What a difference a year can make! Giselle came to live with us 3 weeks before her 8th birthday. As you can imagine it’s not an easy thing to move into a new family, especially as an eight year old. Giselle was very shy and it broke our hearts to see how worried she was [...]
Well at the risk of sounding like a complainer, I’m going to share how I was punished for my teen son’s helmet ticket. There’s a whole nother back story to how he got it, but I don‘t want to get into it. This story is about how my son got his second “not wearing a [...]
In our new batch of kiddos we have two toddlers, Mercedes and Evangeline. Oh the joy they bring daily to our lives. There is never a dull moment between the two of them. Curiosity abounds as they discover new things each day. Unfortunately, part of that discovery involves realization and recalling things they may wish [...]
As a parent there are several things I’m a stickler about. Being called “Mom” is one of them and here’s why. The other day I was having a visit with a fellow adoptive mom at her house. Her teenage son went into instant defensive and deny mode when she asked him to return his iPod [...]
Let me set the stage for you. Ryun and I live in Los Angeles. We have no family out here and very few close friends. Therefore we don’t get a lot of help with our kiddos. Money isn’t plentiful, but it’s enough. Date night happens almost never. We have doubled the size of our children [...]
MéLisa was interviewed by Kori Ellis about her life as a foster/adoptive parent at SheKnows for National Foster Care Awaress Month. The Realities Of Adopting From Foster Care As National Foster Care Month winds down, we talked to MéLisa Lomelino — a foster parent who has adopted six children. MéLisa talked with us about her own [...]
Last weekend marked the third and final Star Wars film showing (the original films 4-6 of course) at our household. I explained to my oldest girls that “no daughters of mine were going to grow up without seeing Star Wars” and that their “future husbands would thank me.” The older kids weren’t as excited as [...]
Foster parents know that each year they must get continuing education so they can maintain their legal status as foster parents. Worst case scenario you have to pay for babysitting in order to drive countless miles and sit in a blandly decorated and poorly ventilated room. Once you get there you have the honor of [...]
My children are all adopted and will often say things to me like, “You’re a nice Mom” “I like that you are a good Mom” and “You’re the best Mom I’ve ever had.” Yes these are nice little compliments to my mothering capabilities, but they are also reminders. Little reminders that my kids know the [...]
We can’t help but be surrounded by images of celebrity adoption all around us. Everywhere we go there are pictures of happy celebrity parents holding their little bundles of joy. Katherine Heigl and her husband Josh Kelley just adopted their second, Charlize Theron and Sandra Bullock on their first, and of course who doesn’t instantly recognize [...]
After another VERY challenging day with my kids I started down that all too familiar road of having a party for one… a pity party. “poor me” “it isn’t fair” ‘why does it always have to be so hard” As a rule I allow myself to have these moments, but I don’t allow them to [...]
The other night I decided to tell the story of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” to my little girls. As I told the story and got to the part where the wolves are essentially attacking the sheep and ripping apart the poor little boy, I realized this was not a good story for little [...]
Anyone else have a neighbor that you can’t stand? You know that weasel-faced pointy eared guy who skulks around scowling and complaining about your family? I don’t want to get too specific, but he’s that short dude with hair in his ears that drives a Pontiac, wears horn-rimmed glasses, walks with a limp, and talks [...]
In my constant quest to find some good, compassion and kindness in this world of messed up priorities I stumbled upon an inspirational girl named Katie Davis. (thank you Twitter). Reading her blog I instantly felt a connection with this young lady for three reasons; She’s from Nashville Her inspirational hero is Mother Teresa She [...]
Watching movies as a family is something we do every week. It’s been our Sunday tradition for over a decade. These days it can be increasingly difficult to get everyone’s eyes and ears on the same screen since we can now stream video into our computers, Ipods, smart phones, and… oh yeah… televisions. So we [...]
Last weekend marked the third and final Star Wars film showing (the original films 4-6 of course) at our household. I explained to my oldest girls that “no daughters of mine were going to grow up without seeing Star Wars” and that their “future husbands would thank me.” The older kids weren’t as excited as [...]
The other night I decided to tell the story of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” to my little girls. As I told the story and got to the part where the wolves are essentially attacking the sheep and ripping apart the poor little boy, I realized this was not a good story for little [...]
Well at the risk of sounding like a complainer, I’m going to share how I was punished for my teen son’s helmet ticket. There’s a whole nother back story to how he got it, but I don‘t want to get into it. This story is about how my son got his second “not wearing a [...]
As a parent there are several things I’m a stickler about. Being called “Mom” is one of them and here’s why. The other day I was having a visit with a fellow adoptive mom at her house. Her teenage son went into instant defensive and deny mode when she asked him to return his iPod [...]
Anyone else have a neighbor that you can’t stand? You know that weasel-faced pointy eared guy who skulks around scowling and complaining about your family? I don’t want to get too specific, but he’s that short dude with hair in his ears that drives a Pontiac, wears horn-rimmed glasses, walks with a limp, and talks [...]
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