Riley asked me today about my blog…I had to admit that I haven’t posted for a while. Then I looked and found out that I hadn’t posted since January 5th…WOW! Maybe if I say I am incognito then that can be my excuse (instead of just uninspired…) Picture from go-parga.com We have been swamped with [...]
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It has been a night of fighting/grumping/and bickering. The kids are swinging between playing and at each other’s throats. I am totally done – wiped out. I don’t think there will be much done tonight. First Matthew and Riley…then Matthew and Amalia…then Addison and Matthew —all with an overview of Riley screaming and bothering everyone [...]
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On this, the last day of November…the last day of National Adoption Awareness Month… I pause to express my gratitude for the wonderful goodness and blessings that I have been given by having the HONOR to parent my children. I am thankful to the Judge in a small courthouse in Rostov-on-Don who gave me the [...]
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I am thankful for finally having one of my projects funded with a contract (finally) finalized after a 2 month fight [ where I thought I might have to let go 2 or 3 of my staff ]. I am also thankful for a “good” meeting today where the course of the meeting went from what I thought [...]
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Day 27 – I am thankful for my 4 kids who really got into my birthday and banded together to wrap up pictures they had drawn for me in 3 huge boxes from the recycling bin. Day 28 – I am thankful for “The Ginch Who Stole Christmas”
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Yesterday I had a busy day at work but there were no major snafus and I got out early enough to get home and have some free time with my kids before dinner. I’m thankful for a day like that. Today I am thankful for a visit with an experienced adoptive mom of special needs [...]
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In the “if it rains it pours” category…we got our first cast of the children today. Yesterday we spent about an hour at a local playground. They have a lot of hanging toys and monkey bars. Amalia was hanging on this handles on rails that you slide down the rail and Riley pushed her down [...]
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I am thankful for a warm day in Mid November and some time to spend with my kids out in it.
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I am thankful for a phone on my camera so that I can capture this giant Hawk in my back yard…
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I am thankful for a pizza and movie and early bedtime…
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