May 15, 2010 | Parents, UNCLE BRIAN 'N AIN'T PEG
It only took them FOUR YEARS. In all fairness, there were extenuating circumstances, like no passports. Where Costa Rica’s bureaucracy is just disorganized and corrupt, U.S. bureaucracy is tedious and humiliating and corrupt. Procrastinating is easy. Photo note:...
Feb 2, 2008 | Adoption, Hal, Marriage, Parents
This is Hal’s answer when someone asks how long we’ve been married. Funny, huh? But it hasn’t been forever. It’s only been 17 years, as of today: Groundhog’s Day 2008. Groundhog’s Day 1991, we got married at sunset on our little...
Jul 13, 2007 | Adoption, Etiquette, MORGAN, Parents, RYAN, Teenagers
Yesterday, as I was writing this post in my head, I was thinking there were only two me’s. The cute, off-beat, wacky, funny, cheerful me that you all see. And the fly-off-the-handle screaming lunatic mommy me I share only with my dear family. My friend Quint...
Jul 11, 2007 | Parents, Teenagers, Travel Tips
They (you know, experts like Oprah) say like attracts like. I tend to agree. Some People In The Know say opposites attract. I’m not so sure about that, except with magnets. I think we are often fascinated with things different from us. Like Hal being a guy. But...
May 31, 2007 | Blink, Hope, Parents
I heard this from a speaker at a conference not too long ago. It really hit home. As a wife and mother, you learn to live this phrase, take self-pity and whining out of the equation, or life is completely unmanageable. Like, when you are sick and they are sick, you...
