Woohoo !! Some helpful news!! Apparently, when you get fingerprints or a background check in our state, you get a letter stating the results...

I don't know what to say about my zeal for doing adoption things lately other than I am just tired by regular life and hating my lack of...

I hate this part. I know it sounds bad, and I will probably rue the day I type this, but all the stress over all the documentation has just ...

WHEW! What a great couple of days for getting things done! Amazing how when I DO let go and let God--He sure does some nice work! We got the...

Okay, okay...she's not Kyrgzystani but she sure is cute, isn't she? We are fostering a 9 month old golden retriever while she finds ...

Crud. Ask and ye shall receive! Don't like waiting? Here--fill your time with NINE BILLION different things you have to compile and h...

Ha ha..I am hardly waiting for anything right now. Imagine me when we are REALLY waiting! Another mom going through Kyrgz just got their I6...

Ha ha, don't be misled by that title. I just decided that I would make something to put in the crock pot since John is coming home (hope...

Okay, while I realize that I am not 40, turning 35 today is basically the downhill slide to 40. WHICH, I need to say, is NOT OLD. Period. ...

Oh my gosh, did I start this day off grumpy! I tried to get the appointment to see my doctor (a military doctor) and can't even begin t...

I got an email today from our caseworker and she told me that adopting siblings is rare (unless they're older) and in Kyrgz , non-siblin...

Tonight we are in a flood watch. Of course. That means we will probably have indoor recess tomorrow. It has been a long day, and I antici...

Fun day at school--always love celebrating Dr. Seuss's birthday with Read Across America Day. I lost a student today, but gained one imm...

Okay...thought I would put a picture on, but WOW! Who knew we'd be so big! I don't know how to fix that...one day we will replace ...

Okay, since this is just my humble thoughts and opinions, I can't lie and say that I have not been looking at other blogs of people who...

Well, I had the first of I hope not many adoption scares this week. I got an email from someone going through the similar process. The email...

Words often said by adults to children, right? Yeah, not today! If it weren't for little pink loving KGB costing her mommy and daddy a...

When I was little, and I had some ache or pain and told my mom or dad about it, they would respond in that lovely, parental way--"Want ...

Well, friends, snow day. As you know, I am not a huge advocate of those, but in this case, yippee. Our Social Worker called yesterday and to...

Well, a day down, and darn it all if me finding out about early school dismissal if we don't use snow days is coming to haunt me! As I t...