25 Things You May Not Know About Jacob and Me

Here is a list of things you may not know about Jacob and me.

1) My favorite color is pink.

2) Jacob's favorite color is green followed by pink.

3) I swam on the swim team in high school.

4) My favorite sport is baseball (I'm watching it right now).

5) My favorite team is the Cubs followed very closely by the Brewers. Yes, that does make years like last year and this year difficult. I look at it as I can't lose if they are both winning or playing each other.

6) Jacob will start kindergarten in 2011.

7) Jacob will graduate high school in 2023.

8) Jacob wants Uncle Chuck, Mommy and Papi to go to college with him.

9) Jacob still has nightmares that I leave him. I am almost certain this is related to his 11 months in the orphanage where nice people played with him but then left with other children.

10) Jacob loves soccer and baseball. He wants to play both when he is old enough.

11) Jacob and I both love to sleep in on the weekends. We usually get up about 3 hours later than we do during the week.

12) We have 3 cats and 1 dog. I love all of them but will probably have fewer cats someday.

13) Jacob is very observant. At his school's treasure hunt, he found almost all of the treasure himself.

14) Jacob still loves to pretend he is a dog. He will pretend to be other things also but a dog is still his favorite.

15) Jacob wants a girl baby. I don't care if our next foster child is a girl or boy. I also don't care how old it is as long as it is not older than Jacob.

16) We recently began attending a new church with Saturday evening services. We really like the contemporary style.

17) We are now a family match with Big Brothers/Big Sisters. That means Jacob is just as important to the match as I am.

18) I thrive off chaos and activity. I really do not like to have a lot of down time. Some relaxation is fine but not more than an occasional afternoon or evening please.

19) We have 5 carseats. All of which were purchased over the past two years. There is one for a child 5-40 lbs, 2 for a child 20-100 lbs and one for a child over 40 lbs.

20) We have at least a couple outfits in sizes newborn to 4T. We really are prepared for any child they place with us.

21) We were recently approved to be considered for a sibling group of 2 as long as one child is between 18 months and 3 years and walking.

22) I have been trying to become much more frugal. So far my success has been limited but I won't give up.

23) Unless I change careers, I plan to retire 23 years from yesterday. That will make me 53 years old and 30 years on the job. Yes, I will qualify for full retirement benefits at that time.

24) Jacob loves to pretend to make coffee. Since no one in our family drinks a lot of coffee, this must be something he remembers from Ethiopia. Everyone drinks coffee in Ethiopia and it is a major part of their culture.

25) Jacob's Ethiopian name and American name have the same meaning and his initials are the same as my dad's.