A placating bag of kettle corn seemed like a good idea while we were in the store, but once we arrived at the car the one bag of popcorn was always two arm lengths away from 3 out of 4 children. What was in everyone’s reach was the desire to be in control of theContinue reading “4 children, 1 bag of kettle corn”
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The circus goes to Vegas!
During last year’s annual OSU Extension BBQ we won a weeks worth of lodging at any RCI resort. We were very excited and promptly went to figure out what the heck an RCI resort was. Come to find out it’s a huge network of vacation lodgings all over the world. We dove in, figured outContinue reading “The circus goes to Vegas!”
Keeping it personal
We spent the afternoon in juvenile court at the trial regarding the charges filed against our foster baby’s parents. I didn’t entirely know what to expect. The birth mom attended via phone and there was a lot of testimony presented that contained hard and emotional details. As I sat there and listened to the arrhythmicContinue reading “Keeping it personal”