Penpal Anyone?

As a BzzAgent, I am asked to check out various websites from time to time and give my opinion of the service, product, etc. that the website is promoting. This afternoon, I came across a unique website called Postcrossing which enables you to send and receive postcards from people around the world who are enrolled on the site. I signed up and will be sending my first postcard to Finland. Once the person in Finland receives my card and registers it on the website, my name will go into the mix and someone will send me a postcard! I love getting mail, and I love learning about other countries and places, so this website really intrigues me. Penpal anyone?

"Does God Eat Boo-Boos?"

The question above was articulated by my three year old the other day while we were traveling together in the van. He has sustained many bumps, bruises, and scrapes this summer due to his no-holds-barred approach to life. He is always going at 100 mph and his many tumbles don't seem to deter him at all. The day he asked this question, he was consumed with a good-sized scrape on his leg that had bled when it first occurred, but now was scabbed over. The scab was starting to disappear. When he asked me "Does God eat boo-boos?" I wasn't quite sure I had heard correctly. When he repeated the question a second time, my mind raced, as it often does at such intriguing questions, to figure out what he was trying to synthesize in his little brain. I remembered his fascination with his scrape, and how I had explained to him that God would make his leg better. I guess he thought that since the scab was disappearing, that God was making it better by eating it! I quickly explained that God has created our bodies in such a way that they heal, and that God was not eating his boo-boo--that would be gross! "Oh!" was his reply, and on he went to the next topic of conversation. Only out of the mouths of babes!

New Post on Adoption Blog

Check out my new post on our adoption blog here.

Thanks for sharing in our journey!

Kokeshi Doll Gallery Show Link

The Kokeshi Doll Gallery Show is officially open for viewing! Click here to see the unique creations people submitted from all over the world. My good friend, Bethany, at Red Yarn, deserves a lot of credit for challenging all of her blog readers to create in this unique art form, and then for putting together the online gallery. Thanks, Beth...you are the best! The dolls that Sabastian and I created are about a third of the way down the list. Please take the time to check out this special art show!

Retail Me Not

I found a new website tonight that will save you time and money by giving you coupon codes for free shipping and percentage discounts for hundreds of online retailers. It is easy to navigate, and fun to use, so check it out the next time you are purchasing online by clicking on the link below. Let me know how you like it!

Visit Retail Me Not

New Blog...Check It Out!

See that fancy, smancy button underneath my profile on the righthand side of my blog? The one that says "Our Silk Road"? Click on it and you will be taken to our new blog! Many thanks to Ragan and her expertise at designing the blog (and the button!) for us. You can find a link to her work on the new site if you are at all interested. You will also find in the first post the reason for the new blog...if you can't figure it out by the blog header! We are excited about taking the first baby steps in this new adventure for our family, but we know that it will be a long journey. The new blog will be solely dedicated to our adoption story, while this blog will continue being our every day life blog. Thanks for joining us on our journey!

Interesting Article

One of the blogs I subscribe to via e-mail is Tech Savvy Mama. She posted an interesting article regarding age appropriate technology from the NY Times. You can access her blog post and the article here. I commented on the article from both my mother and educator perspectives, so check out the comments!