I don't want to write this. I don't want to remember what happened. This was the most traumatic single event of my life thus far. I want to forget the entire thing. What I do want is to tell how that trauma affected me and our family afterward. I want to show what trauma looks like … Continue reading The Second Set of Adoption Papers (pt. 1)
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The purpose of the blog and why it’s private for now
The purpose of our blog has always been threefold...1) To help people understand situations they haven't been in personally. Initially it was all about helping people understand the heartache of infertility and pregnancy loss. Then it transitioned to showing the less known ups and downs of adoption, showing how crazy the phrase "you can always … Continue reading The purpose of the blog and why it’s private for now
Why I Miscarry (most likely), and Broken Down and Busted: The Tale of a Retroverted Uterus
Broken Down and BustedIn the last few months we've learned I'm even more infertile than we thought! Really at this point it's kind of funny, amusing at least, and really weird. At this point I think I have 5? Five different parts that don't work properly? (Going through the reproductive system in my mind)...yeah, five … Continue reading Why I Miscarry (most likely), and Broken Down and Busted: The Tale of a Retroverted Uterus
How We Responded
Some comments were made that if we had things so well documented then why didn't we take action against them? Why didn't we do something? We did. We handled it correctly, appropriately.First, at our base we are "turn the other cheek" kind of people. Well, Daniel is, turning the other cheek isn't usually my gut … Continue reading How We Responded
Jess Learns to Cook: #2 – Garden fresh, homemade tomato soup
With five tomato plants (2 Celebrity, 1 Heirloom, 1 Cherry, 1 Grape) in our garden we've run into a bit of a surplus. We should probably be learning to can them so we can be knee deep in jars of salsa and pasta sauce all winter, but we haven't gotten around to that yet. So … Continue reading Jess Learns to Cook: #2 – Garden fresh, homemade tomato soup
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