The faster, the higher, the scarier…the better. At least where Ty is concerned.
Tag: Ty
Day 31
“Oh, for goodness sakes! This is good.” ~Ty For a slideshow of all of the pictures so far from the 365 Project, click here.
Laughter and Bonding
A little over a week in and I can still say we’ve had pretty smooth sailing. As I listened to the 5 kids laugh until they cried last night in the back of the van, I realized how blessed we are to have kids with such great senses of humor. I’m going to go out...
Day 10
It was so quiet in Ethiopia without our little monkey.
Seeing past the behavior
Four years ago, if I had seen myself with Ty out in public, I would have judged. If I had seen the mistrust, disrespect, anger, and hyperactive behavior, I would have assumed we needed more discipline and structure. But that was B.T. (Before Ty). This spring Ty got a formal diagnosis for something I had...
ESL teens should be a breeze after Ty
These conversations really happened within 10 minutes of each other. ************************** Ty: Mom, what do berries look like? Me: Well there are lots of types of berries. Some are small and round. Others are large and bumpy. Ty: But, Moooooom! What kind of berries? Me: What do you mean, ‘what kind of berries?’ That doesn’t make...
Excuse me while I talk to myself
You are the big person. He is the little person. He takes cues from you because you are the big person. Although biology would say he is 5 1/2, he is more like 3 1/2. If you remember that every minute, you will all be happier. It’s your job to remember because you are the big...
T plus 3 Years
Three years ago today we entered the U.S. as a family of five. After more than 20 hours on a plane with a 6, 3, and 2 year old, we were estactic to be home. I never would have guessed, three years later, that we would be packing to put the three kids back on...