Mornings are always a little tricky around here. Every morning before school, I wake everyone in time to do their morning ritual stuff and have a few minutes left over for leisure or laziness or TV or whatever. I am mostly busy getting Chloe ready for school since she is dependent for each step in [...]
Archive for May, 2011
18 May
New Wheels
(This post is a couple of months old . . . but I finally took a photo of my van today.) Well, Chloe’s friend, Ashlyn, can’t say that Chloe’s mom has monster wheels anymore because Chloe’s mom has a new car! Yep, I got a new van. Well, a new-to-me van, anyway. My old van [...]
17 May
My Heart Rejoices . . . and My Heart Aches
Adoption. I LOVE it! I encourage everyone to do it. I hope to do it again someday. It is a beautiful thing. Just saying the word stirs up a powerful emotion within me. The experience of adoption is an instant friend-maker. You find out a stranger has adopted, and you’re instant bosom buddies. Celebrating Zachary’s [...]
16 May
Thoughts
I apologize for the lack of posts for the last week. I’m sorry. The truth is, I’ve been a little wrapped up. Wrapped up in surviving the last few weeks of a really, really tough school year for Zippy and Chloe. It has been painful and brutal in many ways. And we only have to [...]
6 May
A Good Read
Please, please, please go and read my friend Jennifer’s thoughts today. Whew! In a nutshell, it’s exactly my thoughts and my heart! Taking the time to read the links she provides would be a great use of time — and just might work to convince you that you believe in inclusion for all students, too! [...]
5 May
Playing Surprise
Elliot was kind enough to video Chloe and me playing a game that she LOVES to play. If she had her way, we’d play it morning and evening, weekdays and weekends, over and over and over. She loves the “Shhhhhhing” and the secrecy of the game. The suspense is sometimes too much for her — [...]
4 May
Never Good Enough
I hate that he was so proud of it. I hate that he worked on it for 3 weeks. I hate that he thought he had done well. I hate that I didn’t know he could have typed the final copy. I hate that he was supposed to have finished it over Easter weekend. I [...]
3 May
To Those Willing To Hear
(Disclaimer: Before anyone gets offended or angry about this post, please be aware that this “letter” is not to any particular person or even group of people. This letter is a compilation of thoughts and ideas from literally years of experiences with Chloe. Now, don’t hear me saying for you not to think about and [...]
2 May
Not Me! Monday
I used to join up with MckMama and lots of other bloggers in Not Me! Monday, where we confessed many things that we absolutely did not do this week! (Of course we didn’t!) But I get the feeling that she isn’t do it anymore so today I’m not linking up. Here are a few things that have not been going on at my house [...]
