A Thorn Among Roses

it's time for the answers...or the best options...so here we go! debi from who says 8 is enough asks, "what surprised you most after adopting a child of a different race?" well, interesting question. i really thought i had it relatively figured out. honestly, i worried about the black community not understanding and i had no idea that the white community was going to be the problem. i have found more support and love and dignity in the black community in our interracial fam...the white community has tended to be more questioning and digging, if you will...the "why did she end up in foster care?" "did her birthmom do drugs"...all questions i don't get so much with brooke, who is adopted as well, but white. after that serious answer, the next biggest thing...white people trying to give me advice on not washing her hair every day. if i had a dollar for every time a person who has no idea how to do aa hair told me to not wash her hair every day,...

Josie from " the poor college student sguide to raising a baby " asked this... If given a weekend to yourself and no limit on money, where and what would you do? first, i know it's gonna sound corny, but i would not take a weekend by myself if i could go with my hubs. i love him and we love to travel together, so i would def go with hubs. he's hot, i'm not gonna lie. well, i love the beach...so i would definitely toss some major fantastic beach time in. i might have a fun little drink with an umbrella in it on punaluu 's black sand beach in hawaii... since hubs always gets to be a world traveler, i would def go to paris...and i would wear my burberry scarf the fam got me for my july bday! i would have a baguette in paris and drink an espresso experiencing the eiffel tower, like hubs has done so many times. {hate that} then, i would totally make out, ok, kiss, my hubs in the classic 1940's pose right here...where he took this pic. of course i would g...

so...i need some more of the "YOU ASK" part!!! you k now there are all kinds of things you want to know about this motley crew...so just ask it. where we came from. how we met. our adoptions. those bases we covered. now it's time to get fun... so, bring it on! and be real...and i will be too. we'll laugh, we'll cry, we'll blog together! happy weekend...

my bud, michelle at big blueberry eyes , asked...if money were no object what is your dream vacation? where would you and what would you do? well, i would always go where there was a beach , few people, good food and lots of sunshine. give me the beach and a cute little sippy sip of diet coke, iwth a funky umbrella in it, of course...and i'm set! hawaii would be great...but i'm up for any good beach. got any suggestions? a form of therapy asked, what made you decide to adopt/foster children? i grew up in an adoptive fam...after my little bro, matthew, died in 1974, i was 5 and an only child for a year. seems i was too spoiled and getting too much attention {a diamond ring and motorcycle in 1 year, come on..it was all love}. whatever! anyway, mom and dad felt the call to adopt...long story short. after looking at piles of books at the welfare agency, mom fell madly in love with jeremy's chubby face and eyes...and the rest is history. jeremy was 26 months old...and we we...