I need some help. We are still in need of a car that can fit all six of us. Obviously we thought we would have a bit more time to figure this out before Kembe came home from Haiti. We've been getting by with a very generous loaner minivan, but we need to find a permanent solution. The problem is, I am completely overwhelmed with the idea of choosing a car.I am not a car person. I don't know about cars. I don't care about cars. Our strategy thus far has always been to pay cash for older . . .

My Creole is improving. I know just enough to communicate most of what I need, in cryptic directives. I’ve figured out a pretty decent system, between searching for things on google translations, and reading out full phrases from my handbook for adoptive parents. The problem is, Kembe now thinks that I can fully speak Creole. When he first came home, I was impressed with his understanding of the language barrier, and at his attempts to communicate with me through signals and gestures. Now, . . .

I don't usually post our giveaways here, but we are having a really good one at Mama Manifesto right now and the entries are curiously light for such a great prize. Maybe people aren't familiar with Ridemakerz since it's a brand new company - but it is SO COOL. You should go enter, because we're giving away $50 gift cards! Ridemakerz is like the Build-A-Bear for remote-control cars. It is really fun (even for adults). So click over and enter, because it ends tonight! . . .

I was filling out some paperwork for these two - trying to get them on the waiting list for preschool next year. I was laughing about them having the same birthday, and how confusing it will be for the teacher, who sees two kids, born on the same day, and same last name . . . and then sees these two walk in together. Perhaps not what she will expect? . . .