Still searching for links

I’ve had people leave a few comments and send me a few emails for links, but it isn’t nearly enough. I’m still searching for your favorite adoption information and support links. I am not going to spend hours scouring the internet for them simply because you guys have already done it. I [...]

Mad Skillz

Every so often we go through the process of updating our resumes in this house. Not so much because we have specific jobs in mind, but because we’re nerds like that and like that technical “if I can word it right I can get the job right” lingo. Ok, maybe we saw some [...]

Pumpkin night

A vivid memory I have of childhood (more importantly of my parents still married) was pumpkin carving night. We would buy our pumpkin and store it in the garage until a few days before Halloween. My mom hates rotting pumpkin and didn’t want trick-or-treaters to see a mushy pumpkin on the front stoop.
On [...]

Just when you thought your bedroom was safe

The ironic thing about this story is that yesterday I had this exact conversation with my mom and the trusty MIL.
We’ve been lucky.  The boy is not a climber.  He hasn’t really pulled much down on himself (except for a speaker yesterday).  But basically, the child is perfectly content to remain with his feet firmly [...]

Land of Lost Dreams

There were so many times during the adoption process that I didn’t think that we’d ever make it through. Somehow I kept going. I kept praying, hoping, wishing and dreaming.
As of late my life has become the land of lost dreams. I seem to have lost my ability to dream. We [...]

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