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Yes, Valeria, There is a Santa Clause 18 Dec 2008 | 06:20 am
L's friend at school told her that Santa isn't real- and for over a week or so, she's been asking me whether it's true. I've been telling her that she has to "believe to receive" and all other ways to...
Things always go awry... 2 Oct 2008 | 12:14 pm
Recently Ken had to go to Texas for a quick one-night trip for work. Things seem to go awry whenever he travels. For example, this was my morning. Woke up at 5:00am, walked the dogs, fed the dogs, got...
Transitions 14 Sep 2008 | 02:21 pm
I started working full-time again- I've been part-time since adopting the kids 2 years ago. I had some anxieties about it, to say the least. I was so worried that festering adoption-related issues wou...
It's Not the Size of the Dog in the Fight... 11 Aug 2008 | 08:13 am
This summer has been full of... well, let's just say "full"! The kids did camp, L fell in love with her counselor... T has a taste for sushi, as he 'cramps it' all the time. (He means "craves it".)...
Summer Funnies 3 Jul 2008 | 12:34 pm
If only I knew how to draw cartoons to give you good visuals to go with these summer funnies! This first 'funny' should be titled, "Baywatch". While at the beach this past weekend, L took notice of ...
Mothers Day and Beyond 19 May 2008 | 11:40 am
Mother's Day Last week's Mother's Day was fairly uneventful, which is a good thing. I even got to take a nap! Ken bought me a GPS system- a surprise to say the least. And I desperately needed one! ...
Martian Child 19 Apr 2008 | 04:34 pm
Have you heard of the movie, Martian Child with John Cusack? It's about a single man who adopts a child (about 8 yrs. old) from the Foster Care system and the boy thinks and acts like he's from Mars. ...
My ear hurts! 8 Mar 2008 | 08:31 am
This begins a few weeks ago, when L complained of having an ear ache. I had given her some Children's Motrin to relieve it, but by the Friday of that week, the pain persisted. Friday night Ken and I d...
It's been a while, eh?! 10 Feb 2008 | 02:08 pm
I haven't been updating the blog nearly as frequently as I'd like... life and parenting is pretty time-consuming, who knew!? The holidays have come and gone and so I won't spend much time talking abou...
Bad Words 16 Dec 2007 | 04:54 pm
Written by Ken... Bad Words The other day I was cooking dinner (a miracle!). After cutting my thumb with a sharp knife Iyelled a loud expletive that rhymes with truck. I felt bad that Lira might hav...
