when east meets south
I was trying to get some paperwork done the other day (I always have paperwork that needs to be done) the girls were quietly, well, at least happily, playing in their room. Then they started running out with additional dress up pieces they wanted my help in donning. Can you say, a little is good [...]
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From Jenny Bowen at HTS: To all of our dear, dear friends of Half the Sky – YOU made it happen! This week in Beijing we got some wonderful news. Thanks to the concertedefforts of our most extraordinary HTS family, I am going to carry theOlympic Torch in Beijing!! http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/2007-11/02/content_6224493.htmhttp://pub1.chinadaily.com.cn/cdpdf/olym/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/torch_page.html I do not yet know [...]
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We had a great time! My sister and her family drove down from Atlanta to come trick or treat in our ‘hood. It IS a great area for heavy duty trick or treating… flat, homes close together and lots of families with small children (which means lots of candy for the taking!). This year there [...]
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Ta da! I have done it again! It really helps to organize my grocery shopping when I have already planned out my week of menus. And organized grocery shopping saves me big $ because I have a slight tendency to not only overbuy, but then have to go back for things I’ve forgotten A quick [...]
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Yesterday was Jude’s readoption day! Thankfully here in Georgia you are allowed to represent yourself, which saves us about $1500 in lawyer fees And the readoption was at the top of our list of things to do since we came home with Jude. Because I traveled alone, the adoption was final in China’s eyes, but [...]
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I’m doing it! My friends Hayley and Barbie had inspired me to get organized in the kitchen and get planning with my meals for the week. Since I shop at the base commissary, which is closed on Monday, I do my shopping on Tuesday. So my ‘week’ is a bit off with Monday being the [...]
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Very sobering article posted on Brian Stuy’s blog. Subject matter: “We all are aware of the abandonment stories of our respective children. Each of our children represents, as it were, a single tree in the overall forest of China’s abandonment problem. In these essays I will attempt to elevate our view from the individual trees [...]
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Geesh, it was always so easy to find a pumpkin patch when we lived in Illinois! Heck, we could have walked 1/10 mile down our road to our nearest neighbor and picked a pumpkin out of HIS pumpkin patch. But around here, pumpkins are hard to find. Unless you’re interested in picking one out of [...]
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I’m entered, how about you?!? Click here to learn more, the winner will be picked October 23
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**UPDATE…JENNY WON!!*** Yeah for HTS and the precious children chosen to run with her!! PLEASE, if you haven’t voted yet, do so today! Voting ends tonight at midnight. Jenny is still in the lead, but by less than 800 votes! Click here to cast your vote
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I'm a regular mama who happens to have twelve kids - four homegrown, seven from China, one in heaven - and one very busy husband.
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