Day 194

There are a couple reasons we decided to re-adopt stateside.  The main ones were to change everyone’s name officially and get Grace’s birth date corrected.  Now to back track and change the names everywhere else…sigh.

Day 190

I’ve crossed another line.  I’m making laundry soap.  I’ve been in a very anti-chemical, anti-sugar mood lately.  Don’t ask.  I created enough dry ingredients today to make like 40 gallons.  I prefer to make the liquid part in smaller batches (around 1 gallon at a time).  I’m using the Duggars recipe.  Almost couldn’t admit that.

Day 174

So maybe a chocolate factory tour was less than considerate given Ty and Grace’s dietary restrictions.  Redeeming factors–1) We learned a lot. 2) Homemade caramel was on the sample list which is not a banned substance. Also, don’t miss the look passing between Grace and PJ.  This pretty much defines their relationship.

Day 161

Even though you’d think a workout was equivalent to Chinese water torture the way she carrys on, the hard work is paying off. She, who couldn’t even do a girl push up when she came home, did a couple full Tae Kwon Do style push ups!