tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8969048030474516142024-03-19T14:00:50.160-04:00CandC Family BlogA blog about our kids, adoption, and fosteringCandCFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15308485267608479414noreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-896904803047451614.post-56746641273514664732012-12-16T23:27:00.000-05:002014-09-16T10:30:53.312-04:00Christmas BlessingWe had a busy weekend getting the tree, Christmas party. I am so beyond lucky this Season.Charlie's adoption was finalized on November 29, got in mail Dec. 1 the day before my birthday and right before the holidays. I think extended family still had a lot of doubt if Charlie was staying with us. I can emphatically say, "YES" and shout it from the rooftops. She's here and we love her little spunky attitude.<br />
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we had brunch with Santa at the <a href="http://www.carolinainn.com/" target="_blank">Carolina Inn</a>. It was decorated so
beautiful in the 12 days of Christmas with real live turtle doves. The
kids were in awe. They ate tons of food, got the arms painted, then saw
Santa. My phone sucks, so you won't see high quality pics, but here are
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CandCFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15308485267608479414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-896904803047451614.post-50725427130412974322012-11-22T08:50:00.000-05:002014-09-16T10:48:33.496-04:00Thankful<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We asked the kids this morning what they are thankful for.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">M: My brother and watching him play baseball</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Charlie: Baseball!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">M: My mother and my brother taking me Trick or Treat</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Those girls are so sweet and funny. They absolutely loved Halloween and it's funny a month later they still talk about it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am thankful for my wonderful husband, great kids, and that Charlie may be finalized by the end of the month or the end of the year. I have so many things to be thankful for this year. I am so lucky to have three wonderful kids and a husband that supports us in all our crazy adventures. </span>CandCFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15308485267608479414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-896904803047451614.post-6760457879191985912012-10-26T16:00:00.000-04:002012-11-07T11:14:10.459-05:00Signed and Delivered<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We have filed the paperwork for Charlie's adoption and now it is just a waiting game until we have the final decree in our hand. The goal for the court right now is to finalize for the November adoption party <b>this</b> year. We went down to the courthouse with her again just like we did for <a href="http://candcfamily.blogspot.com/2010/08/our-precious-daughter.html" target="_blank">M's adoption filing</a>. It is pretty uneventful, you pay a filing fee, hand over your paperwork and that's it. But it is a culmination of waiting, waiting, and more waiting and then a huge sigh of relief. It's signed and delivered. I knew she wasn't going anywhere, but it is good to have it filed with the courts. I will be very happy to get her decree and maybe start planning another vacation. I'll wait a little while before I try rushing to get a passport for her as I now know it is <a href="http://candcfamily.blogspot.com/2010/09/so-frustrated.html" target="_blank">not a simple</a> process to eventually get that birth certificate. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">On the upside, we no longer need permission to travel with her (though after Myrtle Beach, Disney, Myrtle Beach again) we don't have any immediate travel plans. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I am so happy with our family! It is so amazing that we have been blessed with such amazing kids. </span><br />
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CandCFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15308485267608479414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-896904803047451614.post-27479694246477731622012-09-06T14:24:00.001-04:002012-09-06T14:24:14.104-04:00Placement Hearing<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Charlie’s placement hearing was supposed to be today. I
actually didn’t even know it was today until I got a call asking for what her
full name will be. Turns out, it got delayed until the 27<sup>th</sup>. One of
the workers had an emergency with another child. I am so glad she is not our
first placement/adoption or I would be worrying my head off right now. </div>
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It is my understanding that the placement hearing is simply
her worker, our worker, the adoption resourcing team, the adoption supervisor
and other family service employees. They discuss our profile, her profile and
formally agree to the adoption, begin the adoption application, and staff the
adoption. Staffing means who will be our long term adoption worker, etc. In my
mind, it is all a formality. </div>
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Her parents have relinquished specifically to us, the
workers and GAL all agree her best interest is to remain with us. I really
would not have known it was even being discussed/happening if they didn’t need
to know what her adoptive name will be. </div>
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But, it is delayed now until September27<sup>th</sup>, but
likely I won’t even hear anything that day. As time goes slowly, I am
estimating that adoption paperwork will be ready to file sometime in late
October/early November and then finalization 4-12 weeks after that. I heard M’s
was so fast because it was summer and they had interns and things move quicker
in the summer, so maybe we will be finalized in late 2012, more likely early
2013. </div>
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I am really Zen about the whole process right now. I am 99%
sure she isn’t going anywhere else, can’t wait until I am at 100%, but it’s not
much longer. </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The last project I made for Disney was Minnie Mouse
pillowcase dresses. I have made a few and I use a pretty rough pattern that I
doubt I’d remember if I had to since it was a compilation of three different
blog tutorials. Luckily, I remembered my friend <a href="http://www.themoney-pit.com/2012/03/lowno-cost-diy-disneyland-clothing.html" target="_blank">Kim’s post</a> about all her Disney
clothes she did for her trip to Disneyland and we had even discussed that the
<a href="http://sewlikemymom.com/easiest-pillowcase-dress-ever/" target="_blank">tutorial</a> she used was super easy. I decided that since I was crunched for time,
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dresses were super easy. I then copied Kim’s idea and added the letters to the
dresses. I just free handed the letters, the traced backwards onto the steam a
seam. Pretty simple. The only down side is the expensive Disney fabric is super
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I found a <a href="http://vermillionrules.blogspot.com/2012/01/diy-disney-pin-lanyard.html" target="_blank">tutorial</a> on making lanyards for Disney. So I
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I remember our first trip to Disneyland with the dude and my
dad bought him the Buzz Lightyear one he still has. He then got him a few pins
to trade but the dude would NOT trade even the duplicate pins. He insisted they
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CandCFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15308485267608479414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-896904803047451614.post-45653322687903727152012-08-28T13:48:00.000-04:002012-08-28T13:48:47.073-04:00Minnie Skirts<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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The next outfit I made was Minnie skirts for the girls to
wear with the Minnie/Mickey shirts I made. I loosely followed this blog. I
wanted the bottom tier to be longer so I kinda reversed it. I had just made the
tiered skirt so I used pretty much the same measurements I used for the top
layer, it was 5 inches X 21 inches for the baby (2T) and 6X21 for the older one (4T).
The second layer which is the black with white polka dots was 2X21 for both.
This is where it was different than the blog, so instead of a small piping,
mine ended up with about a ¼ - ½ inch border between the layers. Turned out
very cute, just different.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The third
layer was roughly 7X21 and 10.5X21 for the girls. I also used one long piece for
each layer which made it easier, in my opinion. It just depends on how your fabric is cut. This way, I only had to sew them
together, then sew up the sides, then sew a casing, and add elastic. </div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I ironed the middle piece in half and lined it up to the
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<b>Next I sewed the right sides together of the black and
red/polka dot pieces with the black and white polka dot piece in between:</b> </div>
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<b>Here are the finished pieces sewed together before I sewed
the sides together to make it a skirt: </b></div>
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<b>Here is the finished skirt: </b></div>
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<b>Here are both skirts with the Minnie shirt: </b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Can’t wait to take some pictures of the girls with Minnie in
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CandCFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15308485267608479414noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-896904803047451614.post-46183031448159399132012-08-14T01:04:00.000-04:002014-09-16T10:50:27.312-04:00Tiered Skirts and Minnie Shirts for Disney<br />
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I decided that I was going to continue the trend of matching
outfits for the girls for our Disney trip. I was at the store today and they
had hot pink bike shorts and black shirts for $2.50 each. I decided to make a
Minnie appliqué shirt with the black shirts and then make a tiered skirt that
the girls can wear the bike shorts underneath. It turned out to be a fun and
relatively easy project. </div>
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I learned my lesson with the last set of appliqué shirts to
not mess with Pellon brand, luckily I had some other steam-a-seam. The Pellon
just does not stick well and when it does it tends to stick to the paper and
not the shirt. </div>
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I decided to make the Minnie heads smaller and add a crown.
I then did a straight line stitch instead of ziz zag around the design. The
shirts turned out really cute and I used matching fabric to make the skirts. I
didn’t really follow a single tutorial to make the skirts. I read a few blog
tutorials then grabbed some skirts from the girls closet to follow how long I
wanted them and their waist size. The strips for M’s were roughly 5.5X20
(waist), 5X28 (middle), 6X38 (bottom). Charlie’s were a little smaller. Gathering is probably one
of my least favorite things in sewing while I am doing it, but it just turns
out so darn cute, so I suffer through it. </div>
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I have a few more projects planned before we hit Disney,
lanyards for the girls (dude has one already), emergency cards for all the
kids, skirts for the girls to match the Mickey shirts, and pillowcase dresses
from some Minnie fabric I found today. We’ll see if I can finish all that
before we leave. Their <a href="http://candcfamily.blogspot.com/2012/03/wordless-wednesday-dresses-i-made.html" target="_blank">Tiana</a> dresses will be packed, too. I am sure M will
wear a princess gown one day, too. Packing will be a lot of fun for this trip
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CandCFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15308485267608479414noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-896904803047451614.post-73826680357645433492012-08-12T10:56:00.003-04:002012-08-12T10:56:29.172-04:00Disney Shirts<br />
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We are heading to Disney soon and I wanted to make matching
Disney Mickey Ears shirts for the five of us. This turned out to be a super
easy and pretty cheap project. </div>
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I bought the supplies at AC Moore, the shirts were on sale
for $2.99 each, sheet of black fabric was $3.19, and embellishment bows for the
girl shirts came in at just under $24.I had the steam-a-seam and thread at
home. </div>
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I started with tracing Mickey heads onto the shirts. You can
find printable tracings online, but I just did free hand in three different sizes
using the tops of my mixing bowls and different size cups. </div>
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<b>My tracings: </b></div>
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<b>Next, I ironed it onto the black fabric and then cut out: </b></div>
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<b>Then remove the smooth side of the paper and iron on to the
shirt:</b> </div>
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<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v298/cminghelli/Blog%20Pictures/Blog%202012/?action=view&current=IMG_1873.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="IMG_1873" border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/cminghelli/Blog%20Pictures/Blog%202012/IMG_1873.jpg" /></a></div>
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You can be done with project at this point or add two more
steps if wanted. I did a zig-zag stitch around the edges of the Mickey head and
for the girls added bows. The store only had one set of sparkly bows and the
princess M was NOT going to leave the store with just plain red bows which they
had a ton of. So, the little girls have sparkly bows on their shirts and I have
a plain red bow. </div>
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Here are the 5 finished shirts. Hubs says he is not going to
be all matchy and wear the shirts, so we’ll see. </div>
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<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v298/cminghelli/Blog%20Pictures/Blog%202012/?action=view&current=IMG_1880.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="IMG_1880" border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/cminghelli/Blog%20Pictures/Blog%202012/IMG_1880.jpg" /></a> </div>CandCFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15308485267608479414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-896904803047451614.post-66982462709304761292012-06-15T11:10:00.002-04:002012-06-15T11:11:43.986-04:00Roles as seen by the Kid<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
I just was looking through the Dude's take home work and found the CUTEST ever house with flaps and each flap has a person in the house. Then you flip it and he wrote down their roles/chores. </div>
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So I flip hubby's first and wow, what a list. </div>
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Cooking</div>
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Yard Work (we have someone mow cause his allergies, but he keeps up with watering the flowers, planting, etc.)</div>
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Laundry (yes ladies be jealous, hubs is the laundry guy)</div>
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Fixing Lunch and Breakfast (yes, he fixes lunch and breakfast for the dude Mon-Fri)</div>
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Getting me ready (the dude)</div>
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Coach</div>
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Shopping (and yes ladies, he does the grocery shopping, too). </div>
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After reading his, I wasn't sure I wanted to go on, I mean most of the chores were taken and the dude obviously thinks Hubs does a LOT around the house. Glutton for punishment I am I read on. </div>
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<b>Me: </b> </div>
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Cooking (phew, he realizes that I do cook once in a while)</div>
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Cleaning</div>
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Getting the girls ready for the day</div>
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Taking care of us when we are sick</div>
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Vacuum</div>
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Okay, so my list is not as big, but he could have added load/unload dishwasher cause I swear I do that 1-2 times a day, the dishes are never ending. </div>
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<b>The Dude wrote for himself: </b></div>
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Baseball</div>
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School (cause we tell him that is his job all the time)</div>
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Taking out Recycleables</div>
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Sadly, the girls don't have chores yet, but soon.There were cute pictures, too. Like kid laying in bed and words "are you okay", hubs picture with "nice play" and dude saying "I want ice cream" too. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It is so cool to see how they see us through their eyes. </span>CandCFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15308485267608479414noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-896904803047451614.post-51663308322886841702012-05-24T12:06:00.000-04:002012-05-24T12:07:01.123-04:00The Girl's Photo Shoot<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
I took the girls to get pictures done, they are 1 1/2 and just over 2 1/2 now. Since they seem to be changing so quickly, I wanted to get their pictures done . So here are some of my favorites, very image heavy. </div>
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<b>Just sweetness, I love how they are holding hands: </b></div>
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<b>So sweet how M is a good big sister, she was really making sure Charlie did exactly as told: </b></div>
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<b>M was dying to sit in this chair as soon as she saw it, she really guided the photog on what she wanted: </b></div>
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<b>Miss Charlie looking all sweet and innocent. She is a real spitfire, so don't let that innocent look fool you:</b></div>
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<b>The girls jumping and dancing around together:</b> </div>
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<b>Let them always dance and laugh as carefree as they are here. They love each other so much and are so cute together. I loved watching them sing, laugh, dance, and play while they were getting their pictures done: </b></div>
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<b>And my favorite! They were so happy and cute and sweet at the end of the session. This is a true representation of my girls. Always talking and telling secrets and laughing together: </b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My sweet, sweet girls!</span>CandCFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15308485267608479414noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-896904803047451614.post-29598565637913598882012-05-23T11:07:00.000-04:002012-05-24T11:09:15.016-04:00Wordless Wednesday - Sometimes the 2 year old needs Mommy, too<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v298/cminghelli/Blog%20Pictures/Blog%202012/?action=view&current=photo.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="photo" border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/cminghelli/Blog%20Pictures/Blog%202012/photo.jpg" /></a></div>CandCFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15308485267608479414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-896904803047451614.post-383432163651476402012-05-23T09:52:00.001-04:002012-05-24T11:08:05.738-04:00When Court Goes Well<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
Yesterday was baby Charlie's 6 month permanency planning hearing. The Social Worker called Monday to say I didn't really need to be there, but I had already scheduled it in my work calendar and knew it wouldn't take too long, so decided I would go. I hesitated on going but then someone said I always go because I want
to hear firsthand what is happening. That made complete sense. We only
live 6 miles from the courthouse and aside from parking it is very easy
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Most times you sit on the bench just inside the main area not in the gallery, but behind the attorney tables. Once for Miss M I sat at the attorney table and yesterday I sat at the attorney table with the state attorney and the SW. The judge has the opportunity to ask you questions as does the state attorney and the GAL attorney when you do show up.</div>
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It was very routine, they wanted to get a status update on the adoption, it is staffed, the next step is to review the adoption home study and the team will need to review our suitability. It is likely to be the same team that reviewed it for Miss M, so that should go well. The placement date will be set and we have 30 days to file from placement date, then we will file and wait our 30-90 days for the court to approve. I am not nervous about that process at all. </div>
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So, onto court. Yesterday was the last day her GAL was going to appear before that judge because he is moving out of state. Let's just say everyone loves this GAL. He is so thorough, nice, caring for the kids, follows all the visitation schedules, and a volunteer, too. We love him and he really cares for all his kids and Charlie. Before we went on record the judge joking ordered that he was not allowed to leave the state of North Carolina, that he had to continue to live here and serve the kids of NC. She said a lot of sweet words about him. </div>
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Then we went on record and the SW stated her case of where we were in process, the GAL attorney didn't ask any questions. They asked me how she was doing. Then the judge says, "I recognize you. Did you attend one of the adoption celebrations the county does?". I told her yes I did for my now two year old. (<a href="http://www.nccourts.org/Citizens/CPrograms/Family/Documents/fcac_newsletter0110.pdf" target="_blank">Here's</a> an article from about that day) Funny that she remembered us. Each year the county does a county wide foster care adoption celebration where they hold court and put the courts seal of approval on all adoptions. The judge then asked how many more kids were we going to adopt. I said that if our SW had anything to do with it 1-2 more. I think my hubs would have said "we're good", LOL. </div>
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The next was the GAL offered up his summary that she was doing great in a great home and he was very happy how her case plan was going and court was over. </div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It went really well. It is still so amazing to me how we got so lucky to be blessed with these two great adoption stores from foster care. </span><br />
<br />CandCFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15308485267608479414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-896904803047451614.post-5418038975783372572012-04-30T10:05:00.000-04:002012-05-24T10:05:52.669-04:00Payback<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
I have a sister that is 18 years younger and you know we are all parenting experts before we have kids. My sister had a few quirks and was always very opinionated. She loved to pick out her own clothes and wear things that were not always appropriate. Read: Size 2T shorts when she was really a size 4/5. I already had a teenage mom complex when I had her out and about with me even though she was my sister, I felt like people assumed I was an unwed teenage mother. So, we'd have disagreements over what she'd wear a lot. I also remember dragging her out of an Old Navy store kicking and screaming. She was loudly protesting, "I want blue shoes!". </div>
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I remember telling my mom, "Why do you let her choose what she wears?" Especially when she was looking like a homeless unkempt kid. I also said, maybe you should lock her closet and not let her have access to her clothes when she was changing 5 times a day. You know, cause I was an 18 year old parenting expert, ha!</div>
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Well, now years later, I have a very opinionated 2 year old who thinks she knows what she wants to wear. Let's be honest, she knows what she wants to wear and sometimes I try to steer her in the other direction and occasionally win. Small victories.</div>
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Some of her most recent words to me:</div>
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I no wanna wear dat!</div>
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I wear polka dots!</div>
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I no wear-a dose shoes!</div>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I no like-a dat! </span><br />
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<br />CandCFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15308485267608479414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-896904803047451614.post-51380633074292493792012-04-20T13:06:00.002-04:002012-04-20T13:33:42.406-04:00Good Bye's<span style="font-family: verdana;">In my extended foster care support network three foster mom's are saying their good bye's to their foster babies this week and last and I can't imagine. I am one of the ones who hates the question from strangers, "won't you be sad to see them leave". I have no idea the depth of their sorrows, but I do know that it could have just as easily have been me. </span><br /><br style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Miss M was an adoptive placement, but I still think back over my anxiety level that first year we had her. I was so nervous and anxious and even after the adoption went through, I still was waiting for the other shoe to drop. It never did, but my anxiety was real. I remember asking the SW in September, "they can't take her back away from us right?" This was over a month after the finalization. </span><br /><br style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Charlie was not placed as an adoptive placement, so there was a real possibility that we could fall in love with her and have to say good bye. My anxiety level was not as high, though. I think part of it was that I couldn't live like that for a year again and needed to live in the moment. Part of it was we had been through a placement before and I was settled in my family thinking if she did have to leave, at least we got to meet this amazing baby and positively impact her and show her unconditional love. </span><br /><br style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am not going to lie and say I never had my moments of panic. I am sure most foster parents have. I was getting ready for work one day and we had Toddler Radio playing on Pandora. The song "You are my Sunshine" came on. I think it was the first time that I ever really listened to the lyrics. It sounds like such a happy melody song. But, when I was thinking of Charlie and her being my sunshine and having to say good bye, I started crying. It was if it was really happening and I couldn't control it. Of course, it didn't really happen, but the feeling I had in that moment can't be matched by anything much scarier. I still almost tear up when I think of that song.<br /><br />Those ladies/families that are saying good bye right now, I don't know how they <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span> feel, not having been through it myself. I know they are feeling a <span style="font-weight: bold;">huge</span> loss. They don't say good bye because they want to, they do it because they love the kids they are fostering and they know they are doing the best possible thing for them. They are stronger than most people. 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mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-style: italic; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="b-lyrics-from-signature">Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/r/ricky_nelson/you_are_my_sunshine.htm</span></span></p>CandCFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15308485267608479414noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-896904803047451614.post-4594818846763190782012-04-17T09:45:00.002-04:002012-04-17T09:57:41.086-04:00Visits<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">We haven't seen Charlie's bio-mom since Christmas and have seen her dad only briefly (less than 5 minutes each time) only twice since Christmas when I dropped pictures off for him. When they signed over their rights I really thought we'd do visits at least 2-3 times a year. I was thinking Easter, Labor Day, Christmas. They wanted to see her at least 2-3 times a year. We agreed. </span><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">So two weeks before Easter I left a message on bio-grandma's phone, left a message for bio-dad. Bio-mom/grandma have not returned the call and bio-dad skirted around the topic of visitation again. This is the second time. The last time we had talked before that, I said let's schedule a visit and it ended the conversation. This time, he said he needed to get up with bio-mom, find a time, and call me back. I haven't heard from him since. I'm not sure what is going on. Is it they want to just know she is okay? Is it they are too sad to see her right now? I just don't know. I am walking that fine line between pushing too hard for a visit and feeling guilty that I am not pushing hard enough.</span><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">My plan this week is to go get some recent pictures done of Charlie and at least drop some in the mail to the address bio-mom gave me and drop some off with bio-dad. I am pretty sure he will at least agree to let me drop pictures off, he has been agreeable to that. That way they can at least have a recent picture of her. </span><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">She is such an amazing, sweet, smart little girl. I want them to see how great she is, although I am sure they know it. She is full-blown toddler now, she wasn't walking last time they saw her. She is talking so much more. Sings happy birthday to you every night at dinner.<br />I just want to feel okay about my role in ensuring their ongoing relationship with her. I want them to see what a special girl she is. I am sure they will come around and we will see them again, I just don't know when. </span><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </span>CandCFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15308485267608479414noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-896904803047451614.post-87981246423252162942012-03-28T10:18:00.002-04:002012-04-02T10:37:59.567-04:00Wordless Wednesday - Dresses I made<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v298/cminghelli/Blog%20Pictures/Blog%202012/?action=view&current=IMG_1392.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/cminghelli/Blog%20Pictures/Blog%202012/IMG_1392.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v298/cminghelli/Blog%20Pictures/Blog%202012/?action=view&current=IMG_1387.jpg" target="_blank"><img 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I know I didn't know him, but it hit home. As the Dude grows up, it could have been him or any of his friends and that is why it hits home. I really try to never assume racism in someone's actions, but in this I see racism. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial;">Why I see it as racism:<br /></p><ul style="font-family: arial;"><li> The perpetrator called 911 46 times in the last 15 months</li><li>He is quite a bit larger and older than the victim</li><li>He had a gun, Trayvon only had skittles and an iced tea</li><li>He reports the guy as suspicious because he is walking around and wearing a hooded shirt and is black</li><li>He says those mother%& always get away </li><li>He is told not to follow him, yet he doesn’t listen and pursues him</li><li>The cops sided with him, not the kid who was just shot</li><li>Witnesses heard screams for help, you can hear on the 911 tapes it is Trayvon</li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial;">I really hope that one day soon justice is served for this young man and his family. I cannot imagine the pain they are going through, his mom losing a son, his brother losing his best friend and brother. All because he was walking in a neighborhood and some vigilante assumed ill intent by this innocent young man. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial;">One day soon, my son will be out in this world and it scares me that people will assume he is up to no good simply because the color of his skin. </p>CandCFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15308485267608479414noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-896904803047451614.post-86010132610407161652012-03-19T11:12:00.002-04:002012-03-19T11:17:00.929-04:00St. Patrick's Day<span style="font-family: verdana;">I had a lot of fun dressing the kids this year for St. Patrick's Day. Charlie got a shirt that said Daddy's Good Luck Charm, Miss M got a shirt that said Daddy's Little Girl and the dude just wore a plain green shirt. 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Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" ><a href="http://asilentstorm.com/"><span style="color:blue;">Nicole</span></a> tagged me in random facts about you post. I am so inconsistent on posting so I thought I would definitely follow along.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >There are some rules:</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >1. Post these rules<br />2. You must post 11 random things about yourself<br />3. Answer the questions set for you in the post you were tagged in<br />4. Create 11 new questions for your tagees to answer<br />5. Tag them on Twitter, Facebook or your blog</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >Eleven random things about me: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" ></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >1. I played a ton of sports as a kid. I was mediocre at them all, never really excelling at any one sport. I did cheer leading, soccer, track and field (short distances, like 100 meter and such), swimming, rowing, and volleyball. Truthfully told, I sucked at volleyball, no real hand/eye coordination. The other sports I was good enough. In high school I lettered in soccer and we had a pretty decent team, I was second string. I rowed in college. It didn't bother me that I wasn't a star athlete and I want that for my kids, I want them to play sports but they don't have to be super stars. They can be, but they don't have to be as long as they have fun.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >2. I over-schedule myself and my kids. I know I shouldn't and the hubs complains about it, but still I do. Between birthday parties, sports, tumbling, play dates, etc. We always seem to be on the go. I am trying to be more mindful and at least once a month have a day where we don't go anywhere. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >3. I love, love, love sweets, especially pie. I found <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/253960866457096762/"><span style="color:blue;">this</span></a> awesome apple pie recipe last year and twice I've made it for no special occasion just to be eaten by me and Hubs. I think on my birthday I'd almost prefer pie to cake.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >4. I majored in Political Science thinking I'd go to Law School. My mom wanted me to go nursing or pre-med and I wanted to do the opposite of what my mom wanted me to do. I sometimes wish I had gone into Health Science or at least gotten a BS instead of a BA and I have worked in pharmaceuticals since I graduated and a Science degree would have probably helped a lot. Especially when I was out auditing Doctor Offices and hospitals that were participating in clinical trials and reviewing patient charts. Luckily I was a fast learner. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >5. To spin off the topic above, I was a bad kid. From losing shoes and jackets when I was really young and wandering off without telling my parents to being pretty intolerable as a teen. Even sneaking the car out and getting in an accident. I wish I hadn't given my parents (especially my mom) such a hard time. I really hope that my kids aren't even half as difficult as me. Their dad is the strict one so I think we may be alright. I always did well in school; it was just outside of school that I caused issues. I think the only reason I did well in school was that as long as I heard the info one time I aced the tests. I never really studied until college and even then it was pretty minimal. I wonder how well I would have done if I had applied myself.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >6. I pick up languages pretty easily. I was an exchange student in Germany in high school and spoke extremely fluent German by the end of the year. I also had a pretty decent working knowledge of Spanish and took AP Spanish in high school. I almost went into the military <i>Defense Language</i> Institute but missed by one point. I am sure I would have had a much different life had I chosen that path or took the test again. I will say the test was pretty cool, it was a made up language and you had to try and decipher it. I now hardly speak/understand, it is true if you don't use it, you lose it. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >7. I've always wanted a bigger family and am really happy with my three kids. Hubs is pretty sure we are done and I still wonder, are we really done. I think once the baby gets a little bigger I will either really want another or feel complete.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >8. I love vacations! I spend a lot of time exploring different places that I want to go and trying to plan out vacations. It's a little different now with kids, but vacation is still very important to me and Hubs. We spend a bulk of our extra money on vacations and not things. If we were thinking of a new couch, I think oh, we could go to X, Y, or Z instead with the money. Two of the three kids have been out of the country already and I can't wait to take the kids to Disney and Europe. Costa Rica is on my short list, too. I'd love to go to Tahiti and Australia, but that will have to be much later in life. I don't think kids are ever too young to vacation and don't understand the people that say it is too hard to travel with kids. Maybe mine are just more adaptable. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >9. I have lived in three states, California, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. Sometimes I miss Cali, but I think NC will be my home for a long time.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >10. The hubs and I suffered several years of infertility and once in a while I still get bitter towards people that have it so easy having kids. I hate that I feel that way, it just sneaks up on me sometimes. I know my kids are the kids I was meant to have and am so happy with them and my life. It just doesn't erase the the pain that I experienced over several years of trying and multiple miscarriages. The pain rears its' ugly head sometimes.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >11. I am sometimes a really lousy friend and don't reciprocate the way I feel like I should. I know I should call people more and reach out more. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >There you have it, 11 random things about me, some good, some not so flattering.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >Now for the eleven questions Nicole asked: </span></b><span style=" font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" ></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >Eleven questions from Nicole:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" ></span></p> <ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >Breakfast? Most important meal or skip it? I almost always eat breakfast. I usually wake up hungry.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >If you had a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TARDIS" title="tardis"><span style="color:blue;">TARDIS</span></a>, where would you go? I thought about this and thought about how I should say some great moment in history. I'd love to have met Martin Luther King, JFK, etc. But really I would love to go back to the first few weeks after C was born. It was such a blur and I'd like to go back and tell myself just relax and enjoy it. You don't have to stress or do everything right.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >Favorite fruit? Bananas, especially with peanut butter on them.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >Flats, heels, or barefoot? Flats, really Crocs, Danskos, or Uggs</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >BooBerry or Count Chocula? Neither, I usually eat boring cereal like cinnamon cheerios. If I had to choose I think BooBerry.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >First car? My mom let me drive her Ford Taurus, it was decent when she gave it to me, but I junked it up. My next was a Honda Civic Si hatchback, I loved that car.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >Pick a superpower? I'd love to be able to fly, so we could go anywhere in the world.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >What’s your last meal? Bagel</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >Cat, dog, or other? Why? I love my dogs. They are so cute and loyal and sweet and annoying. </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;">You’re having a crappy day, what’s the thing that always cheers you up? A hug from my husband and my smiling kids. (Maybe a glass of wine after kid's bedtime, too.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:100%;">What’s your dream job? 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</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-Trebuchet MS"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >Have you ever travelled outside of the country? </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-Trebuchet MS"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >Ideal Vacation? </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-Trebuchet MS"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">7.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >If you have kids, do you regret the names you chose for them? </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-Trebuchet MS"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">8.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >What kind of music do you listen to? 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mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Eleven Bloggers (not quite) </span><br /><br /><a href="http://ourkidsareborrowed.blogspot.com/"><span style="Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Mama P</span></a> <p><a href="http://growingastheygrow.blogspot.com/"><span style="Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Megan</span></a></p> <p><a href="http://cloverscup.blogspot.com/"><span style="Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Clover</span></a></p> <p><a href="http://quackenbaby.blogspot.com/"><span style="Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Christie</span></a></p> <p><a href="http://kentfamblog.wordpress.com/"><span style="Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Patience - Kent Family</span></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.razingmayhem.com/"><span style="Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Monique</span></a></p> <p><a href="http://foryoubylove.blogspot.com/"><span style="Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"font-family:";" >Allison</span></a></p> <p><span style=";font-family:";" ><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://nchandmademama.blogspot.com/">Nakira</a><br /></span></p><p><span style="Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"font-family:";" >And that's it.</span></p>CandCFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15308485267608479414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-896904803047451614.post-73039407945350140682012-02-22T06:44:00.000-05:002012-03-19T11:10:12.917-04:00Wordless Wednesday: Pool Time<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v298/cminghelli/Blog%20Pictures/Blog%202012/?action=view&current=IMG_1276.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/cminghelli/Blog%20Pictures/Blog%202012/IMG_1276.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>CandCFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15308485267608479414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-896904803047451614.post-47873791358221501302012-02-13T11:40:00.004-05:002012-02-13T13:44:08.580-05:00Electronics RestrictionThe dude was on electronics restriction this week for some bad choices at school. Nothing too major, but we need to keep his behavior in the positive direction. It turned out to be a good weekend. He was tuned out of electronics so he played <span style="font-weight: bold;">a lot</span>. He also decided that he was going to play more with the girls.<br />Friday, he did get TV because he had a babysitter. Saturday he ran errands with me and helped me clean the house. He wiped down the stair banister (his idea) and cleaned the blinds (my idea) and then emptied all the trashes and took recycling out (one of his chores). He got out his race cars and built a complex track in his room and played cars. Saturday night we had friends over for dinner and made home-made Valentine Cards that I found on <a href="http://pinterest.com/raleighcj/">Pinterest</a>. We made some for the <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/253960866457025082/">girls</a> and some for <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/253960866457025324/">him</a> that he picked.<br />Sunday, he went grocery shopping with Hubs while I did M's hair. Then he read, went to the store with me, helped me make dinner, and then played more with the girls.<br />He was playing a dodge ball game with them. They would run and giggle and he'd throw the ball. He said, "Mom, I am missing them on purpose cause they are babies but when they are older and I'm like 16 and they're 10 I am not going to miss on purpose." They were so cute giggling and running from him while he threw the ball at them. Of course, a few times M dragged the baby while she was running away from him, but no tears were shed.<br />I like the idea of tuning out of electronics some and letting them just play, may have to do it more often. Not on Friday though, he has plans this Friday to come home and watch TV to celebrate being able to watch TV again.CandCFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15308485267608479414noreply@blogger.com1