Carson told Raven he wished that she was still 8 and Raven asked why. He said because you're boring now.

I get a kick out of this kid at least once a day.

 

Nadia went to a friends house today after school, so while she was there, I took the rest to the sports park to watch their school play baseball. Carson was so excited to watch. Quynsie and Raven were just excited to see some friends.

 

This is totally true. Our kids' birthparents have had a drug use problem and it doesn't just stay with the person who is using. It affects the entire family.

They have lost their kids to the foster care system and then they were eventually adopted.

That doesn't just affect their birthparents, it also affects the rest of the family. The grandparents, the aunts and uncles and the cousins. They are all missing out on these amazing kids lives, their accomplishments and dreams.

The kids are also severely affected. They are not with their birth family. Yes, they are happy and healthy here, but that does not mean that they don't miss their birth family. Kids don't care how bad their parents are, they could be murderers and they would still be loyal and protective of them.

 

I want to make this for our new house. We actually have a couple of coat things like this that I could just put the words on and hang it up by the back door going out to the garage or even hang them on the wall inside the garage. I haven't thought that far ahead as to where we will be putting them, but I do know that I love having their coats and backpacks in the same spot so we can just grab and go in the morning and it gives them a home and not on the floor.