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It’s my birthday 31 Jul 2013 | 11:28 pm
Today is my birthday. I am 41 years old. I woke up this morning feeling a little under the weather–my allergies have gotten worse since moving to Delaware, and they sometimes leave me feeling foggy-h...
Our adoption preparations so far 14 Jan 2013 | 04:41 am
Even though we won’t be traveling to China until May to meet JJ, we’ve already started preparing for her arrival. So far, we have purchased a double stroller, a new car seat, two sets of PJs, a few ne...
We’re going to have a daughter! 11 Jan 2013 | 07:00 pm
It’s been over a year since I updated the blog, but what better way to start up again by announcing our impending adoption of a 16 month old girl, JJ, from Guangxi province, China. She’s at the Liuzho...
ZZ-isms 27 Nov 2011 | 04:02 pm
Just a quick ZZ post that I’ve been meaning to write for months. He’s doing awesome language-wise, but he still has a few pronunciation quirks that we just adore. We will be very sad when he stops say...
Sad news 27 Nov 2011 | 02:53 pm
I have some very sad news to report. Our beloved Molly passed away on November 9th. We took her to the vet on the 7th because she, had developed some concerning behaviors over the past few days, and t...
The past 6 (or seven) weeks 24 Oct 2011 | 12:09 pm
It’s been tough finding the time to blog, but I’m trying my best here. Even though it’s been 6-7 weeks since my last post, I didn’t miss my once-a-month minimum post. Since my last post, lots of stuff...
We’re in Newark! 4 Sep 2011 | 12:56 pm
It’s been a crazy two months. I do not recommend trying to renovate a house, sell it, and move across the country to a new house in a two-month time span. And a month at the new house is definitely no...
Things to do before we leave 4 Jul 2011 | 06:41 am
We’re leaving Milwaukee in 26 days(!). We’re excited to move but we’re also very sad because we have really enjoyed living here. I have a lot of good friends, a wonderful spiritual community, and othe...
The past two months 1 Jul 2011 | 07:17 am
Well, I haven’t blogged much during the past two weeks, but at least I am not breaking my commitment to updating my blog at least once a month. Today is the last day of June, so today is my last chanc...
ZZ the window cleaner 2 May 2011 | 11:15 am
ZZ drew a blue mountain on the window this afternoon, and he insisted on helping to wash it off.
