Today was a hard day. Today, both Keanan and India turn three years old. Each of the last three birthdays has been hard, but this one was particularly difficult. On their first birthdays, I thought for sure that we would celebrate #2 together. Last year, I was certain he would be home by three. Today, I just don't know what to think anymore. Last year I described this day as bittersweet. Today I am just feeling bitter.I'm sure it didn't help that we didn't really have any birthday festivities . . .
make it work
Jafta is my crafty little kid. He is always coming up with creative solutions for the things he wants, and this often involves dressing up like someone else. Like when he was watching football with Mark, and he suddenly bolted out of the room and re-emerged with two rolls of toilet paper under his shirt, declaring himself a "USC football guy":And then, a few days later, he came up with a better solution, using his skateboard pads on his shoulders:He has also been asking for an ipod so he could . . .
Disney Dad
Things Mom Packs to Take Two Kids to Disneyland:stroller, sunblock, wipes, alternate outfits, water bottles, healthy snacks, antibacterial gel, camera, band-aids, and extra undiesThings Dad Packs to Take Two Kids to Disneyland:two kidsAmount of Notice Mom Needs to Go to Disney:72 hours minimum and a XanaxAmount of Notice Dad Needs to Go to Disney:aprox. 2 secondsParent Who Wins Girl Scout Badge of Preparation & Frugality:momParent Who Wins Affection of Kids:dad . . .
catching up
We are slowly but surely settling back in from our whirlwind trip to Haiti last week. During the month of September, we somehow spent nearly as much time traveling as we did at home. My house, my work, my kids, my sleep, my email inbox, and my patience are all feeling the results of that. I am SO looking forward to a month of doing nothing. (Nothing other than raising three small children while working from home, of course).We had such a great time in Haiti. It's always an adventure, and this . . .
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stateside
We're back in Miami. We had an amazing visit in Haiti. A-MA-ZING. Every part of it went so well. We had such a good visit with Keanan, a quick and easy signing at the courthouse, a great time with friends in Haiti, and (so far) no flight delays. And Karis: ROCK STAR. She did so well, and now she has a stamp to go with that adorable little passport photo, which had many a customs agent laughing, too.We spend the night here, and then on to LA in the morning. Can't wait to kiss my big kids. . . .
matching superfamily
Look who's matching!(Thanks to Lisa Blah Blah for the matching idea.)We went out and bought some matching shirts for the family - just a small little thing, but I think it meant a lot to the kids. They thought it was very fun that we all had superhero shirts on today. In fact, Jafta and India called us the "superfamily". Nice. Really, it was just the only t-shirt I could find in size infant all the way to adult. But they don't need to know that.All this matching lead me to a fun idea for Keanan. . . .
99 problems but the passport ain’t one
Phewsh. We have a passport. In a shocking display of government efficiency, I showed up for my passport appointment at 11am and left with the passport in hand at 1pm. I was expecting today to be long and painful, but it was actually pretty easy. Dare I say, even a bit pleasant. I only had to wait about five minutes for my appointment, and then they gave me a ticket and told me to come back in two hours for the passport. Karis and I found a shady spot in front of the building and had a little . . .
cold-blooded, ya’ll
Today was the first time in a very, very, very long time that we have all been home with nothing on the schedule. And when I say nothing on the schedule, I mean nothing besides sorting donations and packing suitcases and buying last-minute supplies and treating our clothes with insect repellant and checking the passport status website every five minutes.You know. A free day.Once again, thanks to our amazing friends and a pleading status update on Facebook, we have four huge suitcases full of . . .
the passport problem, and staying off the ledge
I'm feeling a little edgy this week. Could be all the traveling we've been doing this month. Could be the impromptu trip to Haiti we are taking next week. Could be the fact that Mark is at a training all weekend in LA. Could be the three kids thing, the nursing thing, the not-sleeping thing . . . could just be a little lingering post-partum crazy. Whatever the reason, I've been finding myself a little overwhelmed. Okay, a lot overwhelmed.This morning I got myself into a little panic that . . .
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