My youngest son is under the weather with a cough that has side-lined him for a couple of days. Though the boys love their “Sissy” to death, they tend to play with each other for most of the day. Sissy will join in for periods of time, then drift off to play with her dolls. You might see the boys ask to come into her room later on in the day to play with her, but for the most part, the boys have found their soulmates, sibling-wise, in each other.

With their younger “Bubbie” quarantined to his room with ample videos and CDs to keep him occupied, my oldest son and... more

It's been exactly one year (right around this time of day (except a different time zone!)) since we met the children who are now ours!

Last May 22nd, I posted Road Trip: Day Two – Meeting the Kids. It's been an amazing year full of pinnacles and valleys unimaginable at the time I wrote that last year! But, here we are a year later, fully bonded, attached, and settled into a routine.

My children love each other with amazing depth for children who have only formally known... more

This has been yet another week of crisis for our family, not just one, but two crises! I’m tired. I’m sleep deprived. But guess what? I haven’t been Mean Mama Menopause. And, you know what else? The kids have risen to the occasion, as well!

On top of everything I’ve had to deal with this week, I honestly thought the kids would just bicker, and fuss, and grate on each other’s nerves until we all imploded. And, while, yes, last I looked, they were still “just” kids and had a bit of all that going on from time to time, they hung together. They voluntarily offered to... more

Like Pancake Saturday, today had a lot of variety!

We got wonderful news regarding our oldest son’s newest condition: The MRI came back normal. I don’t know exactly what this means, as I found out via my e-mailed query to his pediatric neurologist. So, I don’t know if it means the seizures have resolved themselves and he no longer is classified as one who suffers from seizure disorder/epilepsy;... more

I woke up this morning to find that my oldest son had straightened up and swept the front entryway. Not to be outdone, Sissy wanted in, and they both set to work making my breakfast and their dad’s lunch for work.

For the rest of the day, all I had to do was mention something or ask, and it was done! Before you all besiege me with requests to open up a school or offer parenting seminars, let me say, I have no idea what spurred this on! If I had a pill or formula, I would bottle it, but I certainly have appreciated it while it’s lasted!

I had a migraine this... more

Big Bubbie has started a new tradition that I will call Storytime Theatre.

As you may remember, my daughter suffers from PTSD, and has severe insomnia. She has begun asking her big brother to tell her a story each night before she goes to bed. My oldest is quite the ham and he loves to tell long-winded... more

As the old adage goes, “hindsight is always 20/20.” I should have taken the time to sit down with the kids and talk to them about our second post-adoptive placement visit. But, because the social worker wanted to meet with me alone, and thus I knew I wouldn’t be taking the kids, I guess I thought it was a moot point and why introduce the topic, eh?

Boy, was I ever wrong!

Later on that day, hubby told me that right after I left, the kids began their usual flurry of questions that often occur after one or the other of us has to leave. So, their dad explained to them that I was going to visit with... more

Hubby is an independent contractor, and as such, has pretty flexible. He came home early today and took the kids to Spanish class, so that I could get some rest.

The kids loved having dad take them to class. Because of the flexible nature of what he does, they get to see him more often than most dads who work more traditional hours, but still, they were thrilled to hang out with Daddy for awhile today.

From the moment our oldest was born, my husband has been a full co-parent. Though he works full time, he manages not only to make time for the children, but for me as well, so that I can have a little bit of time to re-group.

Because I homeschool the kids and am with... more