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Here are all 678 of my posts. If you’re interested in what is was like for me to being a waiting prospective adoptive parent, go click on January 2006 through September 2006. We learned about J in October 2006 and brought him home in November 2006, so that’s where you’ll find all the angst about surprise FBI fingerprinting and hotel stays. From there on, posts become a much more mommy-blogger-like, with general blabbering interspersed with photos and general whining. If you have any questions, email me at julie AT andtherestishistory DOT com!

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July 2008 (1)
- 01: Sometimes he makes me misty (0)
June 2008 (13)
- 01: Hoping for a big, fat snowstorm (6)
- 02: Take my money, please! (8)
- 03: Save me from myself (14)
- 09: Copier Malfunctions (1)
- 10: Why I seem so hopeless. (8)
- 11: The perils of teaching (4)
- 13: We interrupt this program… (5)
- 15: Sunday: an (un)father’s day. (2)
- 18: Playdates! They can happen! (11)
- 19: Post-shopping hangover (8)
- 29: Who knew a child would improve my social life? (2)
- 29: Wisconsin Dells is still open! Who-hoo! (1)
- 30: Burning the 12:30 oil (2)
May 2008 (22)
- 07: Welcome wordiness (0)
- 08: A sense of accomplishment (4)
- 10: Drunk with highlighter fumes… (2)
- 11: Chainsaw battles (0)
- 11: Spring, Finally (2)
- 12: The real BSM: Potato pompadour (35)
- 14: Theme Thursday: Sunshine (17)
- 15: Not-Wordless Thursday: Just Because (3)
- 17: Yes! I’m done! (2)
- 18: Best Shot Monday: Chalk Girl (9)
- 20: What did we do before credit cards? (0)
- 21: WW: Dragging ’round the broom (1)
- 21: Adoption: Looking to the future (3)
- 22: I just paid $3.93/gallon: Shoot me now, or 7 ways to save cash on gas (2)
- 22: Theme Thursday: Aged (9)
- 22: I don’t need no man (but it’s really nice to have one around) (3)
- 22: NaComLeavMo: On your marks, get set, comment! (6)
- 24: Same-sex couples in a yearbook? Oh, my. (3)
- 25: SS&T: My tricycle (6)
- 25: BSM: Fine Hair (7)
- 26: Someone flipped the switch. Summer is here! (12)
- 27: Hey, hair! Listen up! I’m only 35! (18)
April 2008 (15)
- 04: It’s my 41st finals week, whoo-hoo! (3)
- 06: A recipe for the perfect Sunday (13)
- 07: Don’t bother me. Dirty Dancing is on. (3)
- 09: If only their parents could hear… (4)
- 12: Twitterings for 2008-04-12 (1)
- 13: BSM: Dirty Hand (14)
- 13: Twitterings for 2008-04-13 (0)
- 14: Heard in the classroom… (3)
- 14: Twitterings for 2008-04-14 (0)
- 15: Hat love (4)
- 16: WW: Driving the car (8)
- 21: If you don’t see me around much… (1)
- 22: Weaving and dodging through the week. (2)
- 27: One down, three to go (2)
- 28: Is it spring? (11)
March 2008 (14)
- 02: Sunday at the big warehouse store (2)
- 02: BSM: No highchair, man. (18)
- 05: Greenworks cleaners (4)
- 09: You don’t want to attend a conference with me. (4)
- 12: The art of time suckage (5)
- 16: No wonder I have such few friends. (3)
- 17: Huh? Online war? (5)
- 21: Two lessons learned (1)
- 23: Can you spare a dime? (3)
- 24: Working out the rust… (2)
- 25: Note to self: Haircuts are alone time (2)
- 26: WW: Balloon Girl (2)
- 27: Just wait, I’ll come complaining to you (1)
- 31: BSM: Easter dress (9)
February 2008 (17)
- 03: BSM: It’s a change–no J! (21)
- 03: We have a winner! (1)
- 05: Bottleneck (6)
- 07: Releasing the bottleneck (4)
- 07: Thursday Theme: Glow (11)
- 08: Why a lens hood? (2)
- 10: These dreams go on when I close my eyes. Stop them, please. (3)
- 11: BSM and Dr. Appointment Mishap (13)
- 17: Winter Dreams (Not Quite of the Fitzgerald variety) (1)
- 17: BSM: Neglected Bunny (10)
- 18: Why I’m voting for Obama (2)
- 19: It’s FINALLY done. (5)
- 19: How I get J to ignore me…for photos, silly! (16)
- 20: Poor, poor dog (7)
- 24: BSM: Crumbly boy (18)
- 27: WW: I don’t feel like writing, so you’re stuck with a photo (8)
- 28: Theme Thursday: Memories (8)
January 2008 (27)
- 01: Obligatory Resolution Post (0)
- 01: WW: Crawling Position (7)
- 02: WW: Food doesn’t belong on the head (4)
- 02: Grr. How do you poor Texans deal with your state? (2)
- 03: Stolen from my students: It’s just not fair! (2)
- 04: Being J’s mom. (4)
- 06: Why I love weekends (14)
- 07: Making time to have fun (0)
- 08: Bloom activities pretty darn cool (1)
- 09: WW: Repurposed chalk tray (3)
- 10: Thursday whinings (3)
- 10: It’s a contest! Banishing the gloomies (12)
- 13: BSM: Hands. Also, Contest, Card Swap and PIF–Oh, My! (18)
- 15: Questions: I answer way too many and…Does this page look right? (2)
- 15: WW: It’s time (7)
- 17: I hate snow. (4)
- 20: They’re up! Vote for your favorite Sunshine post! (1)
- 20: My sunshine (16)
- 24: Room-A-Day Giveaway and Congratulations, Carrie! (0)
- 24: Do you KNOW how cold it is here? (3)
- 25: OMG: I forgot–Big NEWS! (11)
- 28: Motherhood, it makes you afraid (50)
- 28: Another day, another giveaway! (16)
- 28: Grumbly, grumb, grum… (4)
- 29: 7 random things (1)
- 31: Theme Thursday: Focus (12)
- 31: Love Thursday: Ticklefest (3)
December 2007 (26)
- 02: ‘Tis the season (1)
- 02: Is my head spinning all the way around, or is it just Christmas? (1)
- 04: Another shot of tree man (1)
- 04: WW: Sleepy-tired (6)
- 05: WW, Pt 2: Snow-sick (8)
- 06: 13 reasons I’m living a cliche (10)
- 07: Why it’s not OK to leave your dog roam all day. (3)
- 07: test (0)
- 09: BSM: Toes (13)
- 11: A question of openness (1)
- 11: a question of openness, pt. 2 (2)
- 12: WW: Checking out the tree (7)
- 13: An email to the agency (2)
- 13: Tiny bits of news (3)
- 14: RSS feeds (2)
- 16: BSM: Crib stare-down (14)
- 18: (3)
- 19: WW: Practicing for the circus (4)
- 23: BSM: Snowtime remote control bonding (11)
- 23: PS: Holiday Card (1)
- 25: And this is my plan to RULE THE WORLD! (10)
- 26: Post-Christmas letdown (4)
- 26: We need a support group…significant others of gamers. (5)
- 27: 10 things to remember during the (domestic) adoption wait. (4)
- 31: BSM: J, the Eeyore (14)
- 31: I resolve to… (2)
November 2007 (22)
- 04: BSM: cute boy gets cuter (12)
- 05: Now, I’m really a mom (3)
- 06: WW: And there’s a well he can’t fall down (2)
- 07: WW, Pt. 2: Big eater (4)
- 07: WW: Children’s Museum (2)
- 08: Children’s Museums are full of crazy kids (4)
- 09: Will we all just be well again? Please? (2)
- 11: Best Shot Monday (7)
- 12: It’s probably not easy for anyone… (10)
- 13: I’m becoming a hermit. (3)
- 15: Rashes, rashes everywhere. (4)
- 15: Thursday Theme: GIDDY (7)
- 16: Traveling (3)
- 19: BSM: Kitchen floor (3)
- 20: Eh. Let’s just get it over with. (0)
- 23: A short note for the old-timers… (1)
- 25: I needed a breather, but I’m back (3)
- 26: I love him this much… (2)
- 27: it’s not the end of the world… (1)
- 28: Gearing up… (17)
- 28: 13 reasons J rocks (6)
- 29: Precious wonder in his eyes (0)
October 2007 (23)
- 01: BSM and Snottiness Reigns (14)
- 03: WW and I’m baaaacccckkkk! (1)
- 03: PaperBackSwap Rocks! (1)
- 04: WW, but Friday (5)
- 07: BSM: Delicate constitution and bare feet (15)
- 09: I’m not an animal… (7)
- 10: WW: Ladder Boy (6)
- 12: New daycare. Again. (10)
- 14: This parent job really IS tough (17)
- 15: Note to self: J at 13ish months (14)
- 16: An event he’ll look back at with wonder (6)
- 17: And can there be any more daycare screwups left to write about? (13)
- 21: Mama can’t dress me… (18)
- 22: Daycare Round Four, Day 1 coming up (10)
- 22: Day 1, down. Will the knot in my stomach please go away? (15)
- 24: WW: We have a dog? (1)
- 24: And it’s positive! (6)
- 26: The leopard has landed (3)
- 27: How does one actually change anything? (2)
- 28: Best Shot Monday: Sippy Cup Love (14)
- 29: And so it begins… (4)
- 30: Boo! (4)
- 31: Excuse the disorder, please (0)
September 2007 (23)
- 02: Visiting the farm (15)
- 04: Birthday number 1 underway. (9)
- 04: WW: High Speed Chase (19)
- 04: J’s first day, great. (5)
- 05: Maybe if I forced one of them to change J’s diaper…. (7)
- 09: Best Shot Monday: Hands (20)
- 09: Snapper’s mom wants to know about our household duties…. (1)
- 10: Clingy, whiney and tearful, that’s my J (8)
- 12: WW: Moody Man (6)
- 13: Random tidbits of Facebook, J and Sansabelt goodness (4)
- 16: Best Shot Monday: Pumpkin Patch (21)
- 18: Where’s that hat? (5)
- 18: WW: My little man’s a model (37)
- 19: Brain fart. (4)
- 20: Beauty and the Snotty Beast (6)
- 21: Man gets drunk, stuck, and struck… (1)
- 22: Beauty II (1)
- 23: Direction of blog, please answer question…and I mean you! (13)
- 23: BSM plus angry husband hates shopping…with me (16)
- 24: Worrying my way into 35 (5)
- 25: WW: New blooms among the dead (10)
- 26: Sometimes I feel just a little rusty… (5)
- 30: Reporting While Black (0)
August 2007 (30)
- 01: Wordless Wednesday: Garden Bling (10)
- 01: Again, proof that the world just isn’t fair. (6)
- 01: As luck would have it… (5)
- 01: Summer task 1 completed: Kitchen painted (3)
- 04: J’s hair product deserves its own post (3)
- 04: 8 Obscure Things Meme (5)
- 05: BSM: Dog-tired (13)
- 06: Painting revelations (5)
- 07: Wordless Wednesday: Garden Bling 2 (12)
- 08: First birthday party planning (10)
- 09: Cake Decorating for Dummies (4)
- 10: Should I order these placecard holders for the party? (5)
- 12: Are you sick of cake decorating? (2)
- 12: And his photo card invite… (5)
- 12: BSM: Kind Journal (13)
- 13: Gratuitous Baby Pictures (3)
- 13: And how do I break it to my mother that those Baby Einstein DVDs weren’t such a good deal? (4)
- 14: Wordless Wednesday: Cake Inspiration (9)
- 14: Toy recalls make even me a little jumpy (3)
- 15: Whoo-hoo! Bohtieque is back up for business! (5)
- 16: Still grumbling about toy recall, that’s me (2)
- 19: BSM: 11 Months (16)
- 21: A happy misunderstanding (1)
- 24: And finally… (11)
- 25: Cake disaster (8)
- 26: BSM: Playground (23)
- 28: First day back at daycare (4)
- 28: Wordless Wednesday: Black-Eyed Susan (11)
- 29: Moving on, getting perspective (4)
- 31: Daycare nailed down (3)
July 2007 (28)
- 02: Zoo, Best Shot Monday (8)
- 02: J’s first fireworks…. (2)
- 09: J at 10 months (3)
- 10: Computers suck. Sometimes. (3)
- 10: Why teach? Part 1 (1)
- 11: Why Apple Rocks (5)
- 11: Reason #2 to Love Teaching (1)
- 11: You’ll never guess why the entire clinic staff remembers my son (5)
- 14: Warning: Cute kid ahead (6)
- 15: J’s Lifebook, revised (6)
- 16: BSM: Bedhead (15)
- 16: Randomness at 10 p.m. (2)
- 17: Get over yourself (10)
- 17: Wordless Wednesday (27)
- 19: Thursday Theme: Drip (15)
- 20: Goal Revisions (3)
- 20: CHBM Photo: Camping, or not. (2)
- 23: BSM: Birthday Party Fun (11)
- 23: Being completely irresponsible (2)
- 23: Oh, yeah, also…vote for J! (3)
- 24: CHBM Recipe Rally: Black Bean Salsa (2)
- 24: Waaay off topic, but could it be true? Britney, a waitress? (2)
- 24: Wordless Wednesday: Baby Charmer (12)
- 25: It’s like finding change in the couch. (3)
- 25: MySpace finds 29,000 thousand sex offenders (5)
- 28: It’s irresistible: a 37″ TV Giveaway (2)
- 30: (3)
- 30: World Rhythm Set and CD on sale (1)
June 2007 (16)
- 01: Money runs through my fingers like water, that’s me (2)
- 02: It’s an iMac (5)
- 04: BSM and 9 Month Post (10)
- 04: Hell’s Kitchen, Week 1 (3)
- 06: WW: Oooh, that stinks… (1)
- 06: White lady speaks on race (8)
- 11: Best Shot Monday: Spiderwort (1)
- 12: Help me, oh internets! He stopped napping! (6)
- 12: Ceviche Tacos (0)
- 12: Link list (0)
- 13: Bathtime for my not-so-baby baby (19)
- 13: 9 Month Well Child (2)
- 14: Theme Thursday: Imagine (6)
- 21: Being a busy mom (3)
- 25: BSM: A rainbow after the storm (19)
- 30: Balance makes a visit. (3)
May 2007 (23)
- 01: What I wish I had been taught growing up… (20)
- 02: Review: Reading with Babies, Toddlers and Twos (0)
- 02: 8 Months: 13 Things J Loves Most (7)
- 05: Houston, we’ve discovered a tooth! (1)
- 05: New Wordpress template (2)
- 06: Memories of mom (2)
- 07: BSM: I love me a good-tasting soccer ball (10)
- 07: Thank God, Hell’s Kitchen is back. (0)
- 07: You know you feel old when… (0)
- 08: 10 Things: About me (8)
- 08: Wordless Wednesday (4)
- 09: Thursday 13: Blog Love (11)
- 11: The making of a mother (5)
- 15: Ten Sad Songs (7)
- 16: WW: 14 days to go (17)
- 17: Shock and Amazement at Every Turn (1)
- 24: Yearbook day, done. (3)
- 28: Where I talk about disappointment in my community… (12)
- 28: Get some sleep, would ya? (2)
- 29: On the lawnmower blues (5)
- 29: No more kids, for a while at least (10)
- 30: My boy wears product (2)
- 30: Read me… (3)
April 2007 (18)
- 01: I’m a little blue. (1)
- 02: BSM (7)
- 03: It’s almost spring… (8)
- 04: Hair issues and Friends photo (2)
- 05: Playtime (7)
- 06: I did a horrible thing (10)
- 07: Of course he’s gorgeous… (1)
- 09: BSM: It was a happy birthday, T (5)
- 09: Flickr Test Post; Mama can’t dress herself (0)
- 10: (3)
- 11: Friends and free baskets of popcorn (4)
- 12: Snow sucks (4)
- 13: I need a weekend (1)
- 16: BSM: Spring, here? (6)
- 23: BSM and etc. (8)
- 24: I’m not on the edge…yet. (0)
- 25: Lottery winnings required (3)
- 26: CPR for dummies (2)
March 2007 (19)
- 01: Special People (2)
- 03: Six month photo shoot (1)
- 04: Sleepy Sunday (0)
- 05: Happy half-birthday, J! (9)
- 06: Difference between mom and dad (2)
- 07: Snow day (2)
- 11: I hate DST. (2)
- 12: Best Shot Monday (7)
- 13: Ahhh…springtime (0)
- 15: Random thoughts (0)
- 18: Great-grandma says J has her father’s hair (2)
- 19: Best Shot, Monday (1)
- 20: Check out those toesies (3)
- 21: Poor me :) (5)
- 21: New scrapbook templates (0)
- 26: The best shot you’ve ever seen of a baby with Pee-new-monia (6)
- 27: J update (3)
- 28: Silly mom, sick boy not so sick. (1)
- 28: Mmmm…Mommy shopping (1)
February 2007 (22)
- 02: What to do, what to do? (4)
- 03: It’s COLD! and a thank you (1)
- 04: Monthly Photo Shoot (5)
- 04: Success: Peas! (0)
- 05: My Best Shot Monday (2)
- 06: Getting ready for baby (1)
- 07: 54 degrees (2)
- 07: War (4)
- 11: One less thing to worry about… (8)
- 12: My Best Shot Monday (6)
- 13: Making domestic adoption even less attractive (4)
- 14: Cupid strikes (3)
- 15: Random Worries (2)
- 19: Best Shot Monday (4)
- 19: Cuts (0)
- 21: Motherhood is worry (4)
- 23: He’s a good dad (3)
- 25: Weekend shenanigans (1)
- 26: Best Shot Monday (3)
- 27: Snowman (0)
- 27: Help requested (8)
- 28: Sick babies, pathetically cute (1)
January 2007 (18)
- 01: Sending J packing, to daycare, that is. (5)
- 03: Daycare, I like you. (5)
- 04: To tired to post anything of value. (2)
- 07: La, la, la posting (1)
- 08: Digital Lifebook Pages: Post 2 (2)
- 09: Creating the pages (3)
- 10: First cold, mean mom (5)
- 12: Colorblind (7)
- 15: Very, very random book meme (2)
- 15: Small discoveries (0)
- 16: Well Baby went well! (3)
- 19: Pretty Poop (4)
- 21: You’re killing our baby! (5)
- 22: Baptism Countdown (3)
- 24: No-whining Wednesday (0)
- 25: Teacher rantings (8)
- 28: Oh, my god, no–was there brandy in that cranberry sauce? (5)
- 31: Baptism or Circus? Hard to tell. (2)
December 2006 (32)
- 01: Keeping shopping simple (0)
- 02: Sleep, anyone? (1)
- 03: Rolling over (0)
- 03: Apology to T (2)
- 04: Random jottings (3)
- 05: There are productive days and then there is today. (0)
- 06: St. Nick’s Day Photo Shoot (10)
- 06: Save a Lifetime of Trouble: Read Chapter 5 (1)
- 09: Christmas shopping in December Sucks (1)
- 10: Sushi Cravings, etc. (5)
- 12: When is he going to give me more than three hours? (4)
- 12: Review: Poetry Speaks to Children (1)
- 12: Adoption-related brain drama. (5)
- 14: Going through the motions (6)
- 15: Loving the Carol’s Daughter Hair Milk (3)
- 16: Gifts piled high (3)
- 17: Grocery store run-in (4)
- 18: Struggling with adoption (2)
- 19: Bad Mommy, Bad (5)
- 20: And to explain all the bad me posts… (1)
- 20: He’s a Stewie (0)
- 21: First post-placement visit, down (1)
- 22: State Line Crossing Madness (2)
- 23: J’s First Christmas Gift (2)
- 24: OK. Firefox Rocks… (1)
- 25: Wishing you a peaceful holiday season (0)
- 26: TPR (1)
- 28: The clouds opened and the sun shined down… (0)
- 28: Down with big bookstores! (0)
- 28: Britney, adopting? (3)
- 30: How I love this little man (5)
- 31: Happy New Year–almost! (2)
November 2006 (19)
- 01: I was right (1)
- 01: The package is moving! (1)
- 02: 1390 miles (0)
- 02: Give a little, if you can… (0)
- 03: Making plans (2)
- 07: Daycare, solved (6)
- 16: We’re home! (19)
- 17: The trip, bite-sized nibble #1 (4)
- 19: Nibble #2 (4)
- 20: Nap-sized nibble #3 (4)
- 21: Morning nibble #4 (4)
- 24: Teething, you think? (3)
- 26: Announcement text… (1)
- 26: Incompetent Mama (5)
- 27: High school sucked. (3)
- 27: It’s getting better (1)
- 28: Don’t trust anything I say past 8 p.m. (3)
- 29: O Vaseline (7)
- 30: Contentment is smelling like baby spit up. (3)
October 2006 (27)
- 01: I’m a Lane Bryant shopper (1)
- 02: Are the lines down? (0)
- 03: Not wanting to sound too desperate (1)
- 04: Keeping postive (1)
- 05: A good excuse for leaving work… (9)
- 05: Call 1 (5)
- 08: Where’s the excitement? (8)
- 10: No news again. (3)
- 11: Keeping the faith (6)
- 13: How much more drama can there be? (4)
- 13: Breathe in, Breathe out (14)
- 15: The Battle of the House (3)
- 17: The House of the Ringing Phone (3)
- 18: An update (5)
- 19: An update to the update (6)
- 20: Slap me, but I had a giddy moment over here (6)
- 21: Gorgeous little man (6)
- 23: An entire day without the emails (2)
- 24: My god, the waiting. (1)
- 24: Not getting the hopes up, but…. (3)
- 24: I’ll take some profanity with that, please (8)
- 25: Little bits of good (9)
- 26: A calm moment (1)
- 27: Don’t believe that last post. (2)
- 27: Happy Little Dance (0)
- 29: Does anyone use one of these things? (5)
- 31: Gah. (0)
September 2006 (21)
- 02: Introducing Ike (2)
- 05: I was so busy I only checked my voice mail once… (0)
- 07: Incompetence (0)
- 10: Down, hope, down! (2)
- 11: Remembering 9/11 (0)
- 13: I can justify ANY tech purchase (1)
- 14: Tomorrow’s the big day (6)
- 16: No news, yet (4)
- 17: We’re home. Finally. (0)
- 17: In memory of the 80’s (2)
- 19: It’s okay to be sexist (1)
- 19: Thinking it’s time to let go… (2)
- 20: No wonder it’s taking so long… (4)
- 21: (2)
- 21: Encouragement (2)
- 24: B-Day Blues (9)
- 25: Wandering dogs mark garage (2)
- 26: The Bug Woman (1)
- 27: This isn’t a used car, dude. (3)
- 29: Where’s the TP? (0)
- 29: Hand wringing (7)
August 2006 (25)
- 01: Moving along (7)
- 01: Getting back to basics (0)
- 02: Emergency root canal (2)
- 03: Another sun rises (0)
- 04: Being a grown up (1)
- 06: Lactation blues (6)
- 07: The “protocol” (2)
- 09: Three weeks and counting (0)
- 10: Know of an open teaching job? (0)
- 10: Clothes envy (4)
- 11: Well, if I can’t shop for clothes… (2)
- 14: Odds and Ends (0)
- 15: Grr. (0)
- 15: Forgive me father, for I have sinned… (1)
- 16: Step away from the door. (2)
- 18: Having twins (0)
- 18: Question for you… (3)
- 20: I’m a geek, and here’s proof (2)
- 21: Crossing ‘em off (0)
- 21: It’s called an answering machine, Mom (1)
- 24: A realization (1)
- 27: Gather together, now. Boycott Survivor! (7)
- 29: Whiney-whine, whine, whine (1)
- 30: Progress! (1)
- 31: Almost… (0)
July 2006 (16)
- 01: Openness (6)
- 07: Warning: Avert your eyes if images of poo scare you! (2)
- 11: (1)
- 12: God, c’mon–take back that four pounds! (2)
- 14: My very own sauna and other notes (4)
- 16: Pray for me (1)
- 17: Niiiiiice. (0)
- 18: Dude. Stop. (1)
- 18: Feeling better (3)
- 19: It’s a secret… (0)
- 21: A call, not the call (8)
- 23: Still waiting (0)
- 26: It’s Z-A-Y-R-A, you idiots (1)
- 28: And the clouds cleared (1)
- 29: Accidental breast sightings (4)
- 31: Turning the lights off (2)
June 2006 (25)
- 02: Thank you and last day cheer (4)
- 05: (0)
- 06: Being an adult is SO fun. (0)
- 07: Stepping on my infertile toes (2)
- 09: I’m a little spoiled, too. (1)
- 10: How to spoil my favorite restaurant (1)
- 11: This is pathetic… (3)
- 12: Reading List (1)
- 13: Feeling a bit aimless (0)
- 14: Yet another in the endless string of whines (2)
- 15: Car radio heaven (1)
- 16: Oh, my god, Britney. (5)
- 17: Happy Anniversary, Us! (3)
- 18: Step away from the cell phone! (2)
- 18: Sunday evening in the backyard (1)
- 19: Trying to pull ourselves all together. (2)
- 20: I’m #1 on Google! (0)
- 20: A follow-up to the schedule post (0)
- 22: Roof Blues (0)
- 26: Suprises (1)
- 27: Roof Relief (0)
- 27: So, what am I supposed to do about daycare? (2)
- 28: There’s nothing like people in your driveway at 6 am (1)
- 28: They aren’t personal ads, people. (5)
- 29: Check-in with agency (5)
May 2006 (17)
- 03: Crazy girl pesters agency (2)
- 03: Working off some stress (1)
- 04: Poop. (0)
- 06: Forgot the tooth fairy? (0)
- 06: When living with me, patience is a necessity (1)
- 08: Kids adding distance (1)
- 09: Too wimpy to move on (0)
- 12: Gah (0)
- 14: M day (2)
- 19: (0)
- 21: Sunday…funday? Not quite. (1)
- 23: Whoo-hoo: The last paper is done! (0)
- 23: Stress=Naptime? (0)
- 26: Relief (0)
- 29: Unwanted advice (1)
- 29: Grrrrr (1)
- 31: Making them understand (7)
April 2006 (24)
- 01: Kidlet music I can stand (1)
- 01: Nursery progress (1)
- 02: A good read… (0)
- 04: Missing T (0)
- 05: Counting my blessings (1)
- 06: Note to self: Tell no one else about adoption (4)
- 09: La, la, la, la, la (0)
- 10: You know you’re a prospective adoptive parent when… (0)
- 10: Something that makes me feel yummy. (1)
- 11: I’m officially a pest (1)
- 12: Adoption Costs (10)
- 12: Costs, part 2 (0)
- 12: Another near heart attack (1)
- 12: Is this a joke? (4)
- 13: Tonight’s photo parade (3)
- 17: Grr… (4)
- 17: Fathers’ Cosent (2)
- 19: Totally off topic: Dog poo and T (5)
- 21: Digging in the dirt (4)
- 22: (0)
- 22: Dear Pen Pal, (2)
- 24: …and I couldn’t stop crying (4)
- 27: Crash, boom, bang! (4)
- 29: (1)
March 2006 (21)
- 04: yay, yay, yay…We’re approved! (8)
- 05: Crib. Check! (0)
- 05: Which Jane Austin Heroine Would You Be? (0)
- 06: I think I need to give up the Diet Coke (1)
- 06: More oddness about my childhood (0)
- 12: Neighbors (0)
- 18: Bah. Sick. (2)
- 20: Ahhh… (1)
- 20: To those interested in the eye twiches (0)
- 22: Guac and Salsa for 60? (0)
- 22: Huh…I guess we overestimated (1)
- 23: Kleenex-eating madness (1)
- 23: On contemplating parenthood (0)
- 25: Baby Loan (0)
- 26: Get off the dime, people. (0)
- 27: Can anyone speak Vietnamese? (3)
- 28: I think I’ll go crazy (0)
- 29: Blah, blah. (0)
- 29: Kids aren’t playing pieces in the game of life (5)
- 30: Happy dance (3)
- 31: There’s privilege, and then there’s privilege (1)
February 2006 (13)
- 02: One more thing to look forward to… (1)
- 05: Weekend decision (1)
- 07: I’m still here… (2)
- 12: Signs (1)
- 13: Where have all the cribs gone? (1)
- 13: Diaper cover fabric (0)
- 14: Malaise (6)
- 15: You’re the only ones who understand… (4)
- 15: OK, I’ll try to snap out of it… (1)
- 16: If you could tell off anyone, who would it be? (3)
- 20: Let’s get updated (3)
- 26: Aaaarrrrggggghhhhh! (0)
- 26: Pure joy and mirth. (0)
January 2006 (24)
- 03: Thoughts about being a part of adoption (3)
- 04: A followup… (4)
- 04: When he’s ready to tell us, you’ll know (1)
- 04: Goodie…a meme! (1)
- 06: Schedule home study visit 1: Check! (5)
- 10: Taking a side tour (0)
- 12: Am I too silly to be a parent? (3)
- 14: Billuary (1)
- 15: Adoption tax credit (3)
- 16: I’m supposed to throw away those contacts? (2)
- 18: And have I mentioned our first visit is FRIDAY? (2)
- 19: Slovenia rocks (2)
- 19: Bitter? Party of one. (1)
- 21: First visit rehash (1)
- 23: I’ve never talked so much… (1)
- 27: What have I done? (10)
- 28: Thank you. Really. (1)
- 28: Stuffed (1)
- 28: Yahoo! group on hair care (1)
- 29: 3 reasons to get pissed (and I don’t mean trashed) (0)
- 29: Lightbulb (1)
- 31: Stop the begging, Steph! (1)
- 31: Odds and ends (4)
- 31: What’s up with all these flares? (1)
December 2005 (26)
- 01: Can you tell I’m cranky? (3)
- 01: I must have issues with my mother (0)
- 04: Switching spaces (0)
- 04: Don’t be me (0)
- 04: Christmas isn’t so bad when there’s a baby in the works (4)
- 06: My buttocks hath freezeth off (0)
- 06: Oooooh…skip the gift certificates, give me cash! (2)
- 06: It’s 14 below! (0)
- 07: Questions for agency (5)
- 09: Frill-free post alert: I’m getting excited! (2)
- 10: Agency debriefing (3)
- 11: And the pain begins: Police clearance forms (1)
- 12: Baby names and porn stars (3)
- 14: C’mon, TV…roll a snow day! (3)
- 16: I’m still waiting…. (5)
- 17: Weekends aren’t what they used to be (0)
- 20: Eight down, one to go (3)
- 21: No time! (3)
- 27: Back to the land of the living (2)
- 27: Life as a movie (1)
- 27: Christmas booty (1)
- 27: Belated tagging (3)
- 28: Caked in drywall dust (1)
- 29: Bathrooms and Applications (1)
- 30: Pictures (0)
- 31: Why I love dogs (0)
November 2005 (11)
- 16: Minor panics (1)
- 17: So, this is what it’s going to be like (0)
- 18: Learning to say “no!” (0)
- 19: ‘Tis the season to shop (1)
- 24: Giving Thanks (0)
- 25: X-mas letters: Tool of the Devil? (1)
- 26: Horror of all Horrors: My bathroom (2)
- 26: Thunder and lightening (0)
- 28: I’m a dumbass (0)
- 29: Damned Christmas! (3)
- 30: I hate clothes (0)