Security

Who else here when they were younger had a security item? I did and have had one ever since. When I was very young, I had this blanket that had cats on it and I called it Meow Meow. I slept with that blanket until I was about 8 or 9 when I received what [...]

My name is Carissa and I am

depressed, lately. It seems like NOTHING is going right. I have this inspirational calendar that I got from the kids I helped with when I was in college, so I have had it for a few years. It has something different for each day. Recently two of those sayings have touched me even in my [...]

Protected: Venting

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Thankful…

Things I am thankful for:
1.     Friends who understand where I am emotionally
2.     Families who are willing to accept any child into their family and are amazing in general
3.     Wednesday night bible study
4.     Ice Cream (I am convinced I would die if it was outlawed)
5.     Christmas Music
6.     The funny sitcoms (yes this implies that there are [...]

Good News

Our agency has started issuing referrals again! YES!!!!!!!!! So anyway, congratulations Jen and J

Grateful

So Saturday we have our fingerprint appointment, we offered to let either or both of our mothers go with us as we planned to shop after the appointment, and shopping in Chicago or the suburbs is so much better than down here. Anyway, my mother-in-law wanted to go with us but knows Aaron and I [...]

Whew…Time for Bed

    So I have not truly posted over the last four days and obviously I have not read either (as evidenced by the 52 posts that bloglines is telling me I have not read yet), I wrote most if all of the posts last weekend because I knew that the last four days would be CRAZY! [...]