Personal Stories and Situations

Today was an incredibly stressful, yet positively wonderful day. Absolutely everything that I had planned for today did not go right at all. I had a lot to get done, and very little time to do it in, as once the kids arrived home from school we had to hurry up and get in the car and drive quite a distance, for an extremely important engagement. Only both the kids didn't go to school today, as my little guy got sick again and had to stay home. We were quite worried this morning as to if he would be able to make it to this most special occasion, and what on Earth we were going to do if he was in fact, too sick… [more]

So far these are the two things that December has brought to our family. The kids throughly enjoyed the snow, all of the sickness however, they have not. The little guy was the first one to come down with Bronchitis, and he was carted off to the doctor's office for a check up and some medication. Just after recovering from that, however, he brought home strep throat, and pink eye, curiosity of the public school system. Somehow those two infections managed to join forces and cause an ear infection as well, so the little man has been less than a happy camper, especially since his high fever landed us in the emergency room, as well as another trip to the doctor's office… [more]

For as long as I can remember the only goal that I have had in life was to be a mom. I always figured that I would get married, and that I would have a house and possibly a job, but the only thing that I spent time fantasizing about was being a mom to the children that I knew I would one day have. While my lack of fantasizing about anything else has left me in the dark when it comes to what I would like to be when I grow up, the fact that I am already a mom to two wonderful boys just puts me over the moon! I love being a mom. I love being the one that they come to with issues and… [more]

A few weeks ago I described our adventures in trying to send off our passport applications, and how we had hit a roadblock at every single turn. Well, I am thrilled to announce that after all of that hassle in getting the applications out, the last three finally arrived today! My husband's came last week, which was not a surprise to us, since he was in the military anything official tends to go faster for him, and thankfully the rest of the families passports followed closely behind. I inspected each passport to make sure that all of the information on them was correct, and they were, as well as each coming back with the birth certificates that we had sent with the applications. I… [more]

This weekend my adopted stepson was quite the busy man! He had his Lock In with the AFJROTC on Friday, where they stayed up all night drinking soda, playing dodge ball, and video games, and just hanging out and getting to know each other. My adopted stepson had an absolute blast, and promptly came home and went to sleep upon his return to the house early Saturday morning. He knew that Saturday was going to be another late night, as he was attending the school's Homecoming Dance, and wanted to be well rested for the event. Our fears over him finding a girlfriend did not come true this time around (big sigh of relief) he opted not to dance, but to mingle… [more]

My adopted stepson is going to his first Lock In this evening. It is with the AFJROTC, and I don't think that he could be more excited if he tried! For the first time in his life, he finally feels like he belongs and is accepted, not only by his family, but by his peers as well, and the change in him now that he feels that stability and security is absolutely outstanding! He is more confident, as well as more relaxed and easy going. He is able to brush things off now, and not take absolutely everything as a personal attack, which is a nice change. He is also able to make new friends with his new found confidence, and actually keep… [more]

I will admit, upfront, that I am a 'fixer.' If someone is in need, I am the first to jump in and want to do whatever I can to help resolve the issue in whatever way that I can. It is a selfish action I suppose, because it makes me feel absolutely incredible to lend a helping hand when another person is in need. Sometimes, most times, things work out fine, yet other times, trying to fix things for others has landed me in some hot water, so to speak. I wrote yesterday, about how we handled speaking with my adopted stepson about his birthmother, and it got me to thinking about my desire to fix things for others, and how at times, others are so… [more]

So what do you do when your kids don't, or won't listen, you are frustrated, and absolutely nothing is going your way? Sure you can get angry and stomp around the house, or you can sit back and do your best to find the humor in the situation. Laughing at how awful a day can be is honestly a great way to make the day better, and to remind yourself that the little things in life really aren't worth getting yourself all worked up over. Last night was a prime example in our household of how a frustrating event turned into quite a laughable matter when it was all said and done. The boys have adjusted remarkably well to school. Each and everyday they come home happy… [more]

Adoption is something that my family has always had an interest in. Before my husband and I got married, we discussed adoption and it was a great relief to discover that both of us were interested in adding children to our family through adoption. We both had an interest in adopting through the foster care system, and have taken our time researching both adoption and the foster care system throughout the years in order to be as prepared as possible for such a large life change. Anyone who knows me will let you know, very quickly I would imagine, that I am not one to jump into anything and probably the slowest decision maker on the planet...I say probably because I haven't quite decided yet. When… [more]

Today marks the first day of school for both of my boys. My adopted stepson was up early this morning, before the sun, getting ready for his first day of tenth grade. As if having a tenth grader wasn’t depressing enough, my youngest son began his first day of Kindergarten today as well. I must say that so far this morning, he has handled it much better than I have! I did manage to get all the way out of his classroom before leaning against the wall in the hallway and crying over the fact that my baby is no longer a baby, and ready for school. My adopted stepson seemed less nervous than he has in the past for the… [more]