Adoption
I Am Who I Am
When my daughter, F, was in kindergarten, she asked me how to spell the word FREELOADER for a homework assignment. I thought it was funny so I put it on my Facebook wall. After the photo went up, someone very special sent it to the right person and it went viral. F’s online presence was a…
Read MoreBeing A Camp Director’s Wife
My husband, Cody, is one of the directors of an overnight camp for kids in Northern Michigan. Every year, Cody moves up to camp at the end of April to start setting up. My girls (4 and 7 years old) and I visit when we can, but we can’t move up for good until school is…
Read MoreIt is what it is.
I have a 7 year old daughter that my husband and I adopted from China in 2008. She was 11 months old when we got her. A couple of weeks ago that daughter, F, and I had a conversation that went like this:
Read More#Facebookforever
I love Facebook. I’m not even one bit embarrassed to admit that. Most people don’t like to admit that they love Facebook, or even like it, but I do. I don’t care. Everyone is always “Oh, I don’t really go on Facebook” or “I’m not really a Facebook person” but not me. I go on almost every day.…
Read MoreLet It Go
My daughter, F, is in first grade. She gets tested weekly on “Dolch Words.” (I don’t know why they’re called “Dolch Words,” they seem like “Spelling Words” to me.) We are supposed to work on these words every day. We do not. But when we do…I have noticed that she does this when I give her a word to…
Read MoreWhite People Problems (Part 1)
I must be out of my mind to start writing again. But, I have to. I threw that Introduction to The Family page out there so now there is pressure. Plus, time is passing and I curse myself every day that I’m not documenting this time in our life. So, with good intentions, I was…
Read MoreThe End of Something
I used to have a dog named Barney. He was named after the store, not the dinosaur. Barney got sick when he was 9 years old. It was summer/2003. Cody and I were engaged at the time, but he was up at camp. The vet informed me that Barney had cancer and presented me with…
Read MoreBus Stop Talk
I have two daughters, Lovey and Sweet Pea. One is 4. One is 6. One is biological. One is adopted. One is “OK, mommy“…“You got it, mommy“…“I‘m a good girl, mommy!” and one is trying to kill me. My 6 year old, Sweet Pea, is from China. Before Sweet Pea, it seemed every kid I ever…
Read MorePrepping Your Kid For What’s Out There
Since my daughter started kindergarten I haven’t exactly gone out of my way to meet the parents of the other kids—not because I’m shy, but because I suck. There are a few moms, however, that I have become friendly with. I met one early in the school year. She came up to me and complimented…
Read MoreFortune Cookie Lectures
Do you find yourself bored and annoyed with having to explain the same things over and over again? Do you have at least one child who can’t read? If you answered YES to both of the above questions, you need this: Today was one of those days where I found myself lecturing my kids repeatedly. I had been…
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