On My Adoption Story…

Boy did I mess things up. It’s funny how the brain works, getting details mixed up. I was wondering why I was having such a hard time getting my story together, but now I know. I had the dates all mixed up! This is what happens when I wait so long [...]

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Making Time

The baby is napping. My husband gives me the look. When I pretend not to notice, he verbalizes his idea. “Let’s head upstairs,” he says. When my husband gets ideas like this, he is relentless. I could say no, but I have to be very mean for him to take me seriously. I’m not feeling [...]

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Sickness

Kelly threw up Thursday night.Madison acted like she was going to the same night (but never did).I’m sick.Scott’s sick.
It’s been fun.

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The Nerve of the Man!

Not a day after I whine about how hard it is for me when my husband is gone, my husband comes down with Strep. He has to stay in Cincinnati until tomorrow because he’s contagious.
Since he is away on business, he had to take a cab to the Dr.’s because there wasn’t anyone [...]

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Suzy, Men, and Mermaids

I said goodbye to Suzy today. (Well, technically yesterday since it’s past midnight). She brought the kids over to play with mine one last time before they leave. I’m so sad.
It wasn’t supposed to be this way. I was supposed to say goodbye joyfully…you know, happy that she and her ENTIRE family found a way [...]

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Kelly At Work

I just can’t let the girl out of my sight for a minute. She got ahold of Joshua’s chapstick and went to town on her baby doll… And just in case the baby’s suffering from a little bit of cradle cap…

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Of Course

My husband flew out of town today. He gets to go to Tampa, Florida for a “Team Meeting.” Poor guy. (Not really – Poor me! I want to go to Florida!)
Now that I’m done pouting about my husband’s job perks, let me tell you what I get to deal with while he is gone.
1. Madison [...]

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Kelly and Joshua – A Conversation Over Breakfast

“Kelly, who are you going to marry when you grow up?”

“Ummmm…White Princess!”

“No, Kelly. You can’t marry yourself. Who are you going to marry, Dwight or me?”

“Ummmmm, I’m going to marry my mommy!”

“No, Kelly. You can’t marry Mom. She’s a girl. Are you going to marry me?”

“Sure.”

“Alright!”

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If I’d Known

my kid was dressed like this,

he would have never walked out the front door Friday morning.
When he came home from school, I just HAD to take a picture. This isn’t the first time he’ s done this. We’ve had the talk before – “What NOT to Wear,” but my stubborn son won’t listen. [...]

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It’s Been A Long Week

If you look closely, you can see that the cold is still lingering. It’s a bit hard to kick – but we are almost there. The worst is over at least.
And I don’t know what got into Madison, but she is being so clingy and demanding. We took her with us [...]

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