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Congratulations! How does it feel to finally have that blessed girl in your arms? How are you recuperating?

80 Square Miles had the pecan tip. I have the distinct feeling there will be a national shortage of butterscotch Schnapps this year!

Wow, what a big, healthy baby! My now 3 year old was a nine pounder.
I am a home schooler. It is in large part, tied to the fact that I was a latch-key kid. Mom was never around because she had to work and I was determined to be different. This has not been the way I have always felt. I used to work full time out of fear of the poverty I once lived in. People have complex, very personal reasons for what they do. I have a friend, a smart, beautiful woman who works full time. She is still a great mom. Sometimes I wonder if she feels a lot of pressure to continue working because she was one of the first people in her family to finish college. My grandfather did not think females needed to go to college. He thought it was a waste of money. Now I see my aunt, a college professor(Take that-Grandpa!) and wonder how she can possibly do it all and do it well with three kids. But I'm proud of her too.
My daughters go to Chinese School with lots of adopted kids from China. If I was one of them, I would love America even more. How can that be traitorous? If abortion were not so common and family reunification was not pushed as much as it is, adoption of American children would be far more of an option. Also, people think American kids in the foster care system are "messed up" after a certain age and time in the system. Ouch, that hits a nerve with me...