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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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09/19/2009

We never get to have any fun

Every once in a while my kids have moments of self pity.  Today it was Tyler.  When I asked him to finish his chores so we could get out of the house and do the fun activity we had planned, he responded with "We never get to have any fun."

After I picked my jaw up off the ground, I grabbed a pen and a piece of paper.  We gathered the family around the table (during lunch) and asked them to list some of the fun things we've done in just the two months since T & H came home.  Here's the list so far... just what we could remember in a few minutes.

Going to the Beach
Play Dates
Going to the Park
Lummi Island
Children's Museum
Zoo
Birthday Parties
Family Birthdays
Jump Around Fun Zone
Cubscouts
Cooking Together
Movie Nights
Eating Pizza
Snack Shack (have I really not blogged that yet?)
Going to the Movie Theater
Playing Board Games
Wii
Gameboy
Swimming Pool
Slip-N-Slide
Church Campout
Raising Butterflies
Raising Ladybugs
Studying Earthworms
Raising Beetles
Catching Frogs
Berry Picking
Foster Family Meetings
Mowing the Lawn with Dad
Mini Golf
Spray Parks
McDonalds
Staying in a Hotel
Going to Friends' Houses
Commissioning Service for our Church Plant
Homeschooling
Nature Walks
Trampoline
Tree Swing
Doing Puzzles Together
Making S'mores
Making Lemonade from Lemons
Playing Piano
Going to see a Play
Sand Art
Secret Missions (under Grandma's house)
Making Homemade Ice Cream
Wrestling with Dad
Read Alouds
Listening to iPods
Watching TV shows
Cupcakes at the Park
Walking through the Gardens at the Park
Picking food from our Garden
Finding Snails
Pedestrian Bridge
Climbing Trees
Collecting Eggs
Chasing Chickens
Playing with Cats
Snuggling Kitties
Looking at Photos
Snacks during schooltime
Getting our pictures taken
Visiting Relatives

(It took 4 sheets of paper.) 
Yep, poor kids.  What a boring 2 months. 

They don't get to have any fun.

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A little perspective goes a loooong way. Love it, thanks for sharing.

Posted by: Angie - heartchild | 09/19/2009 at 06:35 PM

Oh my! I feel quite certain our family hasn't done that many fun things in the last YEAR!

Posted by: Jodi | 09/20/2009 at 12:00 AM

I want to not have fun at your house! You are doing a great job! God will prevail~ I just don't know how yet.

Posted by: Carolynn Slocum | 09/21/2009 at 08:24 PM

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