It’s been an emotionally exhausting weekend. I do not at all feel ready for Monday. For those of you who wonder how we’re juggling it all (adjusting to older child adoption, starting a couple of non-profits, running a business, etc.), sometimes it feels like we’re not. However when we are, it’s only by grace that...
The boys played in a charity Wiffle Ball tournament Saturday. Suprisingly, they took 2nd place! Not bad for a team with a guy who’d never swung a bat before.
Last fall, we got a dog on a whim. It turned out she had what amounts to breast cancer. We’ve known for a while her days were numbered. Now she’s in doggy heaven. Thanks for being a great dog, Hope!
We have loved watching Mia and Kayla’s relationship and PJ and John’s. They’ve found new best friends. God sent exactly who each of them needed. A lot of people (including us at time) thought we were crazy for adopting 3 out of birthorder. It’s not for everyone, but so far PJ and Mia have taken...
I feel like an emotional ping pong ball lately. I am ecstatic at how well the big kids are doing but cry often when the weight of what they’ve endured to get here comes crashing down. And so it goes. Extreme joy to debilitating grief. I hate when a language gap the size of the...
I used to be annoyed that the best place to buy Korean groceries to cook for Ty was almost an hour away. Now that seems like a luxury since the best place to get Ethiopian groceries is in Ethiopia. At least Kayla can help me cook Ethiopian. I’ve been perfecting my injera while she makes...
Fridays are our project and catch up day. It’s the kids’ chance to get lost in whatever science or history topic of the week they are excited about. Last week it was Ancient Greece. They’re still reading various copies of the Odyssey. Who knew it could be so exciting!?!? The above picture is the temple...
In addition to the specific resources for this week, we are also listening to Story of the World (SOTW) on CD, watching selected episodes of Drive Thru History, and keeping a cummulative timeline of things we learn in history. I am planning appropriate activities for Mia that are a little less complicated than last year...