First Snow

Well, it is the end of November, and I guess with the holidays now upon us, the snow god's finally decided to have winter descend on Colorado. The weather has been so nice and mild this fall that I was beginning to think global warming had completely taken over and I was now living in a climate similar to the Central Coast of California. But, finally, I awoke this morning a beautiful blanket of white covering our backyard and the calm, quiet a fresh snow brings. Now I am ready for the holidays. Christmas decorations can be unpacked, the search for the perfect tree can begin, and wrapping paper, ribbons and bows can take over my downstairs guest room. And of course, with ski season already underway in the high country, today is the day I haul out all of the "gear" and see what fits and find out what's magically disappeared after 8 months in the basement. Oh, winter is here. My favorite time of year.

1,000 Hits

I just noticed that Ladybug Chronicles has had 1,000 hits. I think that is pretty cool...even though only about 10 people have contributed....it's still fun. I hope it continues. I love blogging. I'll change it up very soon. Leslie, at Sweet Berry Designs, you'll be hearing from me soon.

Happy Adoption Month

November is National Adoption Month!

Some things that we have done as a family this month:

Wendy’s for dinner – Dave Thomas, the founder of both Wendy’s and the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, was himself adopted as a young child. Proceeds from Wendy’s restaurants support the Dave Thomas Foundation to bring the thousands of children in foster care waiting for permanent families into the public eye.
• Read adoption books–Begin adoption talks by reading age appropriate books such as Todd Parr’s We Belong Together [Little, Brown & Company, 2007] and I Love You Like Crazy Cakes by Rose A. Lewis [Little, Brown Young Readers, 2000].
• Watch a movie with an adoption theme - We watched Meet the Robinsons and Kung Fu Panda. Look for movies that portray adoption in a positive way such as Tarzan (1999), Babe (1995), Snow Dogs (2002), Anne of Green Gables (1985), Stuart Little (1999) and Elf (2003).
• Lifebooks– Bring out the lifebooks and share each child’s adoption story. Add to the lifebook each year by including items such as newspaper clippings of personal achievements, meaningful poetry and special photos.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! We had a great time Trick or Treating on Old South Gaylord Street. Then more tricks and treats in Cherry Hills. Thanks, Krista, for hosting. The girls had so much fun. Hanna is still a bit distraught that I left her candy at her cousins house...it is in jepardy of being absconded....by two candy-crazed boys...yikes...