so ago I posted some before and after of our kitchen but here are a few more pictures of that too! (I didn't get very good before pictures. oops. And please excuse the mess as I took these right after we moved in and there are boxes and junk everywhere!)<br />
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And as if all those amazing renovation haven't been enough Jeremy has realized he has a talent in woodworking! I asked if he could make me a sofa table and the results were so phenomenal that he has now sold 5 custom orders to people on craigslist!!! Here are just a few of his creations and his happy little face at making some extra money.</div>
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I'm so grateful to have such a hard working and talented husband. It's been so fun (most of the time) working side by side to make our house feel like our home. It has been a lot of work, but so worth it! Now on to the next project!!! :)</div>
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Kim and Jeremy Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07334831447085622892noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073183259427011620.post-69102722969648438992013-06-20T19:15:00.001-06:002013-06-20T19:16:31.137-06:00Mammoth Cave<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This weekend we were feeling a little stir crazy and decided to get out of town and do something fun. Since buying our house things have been so chaotic we haven't had much time to take any day trips. So last weekend we drove towards Bowling Green and visited the worlds largest cave. Mammoth Cave is more than 400 miles of cave tunnels!!! The next longest cave is in Mexico and can fit into Mammoth Cave more than two times! Jeremy had never been in a cave before so this was his first time. We had a great time together exploring new places and experiencing new things. We have loved living in Kentucky because there are so many fun and exciting places within a days journey. There's still so much I want to see so thankfully we will still be out here for 3 more years! I'm so grateful to have Jeremy as my eternal world traveling companion, and look forward to a lifetime of exploration and fun!</span><br />
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Kim and Jeremy Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07334831447085622892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073183259427011620.post-78350515612280906492013-06-20T19:08:00.000-06:002013-06-20T19:08:32.144-06:00We bought a house!!!It's true, we bought a house! As soon as we found out we were coming to Louisville for dental school I starting looking at houses. I mostly did it just for fun and to dream about how great it would be to live somewhere where I could paint the walls, decorate exactly how I want, and basically make my home. I never really thought it would be a possibility to buy a home, especially while Jeremy was in dental school. I mean our time here really is so temporary.<br />
Let's just say that we have been blessed with more than we could have ever dreamed. Soon after dental school started Jeremy found out he had received a Navy scholarship, which would not only pay for ALL his schooling (about $68k a year JUST in tuition), but would also give us a monthly stipend. We were obviously stoked about that and it has already been a major blessing for us. I was also blessed to find a good job in February, after a not so good work experience soon after moving here. I am working for a large dental corporation in their insurance department. It really is a great job for now and has helped me learn so much about the dental field! Soon after getting this job we realized that our income would allow us to buy a house if we wanted to. Well after dealing with way too many maintenance issues, culminating in a sewage flood at the place we were renting we decided to start looking at houses. And well...to make a long story short we bought a house!!!!<br />
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Our 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1500 sq ft house is so perfect for us! We are in a quiet neighborhood at the end of a cul-de-sac. We have a 1/4 acre lot which Jeremy was really excited about since he loves yard work. And to be honest there's lots of work to be done on the yard. Let's just say the last owner didn't have a very green thumb. The house is keeping us SUPER busy. I have already picked out paint colors for all the rooms, although we've only managed to paint our great room. (Who knew painting was so exhausting?) Right now we are updating our kitchen with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, and a tile backsplash. Even as I type this I feel like it can't be real. This can't really be my house. The Lord has blessed us so much, even amidst our struggles with infertility, and the heartbreak that goes along with that, He had a plan to bless us.<br />
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The saddest part about moving was leaving our ward. We met some amazing friends in our old ward and loved the little sunbeams that we taught in primary. Our new ward is great too and I'm sure we will meet a lot of new friends but we will always love the Louisville 2nd ward.<br />
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Kim and Jeremy Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07334831447085622892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073183259427011620.post-84944458239257255382012-09-26T13:36:00.000-06:002012-09-26T13:36:28.111-06:00The first call...I don't know why it took so much courage to make that first phone call. Possibly because in a way I was admitting to myself that something I have always dreamed of and prayed so intensely for over the last few years may never happen. Or maybe because I'm afraid of starting on this potentially emotionally draining journey. Either way, I did it. I finally made the first phone call to LDS Family Services to inquire about starting the adoption process.<br />
Not to say that emotional rollercoasters are a new thing in my life. As we have struggled with infertility over the last three and a half years I have ridden what I feel like is more than my fair share of rollercoasters. Over thinking every little change in your body and how you feel, thinking 'hey this might be the time' only to be bitterly disappointed. Going to doctors to try to find out what is wrong only to realize that you can't afford the treatments necessary to give you what seems to come so easily to most people. Being a social worker at a high school for pregnant and parenting teens and helping young girls in tears over an unexpected/unwanted pregnancy, wondering why these young, unprepared girls were entrusted with these gifts and not me. I've experienced a lot of anger often wondering, "Why is Heavenly Father withholding this blessing from me? I have done everything I've supposed to do: went to seminary, received a great college education, served a mission, lived worthy to enter the temple and be sealed for all eternity, and strive daily to keep the commandments. What have I done wrong to deserve this?" I've experienced sadness, jealousy, loneliness, and occasionally I've experienced hope.<br />
I'm not sharing this for others to pity me or to feel bad for me. I know that everyone has trials, and that this life is for testing. While I still don't understand why this is my particular trial or exactly what the Lord wants me to learn from it, I'm tired of sitting back and feeling bad for myself. I do feel that someday we will be blessed with a family, whether biological or adopted. I am so grateful for my testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and for the comfort of the scriptures and guidance of modern day prophets and apostles. One of my very favorite quotes came from General Conference a few years back by Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin. His talk was titled "Come What May and Love It." I have tried to model my life after that quote, which is displayed in our living room. In his talk he said:<br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"><em><strong>"The Lord compensates the faithful for every loss. That which is taken away from those who love the Lord will be added unto them in His own way. While it may not come at the time we desire, the faithful will know that every tear today will eventually be returned a hundredfold with tears of rejoicing and gratitude."</strong></em></span><br />
I have faith that He knows my sorrows, afflictions, and the desires of my heart. And I look forward with anticipation to those tears of rejoicing and gratitude.<br />
For today I am just proud of myself, firstly, for opening up about my experience with infertility (up until now I've been unable to put into words what I've been experiencing), and secondly, for making that first call to LDS Family Services. Will we decide to go the adoption route? I don't know, BUT knowing that there are other options out there and that I am strong enough to pursue them makes me feel a little better today.<br />
One last quote just because it is so good:<br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"><em><strong>"I testify that the Savior's Atonement lifts from us not only the burden of our sins but also the burden of our disappointments and sorrows, our heartaches and our despair. If you are lonely, please know you can find comfort. If you are discouraged, please know you can find hope. If you are poor in spirit, please know you can be strengthened. If you feel you are broken, please know you can be mended."</strong></em></span><br />
-Elder Jeffrey R. Holland<br />
Broken Things to Mend<br />
<strong>Hug your children, be grateful for your many blessing, and any prayers on our behalf would be greatly appreciated! Thank you friends. We love you and are so grateful for your continued support and love.</strong>Kim and Jeremy Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07334831447085622892noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073183259427011620.post-87499799162508073222012-08-06T17:06:00.000-06:002012-08-06T17:06:50.288-06:00Another BirthdayI know I'm a month late, but I can't believe I just started my last year of my twenties! Yikes! I'm not exactly sure how I feel about that but there's nothing I can do about it. Luckily, Jeremy had the morning off so we got to spend some time together before he had to go to school. As always he spoiled me rotten, giving me a new fossil watch, a new purse, and taking me out to PF Chang's for dinner and the Cheesecake factory for dessert (I have the best husband ever). In fact, between him and my mom I was COMPLETELY spoiled. My mom gave me money to buy a piano I'd been wanting to buy (yes she's awesome). Overall it was a great birthday and I loved hearing from so many friends and family. Thanks for making it special!<br />
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- Jeremy and I got new callings. We are now the 4/5 year old primary teachers. That's what we get for agreeing to sub the class for three weeks when we first moved here. ;-) Someday I'll be able to go to Relief Society, but for now the Lord says I'm not finished in primary.</div>
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- Jeremy has been acing all his exams and tests so far in dental school and is loving it so much!</div>
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And last but not least we are heading to the white sandy beaches of Pensacola, Florida for a few days to celebrate the end of his summer term and to enjoy some time together before he hits the books hard. I'll definitely post pictures when we get back!</div>
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So recently I've become obsessed with cute printables. Seriously there are some amazingly adorable ones on pinterest! Some are free to download and others costs money. I figured they looked easy enough to create so I've been messing around with some of my own for the last couple of days. It's really fun, although takes some time. But I'm learning some quick tricks, and I LOVE being creative! Here is what I have created in the last two days:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was my first try. I thought it would be fun to frame for one of my neices or someone having a baby girl!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I created this one tonight and have to say it's my favorite. I'm going to find a cheap frame at a thrift store, paint it white and frame it for our room!<br />
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</tbody></table>Kim and Jeremy Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07334831447085622892noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073183259427011620.post-48387615548301971372012-07-10T13:35:00.004-06:002012-07-10T13:35:59.610-06:00Student DoctorI've been trying to be good about photo documenting all the little firsts of Jeremy's new adventure. He was so excited and secretly a little nervous about starting school. Last Monday, July 2nd, was his first day but classes didn't really begin until Friday, July 6th. Now he's already slicing up cadavers and refining his anatomy knowledge and skills. I think he's really enjoying the learning part and is just excited to be done with all the "boring orientations and presentations." He kept coming home all frustrated the first few days saying, "How many times do we need to hear how important it is to budget our financial aid?" For right now he's in class from about 8am to usually around 3pm although his schedule will keep changing as different classes begin and end (it's not like a normal semester schedule). He has also been a real trooper about riding the bus to and from school since we now share one car. It's such a blessing to be so close to efficient (and free for students) public transportation. And if he's able to catch the express bus, it only takes a few more minutes than it would driving himself. We have already saved a lot of money by not paying for gas, or the $450 parking pass! Anyways, I'll keep the pictures and stories flowing as time goes by. It seems a little surreal that we are actually here in Louisville, with Jeremy attending dental school. We've talked and dreamt about this since we were first dating and it's so exciting that it's finally here!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top Left: The week before school when he got his name tag. Top Right: Right outside the building where he will spend the next 4 years of his life! Bottom Left: Sending him off on his first day of school. Bottom Right: His school wardrobe for the next four years. Looks comfy to me!</td></tr>
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Jeremy's dental school orientation/meet and greet was held at Churchill Downs (home of the Kentucky Derby) a few weeks ago. It was so much fun watching the horse races and choosing "my horse" before each race based on who had the most awesome name. (I couldn't figure out how to interpret their stats and basing my preditions on their names was more fun). We had a good time and met some new people, but the weather made the evening a little miserable. It was over 100 degrees (factor in humidity) when we arrived and when we left at 11pm that evening it had only "cooled" to the low 90's. YUCK! We were super sweaty to say the least! We are look forward to all the excitement of the Kentucky Derby next Spring.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVaz2aDEqI0Kfpn_Qze84OZeL7muZmqgRi-w3E6zp66REfdGDRA_Q5v5BCLoRTvwocl3SfmyTh_cXevzfk_RcglATTPcnBPjosaSm1zcsj7VhZXw4BdL4apJKu-eWCJZF-Yf1bq81eWk/s1600/IMG_9812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVaz2aDEqI0Kfpn_Qze84OZeL7muZmqgRi-w3E6zp66REfdGDRA_Q5v5BCLoRTvwocl3SfmyTh_cXevzfk_RcglATTPcnBPjosaSm1zcsj7VhZXw4BdL4apJKu-eWCJZF-Yf1bq81eWk/s400/IMG_9812.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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Things are finally coming together for us here in Louisville. We have already made some amazing friends and have probably done more in the last month with friends than we did in the last few years in Boise. Jeremy is busy with school and I just recently (like today recently) got a super part-time job with a flexible schedule that will help bring in some extra income until I can get a full-time position. I'm doing administrative work for a little membership organization called The International Leica Society (formerly known as The Leica Historical Society of America). It's basically a camera club which a bunch of old men belong to! :) I'm just grateful for something to provide us with a little bit on extra income and that will keep me from getting so bored.</div>Kim and Jeremy Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07334831447085622892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073183259427011620.post-31709634062327384342012-07-10T12:00:00.000-06:002012-07-10T13:18:28.210-06:00BSU Graduation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hey guess what? We graduated!! So I'm a little behind with this post but on May 11th/12th Jeremy graduated Cum Laude with his Bachelor degree in Pre-Dental Studies and Human Biology, and I graduated with my Master of Social Work! My family (mom, dad, little brother Matt, little sister Jessica, brother-in-law Greer, and neice Zoe) all made the trip to Boise to celebrate this special occasion and it was SO much fun having them around for a few days. These are just a few pictures I had on my phone from graduation day, most of the pics of my family are on my mom's camera. My family dropped us off at the airport super early on the morning they were leaving town so we could catch our flight to Louisville to try to find housing. Thanks for being such a good sport mom! And thanks to everyone who made our days so special!</div>
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The next day, June 1st, we set off on our mammoth journey! (So sad we didn't take a pic with the moving truck) Here's where we traveled to along the way:<br />
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June 1st: Drove to Spanish Fork, Utah and stayed with my sister Jessica, her husband Greer, and my neice Zoe.</div>
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June 2nd: Said goodbye to my sister and drove to Grand Junction, Colorado</div>
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June 3rd and 4th: Drove to Colorado Springs, Colorado and stayed for two days with my college friends Dave and Camille, as well as visited with our good friends from Boise Shae and Wes. (Not sure how I didn't get any pictures with Camille and Dave?!?!?) Dave and Camille introduced us to Ticket to Ride and we played probably 6 times. Camille also made the most incredible dinners and desserts for us. She is an amazing cook and Jeremy is still raving about it!</div>
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June 5th: Drove to Topeka, Kansas</div>
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June 6th: Drove to O'Fallon, Illinois</div>
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June 7th: ARRIVED IN LOUISVILLE</div>
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We really are blessed that the drive went so well. I was terrified of tornadoes hitting us along the way but I'm happy to report there were no tornadoes. The worst weather we experienced was strong winds, and I'm just fine with that.</div>
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Soon after pulling up to our new home 4 or 5 guys from the elders quorum arrived to help us unload the moving truck (so grateful for the church). Half an hour later everything was unloaded and we started the unpacking process. Little did we realize that a few disasters were about to strike...</div>
The next morning we woke up early to take the rental truck back (it had to be there by 8am to avoid any late fees). I jumped in our car to follow him there and after backing out of our spot the car made an awful noise, like the engine was dragging on the ground, and refused to move. Nothing could get it into gear, even putting it in park wouldn't work and the car would just roll backwards. Jeremy helped me push the car back into the spot, put on the emergency break, and he headed off in the truck while I woke up the only people I knew in Louisville to ask for help. (Sorry Lookhart family!) They are amazing people and jumped at the chance to help and even let us borrow one of their cars for the weekend until we could figure out what to do with our junker. A mechanic from the stake came to take a quick look at the car and told us that the AV axel was broken...awesome. So we had it towed to a shop and paid the huge amount to get it fixed only to receive a phone call about an hour later saying that our front breaks and roters were REALLY bad. At this point I'm in tears, and just so frustrated how much everything was costing and not sure how much to put into our junker car. We told the mechanic to just fix the axel and in the meantime Jeremy convinced me to go looking at new cars. Well friends, as opposed as I was to buying a new car, we really did get a sweet deal with super low payments, low interest, and a good trade in for our junker. We are now proud new owners of a 2012 Hyundai Accent.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeremy LOVES the new car...he hasn't even let me drive it yet!</td></tr>
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While all this was going on the air conditioning in our new place decided not to work and we were in a hot humid apartment for over 24 hours with no air conditioning (probably what exacerbated my emotions). Also right before our car decided to break down we splurged on a really nice, new washer and dryer (we've never owned any and our new place just came with hookups). Probably wouldn't have bought such nice ones if we'd known we were going to buy a new car a few days later. Oh well... <br />
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So today our washer and dryer finally arrived for installation. I was so excited all day as I haven't done laundry in 2 weeks and was on my last pair of underwear! Well as the installation man was putting in our washer we heard him say, "Uh oh, somethings wrong with the washer. In my 7 years of doing this job I have NEVER seen this." Well, the 4 supports that hold up the washer drum had bust and the drum was literally sitting on the ground. The man called LG to report it broken and we were offered $100 or for a repair man to come fix it...um yeah right!!! The installation man politely refused both options and insisted on a complete replacement, which we will receive....NEXT WEDNESDAY!!! (hangs head in defeat) So off I went to the laundromat...at least I only had to pay for the wash since I have a working dryer!<br />
So my friends Louisville has not been so kind to us so far, and has insisted on burying us deeper in debt. I've cried, I've screamed, and I've felt really defeated....but on the other hand there have been really amazing things that have happened!<br />
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<li>We love our new townhome and are almost completely done unpacking (pictures to come)</li>
<li>We have met some incredible dental/medical couples who I know we will be great friends with. One of the medical couples even lives in our complex and they are just wonderful!</li>
<li>We've already been invited to a Sunday dinner, movie night, girls night watching the bachelorette, church ball, and many more...</li>
<li>I have experience fireflies for the first time, which are truly amazing! Love them!</li>
<li>There is a Walmart <strong><em><u>and</u></em></strong> Target IN THE SAME PARKING LOT just down the road from us!</li>
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We are hoping that the Lord sees we are sufficiently humbled for now and that the huge trials will slow down a bit. Nevertheless, we are grateful for the blessings in our life and are so excited for what is to come in the next days, months, and years. Now it's time to decide what fun little trip we would like to take before school starts on July 2nd and before I find a job....we are so close to so many places! More to come on our adventures....<br />
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</div>Kim and Jeremy Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07334831447085622892noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073183259427011620.post-35886259213756971782012-03-04T19:28:00.000-07:002012-03-04T19:31:13.913-07:00Who I want to be...Some experiences I've had over the past week have caused me to do a lot of self reflection. I've been thinking a lot about the kind of person I want to be. If I were to die tomorrow how would people remember me? What would be my legacy? Would anyone say their life was better for having known me? I know this sounds weird but I feel like I've been living one accomplishment to the next, all the while telling myself, "when I'm done with grad school I'll have time to be a better friend and sister." Or "when I don't have to work as much I'll have time to serve others." One of my best excuses is, "when we are settled in our careers and don't have to worry about finances as much I'll be a more positive happier person." But I'm beginning to realize that there will always be some excuse, some obstacle, that I say is in my way making it hard for me to be the kind of person I want to be. <br />
I want to be the kind, reliable friend that everyone knows they can turn to. <br />
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I want to be positive and happy, and find the beauty and good in every day and every situation. <br />
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I want to be the kind of person who exhausts themselves serving others, without thinking what I will receive in return. <br />
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I want to be the kind of person who only says nice things about others, and never participates in gossip.<br />
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I want to be patient and forgiving. </div>
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There are so many things I want to be and feel like I'm so far away from the kind of person I long to be. I know there is a time and a season for all things, and that right now it's my time to get as much education as I can and to work to support Jeremy and I as he pursues his dental career. But I can't help but thinking that our days are numbered and nobody knows when their time will be up. I don't want to be so focused on "later" that I never become the kind of person I want to be today. I have made it my renewed goal to live in the moment and stop putting off till tomorrow who I'm capable of being today!</div>
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