1. The other day, Mark was sitting at his new ipad, asking me some curious questions about my monthly cycle because he had downloaded an app to track my periods. (At least it wasn’t this one?) 2. Yesterday, this magazine came in the mail. I DID NOT ORDER IT, and have no idea who did. Is someone trying to send me a message? 3. Also, on my twitter sidebar, twitter recommends that I would enjoy reading the updates of the following two people: I’m not sure what any of this says . . .
the bachelor cycle of shame
I want to talk for a minute about how I went from despising the show The Bachelor, to last night lying awake in concern over the fate of Brad and Emily’s relationship. First of all, every season I vow to stop watching this show. I find the whole premise skeevy, especially the inevitable fantasy suite date where the bachelor spends the night with three different women in some attempt to kick the tires before he buys test the limits of a 10-day dose of zythromax get to know the women . . .
the orange bandit
My kids love those California Cuties oranges. Or tangerines? Whatever they are . . . we love them. I am kind of stingy with the snacking schedule around here, but the kids are allowed to eat fresh fruit whenever they want. So they are grabbing these oranges all day. Eating oranges and dressing up in costumes. It’s what we do. Karis likes the oranges, too. But more than eating oranges, she loves to master a task that her older siblings can do. She . . .
what I want you to know: parental rights, human rights, and foster care
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. The following post is by Campbell, who blogs at The Percolated Paradox. Campbell aged out of the fostercare sytem and is a passionate writer on the subject. I hope you will take the time to read this post . . .
thoughts about the idea camp for orphan care
“To show compassion for an individual without showing concern for the structures of society that make him an object of compassion is to be sentimental rather than loving.” William Sloane Coffin Jr. I’ve been wanting to put down my thoughts about the idea camp I attended two weeks ago, but it has been hard to organize a coherent post about this multi-layered experience because there is just so much to unpack. So . . . I rambled in a video instead. I am still planning to post the . . .
when a good parent-teacher conference doesn’t feel good. (and when it does)
About six months ago, I had my first parent-teacher conference for Kembe. We started him in preschool after he had been home from Haiti for about four months. We would have waited longer, but he learned English very quickly and he was soon begging to go to preschool like his brother and sister. I had some reservations about it, but we gave it a shot and he really, really liked it. In retrospect, I think the preschool environment was much more familiar to him than a home . . .
how to waste a weeknight
Winter nights can be a challenge. We are anxiously awaiting the time change and some warmer weather, so we can get back to playing outside in the evenings. In the meantime, we go to the mall. A lot. Our typical routine: Carousel Rides ($1 each) Letting the kids pound on computers in the Mac store (free) Mini cones at the Ruby’s counter ($1 each) If we are feeling particularly adventurous, we might stop by Sees Candy for some free samples, let . . .
technology black hole
Sometimes I envy those Amish. We are having a bad technology month. I actually feel like we have a technology curse. I am sort of hoping other people read this and say, “no, this stuff happens to me, too”. Because I feel like the constant breaking/crashing/rebooting/ exclamation-point-within-a-triangle thing is just a big fat episode of me being punked. Punked by technology. - We just cancelled our Uverse cable, because a) ATT is like an abusive boyfriend who I . . .
adoption and HIV: an inspirational family
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book club ideas
Well. This was not actually meant to be a post. I was sitting with my friends at book club this evening, and we were trying to decide what to read next. Every month we narrow our choices down to about six books, and then the next month we can't remember any of the previous suggestions. So I told the group I would make a running list. And I remembered that last night I made a posterous account, so that I could have somewhere to dump my instagram photos. I told my friends I would post the . . .
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