More Fame Claims!

Set your DVR's, Tivo's and VCR's.. my unstoppable cousin Kadi (from WATI) and her beautiful daughter, Miss Marlie, are on Dr Phil today!!!

Am I running with a famous crowd or WHAT?!

She's Baaaaacckkkk!!!

And funnier than ever. Surf over and say, "Hey!" to cousin Kadi!!

And Target $25 Gift Card Winners Are...

Drum Roll Please..

Jan of Nana Jan's Place
&
Lisa of Mom of 2 Boys Wife of 1

Congratulations, Ladies!! Please email me at myfullcircle@gmail.com with your info so I can get your prizes to you and you can hit Target running!

Thanks again everyone for hanging in on our little journey. Also, thank you Kadi for all you guidance.. you are my Blog Guru, girl!!

And HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL YOU DADS OUT THERE!! Hope it's a great day!

Calling All Mommies!!

Kadi at



is looking for team members to assist with her blog!! Are you a mommy that loves to write??? Give her a holler now!

She's Baaacccck!!

WooHoo!!

Technical Difficulties

Please excuse the purple text color on this page (scroll down a few posts, you'll see what I mean). We are working on it (translation: I've tried everything I can think of and have emailed Kadi whining for yet more help). If anyone has any suggestions, please give me a holler!

At least it's not too hideous...

Thank You, Kadi!!

I want to send out a big ole bloggy hug and kiss to my wonderful cousin Kadi for revamping my little ole blog. Thank you for taking time out of your beyond-busy day and making it so beautiful!!

I love ya, kid!

MUUUWWWWAAHH!

A New Badge & A Big Day

I think I earned a new badge last night (if there is one for getting barfed on). Jack didn't eat much all day yesterday but had a hearty dinner. We were so proud of him. Afterwards on the couch they were taking their meds (the icky one they hate so much) and he gagged a bit. I was ready for him to urp a little up but no.. here came dinner. ALL.OF.IT. Poor little guy. By the time round 2 came on I was ready and caught most in a paper towel. A heck of a save if I do say so, myself.

Cousin Kadi has since given me some stellar advice on strategic garbage bag placement.

Today Nantie is taking the twins to the County office for their visit with Bmom. A worker will meet her outside, take the kids in and meet her back in the parking lot an hour later. The visitation is supervised, of course. It's common for kids in foster care to have really tough evenings after visits (meltdowns, etc) so we are on pins and needles over what is to come.

I'm back at work wishing I was with them..

News From Around The Blogosphere!

Since my little world is really boring at the moment (RINGPHONERING!) I thought I would pass along some exciting happenings around BloggyLand:

Tune in to TrueFemme tonight at 6pm PST. Kadi and Danielle are celebrating the launch of Uncorked and prelaunch of TrueFemme. No doubt it will be a laugh riot!! Joining them is our friend Trish from MomDot. I have my wine glass and fav bottle of Merlot ready!

Michelle at Eat, Sleep, Create! has some exciting news to be announced soon.. stay tuned!


Looking to strengthen your marriage?? Toni from Daily Dose is launching a new blog dedicated to the book, "The Love Dare". The journey starts on February 14th and I'm in, are YOU?!


Keep praying for Abby. The following is an email sent to our Facebook group:
Abby made it two days after getting chemo… she’s being admitted to the hospital today. Her spinal pressure has shot up again… she is also showing the beginning signs of this intense chemo… throwing up a lot, the shakes, tired, feeling very poorly….


Corrine at My Haiku finally revealed how many snowflakes there are!

I'm working on a new series for The Classy Closet.. Stay Tuned!

Our friend Cherie at Meet The Robinsons found out they are having a baby boy and all indications show he's healthy!

Ann Again.. and again is hosting a Virtual Girls Night Out Tonight! Put your jammies on and join the fun!! I'll be stopping by for sure!!


I'm sure there's more exciting news out there.. Please send me your announcements and button codes and I'll add it to the post!!

*RINGPHONERING*

Happy Friday, Ya'll!!!!

I'm Feeling Rather Fab-u!

My dear cousin Kadi bestowed some wonderful lovin' on my little ole blog. The word is I am to reveal five of my addictions then pass the award on to some of the blogs I deem fabulous.. Here we go:

1) Twist ties. I save every single one I get my hands on. Please don't ask why for I have not a clue (those little boogers do come in handy, though).

2) Blogging. Duh.

3) Candy Cane Hershey Kisses (peppermint flavored white chocolate? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! I have them on my desk at work and I am NOT sharing.. Ho Ho Ho!).

4) Coffee in one of my monstrous mugs, 3 spoonfuls of sugar and a dollop of Coffee-mate Fat Free Original Creamer. (And keep 'em comin'!)

5) Checking the answering machine for messages (and scrolling through caller id to see if I've missed "The Call" from the county). Freaky Me.

And the Award Goes To (Drum Roll, Please!):

~Cloudmaster @ Life Goes On and On and On..
~Tiff @ Still Seeking Sanity
~Miss Ruby @ Off My Rocker
~Toni @ Daily Dose of Toni
~Nichole @ Not The Usual Ticking Clock

What's In YOUR Closet!???

The lovely ladies over at The Classy Closet are going to feature my little ole blog on their talk radio show!!! CLICK HERE to tune in on Wednesday morning (9am PT and 11am CT!!). You can go over NOW and click on the reminder button. It'll send you an email prior to the show starting so you don't forget. Now don't you fret, if you do miss it you can replay the show later.. how cool is that?!

Note to self.. bring headphones to work..

Thank You Jen, Danielle and Kadi!!

The Ties That Bind.. A Bloggy Shout Out

Most of you already know Kadi Prescott as a blogger extraordinaire, loving wife and super mom to SEVEN beautiful kiddos. You might even recognize her and her brood from their Super Nanny episode last season or from an aisle at a SuperTarget.

At first glance you may only notice her physical beauty. She's simply stunning and has killer sense of style (have you seen her shoes?!). Give the girl a minute of your time and you'll find there's way more to her than what's on the outside. What lies beneath is a wicked sense of humor, intellect, beauty ... and a huge, giving heart.

I can say that because I know from personal experience.

With their platters already overflowing and lives thoroughly jam packed, Kadi and her husband came by my side to help me with a situation involving my father. Being out of state my hands were tied and they were my eyes and ears. I will forever be grateful to them for what they did and what they tried to help us accomplish.

Most of you are her readers that are kind enough to come visit my blog. I have no problem with pity and LOVE that you surf on over!! The other (what, 2?) of you that haven't yet had the pleasure, please head on over and give my little cousin a big ole howdy do! She's my bloggy inspiration and I hope I'm half the Mommy she is. You can visit her at A Womb At The Inn(Sane) and also at the Super Nanny Web Site. A word of warning.. she tells it like it is.. there is no fluff.

Pictured is part of my wonderful family at Christmas.. some of my dearest memories revolve around these amazing people. That adorable baby girl is Miss Kadi and the dork in the Mom Made Vest would be yours truly. That's gotta be some form of abuse..

Charity Event Reminder!

Hey All You Readers in Southern California!

Don't forget.. the Big Charity Event for the Terrill Boys is being held TOMORROW out in Rancho Cucamonga. My bestest friend Brenda will be manning our Precious Note table and there'll be wine tasting, food, music, raffles and more! It's tomorrow from 10am-2pm. I believe they will be annoucing the winner of the 1 hour phone consultation with Supernanny Jo Frost... it could be you!!

So grab a friend, hop in the car, hang out with Kadi, Cherish and Bren and give to a great cause!!

Kadi's Supernanny Episode

For everyone that missed it last March, Cousin Kadi's episode reairs next Wednesday (August 13). Check your local listings and remember to show her some love over at her blog:
A Womb at the Inn(sane)

A Helping Hand In A Tragic Time

For any fans of Super Nanny, you may remember Scott Terrill and his boys from this past season. He was the single father (a big, teddy bear of a guy) raising two sons as a single dad. This past 4th of July he committed suicide. The following is an excerpt of an email from cousin Kadi regarding some fund raising she, Christy Schrage (another SN Mom) and Jo Frost are working on to benefit the boys he left behind. If you are in Southern CA and wish to attend her wine tasting event, please check her blog for updates:
http://www.kadiprescott.blogspot.com/

I've also placed a donation button on the sidebar, Kadi will be collecting and passing them on to Ms. Frost who will be sending all donations to the boys. **THE HIGHEST DONATION WILL RECEIVE A ONE HOUR PHONE CONSULTATION WITH JO FROST**. How cool is that??

ALSO, calling all fellow bloggers.. If you would like to help with the cause, please visit Michelle at Mommy Confessions. On her sidebar you will see a link to create your own donation button to add to your blog and get the word out to your readers.

If anything, please keep the boys and their family in your prayers.


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I do not know how many of you have heard, but a fellow Supernanny family has suffered a horrible tragedy. On July 4th, Scott Terrill, single father of two sons, committed suicide. You can read the whole story on my blogs. I have felt God impress upon my heart, the task of helping his two surviving sons, who are still very young. I am doing two things. First, I am sending this Paypal link to all of you. If you feel it in your heart to donate to the boy's fund, I have set up for them, please use this link to do so. Jo Frost will be sending all donations to the boys. I am just collecting them for her, since she is busy filming in the UK. She, I and Christy Schrage (another SN mom) have dedicated out time to doing this for the boys. Your generosity is much appreciated.The second thing I am doing, is arranging a charity wine tasting event on August 16th, to benefit Scott's sons. Jo will be auctioning off an item for this cause and we are currently trying to involve many other celebs. Tickets will be reasonable and will help give Scott's sons a brighter future. More information on the event will follow, but I promise it will be HUGE. You will not want to miss it. Thanks, in advance, for your support in doing this! Hugs to all of you! ~Kadi
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=kadirprescott%40hotmail%2ecom&no_shipping=1&cn=Kind%20Words%20For%20The%20Boys&tax=0&currency_code=USD&lc=US&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF&charset=UTF%2d8

A Big Ole Shout Out!

Please note my beautiful new signature:


How cool is that?? I would like to take a moment and send out a HUMONGO THANK YOU AND HUG to my wonderful cousin Kadi who not only designed this blog but takes the time to listen to pitiful me whine for help..When she's not busy chasing her 7 (SE-VEN) adorable children, she is building her new event planning business, Cherished Events, LLC: http://www.cherishedeventsllc.com/ or writing for one of her many blogs:

A Womb At The Inn(Sane): http://www.kadiprescott.blogspot.com/
A Battle Worth Fighting: http://www.adhdbattle.blogspot.com/
Dear Fertile Farmer: http://www.thefertilefarmer.blogspot.com/
Guerilla Parenting: http://www.supernannyrules.com/
Imperfect Parent: http://www.imperfectparent.com/
(and I know I'm missing some...).

Did I mention her episode of Super Nanny will be reairing this summer so she gets to look forward to staving off a whole new set of psyschos?

Kadi.. thank you for taking time in your hugely crazy day to help little ole me. You rock, girl.

A "Quickie" Introduction

My dear cousin Kadi, Blogger Extraordinaire - Womb At The Inn(Sane), Supernanny, (just to name a couple) made a passing comment to me once about creating my own blog, writing about us and our adoption experience as it unfolds. I didn't give it much thought.. she is so dang funny and creative (I am not) and the thought of putting our lives "out there" really kind of makes me shiver. Who really wants to read about us anyway, right? Time passed and the idea obviously stuck because here I am. Like so many others, I love to write and it's darn good (and affordable) therapy. It occurred to me this is something that our future daughter will have to read as a piece of her own little puzzle, as well.. so hang on and here we go.. (Thank you, Kadi).

My name is Melissa, I am 39 years young and am married to a wonderful man, I'll call DH-Darling Husband- (he's 45). I was raised by "older parents" (I came along when they were in their early 40's-that story to follow) and I vowed I would never be that ancient when I started my family. Ah ha. DH and I met in 2001 and were married in 2005. My clock has been ticking since oh, 2002, so as soon as that ring hit my finger I was all about basal thermometers, Ovulex and Clearblue Easy Digital EVERYTHING. In a million years I never thought I would be "that girl".. obsessed with doing everything right, trying to get pregnant.

The deal was we would give ourselves a year to get pregnant.. we're not spring chickens, you know. I didn't want to wake up 5 years down the road sans kids and just throw in the towel. If in that year we did not conceive we were on to Plan B.. adoption. I was not interested in doing the whole fertility thing.. I have friends that had great success (and multiple kiddos) by in vitro and I'm thrilled for them. However, it's just not for me. As crazy as this sounds and as much as I would love to bring a little one into this world with his/her Daddy's beautiful eyes mixed with Mommy's kooky personality, I am okay with not getting pregnant and it not happening won't ruin our world. The plan He has for us is different and you just have to learn to roll with it. Don't get me wrong, every month when I found out I was definitely not pregnant the tears would come and that whole feeling like a failure thing would set in. It's just something that you have to get through but not get bogged down in.. what really helped me was to look at the bigger picture and to count all the blessings we already had.

A year passed with no conception and Plan B was set into motion. I had done the homework and checked into Private Adoption, International Adoption and Fost/Adopt County Programs. I knew people that had done all 3 and quizzed them. The one that spoke to my heart was working with the county (of course, the most trying and heart wrenching one of all, in my book). There are 800 children in the county alone in the foster care system. Their ages range from birth to teenagers and they are right in our backyard. I was sold.

Last December the county held an informational dinner that DH and I attended (along with my in laws.. it's a family affair, for sure). They likened it to "speed dating" and had that same type of format. Our table had about 12 people (including our crew) and a person would come and sit, tell their story and answer questions. Every 15 mintues, the speaker would change tables. People from foster only families, fost/adopt families, county workers, people that adopted special needs children, people that adopted teens and a family that adopted children of another race all spoke to us. Can I just say, it was awesome. We got all kinds of perspectives and so many questions were answered. Fostering to adopt is no small task and not for the faint of heart. I held my breath that whole evening as I was unsure if DH was on board or not. He was, bless his heart and that is when our little adventure truly began..