Me: Squirt what’s taking so long in the bathroom?
Squirt: Ummm… I’m just looking at my vulva.
Me: Alrighty then.
Archive for April, 2008
Bathroom tales
Posted in Squirt on April 30, 2008 | Comments Off
For the LOVE of Pete
Posted in General on April 26, 2008 | Comments Off
It’s snowing. Lots. Like a blizzard. In April. Almost May.
Mara ~ will this winter NEVER end????
P.R.I.D.E.
Posted in Edumacation, Foster care on April 23, 2008 | Comments Off
It’s a stupid course I have to take to get licensed for foster care. The thing is, I wanted to like it. I wanted to learn from it. Really, I did! But I struggle every single session trying to find something I’ve learned. Foster parents need to be well trained. Dude, I get it. But [...]
Growing Pains
Posted in Adoption on April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My “She’s four” post has generated a lot of traffic. Some comments have been supportive, some comments have been challenging and some comments haven’t been published, either because they are disrespectful to Squirt’s first family (and then by extension disrespectful of Squirt) or disrespectful to first-moms, or disrespectful to me personally.
And that’s okay.
I just wanted [...]
Squirt and I lit a candle for her first mom. I told Squirt her adoption story. Everything I knew, in an age appropriate way. She asked me to tell and retell it. I did.
Then she asked; “Mama, what her name?”
Mara ~ it’s the simple questions that bring you to your knees
This morning, snuggled in bed.
Squirt: “Mama I free?”
Me: “No baby. Remember yesterday when you were the birthday girl and we sang ‘Happy Birthday’, and you ate two pieces of cake? You turned 4 yesterday!”
Squirt (in complete disbelief): “Mama, I really four? Really?”
Me: “Yes baby, you really are 4.”
Squirt: “Yay! I so essited (excited)! Umm… Can I have [...]
She’s four
Posted in Adoption, General, Squirt on April 16, 2008 | 6 Comments »
My daughter turned four today. How did that happen? I am constantly telling her to STOP GROWING UP SO FAST BECAUSE IT IS FREAKING YOUR MOTHER OUT! And, DO YOU HEAR ME? STOP IT!! To which she so sweetly says, “Mama, I growing every single day. I gunna be big like you and Baba, and then [...]
Bwack bwack
Posted in General on April 14, 2008 | Comments Off
Did you know that there are almost twice as many chickens as people on this planet?
Me neither.
Mara – bwack bock
I think it’s pretty well established that we all have our own unique and charming brand of Kray-zee. Some of us gamble, clean our houses a little too fervently, shop too much, eat too much, sneak vodka in the middle of the day, spend too much time on the computer, or say, do a line or [...]
Methods of Transportation
Posted in Squirt on April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On the way to town I hear a little Squirt pondering one of life’s large questions:
“Mama, does the Easter Bunny hop or drive a car?”
As a master of deflection, redirection and all other appropriate ‘ections” I reply:
“I dunno. What do you think?”
Mara – there is no such thing as a stupid question.
