Snow Fun!

We headed north last weekend to have fun in the man-made snow. The girls and I rode down snow-filled hills on inner tubes and had a blast! I have to admit, the girls did this a lot more than I did while I did manage to help them lug their inner tubes up to the top of the hill each time. Needless to say, I was exhausted by the end of our time there! They were troopers and helped lug their own inner tubes up the hill several times. Of course, my inner tube went flying down the hillside without me a time or two! And once, my shoe flew off my foot as I was flying down the hill ... but other than that, it was fun.

Later that day, we went to the hotel and enjoyed their indoor heated pool. The girls and their two friends swam for 3½ hours and were exhausted when their heads hit their pillows that night. And let me assure you ... Mommy was tired too!

My Sweet Treasures

The tooth fairy has a new friend

Miss Treasure #2 has lost her first tooth and is well on her way to losing her second one! A couple of weeks before she turned 5 years old, she lost her first tooth. She was SO excited that the tooth fairy was going to visit her.

Treaure #1 had other ideas. Here's the conversation:

T#1: Mommy, I'm going to stay up late and capture the tooth fairy when she comes for my sister's tooth ... and I am going to MAKE. A. FORTUNE.

Me (thinking that she imagines that the tooth fairy has a lot of cash on her) : How are you going to make a fortune?

T#1: I'm going to sell her! The zoo might want to buy the tooth fairy for a lot of money!

I thought this was hilarious! Who would think about selling the tooth fairy?!

The tooth fairy did visit Treasure #2 that night and left her $5.00 for her first tooth. And Treasure #1 was fast asleep when the tooth fairy made her visit!

Parenting Tips

I frequently visit this site. It is written by a woman who describes herself as a "South Korean-born / American-raised, mother of two hapa kids, a late-bloomer, graduate student, self-described outdoor cat and all-around truth-seeker."

She posted a list of "Parenting Tips for White Parents with Adopted Children of Color" that I thought was very good. The list was actually written by Sun Yung Shin. As I read the list, I was particularly inspired (yet again) to bring more people of color into our lives. Don't get me wrong ... we have friends of color in our lives now .... friends I really enjoy. I want more friends of color in my life. I want to learn. I want to provide mentors of color for my children. How am I suppose to teach my children how to recognize and respond to racial situations that I have never experienced? It is likely that I don't even recognize some racial incidences. I am more aware than I have been in the past, though.

What do you think about the list?

Encouragement

A friend of mine emailed me a verse that is encouraging to me.

Genesis 18:13-14

"Then the Lord said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Will I really have a child, now that I am old?' Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at the appointed time next year and Sarah will have a son."

This is cool. Sometimes I do feel like I'm too old to be adding to my family, but I keep reminding myself that I am adopting a 4 year old ... not an infant!

I found this little boy who is precious. Take some time to read his story here. I would adopt him in a heartbeat ... but China will not allow singles to adopt anymore. Please pray for Joey to find a family soon.

10/03/2007 update: Joey's file has been placed on hold, which means that a family is now pursuing him as their son!

I've been tagged ...

I have been tagged by a friend of mine via email, but I thought it would be fun to do this on the blog. Below are four things about me that you may not know ...





Four jobs I have had in my life:
- professional clown
- news broadcaster at local radio station
- pharmacy cashier (first official high school job)
- salad lady (at the college cafeteria)

Four places I have lived:
- Savannah, GA
- Statesboro, GA
- Brunswick, GA
- Stone Mountain, GA

Four places I have been on vacation:
- Switzerland
- Puerto Rico
- Colorado
- Disney World

Four of my favorite foods:
- chocolate milk (does that count as "food"?)
- my mom's homemade pumpkin pie
- key lime pie
- most any breakfast food

Binky and his new sister

The Treasures and I watched the special episode of Arthur where Binky's family adopts a baby sister from China. It was so good! I didn't even delete it from my TiVo, so we can watch it again. Wow ... the writers really did their homework on adoption. It was pretty accurately portrayed.

Bravo! Marc Brown - for doing a great job on this one!