In the Adoption World
Here’s what’s up: Our social worker will be emailing our updated homestudy to our agency for review on Monday! Woohoo! This means we can go on and have our I800 (petition to adopt internationally from US immigration) ready to mail … Continued
Christmas Festivities- RIGHT THIS WAY
Well folks, let’s get this party started right! For the next two days, we finish Math. Yes, the math that should’ve been finished a week ago but is taking an ETERNITY to finish and got delayed due to sickness … Continued
Straining a Gnat for Christmas dinner
“Get in the car!! We’re late for the Christmas program! Why?! BECAUSE NOBODY LISTENS TO ME!” “No!! We can’t decorate the tree like that! That’s like 20 ornaments in one spot! Come on, people!!” “Ok! Get the house spotless! Grandma’s … Continued
Adoption- Where We’re At
A few weeks ago our social worker came for a required visit in order to update our homestudy so that we can begin our second adoption process. While it’s only been a few years ago when we were beginning this … Continued
A New Lease on Life
There’s nothing like getting really sick to give you a whole new lease on life. What a week it’s been so far! Monday began with plans of beginning a normal week of schooling, but a terrible stomach virus struck and … Continued
Enjoy December!
After this week, our family will be taking a few weeks off of our normal schooling routine to just enjoy. Enjoy food. Enjoy games. Enjoy Christmas crafts. Enjoy serving others. Just enjoy. Our weeks somehow worked out where we will still be … Continued
Build a Bangin’ Tree on a Budget
It’s that time of the year again! Time to deck the halls for the Christmas season! I must admit, there’s nothing I love more than the fun of filling the house with lights and festive music as we celebrate the … Continued
The Beauty of Being Naive (And a few Pitfalls)
Many a day, I’ve been called naive. It’s true, I’m not hard to convince. I wake up most mornings really believing I’m going to complete about 3,000 things and am no less puzzled at bedtime when most of those … Continued