Introducing……

Milah Gracie Lu Running!

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2 years and 14 days after she came into our home, we finally got to finalize her adoption!

The last 2 years have been filled with immense joy, immense frustration, immense anxiety but mostly immense love.

WE are so Blessed and Thankful that she will forever be our daughter and Bella’s Sissy.

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I can finally freely write about the girls and our life and I am so ecstatic about that.  I really haven’t written much at all because I couldn’t talk about our real life.  I started a new blog about the girls that I can finally link you to.

https://wordpress.com/view/two-little-monkeys.com

I hope you follow us over there and I’ll continue to pop in here to write sometimes too.

Have a great week!

Lots of Love~Dawn

Wait for it….

In 14 days, I’m finally going to be free to share some major stuff with you guys. At least if there’s still any of you out there following this blog. For now though, I’ll do one of those fun question/answer getting to know you things. Here’s the questions if you want to play along:

1. Do you make your bed every morning?

2. What was your first car?

3. What two grocery items do you never run out of?

4. At what age did you start doing your laundry?

5. If you could, would you go back to high school?

6. Can you parallel park in under three moves?

7. A job you had which people would be shocked to know you once had?

8. Do you think aliens are real?

9. Can you drive a stick shift?

10. Guilty TV pleasure?

11. Tattoos?

12. If the world ends do you want to be one of survivors?

13. Sweet or salty?

14. Do you enjoy soaking in a nice hot bath?

15. Do you consider yourself a strong person?

16. Something people do that drives you nuts?

17. Do you have any birthmarks?

18. Favorite childhood game?

19. Do you talk to yourself?

20. Do you like doing jigsaw puzzles?

21. Tea or coffee?

22. First thing you remember wanting to be when you grew up?

23. Favorite game now?

1. Do you make your bed every morning?

Nope, but J usually throws the covers up and makes it look halfway decent.

2. What was your first car?

A blue 87′ (I think) Dodge Aries. Ladies, it was freaking loud and I totally think my parents did that on purpose. See, my Dad was a cop in our town but not only did I have to deal with living with one but we also had an officer that lived next door and one across the street. Loud car = all of them knowing when I was coming and going.

3. What 2 grocery items do you never run out of?

Ha…whatever I’m NOT in the mood for. If it’s something I use or want on a regular basis, I’ll have run out of it at some point.

4. At what age did you start doing your own laundry?

I fully admit my Mama spoiled me in this regard. She taught me right before I left for college. However, my Mom is like THE stain master so I still give her the clothes I can’t get stains out of. I’m getting better at stains but I’m nowhere near her expertise.

5. If you could, would you go back to high school?

I would on two conditions. 1.). It’d still be the 90’s because I would not want to be a high schooler in this day and age and 2.) I’d have the wisdom I’ve gained in the almost 25 years it’s been since I graduated.

6. Can you parallel park in under 3 moves?

Rarely!

7. A job you had that people would be shocked to know you once had.

Umm, I got nothing. Waitress, cashier at a grocery store, teacher’s aid in a daycare center, nanny, in home daycare provider.

8. Do you think aliens are real?

I don’t really have an opinion on the subject one way or the other.

9. Can you drive a stick shift?

Sure can! The day I got my learner’s permit my Sister picked me up from school and took me out to the country roads to teach me to drive stick.

10. Guilty TV pleasure?

So we got this smart tv a couple months ago and it has the bi he channels where they place the same show 24/7. I found the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders: Making the team and I watch it obsessively even though I’ve seen most of the episodes multiple times. I’ve only seen every episode of Gilmore Girls more times than I can count.

11. Tattoos?

Not yet but have plans to possibly get 2.

12. if the world ends, do you want to be one of the survivors?

Nope, I’d want my whole family just go to heaven together.

13. Sweet or Salty?

Pretty much always sweet.

14. Do you enjoy taking a nice hot bath?

Sure, when I can be bothered with getting all the girls bath toys up and cleaning it out first.

15. Do you consider yourself a strong person?

Hell yeah!

16. Something that people do that drives you nuts?

Slow drivers, loading the dishwasher wrong, not matching the correct top to the sippy cup (can you say OCD much?! Never knew I was til I got married, lol).

17. Do you have any birthmarks?

Nope

18. Favorite childhood game?

Ghost in the Graveyard. Uno and jumping rope.

19. Do you talk to yourself?

All the damn time.

20. Do you like doing jigsaw puzzles?

I don’t mind them but I don’t do them either except with the girls.

21. Tea or coffee?

All the coffee but I don’t mind certain teas.

22. First thing you remember wanting to be when you grew up?

I think a teacher.

23. Favorite game now?

Euchre