What does it look like I’m doing?

I’m separating the Multi Grain Cheerios from the Wheels.

Isn’t it obvious?

I never knew I’d be that kind of mom.

You know the kind:

Mommy, I don’t want Spaghetti for dinner, make me a peanut butter sandwich.

Mom. I don’t want a peanut sandwich for dinner, I want a Lollipop.

Of course, whatever you want darling princess.

Only one step away from butt wiping.

Oh. Did that already.

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I debated if I should put this sloppy looking photo on the web for everyone (including Hubby) to see.

Because after all, when I'm working out on the treadmill at the gym I look pretty cute.

Really.

Not disheveled at all.

The cute guys smile at me as they pass by while I’m working up a sweat and other people watch enviously as I drop ounces by the minute.

My hair is gently swaying with my rhythm as I’m listening to my ... more

I haven’t lost weight because I was only 160 pounds to start with. Just because the scale said I weighed 165 last week, I didn’t believe it.

I refuse to give in to a stupid piece of metal and plastic with a little thingymebob telling me what my weight is.

I was 160 pounds last week, and that is final.

It’s hard to get on a weight loss program if you and your bathroom scale fight.

Me:... more

Want to adopt from Korea? Better join me in the Weight Off!

Korea has weight restrictions for adoptive parents.

Yep! REALLY.

I noticed a blog Mo, the Adoption.com Korea blogger wrote:

Remember, some of the Korean agencies have weight restrictions for adoption and losing weight (and keeping it off) is just a good... more

Would you hire me?

Yesterday while searching through my computer for something totally unrelated I found the application I sent to be a blogger on adoption.com. I won't share all the embarrassingly painful details I wrote, but here's part of it.

Please note my most important qualification listed below:

I have excellent qualifications.

Foster adopt parent

Open adoption with bio-mom

My friend doesn’t get it. Why I want kids at my age or rather, why I want more kids.

In her mind, and a few other friends I’ve got, I’m just getting my life back. K is able to play pretty much by herself. She’s potty trained and may be going to pre-school next year.

I could be free to travel, take workshops, write, read, play and work again.

Why would I want to start with diapers and potty training again?

She has even... more

Every Friday morning I watch the little neighbor boy for about four hours. He is just over one year old and very cute.

(My neighbor then watches K on Monday mornings and guess what I do? - I go to a writers group! As if I didn’t get enough writing in during the week keeping up with this blog and my foster-adopt blog).

Having two young ones for a few hours a week helps me understand my own limitations and desires for having another child. I always wonder if my patience... more

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Hubby got the phone call that would change our lives.

Richard, called my husband before our caseworker could have made it to the highway.

Hi, I’m Richard, I’m fifty nine and I’ve just adopted a two year old from foster care.

Hubby spent about an hour talking with Richard. He asked all kinds of specifics:

Don’t you want to retire?

What are you going to do when your two year old is twelve and you are sixty nine?

Can... more

I can be spontaneous and impulsive. I know I can.

So I’m starting right now this very second on my weight loss program. At first I THOUGHT I’d start on October 1st. But heck, that was just another postponement measure.

If you missed it, I got inspired by Dr. G’s weight loss and energy post. And then I thought about it for about a week.

Then I decided, spontaneously like, to DO something about it.

I... more

I’ve been thinking a lot about Dr. G.’s post on weight and energy.

Being smaller, gives you more energy - plain and simple. Eating healthy means living longer – or at least helps you feel better.

I really should loose about ten – or maybe 20 pounds.

I’m just not motivated and I wonder why.

Actually, I know why. It’s work. It takes focus, concentration, energy.

Over the last few years... more