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Friday, February 12th, 2010Recently I looked into Be the Match. As I was filling out the registration form I stopped for a moment. There was a moment of reservation. If it were only myself I would have no trouble signing up right away. The reservation wasn’t because I felt like I couldn’t do it, [...]
Birthday Party Madness
Sunday, January 31st, 2010Weeks can go by without a mention of a classmate’s birthday party and then, without warning, we have back to back parties on both weekend days. It can be draining. For me and for the children.
We haven’t had a weekend without back to back parties in 3 weeks. that means [...]
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010Last week Annie and Kimberly studied about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in school. They learned about the horrible facts of racism in America. When they came home they were horrified.
As soon as Kimberly started to tell me what she learned she got big tears in her eyes. She said, [...]
National Adoption Awareness Month
Monday, November 9th, 2009November is National Adoption Awareness Month. What this means to me is a time to further celebrate and tell others about the miracle that is adoption. I won’t bore you with a list of all the blessings adoption has brought to my life, mainly because it would be everything, but also because I know [...]
Flashback
Monday, November 2nd, 2009I generally don’t do flashback posts but I am making an exception this time. Last year on this date I posted this post. I still find it very poignant and I am still striving to accomplish this.
Learning to handle the many moods and activities of life requires solitude.
Do not let the demands of [...]
Birthday Boy
Friday, August 7th, 2009Happy Birthday Bill. Hope you enjoy the relaxing day we have planned for you.
On My Own
Friday, June 26th, 2009Sandi is out of town right now, taking a four-day break from work to catch up on her scrapbooking at a cabin up north. I am so glad that she was able to do this because the stay-at-home mother job is always-on—her charges come with her whenever she gets a vacation. It’s a small thing, [...]
Making progress
Saturday, June 6th, 2009I made a list several years back of things I wanted to accomplish before I was 50 years old.
On our anniversary we crossed another off. Here we are at Sunset Point before sunset. Bill didn’t want to allow a tourist to use his iPhone so we had to take the pic [...]
All because two people fell in love
Friday, June 5th, 200916 years ago on this day I married my soulmate.
I wasn’t looking for him when I found him, but I am sure glad I did. Our life together has bordered along the lines of too good to be true, thankfully it is all true.
Things you never asked about me and likely don’t care to know
Saturday, January 24th, 2009I don’t normally do these sorts of things but I thought that today I would play along. My friend Meg tagged me on her blog. I am stealing her title and going to do this just for her.
1. I wanted to be President when I was a little girl. Now I would [...]
We’re just average
Friday, January 23rd, 2009We are just average American’s trying to build a family. We are not saints, nor are we angels, we didn’t do it to save him, we did it for us. We are just ordinary people who wanted a fourth child, period, that is it.
We fought long and hard for this family. [...]
The uninvited guests
Friday, January 23rd, 2009I began treatment today to kill off the parasites. Hopefully it works, it should work, but there is always that chance. Because I have had them so long I am not a good candidate for the cryotherapy, it would only cause them to move and I would prefer to not have them pop [...]
Make us want you!
Monday, January 19th, 2009We have decided that this year the summer vacation will not be to yet another amusement park. We would like to take our family a little further than California. The Girls are dying to ride on an airplane and we think it is about time to do that.
I know that many of our [...]
Recent Ramblings
Friday, January 16th, 2009The hives are gone and I am finally not spending all my time scratching or trying not to scratch myself. I finishing up all the medication that I needed to take and am trying to deal with the side effects. This is no walk in the park and it gives me much insight [...]
Going to Ethiopia
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009No we are not planning another trip back so soon, but I am planning to simplify my life a little more. While I was in Ethiopia I was able to think straight, I had so much time to journal and really think about the things I was experiencing. Coming home to the hustle [...]
Another year over, and a new one just begun . . .
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008It may sound like a John Lennon song but it is so true. (Also one of my favorite Christmas songs that didn’t make the list.) Do we really have two feisty five year olds who are becoming more and more independent with each day? Do we really have that sweet three year old [...]
Hard to share
Saturday, December 27th, 2008Sometimes it is hard to have conversations with people about what we experienced in Ethiopia. Not because I don’t want to share it rather that often I know that the information I will be giving out will be hard for that person to hear. When I tell people things about the trip I [...]
Favorite Christmas songs
Sunday, December 21st, 2008Since the kids have already shared their favorite Christmas songs I thought I would make a post about some of my favorites and why they are.
Grown up Christmas list by Amy Grant – love this one, it is simple and speaks to the things that we want but cannot buy.
The Chipmunk song by the Chipmunks [...]
Distance
Thursday, December 18th, 2008“I wish they didn’t live so far away.” ~ Annie
Today as we were opening up our Christmas cards we got one from our friends up in Idaho. The girls really missed seeing their friends Christa and Cassidy and Baby Jack (who isn’t much of a baby anymore.) Hopefully we will be able to [...]
The last one
Monday, December 15th, 2008The final suitcase has been located!!!! It is being sent home and we should have it in a day or two. It is 14 days too late but better late than never.
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