2015
As I sit in my recliner with 15 minutes left in 2015 I can't help but feel very content. This was a year of very important events in the life of my family. Here is a short list of my most memorable thoughts.
We began 2015 with a bulging 3 bedroom apartment. We were on our way to adopting Brittany and Maddie Brooke and our apartment was getting smaller with each passing month. Unfortunately when we moved to Tifton the housing market was not very robust and it didn't seem to get any better. We began refinancing our home in Valdosta around March and started thinking seriously about building. As we completed the refinance of the Valdosta property in April we began discussing building a new home here in Tifton with Lindsey Framing. They were developing three neighborhoods in Tifton and we were very impressed with their homes and their attention to detail. The home prices were also well within our budget so we started this new adventure in May.
Once the home build started we also were finalizing the adoption of our two youngest children. This came into fruition on July 1, 2015. We were super excited to have them permanently in our family and to be a forever family for two beautiful, vivacious, excited, rambunctious little girls. Not long there after Brittany started Pre-K. We knew there were challenges but having a child with ADHD was no joke. I was not a proponent of drugs for Brittany but after trying numerous other options we hesitantly began giving her medication and seeing a psychiatrist with her. She is still struggling with issues and we are weathering the episodes. I can't say it has been easy and we still struggle at times but we have some very amazing teachers that work tirelessly to help her meet her potential. Mother's Love and Tift Co. Pre-K are both filled with angels and amazing caretakers!
There have been several trips this year both professionally and personally but I will say the greatest accomplishment has been Lexi and I building a house. This process has been exhausting, exhilarating, exciting and tiring all together. The physical process of building the house and the mental process of getting all the documentation to the bank for mortgage and closing approval was taxing and unreal at times but sitting here in our new home makes it all worth it. We signed the closing documents today and I am so glad this process is over.
2015 was a year full of blessings. It was full of new challenges. I said goodbye to several friends who passed away and I also said 'so long' to several friends who moved away. The major take away is that we should make every moment count. Memories are ultimately what are remembered. The stuff we acquire is great but having a legacy and memory of hope, love and laughter are so much more important. Thanks 2015 for the gift of refocus. I can't wait to see what is in store for 2016.
Happy New Year's to all of my friends and family.
jamie
We began 2015 with a bulging 3 bedroom apartment. We were on our way to adopting Brittany and Maddie Brooke and our apartment was getting smaller with each passing month. Unfortunately when we moved to Tifton the housing market was not very robust and it didn't seem to get any better. We began refinancing our home in Valdosta around March and started thinking seriously about building. As we completed the refinance of the Valdosta property in April we began discussing building a new home here in Tifton with Lindsey Framing. They were developing three neighborhoods in Tifton and we were very impressed with their homes and their attention to detail. The home prices were also well within our budget so we started this new adventure in May.
Once the home build started we also were finalizing the adoption of our two youngest children. This came into fruition on July 1, 2015. We were super excited to have them permanently in our family and to be a forever family for two beautiful, vivacious, excited, rambunctious little girls. Not long there after Brittany started Pre-K. We knew there were challenges but having a child with ADHD was no joke. I was not a proponent of drugs for Brittany but after trying numerous other options we hesitantly began giving her medication and seeing a psychiatrist with her. She is still struggling with issues and we are weathering the episodes. I can't say it has been easy and we still struggle at times but we have some very amazing teachers that work tirelessly to help her meet her potential. Mother's Love and Tift Co. Pre-K are both filled with angels and amazing caretakers!
There have been several trips this year both professionally and personally but I will say the greatest accomplishment has been Lexi and I building a house. This process has been exhausting, exhilarating, exciting and tiring all together. The physical process of building the house and the mental process of getting all the documentation to the bank for mortgage and closing approval was taxing and unreal at times but sitting here in our new home makes it all worth it. We signed the closing documents today and I am so glad this process is over.
2015 was a year full of blessings. It was full of new challenges. I said goodbye to several friends who passed away and I also said 'so long' to several friends who moved away. The major take away is that we should make every moment count. Memories are ultimately what are remembered. The stuff we acquire is great but having a legacy and memory of hope, love and laughter are so much more important. Thanks 2015 for the gift of refocus. I can't wait to see what is in store for 2016.
Happy New Year's to all of my friends and family.
jamie
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