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Friday, May 21, 2010

nesting

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i spent the day moving things from here to there.  important stuff like placing random crayons back into the crayon box. separating pe...
Tuesday, May 4, 2010

caution! bird's worms - do not eat!

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baby birds were literally dropping from the sky.  it was a windy day, storms were quickly approaching.  while rick and the children worked...
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Thursday, April 29, 2010

unhealthy hearts

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today i scheduled bella's cardiac consult appointment.  this is the second time i have had to schedule this.  last august i made the cal...
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Thursday, April 22, 2010

an early LOA and a little humble pie

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my phone rang.  i recognized our adoption agent's number.  it must be josh.  why would he be calling?   uh-oh, what is wrong? i though...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

just the facts mam!

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my original intention with this blog was to keep everyone updated on the very latest concerning our adoption of bella grace.  but as is usua...
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Monday, April 12, 2010

smooshed squirrels and sunday afternoons

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 it was a sunday afternoon and we were heading home from church.  instead of bickering about who sat in which seat...instead of debating who...
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

made in china

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"made in china," connor read out loud from the backseat.  he had just torn open his dollar store gun and handcuff set. "mom, ...
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

a little behind

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so we're a little behind.  i'm used to that.  it seems to be par for my course  - this decade anyway. this running behind should fal...
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

be mine

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i held in my hand a tiny sugared heart. "be mine," it read. it is february and every imaginable surface is littered with heart...
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Thursday, February 11, 2010

a mother

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this week i have thought often of zuzu's biological mother. i am sure february 5th did not pass by without her remembering the daughter ...
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Friday, February 5, 2010

february fifth...

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we have this special birthday plate in our house. i made it many years ago for the kids.  the birthday child eats breakfast, lunch and dinne...
Wednesday, January 27, 2010

an ordinary day

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dear bella ~  today is an ordinary day.  it is one of those mid-january days filled with quiet and cold.   i did have to get up early, pac...
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Monday, January 18, 2010

grand prize winners

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i can't promise it is always pleasant to be the recipient of a letter from the United States government.  even if we are anticipating go...
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