Baby’s Got New Shoes

/ Dawn Kasal-Finley / 8 Comments

Sorry Minnow…from here on out all cool stuff purchased will be for Peepers because girl stuff is just way more awesome and fun to shop for. 

I spent a late night can’t sleep let’s shop moment on zappos.com and bought some super cute shoes for Peepers.  Feast your eyes…

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And I can’t even begin to post pics of all the super awesome clothes that my little Peepers already has.  I have to share that I did by this most awesome shirt–please no homophobic comments please.  Because I too, Love my Gay brother. 

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I Couldn’t Have Said It Better

/ Dawn Kasal-Finley / 4 Comments

Andi wrote this amazing post about women, motherhood and equality.  It speaks to me as a woman, wife and mother.  It has helped me accept that what I want is what is best for my child and that society has such a long way to go before we have any real semblance of male/female equality.  Thanks Andi.

Stop back by and let me know what you thought about her post.

I Don’t Want Bows or Flowers

/ Dawn Kasal-Finley / 3 Comments

I have been searching for little headbands for my bald baby Peepers.  I know her hair will grow back and there is no doubting that she is a girl–if only you could see the awesome clothes that she has.  I think headbands are cute–but I am sorry to say that the only ones I have been able to find are hideously frilly.  I don’t want big bows (or any bows for that matter) or flowers or fluffy stuff hanging off of them.  I am not a girlie girl and while I have bought Peepers plenty of girlie girlie clothes, I can’t stand the idea of putting a headband on her that is all girlie.  I want some fun and funky headbands/wraps. 

What have you all been able to find?  Where are all the funky clothes/accessories? 

Ethiopian Orphan Relief, Inc

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If you want to help the efforts to help orphans who remain in Ethiopia please check out Ethiopian Orphan Relief.  EOR is an non-profit charity created by adoptive mothers of Ethiopian children as a way to significantly give back to Ethiopia and honor our children’s heritage. Our store is now live and it has an amazing selection of awesome Ethiopian goods–clothing, jewelry (which is beautiful), and house decorations.  Please check it out and consider donating to our efforts for the orphans of Ethiopia. If you don’t see anything you’d like, consider making a donation–one time or recurring.  Thanks for your support.

4 Things

/ Dawn Kasal-Finley / 2 Comments

I was tagged with this meme via email and thought I would post it here…(don’t worry I am not tagging anyone at the end.  I am just a rebel that way)

Four jobs I have had in my life (not in order):
1. Waitress
2. Bartender

3. High School English Teacher

4. College English Instructor


Four movies I’ve watched more than once:
1. Coyote Ugly (I am a sap)

2. Breakfast Club (use to be able to recite the whole movie)
3. Sixteen Candles
4. Lion King and Finding Nemo (I have a two-year-old)


Four people I  have Lived With
1. My parents

2. My good friend shelly
3. My brother
4. My husband and son


Four T.V. Shows that I watch:
1. Desperate Housewives

2. Grey’s Anatomy

3. Lost
4. Criminal Minds


Four Places I Have Been:
1. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2. Paris, France

3. Stockholm, Sweden

4. London, England


People who e-mail me (regularly):
1. Fellow Adoptive Parents

2. My brothers

3. My husband

4. People offering me Penis enlargement products (how did they know?)


Four of my favorite foods:
1. Ice Cream/Frozen Custard

2. Rarebit and Chips

3. Sushi and Seafood

4. A Slinger (hashbrowns, meat, chili, eggs, cheese and onions)Four places I would rather be right now:
1. In Ethiopia picking up Peepers
2. Biking
3. Sailing
4. Eating a crepe on the streets in Paris


People I think will respond:
N/A–Who ever wants


Things I look forward to in 2008:
1. Getting a new job

2. Going to Ethiopia and meeting Peepers
3. Losing Weight
4. Working with Ethiopian Orphan Relief

Who out there is going to share their 4 things with the group?  Post a comment and a link to your blog if you decide to play along.