FORKS & CHOPSTICKS

[...] of it by visiting pretty often. Today was a first for both my daughter Leah and S., our foreign exchange student. No, not visiting the city, but actually enjoying a Broadway show. Joe and I surprised [...]

[...] Johnny asked that I blog about my experience with our foreign exchange student. First, let me tell you how this all came about. About five years ago I had read, in my [...]

[...] can see an updated photo of the sweater here. In other news, we still have our lovely foreign exchange student with us. Her parents will be visiting the US for the first time in June to attend her [...]

[...] by ourselves (you know, just the four of us - Joe, Leah, myself and Sue, our foreign exchange student)! The last trip taken with just the us was when Leah was about 15 months old. We [...]

[...] in the upper right hand side of this picture? That is the Delaware Water Gap, which seperates New Jersey from Pennsylvania. OOPS! My Dad called to tell me that it isn't the water gap behind me, but [...]

[...] same organization telling me that they had a high school student from Japan, already here in New Jersey, who's host family had to back out of their obligation to have her stay with them. When asked [...]

[...] we go out of the house. It simply states that she has Epilepsy. Did I ever imagine that my daughter Leah, who spoke full sentences at 17 months, has a love of art and music, who is a master at board [...]

[...] City and take full advantage of it by visiting pretty often. Today was a first for both my daughter Leah and S., our foreign exchange student. No, not visiting the city, but actually enjoying a [...]

[...] of two very close friends. Then my girlfriend suffered a terrible and heartbreaking loss. My daughter Leah also had a seizure and it was confirmed that she has epilepsy. Since she is young and her [...]

[...] much easier to maintain. Follow me if you like, but I totally understand if my book blog and my craft blog do not make it onto your Bloglines anytime soon. Thank you all for stopping by, leaving [...]

[...] around there somewhere! Like our hats? You can find out more about my knitting projects on my craft blog here. Grandma and Leah collecting leaves Leah and her Grandpa [...]

[...] time, please grab a copy of The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield and then stop by my book blog. Discussion questions will be posted early November, so there is still time to join in! Hope to [...]

[...] find are much easier to maintain. Follow me if you like, but I totally understand if my book blog and my craft blog do not make it onto your Bloglines anytime soon. Thank you all for [...]

[...] morning. Now THAT'S an apple! I just love autumn. Oh and I just love the macro setting on my digital camera - I certainly couldn't have taken a picture of that green apple with my old camera! [...]

[...] the house, I assure you). I spoke with our agency yesterday to see if they received any expedited referrals in the last (December) batch. Indeed they did! The parents had a total wait of 11 months [...]

[...] have gone to kitty heaven, we will get a hairless one. Leah even wants to name him Fu Fu Cuddly Poops (she heard the name, apparently a character on the animated show Avatar, on a [...]

[...] a year from when I started it in the first place. I have been trying to follow all of my favorite adoption blogs, as well as some of my new found craft and book blogs. I have missed Forks & [...]