There is NOTHING like New England in the fall! The hillsides are alive with color! The air is crisp. A wonderful place to see.
National Police Week
National Police Week In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. Currently, tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the world converge on Washington, DC to participate in a number of planned events which honor those that …
Happy One Year Adoption…
Happy One Year Adoption Day! Hard to believe it has been one year since we stood before a judge and declared we will be your forever parents. What a year it has been. This was one of the happiest days of my life. You made me a mom! I am so proud of who you are becoming. You are strong. …
It is good to be nosey…
I was one of those crazy people shopping on Black Friday. Not the get up before the crack of dawn shopping…but still shopping. I was in Kohls and the line was around the store. My sister, being the good sister she is, gets in line. My niece and I then begin to shop and bring our wares back to my …
The long ride home…
With the holidays looming I took a trip down memory lane… I had been married for 6 months and my husband and I were heading home for Christmas. We would spend the holidays at the family homestead. I had a lifeguard shift to work then I would pick up my husband and the dog, grab some Mc Donalds to go …
Biological mom on my daughters birthday…
Tomorrow is a special day. Little Girl turns 8. That is 8 years this wonderful soul has walked this earth. The day will be spent celebrating with her friends. Giggling. Eating ice cream and cake. Playing. Being silly. Being little girls! I cherish the sounds of her and her sweet friends in my home. This is a day of celebration …
National Adoption Month
November is National Adoption Month. This started almost 20 years ago to bring awareness to children in foster care. It first started in 1976 when Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis announced an Adoption Week to promote awareness of the need for adoptive families for children in foster care. In 1984 President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Adoption Week. In 1995 …
A weekend away…
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. …
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 …
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 …
