I seem to have a thing for controversy lately.
At Microsoft there are email groups – also called aliases – for different communities. These are non-work related but supported by Microsoft due to their value to the employees. One of the email groups/communities is the adoption alias.
Well last week there was a flurry of […]

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In honor of Mother’s Day, here’s a funny video of two brothers trying to take a picture for their mom for Mother’s Day. It makes me laugh every time I watch it!
Mother’s Day
Remind me not to adopt two boys. (Just kidding!)
Happy Mother’s Day to all you wonderful moms out there!

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There has been a lot of hoopla lately about the recent release of the video game, Grand Theft Auto IV (aka, GTA4). Many parents are up in arms over its raunchy themes and the constant bad behaviors displayed by the main characters. Behaviors like killing police officers, drunk driving, doing drugs, frequenting strip clubs and […]

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We’re in that part of the adoption process where we’re just waiting. All the paperwork, interviews and classes are done. We’re approved now and just waiting for a kiddo or two.
When we were doing our paperwork and classes we tried to plow through it as quickly as we could. I had surgery in the middle […]

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Bill and I have two dogs, one is 11 and the other is 10. They are our fur-kids, our family, and we love ‘em like crazy. Last week Cleo, the 11-year old, seemed lethargic. More so than her usual old-dog lethargy. But you know how dogs are; half the time they bounce right back the […]

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There’s been a lag in my posting because I was having surgery. Oh don’t worry, nothing tragic happened. At least not recently. As you know I was diagnosed with breast cancer nearly two years ago, and I am getting my breasts reconstructed. Last week was my second surgery in the reconstruction process. Hooray for foobs!
Anyway, […]

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I’m bummed today.
My hubby and I have thought about adoption for a long time so I’ve browsed the online photo listings from time to time throughout the years. When we finally decided to move forward with the adoption process this past September, we started looking at the kids in the photo listings in a new […]

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I’ve always preferred to carry a small purse. In fact, for many years I didn’t carry a purse at all. I figure if I’ve got a purse, let alone a big one, I’ll just fill it with crap I don’t really need. So I like to keep it to the essentials.
Well as you know momhood […]

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Whenever you do something out of the ordinary, a couple of things happen. First, you draw attention to yourself. Whether you meant to or not, that’s what happens. People can’t help but take notice. Second, people have opinions about your choice.
When it comes to our path to parenthood we haven’t done things the ordinary way. […]

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Monday was our home visit. We passed – whew! Not that I didn’t think we would, but it’s still a relief to have that part done.
Our social worker is incredibly laid back. The “inspection” of our home consisted of her going room to room and just glancing around. The “interview” was more of a discussion […]

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