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VERY LONG TIME NO SEE!  HI FRIENDS!!!

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Okay.  So my foster daughter is in science and the girls in her class are talking about having sex with boys during the time they're supposed to be discussing science experiments.  They are talking pretty intimate details.  Condoms and all.  My foster daughter comes home and asks me about it.  She was wondering if they are just making it up.  Well ( Read more... )

I messed up.

Yeah, no big confession.  I do it all the time.  With six kids in my home right now, screwing up is a daily occurrence.  I'll happily admit it.  But I was glancing back at this entry Here  and I was disappointed in myself.  "Yep, one of those moments I'm sure she wished her real mom had been there."  REAL MOM?  Did I write that?  I'm  ( Read more... )

I watched the human development video with a bunch of giggling or shriveling 5th grade girls yesterday.  My foster daughter and I sat there together.  Yep, one of those moments I'm sure she wished her real mom had been there.  We are still getting to know the ins and outs of each other 4 weeks later, but her mom has been out of the picture for many ( Read more... )

Okay, we've had our newest foster daughter with us for nearing two weeks.  She's doing amazing here.  My kids love her, we think she's great, and she is really feeling at home.  School...not so good...but the kinks will smooth out.  I hope ( Read more... )

Not.

This is my kind of woman with 14 kids.
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For the past few days, I've been reading one chapter a night to my children before bed of this:

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I posted a rant for a few hours last night.  But I've taken it down, I don't rant well.  Thanks Jen for your thoughtful comment.  Keep being me.

So instead of a rant, I'm going to share a page the November/December 2008 Adoptive Families magazine.  November was National Adoption month.  The magazine focuses on all types of ideas, real life stories ( Read more... )

I was on Life Remixed Radio today. http://www.liferemixedradio.com/ (Today, if you click this link it will play) YEP...it was an hour long broadcast, but I didn't realize I was supposed to call in. Yeah, I'm blonde. I thought the host was going to call me because she asked for my ( Read more... )