Evan started Kindergarten today. He’s was very excited and ready to head out the door by 10:00 AM even though class didn’t start until 12:30 PM. He loved his first day of school. He came home with tons of stories to tell and showed off what he learned in school.
Caylan also started daycare today. This [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Red Letter Day for the Kids
Posted in Adoption on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Bravery and Magic
Posted in Adoption, Bonding, Life Goes On, The real work begins on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Today was just one of those days that’s fun to be a Mom, although it didn’t start out quite that way. It turned out to be one of the biggest days for the kids since we returned home.
OK. I’m going to lay it out for the masses right now. There’s no sense in avoiding the [...]
Thankfulness
Posted in Adoption, Bonding, Life Goes On, The real work begins on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Not many things in this world completely uproot everything inside of you as much as becoming a parent. Your entire view of life changes. Your priorities change. Your whole world changes. Life hasn’t been the same since October 8, 2007. It’s been so much better.
Tomorrow is the first Thanksgiving for our children and us as [...]
Sad…then, Happy!
Posted in Adoption, Bonding, Life Goes On, The real work begins on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Today was a mix of emotions for me and the kids. You run into those days once in a while. This was just one of those days.
This morning, we had to take my Mom to the airport so she could head back home. Mom was sad to leave. The kids were sad to see her [...]
Milestone
Posted in Adoption, Bonding, Life Goes On, Return Home, The real work begins on Friday, November 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The world has changed. It has changed in a way that was completely unexpected. You think, “We have two new children. We’ll teach them our way of looking at the world and how to interact with it.” Yet, that’s not all that happens.
When you teach and raise your children, you suddenly realize that you don’t see [...]
