A Day Out With Thomas - 2009 edition

Backyard fun with (Facebook) friends

To cut, or not to cut?
Colin has the best hair. It’s thick and wavy. I thought it would look cute a little longer, so I’ve been letting it grow. Lately, though, I’m wondering if he’s starting to look too much like Rod Blagojevich.    Should we get it cut, or wait it out?

Why we are moving (an open letter on diversity)
This is going to be a long one, so grab your coffee (or a glass of wine) and settle in. I know many people who read my blog are from the adoption community, and may have multiracial, multicultural families. These readers probably understand why Christian and I believe that it is best for our family to [...]

We think we found a house
We think we found a house. Strangely, I found it on Facebook. If that isn’t a sign of the times, I don’t know what is. I posted: “Tracy needs to find a house. STAT.” A friend from high school messaged me that he had a for-sale-by-owner four-bedroom with a basement in the township where we [...]

I tend to back into things when I am stressed, so don’t park in my driveway for a few months
I backed into my mother-in-law’s car today. Luckily I didn’t hit it hard and there was no damage. However, backing into things when I am stressed out has become a bit of a habit for me. After Noah was born and I was ex.hau.sted, I backed into my cousin Shannon’s car. Again, there was no [...]

We are homeless
Well, not really, but we will be soon. We are supposed to close on our house November 23rd, and we have possession for 30 additional days. That means we have to be out by Christmas. Crap. Like there’s not enough to do around Christmas… Ideally, we would close on a new house at the end of [...]