It’s Friday night and we just put the kids in bed. I’d like to relax, wind down, and maybe even get in some extra sleep. Instead, my husband and I are busy collecting items from around the house to make tomorrow’s day-long road trip as smooth as it can go. I just tip-toed to theContinue reading “3 family road trip essentials”
Category Archives: parenting
lies we filter
Since my husband and I are not present for family visits sometimes finding out details of what big brother and little sister experience and are told is a mystery until they talk about it. Tonight’s bedtime routine… Big brother: (Points to the picture by his bed of his classmates and tells me the name ofContinue reading “lies we filter”
All that babysitting paid off
I babysat on the side in high school, college, and with my first full-time job. I saw how my parents raised my sisters and me and liked certain pieces. As I sit down and look at the way I parent, I see some of my mom, some of my dad, and some of the familiesContinue reading “All that babysitting paid off”
firsts we’ve celebrated
We weren’t living together for first steps or first words. So far, the firsts we have celebrated with little sister and big brother include… first time learning what full feels like first time drinking bubble tea first time playing hot potato first time spraying whipped cream by yourself first time learning what marriage is, whyContinue reading “firsts we’ve celebrated”
no one could tell me what to expect
As the end of my third trimester of this journey approaches, there are several things I’ve learned along the way and there are other things that… let’s just say I’m asking for prayer on how to be prepared. Maybe someone should write “What To Expect When You’re Adopting Through Foster Care” as a compliment to “WhatContinue reading “no one could tell me what to expect”
2 Victories & 2 Brainstorms
Our licensing worker called today out of the blue and said she had a resource that can do big brother’s eval for FREE (Medicaid provider). Oh, and the opening is tomorrow afternoon. I had no idea she was trying to work a different solution. I quickly looked at my calendar and said I’ll make thatContinue reading “2 Victories & 2 Brainstorms”
totally didn’t anticipate any of this…
TGIF couldn’t be more appropriate this week. Yesterday I received news that bio mom was released from prison. My immediate reaction… as was my husband’s… was “What?!” In case you are fuzzy on the details (because there are so many) she was supposed to be in for 4 months with a release date of July-ish.Continue reading “totally didn’t anticipate any of this…”
“She signed”
I read these exact words as a text this afternoon and immediately jumped up from my desk with cheerleader style “woo!” arms. I hugged the other women on my team one by one and we celebrated and reviewed the next steps. What a milestone. (No, I was never a cheerleader but my high school crossContinue reading ““She signed””
a soggy tissue and a firm high five
There are moments in life when you feel a sense of relief when a friend breaks up with someone who totally treated them like trash. And then there are moments when you’re the person who was broken up with and you weep surprised that you were broken up with at all. Maybe these feelings areContinue reading “a soggy tissue and a firm high five”
and so in closing…
This is the final post to blogging about this season of our lives on this site. I now have a new-found appreciation for weekends in town and months where I’m not spending 3/4ths of the month planning for a drive across the state… and carrots to lessen pain and distract. We feel extremely grateful toContinue reading “and so in closing…”