giving thanks

I have so much to be thankful for this year.  First and foremost, I am so thankful for Sadie.  She is more amazing than I could have ever imagined and being her mom is the best thing I will ever do.
I am thankful for my family.  Without my family, namely my mom and dad, [...]

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daycare thanksgiving

Sadie’s teachers made a Thanksgiving lunch for all of the kids today.  On Monday, when one of the teachers mentioned it to me she told me I should feel free to come over to take pictures.  Frankly, I’m free to go there anytime.  They have an open door policy which is great!  And since the [...]

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sadie is 18 months old!

How did this happen?  How did she get to be a year and a half so quickly?  She’s my baby!  She’s still my smart, amazing child but she is definitely starting to test limits.  She’s started whining when she wants something – not fun!  She will also look at me as she is about to [...]

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my first tag!

How fun!  I’ve been reading blogs for a little less than 2 years now and I finally got tagged.  Thanks K!  I’m supposed to post the 4th picture in my 4th file.  So, here goes…

So, my fourth photo file was actually pics from my mom’s camera.  This is me in April 2007 after our [...]

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que sera, sera

I stole this from Secret Agent Josephine.  I have always loved Doris Day.  I have to say I agree with some of this.  Especially the part about being a parent and not being able to say no.  I don’t think I’m nearly as needy or insecure as it indicates, though.  Oh well, it’s all in [...]

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cuteness!

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diversity parade

On Friday, my work had a diversity parade as part of mission week.  All of the children from Sadie’s daycare participated.  Parents were invited to come and we were asked to send our child with a piece of ethnic clothing.  While in Vietnam,  I didn’t buy any dresses or ao dai’s in Sadie’s current size [...]

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cookie face

Sadie has always been a very good eater.  Lately, however, she’s been leaving more and more on her plate.  Well tonight she ate every last bite on her plate.  Every green bean, every bit of squash and every piece of turkey sausage.  So, after she had some mandarin oranges for dessert I treated her with [...]

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she’s got the music in her

About a month ago, Sadie and I went to lunch at Red Robin.  I have to say they played the best music!  Sadie thought so too because she couldn’t stop dancing in her seat.  Here she is with her grilled cheese in one hand and a french fry in the other.  How cute is she?

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making sadie’s lunch more fun

I’m sending Sadie’s lunch in little bento boxes and they’re just too cute.  She probably doesn’t even notice.  In fact, I think her teachers take the food out of the bento box and put it all on a plate.  But who cares?  Eventually, she’ll pay attention to how her lunch looks and I think she’ll [...]

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can i just brag for a minute?

Sadie is a really bright little girl.  Although she still only says a few words (hi, yeah, ow, momma) she understands A LOT and she babbles all the time!  She can tell you what sound a cow and a frog make and we’re working on a duck.  She can point to her eyes, nose and [...]

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happy referral day!

Exactly one year ago today, I received Sadie’s referral. 

It makes me a little sad to see how small and young (she was only 5 1/2 months old) she was in these pictures.  I’m still angry that it took nearly 8 months to get approval to bring her home.  So much time wasted!  [...]

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my family

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you’re never too young to make a statement

 
I‘m sure tons of kids wore this shirt today but she looked so cute, I had to share.

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weekend outing

On Saturday, Sadie and I went to the Fall Festival at a local elementary school.  The poster said they were going to have a petting zoo, games, food, face painting, etc. so I thought it might be fun.  The weather has been pretty odd the last few days and there was a good chance it [...]

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