GOSH!!

So, my (almost) 3 year old is at that age where she says the FUNNIEST things. Lately, when she gets upset with me, she says "GOSH, Mama!" If you've seen the movie Napoleon Dynamite, you can guess who I think of when she says that. I usually have to muffle my giggles.

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I have been following this family for awhile. They have already brought home a little boy from EE, John David ("Liam" on Reece's Rainbow). They are nearing the end of their journey to bring home "Lydiah" (love it!!) They are doing one final fundraiser to try to gather the remaining funds needed to rescue Lydiah from her orphanage. A $5 donation or a link to their blog from your FB account or blog will get you entered to win one of 3 great prizes. More importantly, though, it'll help raise funds and awareness.Click here to go to their blog.

Isn't she adorable?!



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Thankful Thursday

For each new morning with its light,

For rest and shelter of the night,

For health and food, for love and friends,

For everything Thy goodness sends.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Waiting Wednesday

I am going to start posting about a different "waiting" child from Reeces Rainbow every Wednesday. I spent a long time going through the waiting children trying to decide who to post about. There are just so many. It's so easy to be overwelmed and think that 'little old you' can't make a difference but, I always think of this quote.

“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.”

-Hellen Keller

After much debate, I decided to go with Anthony. Anthony is one of the little ones I have been thinking about for a long time.. one of my "favorites", if you will. He was born in 2005 so he is just a little bit younger than my oldest daughter. Anthony has Cerebral Palsy and also tested positive for TB. Here is what his profile on RR says.

Anthony (25)
BOY, born August 16, 2005

Anthony has blonde hair and brown eyes. He struggles with the effects of CP, and has also tested positive for TB.

From his medical records: Spastic tetraparesis, motor disorders, convergent squint, hip dysplasia, anemia

His muscles are very tight, and he will need significant amounts of therapy. He is not able to sit by himself, and is dependent on his care givers for just about everything. He has a secondary myocardiopathy as well. Quite a laundry list for such a darling boy ;(( Anthony will be sent to a mental institution, and will remain bedridden the rest of his short life. He is blessed to still be living at the baby house, but he will be transferred in the Spring. Please give Anthony a chance to know a loving, supportive family! Don’t let him end up another statistic

SIGNIFICANT RISK, PLEASE ADOPT ME SOON!!

Anthony has a HUGE amount of money in his adoption fund. $20,012.19. That is almost fully funded!
Are you Anthony's Mommy or Daddy?

Just pics

My girls at the Capitol. Maddie is 7 and Lily is 2.

Enjoying an ice cream cone, Summer 2010

Maddie and my wonderful hubby, Matt, at a Madison Mallards baseball game.

My silly hubby, in heaven, with a huge ice cream cone. :D The boy loves his ice cream.

My girlies, at the capitol again. Probably enjoying the Farmer's Market on a Saturday Morning.

Lily holding a duckling at the Dane County Fair.

My first fishy of the season, 2010

Me and my love.

Me and my first baby!

Mother of the year!

Yes. That's my new title.


I had to take Lily into the pediatrician yesterday. She has recurrent ear infections (she's due to have her ear tubes replaced and adenoids removed in a couple of weeks). Anyway, after our wonderful ped did her exam and was about to leave the room, she asked Lily:


"Is there anything else I can do for you today, Ms. Lillian?"


To which, Lily replied:


"Ummmm, cheetos?"

Sad.

Last week, I contacted Reece's Rainbow's new family liaison person to see if they had new/additional info or photos/video of Bogdan. I heard back from her today. She said they didn't have any other information about him. More importantly, though, she said I was the first person to ever inquire about sweet Bogdan. That broke my heart. I literally sat, comfy on my living room couch in the middle of suburbia, wearing nice clothing, a fridge full of food at my fingertips, surrounded by more material "things" than we know what to do with, and cried.