We didn’t get a ton of snow last week, but we had so much wind they couldn’t keep the roads clear, so I got my wish- a simple Christmas. We had to postpone meeting up with family and the foster families that we are connected to by raising our children’s siblings. We snuggled up, enjoyed my husband’s first day off in almost two months… and did nothing much, but it was still special!
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Today marks three total years in foster care for our foster daughter. It’s hard to even type “foster daughter”, because soon she will just be our daughter… but even with court orders for adoption and adoption consent from birth parents, she is still in state wardship, and there she will remain, until a judge orders her legally ours.
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Our family has been through a lot in the past few years, and one thing I’ve noticed creeping up in our home is the amount of time spent looking at screens. Just today I realized our DVD player is on its last legs, and I think that might be a blessing in disguise… but do I really want to eliminate screen time altogether, or just be more mindful about it?
Last week I mentioned in a photo caption that we hit over 1,000 hours outside this year… This was a huge accomplishment for our family, but when we started the year, I didn’t tell anyone (even my husband) that I planned to do it!
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