Why Tag is a Game Best Played on Grass

and not cement....



Got the call from the school nurse that A suffered a tag related injury. Now the 5th grade rule is tag is to be played only in the grass and that tagging is to be done with only one hand. Luckily so far it seems to be superficial damage only (although his sweet wonderful teacher Miss C checked him all day for a concussion)

Happy Easter

Pictures to come later
(I forgot the cord to connect the camera to the computer)

Wordless Wednesday

Fashion Fades... Style is Forever

and D's style is one of a kind.
But seriously, is there any fashion look she can't pull off???

(and in case you are wondering about MY fashion sense.... the hat is leftover from a costume I wore several weeks ago to a dead celebrity charity benefit. I was Molly Brown- from the Titanic)

Day of Pink

International Day of Pink is a day to stand against bullying, discrimination and homophobia. Enjoy what these students in Vancouver created for Day of Pink

Read more about the making of the video here

It's Hair Care- Not Dog Food

So a fellow adoptive mom just launched her line of Babycakes products, which are hair and body butters made from organic/fair trade ingredients. (and while she points out you shouldn't eat it-she advertises that, should you want to, Babycakes would be totally safe to eat) I purchased a jar and have been using it to keep K's braids moisturized.

Friday though was "hair day" and I was taking down the existing braids, detangling, moisturizing with Babycakes and then re-braiding the style. Two hours later I was finished but needed to wash my hands (the Babycakes makes them very smooth but after rubbing it on braids for two hours, I had more on my hands then would absorb) I figured I would wash my hands, then close the Babycakes and put away the comb, and beader, and all the other supplies. I came back in from washing my hands to find the dog had eaten the ENTIRE jar of Babycakes. (yes in less than 60 seconds the dog managed to lick everything out of the jar)

So thanks to Chrissy I now have a dual hair care product/dog treat.

If you want your very own dog treat hair and body butter, you can order Babycakes here. You won't be sorry- the short time we have been using it, it so far is the best product we have tried for K's hair. (and it gets the dog's endorsement too)

Looking for our Adoption Info???

I have closed the original two blogs for the adoptions and have consolidated all the information here.

So if you are looking for information on D's adoption from China, you can find it by either searching under the "D", "adoption" or "China travel" labels.

To help you narrow it down...

Information about the process can be found in February, March and April 2007

Information about our trip to China can be found under May 2007

So if you are looking for information on K's adoption from Ethiopia, you can find it by either searching under the "K", "adoption" or "Ethiopia travel" labels.

To help you narrow it down...

Information about the process can be found in May and June 2008 (including our pre-adoption trip to Amsterdam)

Information about our trip to Ethiopia can be found under July 2008

Weekend Wisdom

"Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters"
-Albert Einstein

So the Doctor....

looked at D's hands and said...

Sometimes this happens with kids. It could be anything but as long as it doesn't get worse, to not worry about it at this point. And judging by the responses I have gotten here and on some of my online forums, sounds like there isn't a consensus on the cause. It will be interesting to see if it gets better this summer when she isn't at day care/preschool.

Wordless Wednesday

image from the Detroit News http://apps.detnews.com/

Seven is Heaven

Seven years ago today a very impatient baby was born at 6:32 am
(despite the fact I clearly stated pm, not am)
Happy Birthday X
We love you very much!!!

Weekend Wisdom

"I'm for the truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against."

-Malcolm X

Paging Dr Mom

So she has an appointment on Monday morning but D has been having intermittent redness on the backs of her hands. We had weeks ago and I gave her some lotion and then it was gone. Now every day when I pick her up at day care it looks like she has gloves on. The redness goes from her fingers to her wrist. She says it doesn't really hurt (although she acts like it does in the bathtub- but not when you touch it) In the morning the redness is gone (regardless of whether I give her lotion, or anything before bed) Both schools she attends have not changed soap or anything. One nurse thought it was dermatitis, the other one thought maybe really chapped hands from not drying well and going out in the cold. Right now there is no redness but her skin feels very scaly and rough and leathery. There are no other places ANYWHERE else on her- and it is both hands, but not the fingers or the palms. I tried to do the Google thing but thought who is better for medical advice than random people on the internet.
Thoughts?