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Flower of China: June 2011
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Off off off off Broadway. No one is more surprised than me - that my shy little girl . The one who grieved in China so hard I don't know which one of us cried more. The one who didn't talk for the first month of preschool and the teachers thought she had a severe speech delay. The one who screamed and cried the entire 30 minutes of her first swimming lesson when I wasn't in the pool. The one who sat on my lap for library story time years after other friends went in by themselves.
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Adventures in Mothering: May 2010
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Monday, May 3, 2010. The Smells of Boys. I remember getting excited buying baby lotion. I love the smell of that stuff. I would always rub some on the boys after their bathes when they were babies. As they got older, they didn't like it so much. Getting a shower was hard enough, let alone adding smelly lotion. They enjoy their stinky selves! Labels: teens; growing. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Brownie Ornaments, Pantry Cheat Sheets and 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways Weekly Round-Up. PS He loves you.
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Adventures in Mothering: March 2010
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Friday, March 26, 2010. One week from today, my oldest will be scheduling his classes. He will be scheduling them at school without me. It is for his freshmen year of high school - huh? When did this happen? I don't know if I'm ready for his high school years to start. It's like watching him learn to walk all over again. I want to reach out and catch him, but I know he has to learn on his own. I have to learn to let go so that he can grow. Lots of prayer time ahead for us! Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Waterm...
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Praying for China: My loss
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Sunday, January 30, 2011. I'm reading so many books about adoption.Chinese adoption, older child adoption, attachment in adoption, etc. A theme I've been reading this week is to acknowledge my loss beforehand so I can help my child accept his/her loss. The examples given are mostly about infertility. We don't fit in that category. We're not adopting because of any loss, actually. I'm looking forward to giving words to my child's feelings and talking through the pain. It's the best I can do. Applied to Ok...
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At Home In Logs: January 2009
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At Home in What? Monday, January 26, 2009. PART TWO . in which we find our hero hunched over a log, grinning. This post is part two of my photo essay on preparing a log to be part of a wall. I described milling and chalking the log. As promised in a previous post. Here is a step-by-step account of transforming the structural material-formerly-known-as-tree. The log is now bald, having had its bark and. Plans (almost entirely contained in his head), The Husband measures and marks the log for its cuts.
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At Home In Logs: June 2009
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At Home in What? Saturday, June 27, 2009. Progress and Perspective, part 2. In the interests of focusing on the positive, here's my take on our progress. to give me perspective. (Second in the series. This is our (then outdoor) fireplace in October 2007:. And here's our fireplace right now:. That's progress, baby! We have a fireplace INSIDE all ready to go! Friday, June 26, 2009. There's the house, of course:. There's this stubby pile just hanging out in front of our house. What's your quirky love? The c...
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At Home In Logs: Wait... you thought I was done?
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At Home in What? Wednesday, February 4, 2015. Wait you thought I was done? Yes, we're in The Log Highness, (pause for squealing) but that doesn't mean we're done. Lots more to do, folks. Lots and lots. And yet, this tightly-wound girl is surprisingly sanguine about it all. Yeah, I know. Crazy. I'm even attempting to blog from my phone. although this might be what pushes me right over the edge. Fair warning. The Bob has been finishing this and that as we try to stay warm in this zero degree weather. Altho...
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Praying for China: Let Down
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010. We received an authorization! These three children, with numerous issues, need a family.and when asked if we could be their family, we had to decline. Ugh. It's just a let down. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). My wonderful husband, Michael (and me). Addyson, born 10/01. Ava, born 10/09. We discussed adoption while dating and always knew in our hearts that we'd grow our family through biology and adoption. Soaking up as much information as possible about adoption.
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At Home In Logs: November 2009
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At Home in What? Friday, November 27, 2009. Yeah yeah yeah. great family, handsome husband, bountiful blessings, blah, blah, blah. Wanna know what I'm REALLY thankful for this year? Because once the boiler's hooked up, The Husband will be roasty toasty all winter long, as he builds the. Yes, I know that the boiler house/woodshed is a little. er. rough looking right now. It ain't gotta be pretty just yet. Pretty can come later. I need function. Wednesday, November 25, 2009. Progress and Perspective, part 5.
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At Home In Logs: September 2009
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At Home in What? Wednesday, September 30, 2009. I got some good pictures of the house on Saturday, before this blasted rain started. The south side of the house:. Looking down into the house from the east gable (into the living and dining room):. Monday, September 28, 2009. Sunday, September 27, 2009. Progress and Perspective part III. In my never-ending struggle to be positive and not make more of those pinched little wrinkles around my mouth, I offer this installment of 'Progress and Perspective.'.
