This week an absurb heat wave melted my brain, took away my sanity and forced us to seek shelter in a local hotel. Really . Our house was so hot, neither the Chicklet nor I were sane by the time my sweet Love returned from work. The following morning, I checked in to a hotel. [...]
The loss of a loyal friend
June 29, 2009 32 Comments
Max riding in the car, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. Our sweet and loving first ‘baby” has passed away. At the young age of seven, Max became suddenly ill and there was nothing we could do to save him. Our loyal, intelligent and comfort-loving pup will be sorely missed. Thus the absence of posts as [...]
Where are you? What are you doing?
April 3, 2009 26 Comments
Well… really? I’m here. Waiting. But the BEST news is this: there are only 6 more days until the Chicklet arrives! THANK GOD! I think I have found a way in the River of Denial these last few torturous weeks of waiting for her to travel once we had her travel date. I am [...]
Ummm…
March 24, 2009 10 Comments
Ummm… the car we saw today, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. SO. Yeah. We stopped at the store today on the way home from school. I was bringing the Belgian exchange student home for the night. Regardless, *THIS* is what we saw in the parking lot on our way out. Neither of us could contain [...]
Gluten Free Coconut Cupcakes
March 20, 2009 10 Comments
GF Coconut Cupcake, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. Yes, my mind is whirling with the great news of our kidlet making an appearance. It feels SO GOOD to have a DATE on the calendar attached to a flight number and everything. It’s really an amazing thing. It is the first time in this very long [...]
Breadsticks, Sock Monkeys and Bananas
January 19, 2009 20 Comments
GF Breadsticks for 2, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. Breadsticks = The Recipe Sock Monkeys = The Quilt Bananas? = The Writer Life is a waiting game. Hurry and wait. Wait again. OH! I’m not good at waiting! It’s starting to take a bit of its toll on my brain and mood (just ask my [...]
Blood Oranges
January 2, 2009 16 Comments
Blood Oranges, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. Happy New Year Everyone! I hope this New Year is welcoming you all with warm hearts, good health and joy! We’ve been off enjoying some vacation days – nope, we didn’t go anywhere but about town and to see family and a few friends. However, I haven’t really [...]
Time AND dinner go by quickly sometimes
November 23, 2008 5 Comments
Mmmm…dinner Originally uploaded by Kate Chan You *know* you are able to relax while eating out if this is how your dinner gets to you: on a conveyer belt. Yeap, welcome to my Saturday Night dinner. We stopped at a sushi bar on the way home from running errands. We had seen it a few [...]
It’s a …..
October 31, 2008 28 Comments
We got our referral this week! (Referral = baby match) And it’s a girl! (For privacy reasons, we aren’t posting her picture….but I will post one when she arrives home, I promise.) Everything is happening much faster than even our social worker predicted. We had just finished our home study on September 27 and had [...]
A little critter came by…
October 8, 2008 3 Comments
A little critter came by…, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. …and decided not to say “hi”. Related PostsWordless Wednesday Wordless Wednesday Wordless Wednesday Wordless Wednesday
Gluten Free.. and dreaming….
October 1, 2008 9 Comments
“Up at the Lake” – Photo by my sister, Kari It’s hard to stay grounded when life is swirling around. I’m incredibly busy at work – already swamped with paperwork, phone calls, planning, etc – but my mind isn’t really in the game here. Last Saturday we had our last home study session for the [...]
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