No, I’m not selling one-of-a-kind felt purses. But I could. Or I should. I just love them. These are ours. Actually, they’re the girls’. I surprised them with these and they probably cannot fathom their cool-quotient, so I’ll have to focus on fulfilling my own fashion needs in the future, since they only pull them…
I generally don’t like surprises, even with a “good” one, just tell me first and then I’ll act surprised, but don’t actually surprise me. In terms of medical surprises I really don’t enjoy any “news” because it’s usually not good. After a spinning class (that’s a stationary bicycle plus a whole lot of other moves…
Probably. If you take time with it, or if it’s naturally straight, you have a fighting chance these days. Curls can also be in, but they must be big and loose, controlled curls. For my oldest daughter, no can do. Mashenka has curly hair some would say, just like me. But actually, it’s kinky and…
Those of us adopting from Russia, Ukraine, or another Eastern European country are generally more concerned with birth mothers who drink, rather than birth mothers who use drugs. The alcohol often affects the unborn baby, causing Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, which can damage the child’s brain for the rest of his life and is not always…
It’s the middle of winter in my neck of the woods, and I’d like a long-sleeved sweater, dress, or shirt. Alright, maybe shirts are easy enough to find, but really. What’s the deal? Just this week, I started actually seeing long sleeves in stores. I don’t have a lot of time to lurk around here…
Posture, balance, grace. These are but a few of the reasons why I feel every young girl should take ballet lessons. But what happens when your daughters come home from Russia at an older age and beginners’ classes are not available? Well, that’s where things get tricky. Mashenka and Sashenka are 13 and 11, respectively. …
My mother-in-law used to knit beautiful sweaters, everything from Fair Isle designs to rough fishermen’s sweaters. My husband and I enjoyed wearing them for years in our leisure time before having children. Now that we have kids, and no free time, our children need the sweaters, and my mother-in-law no longer knits. No, do NOT…
What does “being in shape” mean to you? For many of us, it means looking good, or not being out of breath. My goal is to improve overall, to diminish the potential for disease or health issues which drop dramatically overall after exercise, along with looking good, feeling great, elevating my energy and improving my…
What’s a friend to say? Your gal-pal is good-looking, top executive material, well-paid, funny, smart enough… and head over heels for the wrong guy. Do you envision a life of domestic abuse and seek to rescue her from this relationship? I did. Her sister approached me and told me all—the late-night phone calls from sis-to-sis,…
Most adoptive parents are never given access to an orphanage’s inner sanctum. You see what the officials want you to see, and never the twain shall meet. And what do the powers that be not want you to glimpse? Either the poor physical conditions or the poor mental health of their charges. Children ending up…
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