Adoring my "new" baby girl. I recently (within the last few days, LOL) adopted Candie Anne after my mom (Stacie Everitt) has fostered her for almost a year. When Candice first arrived I had my baby boy Zues as many of you know I lost to bone Cancer almost two months ago. When I called Kim a few nights ago to thank her for giving me this chance I remember telling her that she (Candie) was the only way I made it through losing him. The night I had to put him down was one of the first nights that she ever came up and laid down with me. Somehow she let me know that life would go on! After going through that journey with her I said that I would love to adopt Candie BUT only if she wanted to love me back just as much. Up until a few weekends ago I still wasn't for sure. Sure enough we put her in the pool to try to teach her where the stairs were just in case she fell in. I put her in with Stacie and she went crazy. We decided to trade spots and put her in with me. She just put her head on my shoulder and floated. I knew then that she loved me and needed me just as much as I loved and needed her! So when Kim called and told us she was matched for adoption nobody was surprised to walk back in and see me crying holding Candice and saying that I couldn't give her up. Thank You from the bottom of my heart GDRNT for everything. I promise that WE won't let you down.
