Since it’s too rainy and cold to actually go to soccer today, I thought we could live vicariously through last week. It was even rainy and cold. But it was worth it to see this… Then he went on to do it 2 more times…hat trick!
Foto Friday
Sunday we had the opportunity to hang out with some friends from church (including another adoptive family) at an authentic Ethiopian Restaurant. The kids weren’t thrilled at the food selection but it was fun to eat with our hands. We even had the privilege of witnessing a traditional coffee roasting ceremony.
Fly on the wall
If you had been the fly ladybug on the wall window of our car this afternoon in carpool, you might have heard… ~~~~~~~~~~~ Mia: Mom, look the clouds are crying. ~~~~~~~~~~~ PJ: Mia, did you know Venus is Earth’s ugly sister? Mia: Who’s Venus? PJ: It’s a planet. And it’s called Earth’s ugly sister and […]
Feels like fall
It seems we’re nearing the end of our days to frolic freely in the out of doors. We’re trying to savor every last second.
Gold!
Two years ago, I listened to a presentation by Renee Swope on Mining for Gold in the Heart of Your Child at a Hearts At Home conference. It was all about focusing less on our children’s faults and more on the “gold” in their hearts, lives, days, etc. Although I have acknowledged the larger nuggets […]
If life were perfect…
…Ty would sit still long enough to complete a audiology evaluation and we would not have to go back in 6 months to make sure he can hear low pitches. …Ty would stay awake at 10:20AM in the car for 10 minutes and then nap at the appropriate time later in the day. …Ty would […]
Foto Friday
We took our annual trip to the Big E last weekend. We got up close and personal with lots of farm animals. Some real. Some not. We rode lots of rides in the rain. Well, the kids did. And we bought the coolest sounding wind chimes. Ever. For the best price. Ever. And then we […]
Foto Friday
This week was Spirit Week at school And, by the way… GO RAVENS!