Friday evening is the furthest away from Monday morning, so it holds so much promise for the weekend.Of course, my weekend isn’t going to be too fun, but I’m still looking forward to it. My weekend will be devoted to getting my house clean...
Topics: Casey Anthony, Dieting, family, Fostering, Friday; Fridays; toddler; intelligence; smart; adoption; home stu, Jennifer Wilbanks, Kid Talk, Observations, Random

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OMG! Did you see the Office? OMG! OMG! OMG!How hilarious is Dwight? Making Phyllis walk? And taking her purse?And Michael calling it a death march?!And the very best part…the long awaited proposal! So exciting! And totally unexpected, which makes...
Topics: Celebrity Talk, Dwight, engagement, Jim, Pam, Phyllis, Random

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How about Koby?Maybe Koby Kale? (Good thing my last name doesn’t start with a K, huh?!).Koby Kale WileyKoby Drake WileyKoby James WileyDo any of those do anything for you?   Tagged: adoption, baby boy, foster child, foster parenting,.
Topics: adoption, baby boy, family, foster child, foster parenting, Fostering, Kid Talk, Koby, Naming adopted baby, New Name, renaming baby

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So, my family, during my birthday dinner, basically staged an intervention for me. I was told they hate Asher Mordicai and they felt that because he is half black, Asher sounds stereotypical…ashy/asher. And they hate Mordicai…”sounds...
Topics: adoption, family, Fostering, intervention, Kid Talk, meaning, name, renaming baby, stereotype

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I have spent the last several days trying to decide the perfect new middle names for T and L. Right now, they each have their birth parents’ middle names as theirs. I want to change that. I am going to leave their first names alone and change their.
Topics: adopt, adoption, baby, biological parent, case worker, family, Foster Care, foster children, foster parent, Kid Talk, name, National Adoption Day, renaming

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