Thoughts about family, children, adoption, organizing, living more simply and following my heart.
Please join me in my adventures. Have a wonderful day!
Warmly, Linda
Happy 13th Birthday, Mary Alice!! So proud of the young lady you are.
Columbus Day was a beautiful day for the zoo.
Here the girls are playing in the boat on the "canal" on the pretend farm at the zoo. They just love it.
They were both very intrigued with the tree on the zoo playground and they wanted to climb it.
Shanna is determined to do it.
She is very proud of herself!
Here is some perspective. She probably felt like she was up SUPER high. In reality, not quite.
This video shows the typical dynamic that goes on all day, every day. Important work, important conversations, all in the context of mirroring and exploring the environment.
We are busy preparing a vegetable garden, with the help of a very enthusiastic older gentleman that I met at Lowes. He is really knowledgeable about everything and is guiding me step by step. We are all so excited to plant in the spring. Mary Alice is pounding in the stakes to level the beds. Eric is supporting. They built the frames together last weekend. They are each about 8'x3' with 2' in between.
Eric and Shanna, spreading the mulch over the weed barrier.
Megan was nearby, but not all that interested.
Shanna hung in there the whole time. It was really windy and cold, with slight rain coming down, but that didn't stop us!
This is a view of the whole garden from upstairs! So exciting!
Here is a closeup of one of the finished beds! The plants are strawberry, which are okay to plant now, compliments of my gardener friend, who grew them in his own garden and potted them up to share with Mary Alice, as soon as we told him of our interest. We are so lucky to have him to help us.
This may look like Minnie Mouse, but it is really a Lion in the making. The nose makes a roaring sound when pressed. We are sewing a sweatshirt out of orange felt for Shanna to wear over her jacket. Megan is going to be a Gray Mouse and looks equally as cute! Stay tuned for the finished costumes!
