This surgery sort of snuck up on me. I mean, I knew it was coming, but I guess I’ve sort of been in denial. And by denial I mean so insanely busy with homeschooling nine (we’re already four weeks in, yay!) and getting Clementine ready for her own itty-bitty school year and learning to manage life with twelve kids under… Read More
One Month with Magnolia
One month home with Magnolia. Dang. My name is Stefanie and I am a slacker. I had all kinds of plans to post frequent updates after we got home, writing it all down and taking all kinds of pictures like I did with Clementine. But that just hasn’t happened. I don’t think I factored in the constant level of crazy… Read More
Meeting Magnolia: the rest of the story
In March of last year, I saw a face that stopped me in my tracks. Her name was Rosie. She was ridiculously cute, had Down syndrome and some additional special needs that might have made most families a little hesitant to pursue her. In a lot of ways, just like my Clementine. And that one sweet face started me wondering… Read More