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You Know You're An Adoptive Family When...

  • your child's new therapist scares the snot out of her... and you love him for it, and know you've finally found the right guy.
  • you daydream about how to add rooms or re-partition space in your small home to make room for more children.
  • for that matter, you wonder if there's someone who could retro-fit your van with another bench seat instead of the 2 seperate ones in the middle row, to make room for just one more child...
  • you have to remind yourself to let out of town friends and family members know how many kids you currently have, in case they missed a coming or a going.
  • you have to explain why the birthparents they love aren't on their "Safe-Side Adults" list.
  • you overhear your newest children talking in the bathroom, debating about whether they like this home better, or a previous one.
  • you tell your son he's your favorite black-haired 8 year old (since you also have a blonde 8-year old), and he replies with "And you're ONE OF my favorite moms."
  • your children see an advertisement with a baby in it and ask if we can "get that one."
  • your children ask to "keep" the babysitter.

Foster & Adoptive Placements

  • **K (3 days old)
    Picked up from the hospital 10/1/10, not sure how long she'll be here, but we're enjoying her!
  • **Gideon (7) and Malaika (5)
    Placed July 13, 2009 for adoption. A relative came forward and they were removed from our home Sept 26, 2009. Returned April 18, 2010. Adoption Finalized September 20, 2010!
  • L (11 days old)
    September 15-16, 2010 (2 days)
  • S (3 1/2)
    January 2010 (2 days)
  • C (6 months)
    December 2nd-23rd, 2009. (3 weeks)
  • C (8) & J (5)
    March 20th-22nd, 2009. (3 days.)
  • T (2) and A (13 months)
    February 2009 (3 days) Update: adopted by a family in Eastern Washington
  • R (1-2)
    February 4, 2009 - February 17, 2010. (1 year). Native child - tribe wouldn't allow adoption. Moved to a long-term foster home.
  • S (age 10)
    New Year's Eve 2008 (6 days) Update: being adopted by a co-worker of Brian's!
  • J (6) & S (2.5)
    December 2008 (6 days)
  • **Hallie (3 weeks)
    Placed August 2003 - Adoption Finalized December 2004
  • **Sam (13 months)
    Placed August 2002 - Finalized Adoption May 2003
  • J (7) & F (18 mo)
    Father's Day Weekend 2002 (4 days)

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02/03/2009

Superbowl

Big sports days are like holidays for my husband.  I finally started a bin (as with all of my holiday decorations) of "Sports Celebrations."  Among the pieces collected for superbowl...

-Football Tablecloth
-Football Chip Platter
-Football Paper Plates, Cups and Napkins
-Football and Goalpost Toothpicks
-A Soft Football for passing around during the game
-Plastic Footballs (to hold candy) - I got them during in the Easter stuff at Big Lots a few years back.

(I have a few baseball things collected for Mariner's Opening Day, too.)

Brian loves sports.  I love to make the days a bit more special for him by making a big deal out of it... and... like I mentioned last year... I like the opportunity to make man food.  On this year's menu:

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Chicken Nuggets with Homemade Honey Mustard
Chips and Dip (Onion/Garlic Dip)
Pretzels
Pigs (Little Smokies) in Blankets (Crescent Rolls)
Mini Philly Cheesesteak Sandwiches
Cream Cheese Brownies
Homemade Pop and Italian Sodas (thanks to our Soda Club soda maker)
and of course... "Football" Chocolate Covered Strawberries!

During the game, we had a couple of running games of BINGO going on.  We just had our last Christmas get-together Saturday (I'll blog that soon... I'm so behind!) and were given a "BINGO bin" with a great Bingo set in a wooden case, complete with rotating ball cage, and a tote full of wrapped gifts for ongoing prizes, each color-coded with different wrapping papers for each of us.  Brian won two games, the rest of us each won one.

Posted at 06:00 AM in Family, Holidays, Marriage, What's Cooking |

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Amy/southkona

This is really funny because I remembered your Super Bowl food post from last year and was thinking of you on Sunday and how delicious the food at your house must be! Those football chocolate strawberries are so cool. Almost makes me wish my husband liked sports :)

Posted by: Amy/southkona | 02/03/2009 at 05:54 PM

Michelle

Now I have a question...and boy do I hope you are set up to receive all these comments in your email box.

I've noticed a FUN food theme. IT BREAKS my budget. How do you do it?

I have to start shopping for a party WEEKS in advance or eat light the rest of the week.

Like next week is a Spring Break and I wanted to do fun, light foods that we don't normally eat. I KNOW it's going to be over $200 for groceries, if not MORE. Of course that will be the whole week. Anyway...are you frugal...or do you just spend?

Posted by: Michelle | 03/19/2009 at 09:41 PM

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