bumps and beeps

well…we made it thru the weekend without an ER trip but only slightly…i have said for awhile now that they need to give parents one of those punch cards for the ER…your 10th visit is FREE. Last week Prissy had a trip there (why is it always at night) with a nose that wouldn’t stop [...]

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love this kid

here is my oldest monster…mr. serious…mr. “thats why i don’t skateboard”…mr. genius…i could watch him all day long

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sillies

baby monster hears me talk about adoption so much that she tells people she is from korea..and gets mad if you try to correct her…then prissy will say something like “no you are from a belly” and it really ticks baby off. I have tried to explain to prissy that she is from “a belly” [...]

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Happy Birthday Emily

Today our little friend Emily would have been two years old. 
She went to be with Jesus just a couple weeks ago.
I can’t help but imagine that today as she celebrates in Heaven that she is running and jumping and bouncing…using her legs in ways she was never able to do on earth…
This afternoon the monsters [...]

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heroes

the topic came up the other day…who or what would you die for
I know…not really a nice topic, but an interesting one…
your kids, your spouse, your God, your friend, your family, a conviction, the innocent, a stranger, your country
would you? could you? should you?
I am a topical thinker…i tend to dwell on one area until [...]

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the pain of a bad decision

bad decisions…we have all made them usually they are spur of the moment…and they always hurt. today i took the girls to a “special sale” as we have grown fond of calling them… consignment sales are so much fun and today there were lots of costumes now dressing up for Halloween is [...]

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cheerleader

I was a bad cheerleader in school…i didn’t fit in with the other “cooler” ones…but now i have the BEST team to cheer for…TEAM WRITER WHOO HOO!!!!
Yes, my own, wonderful, super fabulous, awesome Hubby is now a CMA NOMINEE!!!
I am so very proud of him…how cool is that.
It is awesome to be recognized for hard [...]

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messy house

my house is a mess…it isn’t for lack of trying…i try so hard. I try to clean at least a portion of it each day and say my thanks for having it…but the minute i get one part clean i turn around and this is what i see…yes, i left baby alone for a few [...]

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adoption

 
 
 
 
 
 
Here are my beautiful monsters…my loves, my purpose…my crazy-makers.
I love them so much.
Today I had three different people approach me with questions about adoption and the most important thing I think I can tell them…is the miracle is not so much in that they are mine but that they are EACH OTHERS…look at these four [...]

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ketchup and spray butter

  Prissy is a case study in herself…in so many ways. But, one of the funniest is her diet. She is tiny to begin with…she and baby monster wear the same size and there is two years difference in them…i know, i know…she is asian and has that cute little figure and baby has my genetics [...]

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