Interests:Loving Jesus, Spending time with my sweet husband Stephen, Being a mommy, Adoption, Scrapbooking, Home Schooling, Reading, Watching NCIS and Cooking (ok they did not have a spot for "Addictions" so I'm adding my own category: Addictions -- totally addicted to Adoption!) Expertise:Cleaning up messes!! Occupation:Stay at home Mommy
I find it fascinating how different my kids are from me.Why it always catches me by surprise that my kids have different personality traits and talents, I really don’t know, but it does.I have zero artistic ability…..and I mean drawing a stick person is the extent of my artistic skill…….one day I noticed that Jeremiah was drawing an amazing tractor…….I was shocked!My mom drew a tractor for him, he watched and then drew some of his own, with improvements!Is this MY son!
I feel the same way watching Natalie play soccer.This girl’s got game!Now me……I don’t have any “sports sense” and coordination……forget it!But Natalie,she is amazing.She’s only had two practices and played about 4 or 5 games this season, but she knows exactly what to do!This past Saturday she scored 8 goals……yep, EIGHT!I love watching her play.She hangs back…..no “herd ball”for this girl…..she let’s the boys fight it out and when the ball is free, she’s on it.Natalie has an innate sense to protect her goal (her league does not play with goalies) and she can outrun EVERY kid.And this is MY daughter!!
Today is Birthmother’s Day.And all day I’ve been thinking about Carlos and Jeremiah’s birthmom.All day I’ve been thinking about Natalie’s birthmom.And all day I’ve been thinking about Jadyn’s birthmom.I’ve never met these three beautiful women.I’ve never been able to look them in the eyes and say thank you.I wish I could tell them how amazing their sons or daughter is……….and what a privilege it has been for Stephen and me to teach, train and love these precious children.I think about the pain that they have endured and I wonder if tomorrow is unbearably difficult for them.
I feel like this is a half-finished thought, but I can’t seem to find the right words to finish it.
Guess what?!!?!?Our chicks have turned into chickens and THEY ARE STILL ALIVE!Sorry for shouting, it’s just that we’ve never had a “pet” that lived longer than two week and our chicks are now about 8 weeks old and living!!!
About 3 weeks ago Stephen got their new home finished and they moved from our sunroom into the great outdoors.I’m not sure who was happier, me to have thesunroom back and stink free or the chickens (especially since their box was getting really cramped).And they are thriving living outside.
We named one chicken Ginger because she kept escaping……silly thing would get out and then sit right beside the hen house…..I’m not sure why she felt the need to escape,but Stephen fixed that little problem and she’s now safe.
The kids still love their chicks, even though they are so big now, and very often I find all four of my big kids in the cage with the chickens.
I am NOT a shoe girl.......that gene passed me by. Now my little sisters.....total different story. Don't believe me? Blogs don't lie (well Ok, some blogs might but this is the real deal) Go on now, click the link and see for yourself my little sister's shoe "issues". And my baby sister loves shoes so much she decorated her Christmas tree, not with ornaments, but with her shoes!! Hi Mary
I'm pretty sure that somewhere, somehow my daughter got a bit of that shoe DNA. Natalie LOVES her shoes. The more they sparkle and shine the better she likes them. And give her a pair of high-heels......heaven! A few days ago we were "gifted" this pair of boots and Natalie immediately snatched them up and has been wearing them EVERY DAY since!
