Year after year I have gotten the invitation to attend the Mother/Son Brunch at the end of the year at my son’s high school, Carmel High School, in Mundelein, IL. I would briefly show it to the son in high school at the time and they would laugh. I would then recycle it. However, this [...]
Archive for April, 2008
24 Apr
Not Available in Stores…
Alex came to me yesterday morning to tell me there was a commercial on TV that’s all about Trains. He then said, “It’s too bad you can’t buy them anymore. They don’t have anymore.” I asked him why he thought that. “Well, listen to what the guy says…They are not available in stores!”
I then had [...]
23 Apr
Getting Ready for Senior Prom
I know most of my posts are about Tania & Alex…being the ones we adopted from Russia a few years ago…they seem to have to most stories. However, today my attention is going to Kellen…our Biological Baby…third son…who has just turned 18 and is ready to graduate from High School.
I admit, he was very attached [...]
23 Apr
It is True! The World IS revolving around Tania today!
Wow…raising girls IS really different than raising boys! I know I was thrown into parenting a girl right when she became a pre-teen. I have heard that raising girls is great until they are about 11 (that’s the age Tania was when she was adopted) and then they drive you crazy until they are around [...]
2 Apr
Homework is missing….
Alex sometimes doesn’t realize how much he really is telling me. Yesterday before he went to school (2nd grade) I reminded him of what we’d have to do after school…one thing being his spelling homework. He then informed me he wouldn’t have any because he would forget it at school. Sure enough, when he came [...]
2 Apr
Interview with Angelina Jolie on Toddler Adoptions
As you know, we adopted 2 older children from Russia. They were 5 and 10 at the time. There are advantages and disadvantages of adopting older children. Some of the advantages are they are already potty trained, can play with others, can talk, and it is already apparent if there are health issues or not. [...]
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