My kids are my kids. It is official. The finalization was bizarre in the extreme. A new law in Nevada allowed us to call in to the hearing instead of traveling the eight hours it would take for the 15 minute hearing. So we finalized on the living room floor, three adults; the hubs and … Continue reading
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why I foster
Why. It’s a good question. Even without a question mark. I’m introspective so I ask it a lot. I’m extroverted so then I answer. (That’s right, I can’t stop talking even when I’m the only one listening.) Right now, I’m asking it. Why do I. And here’s what I am answering to myself. Because. … Continue reading
it’s a pinocchio hippopotamus
Remember that joy I was talking about six bazillion years ago when I last posted? Some of that is coming up for us. We are going to be able to adopt DJ and Lala. Lots of things (read: paperwork, red tape, and transferring case stuff from one state to another) have to happen first but … Continue reading
don’t fit
Sometimes I think we look for ways to exclude ourselves. I think this because I do it. I think this because my friends do it. Do you do it? I had a really great, kind of therapeutic, complaining session with a friend the other day where we listed all of the ways we don’t fit … Continue reading
nesting
Approximately 3 seconds after I posted my last post about how I don’t like surprises but still fill my life with “surprise” phone calls, I got one of those calls. And I am (cautiously) thrilled! Turns out, the biological sibling of our youngest almost son is on her way here this August (if not sooner). … Continue reading
birth moms
It’s birth mother’s day today. It’s a day in adoption-land where everyone talks about and honors the birth parents who placed their children for adoption. Allow me a moment for that. Joey’s birth mom is pure awesomeness. She is quirky, fun, and loving. We have a great relationship with her and her family. She did … Continue reading
open book open heart 