The faster, the higher, the scarier…the better. At least where Ty is concerned.
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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 […]