Taggerific || On Thursdays I post from the vault. This post is from October 2008.
On Thursdays I post from the vault. This post is from October 2008. 1. I brush my teeth and floss a lot. Some might call it obssessive. 2. I hate fish. I hate seeing them, I hate smelling them, I hate eating them. People are always offering me a bite of their entree and saying "try this, it's not fishy". And I always think it's disgusting. 3. I start to go a little crazy when I haven't been out of the US a few times a year. I don't know why. Oh wait, yes I do. My dad is the same . . .
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Visiting a friend at @chocchildrens today and these hams somehow found a way to get on the air. When you really want to make sure your kid is clear on your “do not use the hotspot” policy on their phone. #assholeparent When your happy place is the same ... Lea Michele and Darren Chris at @segerstromarts Sunset skate @jaftahowerton Ron Swanson in the house. #parksandrec Wednesday is not here for your shenanigans. . . .
Finding my footing after divorce
Over the past three months I went through the process of sitting for my licensing exams to be a marriage and family therapist. You may be thinking . . . wasn’t she already licensed? Yes, I was. I was in private practice for over a decade, before I had kids, and before I started a blog. I loved being in private practice. I liked my colleagues, I liked that the job was challenging and cerebral, and I loved that I could set my own hours and work part-time for a decent wage. One of the things . . .
What’s Taking So Long in Haiti? || On Thursdays I post from the vault. This post is from October 2008.
On Thursdays I post from the vault. This post is from October 2008. People are always asking me why our adoption is taking so long. It is such a hard question to answer. How do you explain the insanity of Haiti adoption? It's a place with absolutely no infrastructure, poor communication, every-changing rules, and absurd corruption. The hoops for completing a legal adoption are almost laughable. Except you've been waiting too long to laugh. Our orphange director John was writing about one . . .
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We went to the school Halloween event as “off-duty witches who like lounging in caftans from Amazon” Kembe’s chosen outfit. I ... I don’t know. Post-cotillion Target run. ? ? View this post on Instagram Howerton kids representing in the back. Not pictured: Karis on xylophone behind the pillar. ? A post shared by Kristen Howerton (@kristenhowerton) on Oct 19, 2018 at 11:19pm PDT Operation . . .
Surrendering to Looking Stupid, Part 2 | On Thursdays I post from the vault. This post is from October 2008.
On Thursdays I post from the vault. This post is from October 2008. I wrote about my own surrender to looking stupid a few months ago. Lately, I am realizing that this theory must apply to my children as well. Okay, let me try to circumvent any nasty comments by saying this: I don't think my kids ever look stupid. But . . . sometimes the choices they make are just not my choices. And sometimes their fashion sense just doesn't make any sense. I've mentioned my disdain for character . . .
A Little Haiti on Balboa | On Thursdays I post from the vault. This post is from September 2008.
On Thursdays I post from the vault. This post is from September 2008. Last night we had the pleasure of getting together with several other families adopting from Haiti for a beach bonfire. It's always so fun to hang out with other adoptive parents. For one, it's nice to just get together and chat with people who know all the dirty details about the Haitian adoption process. We mulled over the changes in IBESER, the Gassant firing, the 1974 law, the mess in Parquet, the timing of MOI, how . . .
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View this post on Instagram It would appear that @indiahowerton shares my enthusiasm for karaoke. ?? Lest you think India’s donut wall creation was completely benevolent, she had grand plans to repurpose it for her own party. Thanks @duckdonuts for the perfect donuts for our wall! #TBT to that time I got the girls to play a sport. And that’s a wrap on Kembe’s 12th birthday . . .
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He wanted sparkly nails. His sister obliged. Was just gifted this giant coffee table from a friend who thought it was copper. It had turned completely black. But I’ve started cleaning it. And it looks more yellow than copper. Brass? Bronze? Also the patina is black, not green like copper. And lastly, how do I clean it? Getting this much black off took me about an hour with a copper scrub and I’ve got a lot more to go ... it’s almost 5’x5’. Two and a half days in NYC and I managed to pack . . .
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Wonder twin powers: activate! “If no one draws something going into my mouth are we even friends.” - Claire Just dropped a gaggle of kids off at a church event in my minivan so I guess I really have become my own mother. I love giving books as much as I love getting them. This balm for the working mom is off to a friend who inspires me to be better through her vulnerability and tenacity. ? It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Time to . . .
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