I keep telling myself that it’s crazy that I still have 4 out of 5 grandparents (4 biological grandparents and one step-grandfather). I know people close to my age that don’t have any. I must have some excellent longevity genes or something. However, my paternal grandmother is pretty sick and needs surgery to fix her … Continue reading
Category Archives: Family
Unsolicited Advice for My Sister #7: Have No Fear
(The {Unsolicited} Advice for My Sister series (or UAFMS) was originally meant for my younger sister who got married in the summer of 2012. She just had a baby today. As her older sister, it is my duty to give her advice that she did not ask for. At least in blog form, she can choose to ignore … Continue reading
Homecoming
Pro-Tip: This picture of a happy family, royal or not, cannot be real. Somebody photoshopped that picture. I’ll bet you a million dollars. Our Baby is home. Alleluia. When you have a baby in the NICU who is coming home on oxygen and a monitor and an entire pharmacy of medications, before you leave, you do … Continue reading
How to: Awkward Family Photo
All you need to know about doing your own photos
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Dear Sabrina
Hi there, Cheerbrina- I first met you and your mom when you were a fuzzy-headed, anime-loving, Bratz-doll-playing about-to-be-6th-grader (Note to readers: The dolls she is holding are not Bratz dolls. Those were dolls that she received at a White Elephant Christmas party that will haunt her nightmares forever.) I loved hanging out with you because, … Continue reading
How to Have Your Very First Family Adventure
The local library had an amazing children’s program with live birds scheduled at 2:00 today. I’ve been talking it up all week. 1:40pm– The kid and I had gone to the dog park this morning and his shoes were dirty. So, he and Alex were out on the driveway smacking them on the concrete to get … Continue reading
Dear Son: Welcome to the Wise’s
Hi baby- I can’t believe I’m typing this. I can’t believe that I’m typing to a real person, that I’m looking at a picture of you and in a handful of days, we will meet you. We’d only been licensed for seven weeks and the average wait time is seven months so when we got … Continue reading
Dear Child(ren): Home Base
Hey there- Finally being licensed is a little crazy. Like we look at pictures on our computer screens and think, “Could we be their parents?” and then we send our home study into the great void and hope that it will cough a “Yes” back up at some point. I don’t know how many we’ve … Continue reading
2013: A Year in Review
Well, friends, Man, what a year. I, for one, am glad that the world did not end in 2012. If I had to characterize this year as one thing, I would say it was the YEAR OF LEARNING. I’m getting older and, I actually feel it, a little wiser. Yes, I still have BIG FEELINGS … Continue reading
6 Years: Into the Fog
Every year, Alex and I trade off doing a surprise trip for our anniversary. Last year, Alex took me to San Antonio; the year before that, I dragged him up to Oklahoma. Would you like to know what we did today? We bought $80 worth of socks and underwear at American Apparel and then we … Continue reading