I don't know how much staying-at-the-house we actually do. We definitely leave the house every single day. I would go stir crazy but also Jafta BEGS to leave the house. If I try staying home in the mornings, he starts negotiating:"mommy, can we go swimming?" "NO, we're staying home today" "AHHHH! mommy, can we go to Nate's house!?" "NO, Jafta, we're just staying home today" "mommy, can we go to the park?"then he starts in on anything he think will work just to leave the house"mommy, we have to . . .
Scolded for my parenting today
I had the worst experience today. I went grocery shopping with the kids, and thought we would eat lunch in the restaurant attached to the grocery store. It's a health food shop, and their "diner" is a pretty casual setting, so I though it would be okay if I braved it alone with two kids. Well . . .We sat down, and the only available table was squashed between several other tables. Way too close for comfort. Then we waited forever for anyone to wait on us. The kids were really hungry, and acting . . .
My husband needs a babysitter
Sometimes I think that if I died, my husband would lose custody of our children due to negligence. Seriously. Mark watches the kids by himself only one day a week. I work on Fridays and he has the day off. Well, yesterday was a tough day for them. I stopped in for lunch, at which time India was making a beeline for the kitchen door. Mind you, both kids are still in their pajamas. I remind him he needs to put the babygate up, and he tells me he thinks she's old enough to play outside by . . .
India is a year old!
I can't believe my baby is one! I feel like I was just pregnant. We had a great party in our backyard. I served brunch (cheapest option), we got a bouncehouse for the older kids and had a friend lead a sing-a-long. Cute, simple, easy, fun. Yay!But after the party I felt SO sad. I can't believe she will soon be a toddler. It is horrible to say, but I wish she would stay a baby forever! I know that it is bringing up old infertility feelings, and the fact that I may never have another baby. Not to . . .
45 Random Questions
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?nope 2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?this afternoon, realizing my baby is almost a toddler! 3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITINGwith the right pen (a good, goopy one) I love it. With a bad pen, it looks like a child's. 4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?turkey 5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?two 06. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?yes, and I would crack myself up 7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?no. I think sarcasm is thinly vieled anger 8. DO YOU . . .
A TPR. Finally. Again.
At court this morning the judge terminated the birthparents’ parental rights! This was a huge court decision and one we have been waiting for to confirm that we could adopt Jafta. This names us as prospective adoptive parents officially. We are back where we were in December 2005 . . . only two years later! Hopefully things can move quickly from this point. We have to wait 60 days to find out if an appeal is filed. Believe it or not, yes, this could happen again, but hopefully things were done . . .
India has a Haitian Twin. Introducing . . .
We are officiall matched with the little boy we met in Haiti and were so hoping to adopt. His dossier was just submitted with ours. Our paperwork is in Hatian's social service system, and it will probably be next year before we find out if they approve us. Haiti is a volatile place right now, so we are hoping and praying this adoption will move forward despite a corrupt government.Our little boy shares a birthday with our daughter India. They will both turn one next month on October 6th. Here . . .
Stay Away, and Things Happen
Finally! A hearing! Of course, it happened while we were in Seattle. We debated over canceling our trip and then decided that the only way the hearing would actually happen is if we didn’t wake up at the crack of dawn and drive to LA.Anyways, we are so excited to share that things are finally looking good. The judge did the arraignment and disposition on the same day, and set a trial for the TPR (termination of parental rights) on Sep. 24th. She waived the usual 120 day wait. We are again . . .
Our First Family Mission Trip
We just returned from our first mission trip as a family. We went with a team from our church to a small village in Baja, Mexico, to build houses for three families. We had an amazing time, and wanted to share some pictures and stories with you.The village we visited was remote and rural, and very different from the Mexico we have visited before. The people lived in extreme poverty, more like the conditions we’ve seen in Africa or India. Most of their homes were shacks built of found materials, . . .
About Me
Hi. I'm Kristen. I am a mom, wife, family therapist, writer, book nerd, musical theater fanatic and Jon Stewart stalker (at least that's what the restraining order says). Blogging is my own little form of therapy . . . and it's much cheaper per hour.If you are looking for a blog with great ideas for kids, amazing craft inspiration, scrapbooking help, and stunning photography, then AWESOME. There are a lot of those blogs out there. You should go find them.Around here, you will find some . . .
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