468 Months Old (+2 days)

Wow.  Not sure where the past 39 years and 2 days have gone.  Time just escapes me.  Okay, so I'm being a bit melodramatic.  But I'm 39 and get to be. I am not sure that I am where I expected to be at 39.  I have done nothing in my life traditionally.  I didn't … Continue reading 468 Months Old (+2 days)

Another School Year Starts

Noah started his second school year today.  He is officially a Newporter (his school has two pre-school classes Big Bend 3/4 and Newport 4/5).  He is already talking about how next year he'll be in kindergarten.  Slow down big guy--mama doesn't need you to grow up too fast. He has been so excited to start … Continue reading Another School Year Starts

I’m Not Sure He Can Say “The Dog Ate My Homework” Just Yet

Noah has summer homework each year of pre-school.  It' pretty intense.  We have to make a summer book.  Okay, I'm lying.  We so don't have to make  the book--they do provide that for us and they should for the tuition we pay, but we do have to write in it and fill it out.  It … Continue reading I’m Not Sure He Can Say “The Dog Ate My Homework” Just Yet

Noahversary Year 4

Noah has a complicated "family" day or Noahversary as we like to call it.  Hubs and I arrived in Ethiopia on August 20, 2006.  We met and held Noah for the first time on August 21st--for a total of about an hour.  He was then taken back to the hospital, where he stayed until August … Continue reading Noahversary Year 4

I’m All About The “i”

When they were released, I really wanted an iPad. But when challenged by my fad technology sceptic husband (who works in technology), I didn't really have a good reason. I wanted to be able to read on it--I thought that would be great but then why not just get a kindle? When I got my … Continue reading I’m All About The “i”