Ok, so some of you may remember that I have done this blogging thing before. Some of you may have even read the old blog. Well, as it turns out, people are creepy. And people are rude. Some people are even creepy and rude. I got some weird comments on the last blog . . . figured out who they were from . . . got creeped out and offended by rudeness . . . took the blog down. I think the creepy rude person has no way of knowing I have this blog now so I am trying again. Having said all that, let me say this:
Dear Nameless, Creepy, Rude Person,
Please do not ruin another blog for me. I don't have a lot of time to create these things so
it really is a pain. Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
Mama Hen
I guess there is another reason why I have been inspired to return to blogging. Some of you may know, and some of you may not, but we have just begun the process of adopting another child. I don't know why, but the adoption process brings out the inner blogger. We are hoping to bring home a 2-3 year old little girl from Ethiopia. It will take somewhere in the neighborhood of 18 months to complete this adoption.
I know some of you are gearing up to comment here . . . but let me stop you for a minute. Let's be clear about a few things.
1. We know that we will have 4 children under the age of 8.
2. We know that our house only has 4 bedrooms.
3. We know that the cost of sending a human being to college is very high.
4. We know that you think our lives are complicated enough.
5. We know that (some of) you think we are crazy.
We also know the joy that adoption (and having biological kids) has brought to us. We know that our family wasn't quite complete. We know that we are blessed beyond measure. We know that this is the right thing for our family, even if you don't understand.
If you have taken all of the above into account, I would love your comments . . . and I look forward to sharing more about our second journey to Ethiopia with you!
Oh, and I will, of course, be posting all of the news that is fit to print, and some that probably isn't, from our chaotic little roost!
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Congratulations! I was just saying to my sister that children will change your life forever, and you'll be eternally grateful for all the chaos. It's an ADVENTURE!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty new blog!
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I think it is wonderful that all of the chicks are getting a sister! Hopefully the process won't be too long or difficult!
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COngrats! Im with IAN too, we are adopting a 5 yr old boy, so we will have 5 kids 5,7,8,10,11..crazy, maybe a little! 3 of our kids will be adopted and the 8 and 10 yr old are our bio boys. Have fun on your journey! Jen W
ReplyDeleteHi, another IAN momma here...love your blog design! I don't think you're crazy at all. Of course, this is coming from a woman who is getting ready to bring home a 4-yr-old little boy in a few weeks to bring our total to 7 kiddos (2 adopted)! You should have seen the "looks" we got when we ended up with a newborn when our youngest was 8 & oldest was 18...people were like, "You're starting over!?!" *gasp* Haha...we are so blessed & loving it! :o)
ReplyDeleteI think once you have more than 2, you might as well have 4 or 5 ;) Excited to get to follow your news.
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