Just an FYI - Ive decided to close out this blog and the Facebook page. Since my focus of the blog was our adventures as foster parents and were no longer fostering at this time, Im having a hard tim...
Things here have been very hectic the last month or so. Weve had some major RAD setbacks/issues and its not left me much time to blog. Luckily we seem to have leveled out a bit this week,...
Welcome to Fall! I thought it would be fun to create a list of crafts, recipes and activities I want to do with the family this fall. Hope you enjoy!{Crafts}Fall Family SignTurkey Day Awa...
(Ive decided there is no appetizing way to present split pea soup...)Last week while walking through Sams I had an impulse buy of spinach artichoke dip... which of course needed bread and Sams only s...
Now that I am past that horrible morning sickness Ive been trying to get the piles of stuff that have accumulated around the house sorted out. Also, get the rooms reorganized and ready. T...
I recently came across this cute little activity on Money Saving Mom, right about the time I decided our morning routine needed adjusting. My girls are early risers. I am as well, but not...
This song is my anthem lately... I know God gave us this family, especially my Fancy Pants, for a reason. I was meant to be her mother. I dont always understand or see in myself what He s...
This past week Fancy Pants and I attended therapy together for the first time. I told her that she was coming with me about an hour and a half before we left. That hour and a half was not...
I think every parent can agree that parenting multiple children is a balancing act. Each child has specific needs and different personalities. Having a child that has RAD makes this balan...
As I was sorting through books in the girls new room I decided to put all the therapeutic books together so they were easily accessible at story time or when Fancy Pants is in an open mood....
I posted the second half of our testimony on our infertility a few minutes ago (or it should have posted, Ive set it to go automatically). I wanted to put this in a separate post because the ot...
I started to write our testimony when we first found out we were pregnant. I hadnt yet had any morning sickness and things were going very well with the foster kids and our kids. &nbs...
Just wanted to say a quick thanks to all those who replied to my post the other day, on the blog or privately. I appreciate all your encouragement!! And Im glad that Im not overwhelming y...
When we started doing Foster Care and when we adopted we heard a lot of people say that you have to build yourself a "toolbox" full of ideas and techniques for parenting hurt children. ...
As I chatted with a friend this weekend about RAD and Fancy Pants a memory popped into my head. A girl once told me, when my son was young, that another mom didnt like me because I talked about...
Were finally starting our homeschooling this week. We dont have anything super exciting planned, just some little things to start us out. I dont expect to get everything done that we want...
So our WIC ran out last month... and I forgot to go. We only still qualify because of the way they do the militarys income. For some time Ive been wanting to let this go, but it saves us ...
If youre a mom, youve probably suffered from Mommy Guilt. I know I have numerous times over the years. Anything ranging from snapping at my kid when I shouldnt have, to allowing them to m...
Since Ive been sharing about all this hard stuff weve been going through here with our sweet Fancy Pants, I want to share some of the amazing stuff that happened last week as well.With RAD kids heali...
I was wondering about something yesterday. When a mother gives birth to a baby that is born with a disorder or some type of chromosome abnorm ality do they go through a mourning period...
We were on vacation last week and one night I couldnt sleep so I laid in bed reading this book "Parenting the Hurt Child" that the therapist recommended. Tony lay asleep next to me and ...
Weve been seeing a great therapist to help with Fancy Pants attachment issues. I am very pleased, as therapy and RAD dont usually mix. I love the way the therapy is set up - I see the the...
So much has changed in the past few months, I hardly know what to blog anymore. The point of my blog was to mostly blog about our adventures in foster parenting. Since were no longer fost...
I know I havent posted much lately, life has been too overwhelming to even think about blogging. However, I have to share this song. It touches my heart every time I hear it lately. ...
Im sorry I havent posted in awhile, and let me first say to the title - the baby is doing just fine, growing great, strong heartbeat... all is wonderful on that front.I wish I could say that everyone...
Im sure having RAD kids sounds fun if you dont know what RAD stands for. RAD is Reactive Attachment Disorder and is common in children who never learned to attach at birth. Maybe their ne...
I don’t even know where to begin in this story of our secondary infertility and overcoming it. I want to say first though that if you are reading this and you are experiencing infertility to re...
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