With Arms Wide Open: Yay for me...

Okay, I am really excited about this and I'm going to finally share my news. I love working with Scrapbooks Etc magazine and I was asked this week to take on a more key role with the magazine. To say I'm excited would be an understatement... I have wanted to be a Contributing Editor for a few years now. I'm really proud to be part of such a great magazine.

So... I will work from home and keep doing what I do... but more of it. Here is Michelle's announcement on the Better Homes and Gardens blog site. Reading it makes me feel very GIDDY. :)
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shout out to our new contributing editor
Posted 4/13/2008 2:55 PM CDT
Hola! I hope everyone is having a great weekend. I just wanted to stop by and let y'all know we have a sparkly new contributing editor! Leslie Lightfoot has been a longtime scrapbook designer for Scrapbooks etc., and most recently she has been tagged as one of our photography bloggers and as part of the Gadget Girl duo with Erica Hernandez (see her in action in the July issue, which hits newsstands June 10). We're super excited to bring her on in a more permanent capacity! Welcome, Leslie!

Our Timeline

April 6, 2007 - mailed our application to our agency. We now go on a waiting list until a spot becomes available on their regular waiting list.

April 2007 - we begin sharing our news with family and friends

April 20, 2007 - 1st home study meeting.

May 5, 2007 - 2nd home study meeting. In Home.

May 19, 2007 - 3rd home study meeting. In Home.

June 15, 2007 - moved from waiting list to primary list with our agency... time to get our dossier prepared!

July 6, 2007 - 4th & final homestudy. In Home. Homestudy will be mailed to our agency on Monday! Then it is sent off for Ministry Approval (which takes 4-6 wks). We also mailed all our dossier doc's to our adoption agency yesterday. HURRAY!

July 17, 2007 - Agency sent off our Dossier to Vietnam.

August 7, 2007 - received Ministry Approval! Officially awaiting child proposal!

Mid August 2007 - Logged In!

Mid March, 2008 - #7
May 16, June 5, June 20 2008 - #6
July 22, 2008 - #5
Sept 3, 2008 - #3 or #4?
Oct 2, 2008 - #3
Dec 9, Dec 31, 2008 - #2
Jan 15, 2009 - #1 (YAY!!!)

Jan 17, 2009 - updated police records
Jan 23, 2009 - updated VN medical records

Feb 20, 2009 - Referral Day!!!

Fly to Vietnam: Friday, June 5th!!!

June 7, 2009 - Meg is in our arms forever!!!

June 26, 2009 - Our Giving & Recieving Ceremony

June 30, 2009 - Applied for Vietnamese Passport

July 2, 2009 - Applied for Meg's Canadian Passport (last step!)

July 7, 2009 - Leave Vietnam, home early morn July 8th in Toronto!

Music

Here is a list of music I've been listening to and finding along the way. Music that reminds us of this journey, of what we have to look forward to.

When love takes you in... Stephen Curtis Chapman / I'll take care of you... Dixie Chicks / The promise... Tracy Chapman / Swept Away... Geoff Moore / With arms wide open... Creed / Lullaby... Dixie Chicks / I'll Stand by you... The Pretenders/ Answer... Sarah McLachlan / Little Wonders... Rob Thomas from "Meet the Robinson's" soundtrack/ I will... Patty Stevenson / When God Made You... New Song/ You'll be in my heart... Phil Collins / No place that far... Sara Evans / Smile... Chris Rice / Somewhere out there... Linda Ronsdadt / Love can move mountains... Celine Dion / I knew I loved you... Savage Garden / Someone like you... Van Morrison / Bless the broken road... Rascal Flatts / Candle on the Water... Pete's Dragon Soundtrack / Better Together... Jack Johnson / To make you feel my love... Billy Joel / I can only imagine... Mercy Me / You're where I belong... Trisha Yearwood / Somewhere over the Rainbow... Isreal Kamakawiwo / To get me to you... Lila McCann / The Luckiest... Ben Folds / The one I Love... David Grey / All I ask of You... Phantom of the Opera / Sweet, Sweet Baby... Michelle Featherstone / Innocence... Avril Lavigne / I will be here... Stephen Curtis Chapman.

16 comments:

Anonymous said...: yay Leslie!! I am so excited for you!!!; Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 8:30:00 PM EDT
Catherine said...: Way to go Leslie!!! Well deserved! Have fun with your new role and position.; Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 9:28:00 PM EDT
Meredith said...: Congratulations! That sounds like a dream job!!; Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 9:38:00 PM EDT
Amanda said...: Wow! Congratulations!! That is so exciting!; Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 10:23:00 PM EDT
Kelly said...: That is really cool. Congrats!; Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 11:18:00 PM EDT
Jess and Paul said...: So cool!; Monday, April 14, 2008 at 12:49:00 AM EDT
Ange said...: Congratulations! Sounds like a dream job!; Monday, April 14, 2008 at 10:09:00 AM EDT
The Hines Family said...: Congratulations! How fun! :-); Monday, April 14, 2008 at 4:46:00 PM EDT
klpriestley said...: Congrats Leslie! Very exciting for you! Enjoy every minute of it!; Monday, April 14, 2008 at 6:49:00 PM EDT
Kristin said...: Congrats! Yay for you!; Monday, April 14, 2008 at 8:03:00 PM EDT
M. said...: Congrats! That's my favorite scrapping magazine. How exciting!; Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 9:28:00 AM EDT
Jennifer said...: That's awesome! Congrats!; Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 4:24:00 PM EDT
Julie and Dean said...: Wonderful news! Congratulations!! JMD; Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 11:23:00 PM EDT
Anonymous said...: that IS great news! so happy for you friend!; Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 12:09:00 AM EDT
Anonymous said...: Congratulations! That is great news!; Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 12:58:00 AM EDT
angie said...: wow...congrats!! you are so talented and i know you will do great :); Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 7:27:00 AM EDT

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Sunday, April 13, 2008

Yay for me...

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