My only reason for lack of posts, is lack of motivation. Not a very energetic start to the New Year but there is lots to share. Christmas was wonderful, we spent time with family and friends...managed to keep things simple and calm and rang in the New Year sitting on my couch with my husband. Olena went sledding for the first time, and of course the thrill seeking over stimulated little girl had a BLAST. She screamed with intense joy all the way down, never fell off and never spun around backwards. A pro from the start!! but because she is so darn light she travelled half way across the park. I felt bad because she had to walk so far before even having to hike back up the hill. True trooper though and never gave up. In fact we had to make her leave after an hour and half because her cheeks were so cold and pink I was fearful of frostbite. I didn't take pictures though which is a bummer, but J and I sledded too and I didn't want to risk breaking it. She also learned how t...
We started off as a family of 3 when we finalized Olena's adoption in 2006. 2017 brought many changes and we are now managing our lives as divorced parents who love our daughter more than anything in this world and still love to promote adoption. While I don't blog as much as I use too, I do like to keep updates going at least once a year for those of you who followed our story for the last decade.