Hellobee

There were several reasons we chose Tae Kwon Do as Spencer’s first “group participation sport.” Some of the reasons were cultural, some of them behavioral, and some of them were of what I consider the “mama’s prerogative” nature. Two of these more “mama’s prerogative” reasons included “no weekend commitments” (what can I say… weekend time [...]

I’m pretty sure that planning our child(ren)’s room is one of my favorite parts of nesting. For our Mini Michelangelo, I had five different wall colors (including a magnetic chalkboard), 8 or 9 different fabrics, and more little details than I can count. And it all came together in a fun, vibrant, and graphic room [...]

{Spencer, aka Mini Michelangelo, the day he joined our family in 2009.} On Sunday, we celebrated our fourth anniversary of being a family. It’s not the day our Mini Michelangelo was born. It’s not the day we received our referral. Or our travel call. It’s the day he joined our family forever. I’ve blogged about [...]

After the referral, and after the mounds and mounds of acceptance paperwork, comes the most challenging—and perhaps the most bittersweet—part of the waiting process. The care package preparation. I know some mamas love this part of the process. I’m not one of them. There are moments that I enjoy, and even have fun with… but [...]

As any adoptive parent will tell you… the photos you receive of your child’s “pre-you” days are priceless. I think we all covet those for many reasons… but for me, it’s because it’s a visual link to their past. A way to show them where they were before they came to you. It helps build [...]

… your phone rings. And on the other end of the line is your social worker, telling you that she has a referral for you. And your immediate response is: “Shut. Up.” {Truth} Why-oh-why am I not more eloquent when caught off guard?! * For those of you who don’t live and breath in “adoption [...]

We’re pretty much up to our eyeballs in hard boiled eggs here. Last count was 28. While dying eggs is a year-round activity* here, it’s always amped up right around Easter. I’m sure it has something to do with all the new dye kits every where we look. (And, of course, we must try them [...]