Adventures in building a family and living authentically. relationships take focus and energy; I find myself with less blogging motivation. But I still appreciate having a space to process and record the journey, so here I am again. I think there are other layers, source.

Tears, Tantrums and Ice Cream. Last night, we were playing dolls. We had a lot of fun mingling my vintage Friend Mandy with her knock off A. I think the cutest .

My life as a 40 mom blessed by adoption. I have two elderly furkids. Furboy is much closer to 13 than 12 and the Diva turned 12 earlier this summer. Thankfully they have both been very patient with me and Miss Fuss. She gets so excited when they come into the room. When one of them actually comes over to her, she is almost quivering with excitement. So I am a mid-40s single adoptive mom. Adding the adjectives in shows .

Elsie and I drive up to CT this weekend and brought Obie back home. I am not so sure he was thrilled. He will be 16 in March so I am not sure why his aging surprises me. Claiming her space at the State Park Discovery Center.