~Happy Independence Day to everyone! ~

~I was going to make a post about the state of our country and the war, and all of that, considering the holiday and all, but I have decided not to do that.  Instead, I will just wish everyone a great & safe holiday!  I am grateful that having this holiday, means that my husband, who works his butt off, can ( Read more... )

Georgie is protecting Jaden here, or trying to play with him...not sure which!

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~*Kuba needs a new home.  Kuba is not my kitty anymore, but he was for about 10 years.  He is living now with my friend, Rebecca.  Actually, to clarify--he is living at her business, in an office in the warehouse, where she operates her business, which is an interior landscaping design business.  The warehouse is filled with real and silk plants, ( Read more... )

~*Today is our 4th wedding anniversary. It's incredible how much has happened in that 4 years. We've moved over 5 times, including to and from Australia.  We've gone through some very trying times trying to have a baby, and finally adopted our beautful son. We've really been tested quite a lot--and it seems to have made us stronger.  It's amazing ( Read more... )

~*A little, but very exciting thing happened on Tuesday, June 21st--the first day of summer....Jaden smiled his first REAL smile.  His whole face lit up, and he smiled at me. It was such an amazing and happy moment, that I got all teary! Of course, I went to grab the camera, and did not end up capturing any of the magic...even when he did it again ( Read more... )

~*It's the first "official" day of summer.  In the valley, where I live, that translates to nearly 100 degrees outside.  It's rather awful. I am shocked at how white my skin is from being inside with the baby all the time, and I sure would love to be spending more time in the pool, but the boy won't let me.  No sleeping in the daytime, at least not ( Read more... )

Jaden in his new cradle swing.  This thing is a lifesaver! 

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~*Oh, yeah. It was one of "those days".  The baby is winning. I have barely done a thing the whole day.  Jaden decided that he wanted to spend most of the day being fussy and not sleeping, nearly at ALL.  The one brief period of time (1.5 hours) that he slept all day, I got lucky, because I went out and did some errands while he was asleep (so much ( Read more... )

The misadventures of Kirby the cat!

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~*Now, normally I do not get up at 7am and starting blogging here, but I am totally irritated and I need to vent on this issue. (Of course I was up feeding Jaden anyway, but there is no way I will sleep now).  So here's the thing:  we got an envelope in the mail yesterday that was addressed to Paul, which came from his family (specifically: his ( Read more... )