Smartie Pants

Several weeks ago I was teaching piano lessons. Most the time Alyssa keeps herself well entertained in the other room and isn't a bother while I teach. However, there was this one day...

She's dancing around the room, singing, talking, distracting, being your typical adorable three year old. Problem was, I was trying to teach. Gavin was trying to concentrate. It was proving to be difficult for both of us. I turned to Gavin and said "I don't even know where this kid came from. One day she showed up on the porch and now we can't get rid of her!" Gavin (6 years old) replied "No she didn't! She grew in your tummy." As I'm smiling about his statement, Alyssa chimes in, "No I didn't! I grew in Andrea's tummy!" Then I think... ooh where is this going to go? So I ask, "You did? Then what happened?" Alyssa: Well then I got out. Me: What happened after you got out? Alyssa: She gave me to you. Me: She did? Why? Alyssa: Well because you're my mommy. She gets it. At three years old she's beginning to understand her unique story of how she came to belong to our family. She's so smart. And lately she's taken to having babies in her own tummy. The simplistic life of a three year old. I never want it to end.

So I Have These Friends...

Meet Brittney and Morgan

(Kim took these fabulous photos of them. Then I stole it off their profile... copyright laws being broken all over the place. Sorry ladies...) Let's talk about Brittney and Morgan. I met Brittney forever ago. We worked together at my first "real" job in a dental office. She's a dental assistant, I was receptionist. We had some GOOD times together. The story of how she and Morgan ended up together? SO great! Y'all should read it. In fact, you should read everything about them. You should get to know this couple so you can see if you can be of assistance to them. You see, they've embarked on the journey that is adoption. I think they've been approved and waiting a little over a year...? Maybe? Britt? Right? They need some help spreading the word. We all know that more adoptions happen, basically through word of mouth (designated adoption) these days than actually being chosen through an agency. They also are diving in head first to some big time, pro-active projects. One of which is going to be on August 22nd. Please click here for more details on how you can help. One thing that I am absolutely dying for about them. They've been approached by various adoption agencies (not ldsfs) three times for possible children to come to their home. And three times they've been unable to do it because it is SO expensive. Like, over $30,000 expensive. (Don't even get me started on that.) So, here's the deal-ee-o. Click here to get to know them. Add this link to your side bar if you have a list of people hoping to adopt. Click here to see if you can help them with their adoption yard sale. Most importantly, keep them in mind and pass along their information if and when it's appropriate. Adoption is a hard and long road. It's a little easier to travel if you know you have people pulling for you.

Keeping Me Happy

Had a mini-mani party today, just me and Alyssa. She was so funny with her little nails. She would tap and touch everything every so carefully so they wouldn't fall off. I think they lasted about 30 minutes before she had enough of them. Too hard to help mom open the mail with them perty nails on.