Friday 7:34 p.m.
7 lbs 10.8 oz
Friday, April 21, 2017
Monday, April 17, 2017
Overdue
I know a blog post is long overdue. Unfortunately, so is Jessica's baby! Winter was due April 11, and there is no sign of her.
Jessica has been wanting to go to the beach, so we went twice. Jasmine had late start due to the testing schedule so was able to go the second time.
Hopefully we will have baby news for you soon.
Jessica has been wanting to go to the beach, so we went twice. Jasmine had late start due to the testing schedule so was able to go the second time.
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| River is getting so big. She can walk, climb and get in to everything. She is 15 months old. |
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| She loved the sand. Especially putting it all over herself. |
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| We went to a different beach both beach days. |
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| River helps me test new toys for the shop. |
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| Tara, Sierra, Adam and Kiki came over for a bit before leaving for the beach. Here are the girls. Wish Jessica and River could have joined us, but they did meet us at the beach. |
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| Have fun with photos. Ty was still asleep! |
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| Glad to have so many together, but sad we are not yet approved for child #9. |
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| Flying kites on Easter. A Haitian tradition. |
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
It's Been a Month
It's been a month since I last posted. Sometimes there is nothing to say, others times there isn't time to say it.
Opening a shop at our local flea market has been very time consuming, but it's also given me a sense of purpose. It has been a waiting game with hearing back from a publisher about my YA fiction. No answer to my e mails, no nothing. A waiting game to hear from our adoption worker and wondering why everything has come to a halt. But when it comes to the shop, we are all fully engaged.
Ty and I spend the week searching for good buys--toys that are for sale cheap because of their condition that we can clean up, repair etc and get ready to resell. Our family room (you remember I fixed it up a while back--see that post here) now looks like a warehouse. Other than being totally frustrated by the clutter, I am loving it.
Tara came to visit the shop. I will take some better photos of the shop on Friday. The flea market is open 8-5 Friday and 7-5 Saturday and Sunday. We can't get in during the week at all. So bad news if we leave something there we need.
We've had spring break.Too much of it was spent dealing with behavioral issues, but we also had a nice day at the beach.
There is a big storm moving in right now, and school is already canceled for tomorrow. Jessica is due on the 11th, and I'm hoping she doesn't go into labor during this storm.
I have a parenting blog that features quick tips since most of us don't have much time to read. You can check that out HERE.
Who has already had spring break and who is on break this week?
Opening a shop at our local flea market has been very time consuming, but it's also given me a sense of purpose. It has been a waiting game with hearing back from a publisher about my YA fiction. No answer to my e mails, no nothing. A waiting game to hear from our adoption worker and wondering why everything has come to a halt. But when it comes to the shop, we are all fully engaged.
Ty and I spend the week searching for good buys--toys that are for sale cheap because of their condition that we can clean up, repair etc and get ready to resell. Our family room (you remember I fixed it up a while back--see that post here) now looks like a warehouse. Other than being totally frustrated by the clutter, I am loving it.
We've had spring break.Too much of it was spent dealing with behavioral issues, but we also had a nice day at the beach.
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| I took River to the park while Jessica went to her prenatal appointment. She goes weekly now. |
There is a big storm moving in right now, and school is already canceled for tomorrow. Jessica is due on the 11th, and I'm hoping she doesn't go into labor during this storm.
I have a parenting blog that features quick tips since most of us don't have much time to read. You can check that out HERE.
Who has already had spring break and who is on break this week?
Friday, March 3, 2017
Fun Friday:Crock Pot Cream Cheese Chicken Chili
Life has been so crazy that I am simply going to share the recipe we are having tonight when another family comes over in a bit.
Crock Pot Cream Cheese Chicken Chili
4 chicken breasts
2 cans Rotel tomatoes
1 large can corn undrained
1 can black beans drained and rinsed
1 can red kidney beans drained and rinsed
2 envelopes ranch dressing mix
1 tsp chili powder
2 8 oz pkg cream cheese
Place the uncooked chicken in the bottom of the crock pot.
Top with the Rotel, corn, beans, dressing mix, cumin and chili powder. Stir to
mix. Top with cream cheese. Cook on low for 4-5 hours stirring occasionally.
Shred the chicken before serving. Can serve over rice or baked potato or use as
a dip.
Monday, February 27, 2017
Forward We Go!
A few posts back I wrote about the counseling session and what the counselor said about us not adopting. That has been bugging me, so when I took Kayla today I asked the counselor to talk to her first. I asked if she'd talked to adoptions, and she said no. I told her that I somewhat regret giving them her info because I'd thought she would tell them that we have parented multiple children with issues, so we have some experience with it. No real answers, but experience. I told her that the stress level at home is fairly low on a day to day basis, and that if we wait until Kayla consistently makes good choices, we may never adopt again.
We are not child collecting, we have not adopted in over seven years. It seems like we are missing one last child. A boy 12-15. There are not a lot of people asking for them, and it may be some child's last chance.
Well, her response today was totally different. She said it was not her place to say whether we should be approved to adopt or not. She said she would say we are a loving family who supports their kids and has consistent boundaries. And that we get our children the help they need. But she said that she would also have to say that we have a very manipulative child, and she does not want to see an adopted child get sabotaged by the manipulation.
It turned out that we had a short notice second visit by the adoption worker today. He said they had talked to all but two of our references. He did not mention the counselor. I did not bring it up. He took a video of our house with the kids narrating for him. Then he asked about each child and asked what behaviors we absolutely could not accept in an adopted child. I will write more about that in a later blog post but I am interested as to what you the blog readers would say to that question.
The kids played Disney Princess Uno during part of it but had to leave the room while we talked about them. After he left we had supper and strawberry short cake. Now Ty and Jasmine are trying out a used juicer I got for $2. They are mixing carrots, celery, pears, strawberries and Granny Smith apples. No recipe, just random choices. Any suggestions?
In other news, we are having a blast with the shop we rented at the local flea market. More about that later.
We are not child collecting, we have not adopted in over seven years. It seems like we are missing one last child. A boy 12-15. There are not a lot of people asking for them, and it may be some child's last chance.
Well, her response today was totally different. She said it was not her place to say whether we should be approved to adopt or not. She said she would say we are a loving family who supports their kids and has consistent boundaries. And that we get our children the help they need. But she said that she would also have to say that we have a very manipulative child, and she does not want to see an adopted child get sabotaged by the manipulation.
It turned out that we had a short notice second visit by the adoption worker today. He said they had talked to all but two of our references. He did not mention the counselor. I did not bring it up. He took a video of our house with the kids narrating for him. Then he asked about each child and asked what behaviors we absolutely could not accept in an adopted child. I will write more about that in a later blog post but I am interested as to what you the blog readers would say to that question.
The kids played Disney Princess Uno during part of it but had to leave the room while we talked about them. After he left we had supper and strawberry short cake. Now Ty and Jasmine are trying out a used juicer I got for $2. They are mixing carrots, celery, pears, strawberries and Granny Smith apples. No recipe, just random choices. Any suggestions?
In other news, we are having a blast with the shop we rented at the local flea market. More about that later.
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Friday, February 24, 2017
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Valentine's Day
Instead of giving out something for Valentine's Day, we had everyone come over for a pizza feast! Jessica had to work. Adam brought Tara, Sierra (Tara's niece), Brittney (a family friend going through some tough stuff) and Kealen.
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| Tara, Kealen, Sierra |
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| This is when I realized Kayla had shaved off the whole front part of her hair with a razor! About two days after we took her to get it styled. |
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| Kaleb and Adam |
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| Jasmine, Sierra, Brittney |
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