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Mommy Musings: The Newest Member of our Family (AKA What to do with the tree after the presents are gone)
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The fun, the frustrating, the funny . . . and everything in between. Wednesday, December 29, 2010. The Newest Member of our Family (AKA What to do with the tree after the presents are gone). His new favorite hiding place . . . Not sure what he's going to do after the holidays! This Wordless Wednesday post is shared on 5 Minutes for Mom. 3 Princes and a Princess 2. And To Be Thode. Visit them for other Wordless Wednesday posts. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I Can't Believe I Said That! Click here to...
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Mommy Musings: I Can't Believe I Said That!
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The fun, the frustrating, the funny . . . and everything in between. Sunday, August 30, 2009. I Can't Believe I Said That! I don't want to talk about your book. I want to talk about pee pee.". Yes, I actually said this to my two-year-old. I was trying to inquire about whether he needed to go to the bathroom, and he was concerned about where he had left his book. Here are some other entries on ours:. The dog knows how to drink. She doesn't need a demonstration.". My daughter went through a period where sh...
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Mommy Musings: Waiting for the Tooth Fairy
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The fun, the frustrating, the funny . . . and everything in between. Monday, August 8, 2011. Waiting for the Tooth Fairy. We are waiting for the tooth fairy. . . . well, at least Ashley is. She has recently discovered a loose tooth, and is quite certain that it will fall out any moment now. (The tooth barely wiggles.). Ashley: "You leave your tooth under the pillow and when you wake up, she's under there.". Me: "No, the tooth fairy isn't under your pillow.". Luke: "Does she bring snacks? Ashley: "No, she...
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Mommy Musings: December 2012
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The fun, the frustrating, the funny . . . and everything in between. Monday, December 17, 2012. Living with the Danger. In many ways this was a typical Monday morning. Both kids got distracted several times while getting ready, and had to be reminded multiple times to get their backpacks, their snacks, their mittens and hats. (I'd like to pretend that all my reminders were calm and kind - but truth be told, I did yell a couple of times.). And even though I want to hold them tight and give them big hugs a...
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Mommy Musings: October 2012
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The fun, the frustrating, the funny . . . and everything in between. Wednesday, October 31, 2012. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Found Book Tour: Exploring the Adoptee Perspective. There was a time I thought navigating our adoption path would be easy. After all, my children were placed with us days after their birth. . Settle down. Please lower your voice. Stop it, now. Take a breath and calm down. Som. I Can't Believe I Said That! The Sound of Hope Book Tour. Waiting for the Tooth Fairy. From one of my fav...
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Mommy Musings: The Sound of Hope Book Tour
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The fun, the frustrating, the funny . . . and everything in between. Thursday, April 4, 2013. The Sound of Hope Book Tour. I don't think I thought much about the role birth parents when we began our adoption journey. We had always planned to be honest about adoption with our child, but I had not thought much about birth parents playing an ongoing role in our lives before we walked into the adoption agency. I don't want to share my child,. I thought a lot about the evolution of my feelings in reading The ...
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Mommy Musings: Photo Book
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The fun, the frustrating, the funny . . . and everything in between. Monday, November 12, 2012. Click here to view this photo book larger. Create your own custom photo books. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Found Book Tour: Exploring the Adoptee Perspective. There was a time I thought navigating our adoption path would be easy. After all, my children were placed with us days after their birth. . Settle down. Please lower your voice. Stop it, now. Take a breath and calm down. Som. Birthparents are a c...
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Mommy Musings: January 2012
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The fun, the frustrating, the funny . . . and everything in between. Sunday, January 15, 2012. Found Book Tour: Exploring the Adoptee Perspective. There was a time I thought navigating our adoption path would be easy. After all, my children were placed with us days after their birth. They came to us directly from the hospital. There was no abuse, no institutional care, no multiple shifts in caregivers. This adoption stuff would be easy. And then one night we watched one of the " Free Willy. Lauck's adopt...
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Mommy Musings: Good Election Advice
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The fun, the frustrating, the funny . . . and everything in between. Monday, November 5, 2012. From one of my favorite blogs Rage Against the Mini Van. This comes from is pretty good, to. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Found Book Tour: Exploring the Adoptee Perspective. There was a time I thought navigating our adoption path would be easy. After all, my children were placed with us days after their birth. . I Can't Believe I Said That! The Sound of Hope Book Tour. Waiting for the Tooth Fairy. Birthp...
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Mommy Musings: Easter Bunny Confessions
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The fun, the frustrating, the funny . . . and everything in between. Sunday, March 31, 2013. Mom, I still want to pretend," Ashley said to me Wednesday night. I didn't have to ask what she meant. You see, we recently had the Easter Bunny/Santa Claus/Tooth Fairy talk. It all started with a tooth. For some reason, her father - on a night when he was assigned the role of Tooth Fairy - decided to keep her tooth. A couple of months ago, Ashley was looking for something in my jewelry box and found her tooth.