Author: Jamie
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Meet the new [fur] kid!
First of all, in case you missed the discussion on Instagram, WonderDog has a new name. In a crazy-weird coincidence, one of our adopted kids’ real name was way too close to our dog’s name. What are the odds of that!?! Anyway, for the past year we tried to make it work but it finally…
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Bicycle fun for everyone!
I miss my bicycle. Mind you, I still have it and nothing at all is wrong with it. But around our neighborhood there’s no way to go that doesn’t include hills. Lots of them. So my bike and I don’t spend as much time together as we’d like — except for when we’re at the…
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Homeschooling gives our family time
I’ve spent a lot of time thinking lately about how much harder it would be for us to keep and strengthen family bonds and deal with all the things life throws at us if the kids were in school. I know it’s possible because I’ve seen friends do it, but time feels more of-the-essence in…
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10 All-Time Favorite Books
Tricia from Hodgepodge challenged me to share my ten favorite books of all time. So I’m doing it — but really, how can anyone pick just ten? It’s like walking into a room of good friends and having to pick only ten you really like best. I gave myself a few rules: no staring at…
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Foster Adoption: one year later
We spent Scout and Jem’s adoption anniversary at the beach. We didn’t plan it that way; it just happened to work out as the best timing for our family vacation. A year ago, at adoption finalization, I couldn’t begin to imagine going on vacation with these two. By that time, they’d been with us six…