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As Summer Wanes 19 Aug 2013 | 05:46 pm
I thought the second half of our summer would be a lot more slow-paced than the first, and in some ways that has been true... we have not taken any big trips... the girls have not taken any more lesso...
Big Traverse 2013 12 Aug 2013 | 12:31 am
Nine days were spent in the U.P. in mid-July... most of those in Big Traverse. Ez and Auntie Claire Beautiful Bereket Hard to believe that some day that ball won't seem so huge in his hands! Awe...
Untitled 9 Jul 2013 | 12:02 am
Swimming lessons are over and both girls have passed to "Level 2". We plan on continuing with lessons next summer... for now, we're ready to have a break from all the running around. Just as soon as...
Warm Weather and Dry Runs 22 Jun 2013 | 11:42 pm
Yay for summer! Yay for swim lessons, gymnastics, sailing, reading, crafting, exploring, and strawberry picking! Ezra and Marshmallow pose for a picture Big Sail on Lake Michigan Not quite peak p....
Cat Dog 20 Jun 2013 | 12:30 am
Leo loves yarn. Ben is convinced that Leo is part cat. He may be right!
Exploring Han with Little Mouse 16 Jun 2013 | 06:27 pm
I first read about Han in the book "Outsiders Within: Writing on Transracial Adoption". Han is culturally Korean; a feeling that we have no english word to describe. Many Koreans agree that it is pr...
The day before the last day of school... 11 Jun 2013 | 07:11 am
From Bereket, age 11: On Adoption and change: "Going to a new school is a pretty scary thing. But not as scary as getting a new family. That was the hardest and worst thing that happened in my life. ...
Cutest Kids on the Planet.... 3 Jun 2013 | 07:23 pm
Mine, of course. (and yours too, I'm sure). :) Bereket: Mom, when I get to Heaven will I be a whole new person? Me: Well, I don't have all the answers, but I think whatever makes you YOU, will stil...
Untitled 30 May 2013 | 10:35 pm
Ellie turned 7 years old on May 25th. She is our little investigator, book worm, gymnast, and nature-lover. The other day she told me that books are food for the brain, and her brain is HUNGRY!! Bi...
Untitled 22 May 2013 | 06:38 am
Warm(er) weather seems to finally be here. I won't add "to stay" just yet but after a very long winter and a non-existant Spring, there are signs of promise everywhere. :) Not only are end-of-the-s...
