Dale about Joyce:

When I first met Joyce I knew that she was the right girl for me
I was attracted to her because of her outgoing personality and
because I felt comfortable talking with her about anything and
everything. Joyce encouraged me to believe in myself and
have the confidence to go out and get a better job for the future.

I know that Joyce will make a good mother
I have seen the way she is around children, not only our nieces and nephews
but around the individual's she works with.
Joyce works with Developementally Disabled Invidual's
she has worked there for fourteen years.
Her co-workers can see the individual's face light up
when Joyce interacts with them.
She is just a very loving, caring, fun,
out going lady.
She has a natural ability to handle all kinds of situations
that a parent may face. Joyce's great sense of humor
and ability to share it with others will bring joy and
laughter to our family. She also likes to go to parks,
water parks amusement parks, have water fights,
play volleyball and just have fun with all the kids and
adults she meets. But most of all she is a huge Garth Brookes fan,
she goes to his concerts when he is in Nebraska.
She is a very loving person and, like me, is just waiting
to share her love with a child.

Joyce works with Developmentally Disabled Individual's
she is in charge of their entire medical needs.
She has been working there now for fourteen years.
They just love her, she will stand
up for what is right and what is wrong for them. A lot of them
are non-verbal and unable to walk or care for themselves.
She has always said that this job will prepare her for being a mom.
Her job is very flexible, when we were doing infertility treatments
they would let her go whenever we needed, they do the same
when you have children, it is a very family oriented business.

Our families are a major part of our lives.
Dale is the youngest of three, he has two older sisters,
his oldest sister is divorced and has two girls

His other sister is married and has two children.
They live twenty-two miles from us
His mother lives in the same town we do only
about five blocks away from us, his father passed
away several years ago when Dale was 7 years old.
He also has a large extended family,
which includes grandmother, many aunts, uncles and cousins.

Joyce is the youngest girl out of six kids.
Her oldest brother is married and has two kids,
Older sister is divorced and remarried and has two children,
her older brother is single, her older sister is
married and has three girls,
Then there is Joyce, and then she has a younger brother
who is divorced and has four kids.
She also has a large
extended family, which includes many aunts, uncles and
cousins. Whether it is a festive holiday dinner. We
get together often and really enjoy each other's company.
Everyone in the family is looking forward to welcoming
another new baby into the family.

Our neighborhood has lots of kids in it and there is a
baseball field across the street from us.
We own a large two story house with three bedrooms,
lots of room for a child or children to grow in.
The house is located on eight acres of property
with lots of room to play. We have totally renovated the
entire house, we have added a two car stall garage, a new deck,
on the front and the back of the house
everything inside is new; walls, kitchen, bathroom,
insulation, carpet, new roof, siding, and windows
As we were doing the remodeling we kept a child
in mind and made sure it was big enough for a
child to play and make lots noise as they do.