Adoption Is Not Charity or Day 7

Please let me start by reminding folks that I am an adoptive parent.  I have one son adopted from Ethiopia--home over a year and am in process of adopting a daughter from Ethiopia.  Please let me also say that these are only my views and opinions and are in no way judgements of others.  It is … Continue reading Adoption Is Not Charity or Day 7

My Maytag Repair Man of Day 6

We all got a good nights sleep last night--hooray.  I did manage to stay up until just after 10 so that I could watch Weeds.  I am starting to feel a cold come on, but I am going to deny it the ability to put roots down.  I. Will. Not. Get. Sick.  There, I think … Continue reading My Maytag Repair Man of Day 6

Sleepless Night or Day 5

Good morning loyal readers and newbie readers.  I have been up since 3am.  Minnow is teething.  He is cutting teeth left and right.  He has a top molar and eye tooth coming in on the top and another molar trying to push through on the bottom of the opposite side.  Top it off with a … Continue reading Sleepless Night or Day 5

Goldfish For Breakfast or Day 4

Minnow loves to cook.  He watches hubby and I cook and now whenever one of us is in the kitchen cooking he has to get out his own pan and needs a spoon, a spatula and a wisk.  Today he desperately wanted something inside of his pan to stir as daddy was making his sunshine potatoes  (that's what we call … Continue reading Goldfish For Breakfast or Day 4

Really This Isn’t Normal? or Day 3

Our 19 month old toddler asks to go to bed--at both nap time and bed time.  There are the rare nap times where he will just crash on the floor while he is playing with his blocks or something but for the most part he lets us know he wants to go to bed.  How … Continue reading Really This Isn’t Normal? or Day 3