Melissa | February 26, 2011
But tell it well.
There seems to be this tendency among adoptive families to sell adoption to others. We become used-car sales people of sorts…highlighting the highlights and ignoring the struggles. I guess we think that if we are honest with the challenges no one would ever want to adopt.
While I’m a huge proponent of promoting [...]
Melissa | February 24, 2011
over the last couple days.
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Ty: My butt is getting tired. (Said while riding in the car.)
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Me: So how can you tell the difference between a boy and a girl.
Our almost 8-year-old: By the kinds of shoes they wear.
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Ty: Mom, I’m going poopy.
Me: Ok, call me when you’re finished.
after a couple minutes…
Ty: I don’t need you [...]
Melissa | February 19, 2011
…has us feeling all turned around!
Here are the temperatures from the last couple days and the next forecasted couple of days–65, 73, 43, 44, 61, 31 all in degrees Fahrenheit.
Melissa | February 19, 2011
Adoptive parents should be perpetual students of adoption issues. Whatever training your agency did or will require is great but there is just no way that those training days will be sufficient. Here are some reasons why:
Your adoption story is unique and will require you learning things that will not be pertinent to other families.
The [...]
Melissa | February 18, 2011
Melissa | February 16, 2011
Is it just me or has shrimp been on sale a lot lately? Don’t answer that.
We love shrimp here. The other night I was in the mood for Asian-inspired shrimp.
Here’s what we did. I’ll apologize in advance that I do not provide many real measurements.
SHRIMP:
Thaw and peel shrimp, if necessary. Toss them in a bowl [...]
Melissa | February 12, 2011
Many adopted children come to their forever families with little more than the clothes on their backs. Some (especially internationally adopted) children have nothing to show for the months or years leading up to their adoption. However, they all have one precious possession.
Their story.
It may have lots of unknowns and holes but it’s all they [...]
Melissa | February 9, 2011
We’re a family on the go. Mostly we travel drivable distances but our kids did accompany us to the other side of the planet to pick up Ty. When I start talking about how much we love to travel here are some questions I hear and my answers:
What age do you think I should start [...]
Melissa | February 5, 2011
Scenario #1:
Parents A bring home Little Girl B from China at 2 years of age. They have two biological children and are excited about providing a home to an orphan. Little Girl B has some moderate, correctable special needs that have to be addressed as soon a she comes home. The surgery does not allow [...]
Melissa | February 3, 2011
I think we’ve been over this before but I HATE cleaning. Since we have 3 kids, we use them a lot to help with the cleaning. It’s really a win-win. They learn life skills and I don’t have to clean.
The other day on our fourth snow day home in almost as many days, I decided [...]
