Headin' Across Town..

Our wonderful friends at Mile High Mamas were kind enough to let me be their guest blogger today. Surf on over and show me some love (please.. pretty pretty please).

Another Bloggy Shout Out!

One of my DMR's (Daily Must Reads) is My New Normal. It is a wonderful blog by a stay at home mommy in sunny Florida. Not only do they have a beautiful little girl named Makily that has Emanuel Syndrome but they are also foster parents and are hoping to adopt their little man, "J". She is a fantastic writer.. she'll have you laughing, cheering and crying.

When you have a few minutes, please surf on over and visit Trish .. You'll be glad you did! :o)

More Favorite Bloggers

Lori lives right here in Colorado and writes for several blogs (her own and as a contributing editor). One of my favorites is Drama 2B Mama that chronicled her journey through the lands of infertility then finally to their two private adoptions. Also, you can find her daily musings at Weebles Wobblog.

What's really cool is that Lori has a very close relationship with her daughter's birth mom (Crystal) and you can find her thoughts at Crystal's Way. As an adoptee, reading the birth mother's side of adoption is truly an inspiring insight.

Surf on over and show these great ladies some love!

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things..

Since starting this little ditty, I've immersed myself into the world 'o blogs and (like everyone) have many that are my daily "must reads". I thought it would be cool every so often to do a shout out for them and encourage others to surf on over and check 'em out.

One of my hands down, absolute favorites is "Postcards From Insanity": http://afostermamaslife.blogspot.com/ It is wonderfully written by a woman that not only investigates child abuse but was also a foster parent for years. Her posts are from several years back, taken from entries in her journals and she also gives wonderful advice for us newbies. I recommend starting from the very beginning to get caught up with current posts. She has her "cast of characters" on her sidebar to help keep everyone straight.

She no longer fosters (something major happened that we have yet to read about) but still has awesome words of wisdom. If you are considering adoption, are a foster parent who can relate or just want to read a blog that will make you laugh, cry, shout out in anger and shout for joy it's a must read.

A warning.. it's not for the faint of heart but neither is the reality of being a foster parent.

A Cool Surprise

I just submitted this little ditty to Blogger here recently and found out that it has the 2nd highest rating in the adoption category (out of 91 others, I think it was). Whatta shocker!

That, however, was just the editor's rating not the users' and is very temporary I'm sure. So, if you have a quick sec please scroll on down to the bottom of the sidebar there and give us some lovin' (on your way down you'll pass the Momblog vote thingy, please stop there, too). Please bear in mind I'm very sensitive so be nice. ;o)

If you don't particularly care for my daily writings back away from the vote counter..

We now return for our regularly scheduled ramblings..