Right before a job interview I always look up those lists of what to do and what not to do. My husband and I have been talking about our upcoming social worker interviews and what to say and how to act. (We finally got our bill in the mail a couple of days ago. I [...]
I’ve been thinking a lot about names lately. About what they mean. And about what it will mean to my child. My middle name is my mom’s name. I am grateful for the connection it gives me to my family. For that, my daughter’s middle name is my middle name. It connects her to me [...]
My last couple of posts have been kind of heavy feeling, so I thought I would pick up the fun by picking on myself for a little bit. So, for now, it’s Fun Fact about Me Day.
I LOVE to watch really bad tv. It’s an addiction of mine. I watch tv and feel like I [...]
It’s a Year of ChangesThat’s the mantra in our office right now. Everything around us is changing drastically. It is not a calm year for anyone for some reason.
We’re considering changing our adoption agency. It makes me sad because I had grown to love the idea of them. I’m certain they are ethical. And I [...]
There are a myriad of emotions that comes with not having a healthy, working reproductive system. There are many times, just when you think that you are fine, where something just has to happen to smack you around and remind you of what you don’t have: a choice.One of my coworkers decided to have an [...]
I’ve been on a hunt to find stamps to use in the lifebook I’ll create for our child. I haven’t been able to find good stamps that I feel relate well enough. On a whim I went to a small scrapbook/stamp store and there were two that I fell in love with, the first a [...]
This past weekend Chloe developed a very extreme case of the sillies. We don’t know how or when it started. Warning: The sillies are extremely contagious. Symptoms of the sillies include, but is not limited to:
funny faces
increased energy
tons of egg hunting fun
and general cuteness
Being nearby a little one with the case of the sillies [...]
The last paperwork we needed is in. I know because I saw our reference person mail it. She got it in the mail yesterday, typed it up today, and mailed it off today. Should have put her name down to begin with. Oh well. Damn hindsight.___________________________
Life in general is just [...]
