Here is the link to Julie's blog: Fundraiser for Justin
Please click over & click on the link "Fundraiser for Justin" on Julie's page.
Thanks, ladies!
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Fundraiser for Justin @ Reese's Rainbow
Julie @ Andrew & Julie's Adoption Story is doing a fantastic fundraiser to help Justin from Reese's Rainbow be matched to his Forever Family. Please help raise money so that his forever family does not have finances as an obstacle of saying, "YES, Justin is our son!" Julie is giving 100% of the profits to Justin's account.
Here is the link to Julie's blog: Fundraiser for Justin
Please click over & click on the link "Fundraiser for Justin" on Julie's page.
Thanks, ladies!
Here is the link to Julie's blog: Fundraiser for Justin
Please click over & click on the link "Fundraiser for Justin" on Julie's page.
Thanks, ladies!
Same old, Same old
I can't think of too much interesting to write. Isn't that sad? I feel like I should update, but it will be a boring one, that's for sure. Read some random thoughts .... now! :-)
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This next week will be 2 months since I started work at my new job. So far, I do really like it. Are you the kind of person who immerses themselves in their new situation, while the old one seems easier & easier to forget? I think I am that kind of person. For the first week or so, I missed our old house, my job, my friends, all the familiar locations, my routine, etc. Not that this new place wasn't exciting, but I hate change. A few more weeks pass, and I rarely think about the kind of life I had before. A few times during the week, I will think about what is happening at my old job (do they miss me - hope so! I like to feel "needed"), what the new owners of our old house are like (how are they treating it? do they like everything we did? I hope they're not hoarders & ruin everything!), and how much I miss the familiarity of the streets, shopping & atmosphere in Kansas (it is definitely more hilly! I grew to love those hills.). But after a minute or two, I realize what I'm thinking about & then mentally step out of the reminisce I'm doing & back into reality. Most days, it seems like a long ago, far away life. I've packed it up, stored it and take out a few memories now & again.
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DH & I have been helping my dad mow lawns. Did I tell you I'm pretty good at it? Since dad didn't have any boys, my sister (a few years younger) and I were treated as equals in that regard. We got to do what boys do ... yard work! I remember starting to mow in about 3rd grade. Looking back, wow, that's young! I was about 9 at the time & started with my parents' yard. And a push mower. :-) Thank goodness for self-propelled mowers!
I did take a mowing break when I left my hometown to finish college in 2001. It seems like yesterday I was twelve years younger and behind that same mower. Mowing is almost second nature to me, as I mowed up to my highschool graduation and maybe a year beyond (about 10 years). We still have some of those same mowing customers from all those years ago. Last night, I had the pleasure of talking to one of the ladies again. It had been so long! When I started to do the math, it kind of freaks me out a little. How did I get to be so old? At almost 32, I can now say I've known that lady for almost 20 years. CRAZY!!!
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Parenting ... sometimes I feel so confused on what the proper protocol is. Especially with all the new things people are doing now ... spacing vaccines out, new ways to teach your baby to sleep, baby sign language ... the list goes on and on. My question is: when do you wean your baby off of formula? I realize that some women are still breastfeeding at this point, which is a different discussion, but that's not us. We rock the nutritious formula. :-)
Luke is 13 months old (ok, ok, 13-1/2 months old, but I like to remove the 1/2 and keep him young as long as I can). He wakes up in the am & sometimes takes a bottle if it is 5:30 or 6 am and goes back to sleep. If he gets up at 8 am, then we eat breakfast (no bottle). Then a half juice/half water bottle for morning nap. Then lunch (no bottle). Then half juice/half water bottle for afternoon nap. Then supper (no bottle). Then either a bottle of formula or juice bottle for bedtime. We typically try and do the half juice/half water instead of formula, but if he is still awake at nap/bedtime after a half hour, then we give him a bottle of formula & he's usually asleep pretty soon.
Do we still keep this plan? Do we use real milk? Do I use soy milk? What have you done???
I'm not a fan of the pasteurized milk or soy (as I think soy is bad for you), but know we're not the type of people to get cow/goat milk from a farm & skim off the cream (did that when I was younger as my parents wanted us to be uber healthy, look how healthy I am now. Hello, IF! I'm being kind of sarcastic here, as I do want Luke to be healthy.)
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On the eve of a commercial holiday tomorrow celebrating mothers, know that I am praying & will continue to pray for all those who will suffer through the day tomorrow, wanting to hold children in their arms or have them grow inside them. I pray that this is the last Mothers Day with that ache in your heart. And for those who long to have their babies on earth with them to celebrate, know that I mourn with you. I ask Mary to wrap you all in her arms and give you comfort.
***
This next week will be 2 months since I started work at my new job. So far, I do really like it. Are you the kind of person who immerses themselves in their new situation, while the old one seems easier & easier to forget? I think I am that kind of person. For the first week or so, I missed our old house, my job, my friends, all the familiar locations, my routine, etc. Not that this new place wasn't exciting, but I hate change. A few more weeks pass, and I rarely think about the kind of life I had before. A few times during the week, I will think about what is happening at my old job (do they miss me - hope so! I like to feel "needed"), what the new owners of our old house are like (how are they treating it? do they like everything we did? I hope they're not hoarders & ruin everything!), and how much I miss the familiarity of the streets, shopping & atmosphere in Kansas (it is definitely more hilly! I grew to love those hills.). But after a minute or two, I realize what I'm thinking about & then mentally step out of the reminisce I'm doing & back into reality. Most days, it seems like a long ago, far away life. I've packed it up, stored it and take out a few memories now & again.
***
DH & I have been helping my dad mow lawns. Did I tell you I'm pretty good at it? Since dad didn't have any boys, my sister (a few years younger) and I were treated as equals in that regard. We got to do what boys do ... yard work! I remember starting to mow in about 3rd grade. Looking back, wow, that's young! I was about 9 at the time & started with my parents' yard. And a push mower. :-) Thank goodness for self-propelled mowers!
I did take a mowing break when I left my hometown to finish college in 2001. It seems like yesterday I was twelve years younger and behind that same mower. Mowing is almost second nature to me, as I mowed up to my highschool graduation and maybe a year beyond (about 10 years). We still have some of those same mowing customers from all those years ago. Last night, I had the pleasure of talking to one of the ladies again. It had been so long! When I started to do the math, it kind of freaks me out a little. How did I get to be so old? At almost 32, I can now say I've known that lady for almost 20 years. CRAZY!!!
***
Parenting ... sometimes I feel so confused on what the proper protocol is. Especially with all the new things people are doing now ... spacing vaccines out, new ways to teach your baby to sleep, baby sign language ... the list goes on and on. My question is: when do you wean your baby off of formula? I realize that some women are still breastfeeding at this point, which is a different discussion, but that's not us. We rock the nutritious formula. :-)
Luke is 13 months old (ok, ok, 13-1/2 months old, but I like to remove the 1/2 and keep him young as long as I can). He wakes up in the am & sometimes takes a bottle if it is 5:30 or 6 am and goes back to sleep. If he gets up at 8 am, then we eat breakfast (no bottle). Then a half juice/half water bottle for morning nap. Then lunch (no bottle). Then half juice/half water bottle for afternoon nap. Then supper (no bottle). Then either a bottle of formula or juice bottle for bedtime. We typically try and do the half juice/half water instead of formula, but if he is still awake at nap/bedtime after a half hour, then we give him a bottle of formula & he's usually asleep pretty soon.
Do we still keep this plan? Do we use real milk? Do I use soy milk? What have you done???
I'm not a fan of the pasteurized milk or soy (as I think soy is bad for you), but know we're not the type of people to get cow/goat milk from a farm & skim off the cream (did that when I was younger as my parents wanted us to be uber healthy, look how healthy I am now. Hello, IF! I'm being kind of sarcastic here, as I do want Luke to be healthy.)
***
On the eve of a commercial holiday tomorrow celebrating mothers, know that I am praying & will continue to pray for all those who will suffer through the day tomorrow, wanting to hold children in their arms or have them grow inside them. I pray that this is the last Mothers Day with that ache in your heart. And for those who long to have their babies on earth with them to celebrate, know that I mourn with you. I ask Mary to wrap you all in her arms and give you comfort.
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