Melissa | August 24, 2010
I say it often. “Murphy* was a genius.”
*If you have no idea who I’m talking about, click here.
I was reminded again today. “Murphy was a genius.”
As a general rule, we’re very up front and honest with our kids.
If I throw away something by accident (or on purpose) and they ask about it, I tell them [...]
Melissa | August 3, 2010
“How’s Ty doing?” –such a complicated question.
Mostly, people mean, “How is Ty adjusting?”
Adjustment, attachment, bonding–such complicated subjects.
After a couple days home, we were super-excited that we had left the constant, incosolable crying in Korea. After a couple months home, he was sleeping through the night, calling me “mom,” loving the older kids, and seemingly attached [...]
Melissa | July 30, 2010
I love reading these posts at other blogs because it makes me feel “normal” or at least like I’m not the only crazy one out there. Head over to MckMama’s blog to read more. Happy Laughing!
If you lived in my house, you may hear me saying…
“If you need to poop, please get back on the [...]
Melissa | July 24, 2010
Update: There were some mistakes in my diagram. My apologies for my late night brain malfunction. The correct diagram is now shown below.
I love Legos and all the educational opportunities they provide. I love the creativity they inspire. I love that they don’t need batteries. I get paid to play with Legos. Robotic [...]
Melissa | July 15, 2010
When I yell your name really loud, it really means, “Stop!” or ”I am frustrated!” or ”You are close to putting Mommy over the edge!” or ”Shape up or else!” It does not mean look at me with a blank stare.
When I say, “Move!” it really means, “Get up and get out of my way, now!” It does [...]
Melissa | June 30, 2010
Random City, STATE—-For decades, family road trips have been been plagued with random and frequent outbursts of, “Are we there yet?” If you have multiple children it often happens in stereo or even Dolby Digital surround sound. All sense of time seems to blow out the open windows as impatient parents reply, “We still have [...]
Melissa | June 8, 2010
Being one of the first in my circle of friends to have kids, I get solicited for parenting advice. Not necessarily because I have flawless kids (have you met Ty?), perfect parenting technique or an early childhood degree but because I’ve been there. I also have a big mouth that is more than willing to interject [...]
Melissa | May 26, 2010
Wouldn’t it be cool if in between Parallegal Studies and Philosophy in your local college catalogue, you could find Parenting? Why is it that we feel the need to educate on everything from Academic Literacy to Elder Care to Women’s Studies but we ignore the skill that is shaping the future of America the World?
I [...]
Melissa | May 1, 2010
I wish Korea was a lot closer for a lot of reasons. But it’s not.
Back in February, we had a couple chances to celebrate the Asian New Year with other adoptive families. At one celebration the kids had a chance to make a simple version of Yut-nori.
It’s a great activity because
{one} it’s fun to make
and
{two} [...]
Melissa | April 23, 2010
This is how PJ’s smile has looked for a couple months now.
He was adamant that he wanted to lose this tooth in school because then he would get a special sticker and a tooth necklace. During spring break and every weekend, we were adamant that he was going to swallow it in his sleep if [...]
