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Our Videos


On the plane to Orlando!

On the Ferry Boat to Magic Kingdom On our first trip to Magic Kingdom!

Meeting the Evil Step-Mother and Evil Step-Sisters!

Cinderella's Golden Carousel!

Meeting Jojo and Goliath!

Meeting Princess Belle!

Meeting Handy Manny!

At the Beach! Kora having fun on our last night at Daytona Beach! WE LOVE THE OCEAN!

Kora's first time to the ocean

A Pleasant Windy Morning at the Beach

Windy Day Fun Kora tried all afternoon to be blown away by the wind!

Prayer Requests


From our friends... Please pray that Greg is able to find the right job, and quickly!

From us... Please keep my former foster child "C" in prayer as the very important court hearings went well, but she will indefinitely struggle with the outcome.

Praise Reports


From me: Praise God for the adoption of Anna! She is a great addition to our home and extended family!

From me: Praise God for our house and for His provision in taking care of it.

From us: For God providing just what we need exactly when we need it!

Cool Websites


Take a Gift Test! Find out what gifts that God has given you! Learn to use those gifts as they are intended.

Adopt a Soldier You can request a starter kit that includes the name of a soldier to write to as well as suggestions for putting together a care package. The site was started by U.S. Army Sergeant Juan Salas.

Stuff on My Cat Very funny pictures of what cat owners will do to get their catson a website!

Anna's Antics...


Monkeying Around... Anna has always been a proficient climber. But just this week she has discovered that she can utilize chairs to climb onto the cupboards and to reach the door locks! I knew it was coming!

Feeling Ducky? Anna has a discovered a special friend. It is a feather duster, lovingly reffered to as "Duck". She sleeps with Duck and Duck even travels with us!

Quotes from Kora...


March 19, 2009 Kora calls Annabelle "Annabug" ... because she is a pest! Ahhh, sisters!

March 12, 2009 Kora is quite sick (sinus & ear infections). Feeling quite ill, she asked this morning, "Mom am I dying?"

March 4, 2009 "Mom, do 10-year-olds wear make-up?" (Soooo not expecting that!)

November 3, 2007 "I don't want milk. It tastes funny! It tastes like udders!" I wonder how she knows what udders taste like??!!??

October 18, 2007 "Mom, I think I am getting sick. Will you make me a get well card?"

October 17, 2007 Today Kora and I went out for lunch at Perkins. When the waitress asked what she would like, Kora replied "I want the pop that comes with a lemon & so does my mom so I can have 2 lemons and 2 eggs over easy and ham meat and parsley". All in 1 breath!

October 15, 2007 After finding some pictures that were on the desk, she grabs one and exclaims, "Look Mom! It's my friend, Grandma!"

October 15, 2007 Kora:"Let's play the bomb game." Me: "What's that?" Kora: "It's when you give someone a pillow and then it hits you!"

July 1, 2007 Big into ingredient lists lately, Kora asked, "So how many ingredients does it take to make a baby?"

March 7, 2007 "Mom, watch out! I'm going to make you hardly laugh!" (She meant laugh hard!!)

March 2007 Kora's getting into jokes, but doesn't quite understand them. A friend emailed her a joke in which the punchline was "It's a stick!" So now she runs around saying silly things and following them with a very loud," IT'S A STICK!!!!" It is soooo funny!!

January 9, 2007 Kora was asked why Cinderella had to leave the Ball at midnight... She responded, "She had to go potty and get to bed!"

December 18, 2006 "This is how you make a cake...Put in the applesauce, then put in the cake mix. Stir for 45 minutes. All done!"

December 5, 2006 "Cinderella is the kind of movie that sings and cleans!"

December 9, 2006 When asked, "How do you know who to marry?" Kora responded, "Because the slipper he has fits your foot!" She's is an intense Cinderella phase!

November 6, 2006 "Mom, I like my Grandma! She is a nice lady!"

September 26 After reading Isaiah 45:4 today, Kora started to cry. I asked her why and she replied, " I don't want to be stained!" The verse says, "...I am He who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you."

July 13 Overheard from a conversation with her Martian, "...And that's why Jesus said, 'No bouncing your eyeballs!'"

June 14 "Marshmellow Head!", Kora shouted at me when she was mad this morning.

May 16 "Look! I can write with my eyes closed!"

May 8 Today, her chair was missing from the church office. I went andgot her another chair and she exclaimed, "How will I ever be able to thank you? I think you deserve a reward! Thank you so much for rescuing my chair!"

May 5 "Hey! I think my nose has the flu!"

April 13 "hey...You scared my feelings!"

April 8 "The coffee is snoring!" I was making coffee in one of those old steel percolators. Very funny stuff!

March 7 "I might need a bath so I can get all the stinks off of me."

February 24 "Can I have a popsicle bread?" She meant an ice cream sandwich,but couldn't remember what they were called!

February 6 "Mom, are babies people, too?"

January 17 "Hannah, you're stinky. Do you know why? Because you just don't smell good. So you're smelly and stinky!" [Hannah is our cat]

December 20 After doing a lesson on irregular plurals, we were reviewing andI said, "And when you have more than one mouse you have...?" And Kora gleefully exclaimed, "CATS!"

December 18 "Stop that right now, you rapscallions!"

December 13 "Hey, do we have any chocolate? I need chocolate." That's my girl!

December 12 "My pants are as long as asparagus!" (She was wearing pants thatwere too long for her!)

November 9 "[sneeze] Oh No! I am allergic to the baby!"

October 28 "I have Wrangler jeans just like Dale Earnhardt Jr.!"

October 23 "Mom, does Jesus have a vacuum?"

Our Favorite Educational Websites!


Reading A - Z Free leveled readers

Enchanted Learning Great topical info site!

Starfall Our Favorite! A great place to read!

Discovery School

ABC Teach 5000 + free printable stories, forms, and other helpful items

Do 2 learn free activities, picture cards, games and songs

Learn about Autism


Autism Speaks

Unlocking Autism

The Autism Society

The Autism Home Page - An MSN Group

Autism Research Institute

Learn about Genetic Disorders...

Anna has been diagnosed with a genetic deletion at 12q13.13. Not sure what that means? Neither are we! Learn more about genetic disorders here


Genetic Alliance

Spring is almost here! The green of new life is breaking through the brown remnants of winter. And we here at our house are facing new and unexpected journeys.

Kora has been diagnosed with possible bi-polar disorder. She has had a very rough 18 months and seems to be doing a little better on the new medication. Your prayers for her are more than appreciated. Our journey down this path will be long, winding and difficult, but there will be great reward as well.

Anna has an official diagnosis from the Genetic Specialist! She is missing 19 genes on the long arm of her 12th chromosome. (Cyto location 12q13.13) The doctors are not exactly sure what all that entails, as she is the first reported case of this specific genetic deletion. We do know that this is the cause of her developmental delays. (She is the equivalent of a 26 month old at 49 months of age) We are also examining her heart, kidneys and eyes closely to determine if there are any defects from the genetic deletion. This, too, will prove to be a long road, but we expect much joy in the travels!

We are planning some actual traveling coming in the next few months...We are going up to Minneapolis in April (6-10) and to the WI Autism Conference at the Kalahari Resort in the Dells in May (6-9). We'd love to see some of you, please drop a line and let me know if you have time for a visit!

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1月30日

Introducing...

Annabelle Joy!

Adopted on January 21, 2009. We welcomed her into our family on her 4th birthday. We celebrated with family and friends that day with a trip to the local Chuck E. Cheese! Wow, what fun! I got a little carried away with the games, but won 559 tickets!

Annabelle's baptism was the following Sunday, January 25th. She, of course, needed to be chased down and dragged up to the alter. As Pastor Frank baptized her, she got mad because he got her "HAIR ALL WET!" She was the life of the party that afternoon as we enjoyed a potluck with more friends and family.

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12月20日

Anna'a Adoption/Baptism/Birthday Party!

Dear Family & Friends,

It is with great honor and joy we announce that Anna’s adoption finalization hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday, January 21^st, 2009 at the Courthouse. To make the day even more special, it also happens to be her 4^th birthday!

We also rejoice in the celebration of new life as Anna Joy will be baptized on Sunday, January, 25^th. The baptism will be held during the 9 am church service at our church.

To commemorate these momentous events in our lives we invite you to join us on Sunday, January 25^th at 12pm. We will be hosting a potluck celebration in the lower level fellowship hall at the church. Please RSVP to me by Monday, January 19^th.

As we look forward to these events, we are reminded of the verse in Isaiah 51:16, “…I have held thee in the palm of mine hand…”, and give thanks that He has and continues to do so!

Sincerely,
Staci, Kora & Anna Conrad

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11月2日

November 2008

Hi All,

Just a few updates...

After three brain surgeries and three weeks in ICU, my cousin Stephanie has been released from the hospital! PRAISE GOD! She is going to be in OT and PT for a while, and will be staying with her sister Sara until her home can be modified a bit to make it more safe for her. AMAZING!
We said good-bye to Chey about 4 weeks ago. It was hard, but she went to a wonderful new home. Please pray for her and her new family!
We have been to many doctors while seeking a diagnosis for Anna. We are ruling things out left and right, and that is a good place to start. The fact is that we may never find out what exactly is going on. Please pray that we will find whatever it is that God is having us look for.

I hope you are all having a great Autumn! Drop me a line and let me know!

Blessings,

Staci

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10月12日

Pray for Stephanie!

Hi all, Just a quick request for those of you that may not have already heard...My cousin, Stephanie, had a brain aneurism this past Friday. Thankfully she was at work (in a hospital) and due to the quick response of her coworkers and and the docs that took over her case once she reached UW Hospital, she is doing very well. Please keep her in your prayers. She has two small kiddos and is also pregnant.

For more info you can visit http://stephaniesfight.blogspot.com/ That website is being updated daily by Steph's sister, Sara.

Thanks everyone!
Staci

These are Steph's kiddos...Christopher and Olivia :)

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9月16日

"There is a time for everything"

"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven" (Ecc 3:1) and you know the rest. (if you don't, you can check it out here) Life at our house has hit like a ton of seasons all at once, and for a while it seemed as if there were no time at all. We have surpassed a few milestones and are facing a host of big hurdles to come. I thank those of you that have been praying us through it all! We can't do any of this without you, and the grace of God, of course!

Some of the milestones we have survived as a family:

Getting a third child. A beautiful, wonderful, delightful child that makes the whole world spin differently. Anna is three years old and a bundle of joyful energy.
Giving notice to the county in charge of my other foster child's case, asking them to find her a new home. This one was rough, very rough. But I know this is not her home. And I know she needs her forever family and needs them now.
Kora has returned to attending public school! AND she LOVES IT! She is doing so very very well and learning much already! Praise God!

Some of the hurdles fast approaching:

The move of my four year old foster child that has lived with us for 15 months. This event will be nothing short of traumatic for us all. Please pray for us as we trust the Lord for her protection.
Doing the necessary repairs and remodeling for our much needed indoor play space in the basement - hopefully before winter! This is the biggest 'lack of time' area for me. It needs to be done, but not sure when to squeeze it in! :)
The decsion to adopt or not adopt. What is right for everybody? It's a tricky thing, for certain!

I hope and pray you are all doing fabulously! Please drop me an email and let me know!

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5月7日

A 'People Rummage Sale'

After a brief discussion on using appropriate words and the fact that it truly was time to get some sleep, Kora emerged from the bathroom and stated, "Tomorrow I am going to have a people rummage sale and sell you because I do not want you anymore. I will sell you to people for 1,000 cents. OH! I will sell Anna, too for 55 cents, and Chey for 50 cents. I will even sell Chloe (our cat) for 20 cents!"

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