Hang in there Anne! It has to be a hard hard road and, in my opinion, folks living with RAD are doing the work of angels. Know that I'm in your corner with the spit bucket, just like Mickey in the Rocky movies, and I believe in you.
p.s. I wrote that and then thought, oh come on that's a bit over the top don't you think? But truly, I have only just recently met you through your blog but I am totally sincere about my support.
Sarah, I love your image. In my corner with the spit bucket. Ha!
Dee, thanks for the hugs. Much needed right about now. I know, if history teaches me anything, that things will turn around soon. Just not soon enough!
Like Mr. Rogers used to say (paraphrased), Won't - you be - my Followers?
A Little History
Quite frankly, I don't know what I was thinking at the time. We went from 3 kids by birth to "oh, let's adopt a 4th" without a whole lot of deliberation.
While adopting said 4th (in Kazakhstan), we met a young man of 8 yrs by the name of Borya. Thought he was a pretty nice kid and years later found out we could adopt him too. Only thing was, he came as a 2-in-1 package with his younger sister Ylia. What the hay, said we, and rushed headlong into the adoption process. Again. To adopt two kids that were 10 and 13 at the time.
Started a blog to keep track of where my head was in this adoption game. When Borya and Ylia arrived home, we were suddenly the proud parents of six kids, ages 9, 10, 11, 11, 13 and 13.
That was back in 2009, but I still blog. I figure what doesn't make us laugh makes us cry, and I'd rather be laughing.
Also? We live on a farm(ish) with a few dozen critters. You're just as likely to read a post about the farming side of things as you are the parenting side. Thought you might want to know in case you have allergies or something.
As for the structure of this blog, I pretty much post on a daily basis, and I tend to be all over the place in what I write about, so if it's nice, neat and compartmentalized you're looking for, be off with you now, you won't find it here.
I do have some structure, though, I'm not a total bohemian. I roll like this:
Mon: Mirth Monday. A little somethin' to make you chuckle.
Tues: Sometimes Adoption Tuesday, sometimes A Tip For Tuesday, sometimes random thoughts.
Weds: Wordless Wednesday. Usually a photo or some artwork from myself or one of my oh-so-talented children.
Thurs: all random, all the time.
Fri: Farm Friday. Speaks for itself.
Sat, Sun: More random musings.
Feel free to explore and don't be shy -- drop me a line to say hello, and be sure to add yourself as a follower. Feeds my ego in a big way. I'm very insecure.
Cast of Characters
Meet the fambly:
Our Family in 2009
Anne
Fred
Patrick
James
Bella
Rosie
Julie
Daniel
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3 comments:
Hang in there Anne! It has to be a hard hard road and, in my opinion, folks living with RAD are doing the work of angels. Know that I'm in your corner with the spit bucket, just like Mickey in the Rocky movies, and I believe in you.
p.s. I wrote that and then thought, oh come on that's a bit over the top don't you think? But truly, I have only just recently met you through your blog but I am totally sincere about my support.
Oh, my friend...hugs are coming your way! Hope the steps turn around to a more positive direction soon.
Sarah, I love your image. In my corner with the spit bucket. Ha!
Dee, thanks for the hugs. Much needed right about now. I know, if history teaches me anything, that things will turn around soon. Just not soon enough!
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