This morning, I sang happy birthday to L.
As soon as I started singing it, she got very excited and started looking all around.
Then she yelled
“CAKE!? CAKE!? CAKE!!!!!”
She’s a girl after my own heart.
 
(We had already celebrated her birthday with cake on Saturday at a family party and I wasn’t planning to make another.  Her excitement […]

Last weekend, Mr. A swore he heard a mouse in our kitchen. 
Because we live on a kind of wooded lot, this is not that surprising.  We usually get a few mice each fall, but every once in a while one of the greedy little bastards will sneak in during other parts of the year.
I still wasn’t […]

I know this probably isn’t interesting to anyone but me, especially for those people who get lots of snow all the time.  But!  This is the most snow we have had in the last decade! 
L is not too sure about the snow.  We really should take M skiing someday, since she owns all the gear.
 
 
 Today’s […]

And on with the questions….
7) You have posted about not wanting to have a lot of toys in the house. What are the main ways your girls entertain themselves? Sports? Dramatic play? Fun with household items? We have a lot of toys and we still run out of things to do. I am curious.
I sincerely […]

February 26th is exactly one year from the day we met L. 

 It seems impossible that we have only known her for a year.  I feel like L has been with me my entire life.  At the same time, this year has slipped by so fast, it feels like the blink of an eye.
Adopting L isn’t […]