My husband and I had a wedding to go to on Friday. We decided to make a minimoon out of it. A nice hotel for the whole weekend. My good friend Karen took Little Girl for us. In my mind, this is what I was expecting… via GIPHY via GIPHY via GIPHY But in reality… via GIPHY Let’s face it. …
No mean for Halloween…
No mean for Halloween…that is pretty much our motto. We found some family-friendly activities to make our Halloween fun for our butterfly! First stop, Trunk or Treat with the Hopkinton Parks and Rec. I have never been to one and was really surprised at the trunk decorations. One car had a life the flap where you had to put your …
A Rough Weekend…
I am so thankful for insurance. I know. That is a strange way to start a blog post. But I have never had to think about it before. What seemed like a normal weekend coming was interrupted on Friday morning when Little Girl woke Daddy and me up in tears. She said she did not feel well and was wobbly …
Children’s Hospital CHAD…
Little Girl had her first appointment with a fantastic Doctor at Children’s Hospital (CHAD). She is seeing an endocrinologist to figure out why she is not growing at a pace that she should. I had a whole lot of paperwork to fill out before the appointment. Sadly a great deal of it was blank due to the fact that she was …
The Ghost of Adoption…
The Ghost of Adoption… What is the Ghost of Adoption? No matter where I am or what I do there is an invisible person in my life. The car, the house. Church. Always someone else with us. We adopted our girl this past February. Before the adoption, she lived with us for almost 3 years. She moved in with us just shy …
Gymnastic moms…
Gymnastics class. A place for moms and a few dads to sit in absolute quiet (except for the loud talker) and watch our children bend, flip and flop through a large window pane. It is an hour and a half each week where I can sit with my own thoughts (again except for the loud talker) and exhale. While …
Could you answer this…
Could you answer this? Would you rather… My family and I were having dinner at a local eatery. We tend to play quiet table games while waiting for our dinner. Games like I Spy and Would You Rather. We were mid-round of Would You Rather when Little Girl posed a question to me that I could not answer. It came out …
Dodged a Bullet…
On the way to school Little Girl and I have a chance to talk. You know the kind of talk. You move the mirror so you can see and you chat. If it is a bad chat there is waving and stern looks…for example if said child was in trouble at school. If it is a happy chat both hands stay …
Surprises not secrets…
Are you sending your child a mixed message in regards to keeping them safe? We tell our kids not to keep secrets from adults in an effort to keep them safe from predators. You know the speech… ” If so and so asks you to keep a secret remember you need to tell mom or dad…” “We don’t keep secrets …
First picture
Today was a big day in our household. Little Girl started second grade today! For the first time, I was able to post her” back to school picture.” You see Little Girl was a foster kid up until last February. We had the privilege of adopting her. Kids who are in foster care cannot have their pictures posted on any …