two become one

These two darling brother's have successfully completed their first year on earth. Their mother is a good friend of mine and I get to watch "the boys" when she goes to work. I enjoy my time with them so much it makes my ovaries hurt. So we went out to dinner to celebrate their milestone and enjoy each other's company...girlfriend's, food and babies...it was a nice evening.

My Sunshine

She is so full of life and always has been. She was about 14 months old and in foster care when I first met her. Her "other mom" was just a teenager and also in foster care. Thanks to my many years as a foster parent and working with teens, I was chosen to help teach this young mom how to better care for her daughter so they could be reunited. Half way through our little journey, addiction took over and, out of love, one mother asked another mother if she would raise her daughter as her own. Just after her second birthday, this little ray of sunshine became ours. She's incredibly strong and equally warm and inviting. She's my sunshine.

Embracing technology

I went off to college in 1983 with my manual typewriter in tow. I was fortunate to have my own typewriter and I fondly remember trying to get the hang of putting White-Out tape in it so I would'nt have to re-type a whole page if I made a typing mistake. So I would make a typo...I'd hold the tape in the site...backspace...re-type...it never looked perfect but I remember wishing I had invented White-Out tape...GENIOUS I tell you! Back then, who would have thought computers could fit in your lap and you could copy and paste, spell and grammer check your way to a perfect paper?

I did not grow up with technology at my finger tips but I am enjoying having my children show me how to do things. I have been surprised by the wonderful Katie and her "six times the fun (and chaos)." She is a beautiful writer and true example of love. She has inspired me to write. I'm embracing technology and I HAVE MY OWN BLOG! It seems appropriate to end with LOL!