Turning our attention elsewhere

Now that the election is over we can turn our attention to other important issues.  In our house that would be National Adoption Awareness Month.
Now some of you may feel punked by this monicre.  Yes, National Adoption Awareness Month is primarily to raise awareness for the adoption of children and youth from the foster care [...]

Here, have some photos

I’ve got nothing so you get some photos.  This will make my mother happy.  These are photos all the way back to Gotcha Day in September.

Gotcha Day.  About 2 hours past naptime in the fuggin heat.

Portland Nursery Apple Festival

4th Birthday outing to the Pumpkin Patch.  (4 hours later he would spew all over his father)

How [...]

What’s above your desk?

Anonymous Boxer had the idea to post what is on your bulletin board.  I took her up on the offer.  Mostly because I don’t have much else to post about.  So here you go.  This is the bulletin board above my desk.  I had to stand up to take the photo because one of my [...]

On just being

The past few weeks have not been fun in the parenting department around here.  Our sweet lovey little boy had turned into a bit of a pill to deal with.  Transitions have been extra tough and we’ve seen a return of the food throwing.  We could tell the child we were going to a candy [...]

Things I have to do this weekend that require lots of my participation

I long for the quiet days of September.  Those days where I can say, hey, let’s go work in the yard.  Every weekend in October has been filled with one thing or another.  Birthday parties, hockey, fundraiser dinners, you name it.
This weekend is no exception.  The following are things I have to do this weekend [...]

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