Random and Useless Trivia

We don't have much to report on our adoption process as we are still waiting for a court date.  However, our time is not in vain as we are getting to spend time with Katya and Mariana everyday and we are forming new relationships with some awesome kids and amazing houseparents.

Despite that though we still have a lot more time on our hands than we have had in most of our marriage... especially since having kids.  I could tell you that we are learning new things about each other every day but after 21 years of marriage, Ty and I know each other pretty well and there are really no surprises.  So in the interest of killing time and being a little more creative we thought we might share with you some random (and admittedly, probably pretty useless) information about ourselves.

1. When asked what we wanted to be when we grew up... Shell wanted to be a veterinarian and Ty wanted to be a pilot.  (Obviously neither of those aspirations were pursued.)
2.  Something we do every morning... Ty wakes up slow and makes the statement that he could go back to bed and sleep for a few hours.  Shell drinks coffee while chewing a piece of gum.
3. Focus words for 2012: Shell is Purpose, Ty is Overcome.
4. Activity of choice on a rainy day: Ty, read a book and drink some tea.  Shell take a nap.
5. Aside from hanging out with family... Ty prefers to be in the woods and Shell prefers to be running long or cycling far.
6. Something Ty could eat everyday: meat.  Something Shell could eat everyday: pizza.
7. Other than being away from family... the hardest thing about being in Ukraine is:  for Ty the language barrier for Shell it's a tie between the language barrier and not being able to run.
8. One thing that we would like to get better at in 2012... Ty : listening.  Shell : homeschooling.
9. If I could have a super power it would be... Ty: time travel.  Shell: read minds.
10. Three things on our bucket lists are... Ty: diving in Grand Caymans, visit Africa, own a camp in the woods.  Shell:  Compete in Hawaii Ironman, learn to speak fluent Russian, Run an Ultra Marathon.                  

Kind of boring, I know... I guess we are in that part of a race where the excitement at the starting line has dissipated and the anticipation of the finish line still seems a long way off.

Thanks for your prayers!!!