Many adopted children come to their forever families with little more than the clothes on their backs. Some (especially internationally adopted) children have nothing to show for the months or years leading up to their adoption. However, they all have one precious possession. Their story. It may have lots of unknowns and holes but it’s...
Travel + Deep Discount = SniqueAway
We’re a family on the go. Mostly we travel drivable distances but our kids did accompany us to the other side of the planet to pick up Ty. When I start talking about how much we love to travel here are some questions I hear and my answers: What age do you think I should...
{#11} You bring junk to the table
Scenario #1: Parents A bring home Little Girl B from China at 2 years of age. They have two biological children and are excited about providing a home to an orphan. Little Girl B has some moderate, correctable special needs that have to be addressed as soon a she comes home. The surgery does not...
Kids' room workflow
I think we’ve been over this before but I HATE cleaning. Since we have 3 kids, we use them a lot to help with the cleaning. It’s really a win-win. They learn life skills and I don’t have to clean. The other day on our fourth snow day home in almost as many days, I...
Mom tip of the day: Food in the car
I don’t know about you, but I get cranky when I’m hungry. For me it’s a sodium thing, but for most it’s a blood sugar thing. Kids, with their faster metabolisms, also get cranky when they’re hungry. Cranky kids usually means a downward slide of bad behavior which results in a cranky mom. If you’re...
{#10} Dichotomy
Fill in the blank: Adoption is a _________. a. grief-filled tragedy. b. beautiful miracle. If you are asking, where is c. All of the above, we are on the same page. Too many times, I witness (or am part of) the debate between answers a and b. There are birth mothers who feel they were...
[dih-lish-uhs]
Ty just said, “Wow, this is really delicious!” If you’ve ever had a language or speech delayed child, you know how delicious those words are to my ears 🙂
Easy cheesy chicken and beans
Remember when I talked about Gourmet Club? Well tomorrow’s that time again. This time it’s crock pot dishes…everything from appetizer to dessert. In honor of Crockpot Gourmet Club, here is an easy crock pot recipe. Easy. Crockpot. Is that redundant? Anyway, you’ll need: Enough chicken breat to feed your family. If you use more than...