We all know “the tube”, the underground network of trains that connects the people of London. Being the country mouse that I am, I don’t get to the city often. I am not a pro at zipping through the train stations. I can’t tell you if the District Line connects to the Jubilee Line or…
I think my husband and I are good parents most of them time, great parents some of the time. But other times, we just plain suck. Here are two examples of our less than shining moments in parenthood: 1. A conversation I heard between my husband and my youngest son, pretty much verbatim – Kid: Daddy,…
Writing is healing…many things about this adoption have been stressful and overwhelming…writing helps. Two back to back adoptions have knocked me on my ass. I’m trying to get up. It’s TBT and I’m “face lifting” an older post. I wrote this back in September which really isn’t that much of a throwback but it marks…
Through the beauty of social networking adoptive families can easily connect…amongst the commiserating and travel tips sometimes something a little more substantial pops up. In honor of TBT, here is “one from the vault”. I wrote this in January 2013. Doodlebug had been a part of our family for about 4 months. We were already…
When I got home from China, I was going to write a post on squatty potties and I just never did. But, I took a picture of one…see? There was a lot of discussion on squatty potties in the online adoption groups I am a part of – many of you reading this blog may have…