Nostalgic today

Found a write-up of a death from the University I attended in the late 90's.  This woman was one of the nicest women I encountered at the University.  She was an older woman with intellectual disabilities however, held a job at the University as a groundskeeper.  Always upbeat, always wanting to say a nice word, and it was neat to see how she truly enjoyed working by keeping the campus beautiful.

ACU will miss her spirit.

A moment of silence and thoughts of purple and white!

Oklahoma thinks about expanding adoptees right to OBC

Really...if OK is putting their foot out there...other states can too.  Even if it's just baby steps.

For your reading pleasure....a very short article.

Just in case you wanted to get to know me a wee bit more

It's no secret that I oogle men from TV dramas or movies.  Just for kicks I wanted to show you which ones have caught my attention over the years (please note that I do know the difference between reality and fantasy).  I guess I love men in suits or if they have that manly man look ha!  Introducing four of the fantasy TV loves of my life:

Well not really TV and it was a brainless movie in 2004 when it came out, but oh my, I loved Thomas Jane in this movie, he was hot I have to admit.  

First of all, he's Cuban....so he's automatically going to be good looking.  You wouldn't know it from this picture but he looks drop dead gorgeous in a black suit.  Previously was on CBS "Cold Case" and now is a new detective on "Law & Order SVU" on NBC

One of these days I will describe my X-files fettish when I was in college.  David Duchovny was oh how should I say, I loved him!  He looked hot in the movie 'Return to Me' as well

Oh yes another Cuban hottie here.  He was an FBI agent on the CBS series "Without a Trace"  I think I like men with guns....ha ha ha.  Maybe I should delve into my psyche for answers!

And that my friends is just a random blog post about guys that have held or actively captivated my interest when looking at TV.  In case you really wanted to know!  

We are in October already! Welcome Fall!

Summer is my favorite time of the year!  As we get into fall and especially now as where I live is hot until October or November, I get a wee bit nostalgic.  After all, fall is when the kids start school.  You are again reminded of the fact that a year has gone by and now they are bigger (since I work in the school district too, I get it from all angles), that it's a fun time of the year with decorations and harvest festivals and pumpkins, as well as hot cider or hot chocolate or anything from pumpkin spice lattes to whatever fall hot drink is available.  It's also a time of reflection as one starts receiving notices asking if one would be willing to send a Christmas gift to your sponsored child, foster children, the Angel tree, etc.

As I see summer go from fun filled to obvious a family centered season, I can't help but think and pray for those that do not have families to be with at the moment.  Maybe it's due to a foster situation, maybe it's due to an adult not having close family around him/her.

I hope we can all take some time out of our schedule and not only embrace our families and fun fall activities, but maybe embrace someone else into the family or activities or with our thoughts/actions as this time may be the starting point of loneliness for others.

To everything there is a season.  May we all be able to lend a hand or gain new friends and pass the nostalgia around!  Happy October everyone!

Fall is upon us

I've been kinda bad in the photo taking department as of late.  However, I hope to have some new pictures soon since the Fall brings fun stuff to do like pumpkin patches, hikes, walks, carving pumpkins etc.  My different assignment at work keeps me busy and so I don't get to view new articles about adoption like I used to.  However, it's not an all bad thing.  Still have a few posts in draft version almost ready to post so hopefully my groove will be back.

Tigger loves preschool now.  She is learning so much.  The language I hear, while still not in conversation mode surprises me every so often.  She knows the colors pink and yellow.  She can count to 10 minus the numbers 4 and 7.  She has the weirdest vocabulary.  (I mean I don't remember teaching her what a snake was, or the word "asleep", because we either use mimi or night night at home) She sings songs, knows 15 body parts thanks to preschool songs and my own teachings, points to pictures in books, and is starting to use 2 word phrases more often.  She still has that whiny sound accompanied by gestures when she wants something, and that is something I'm trying to diminish by having her tell me "I want _____" or telling her to calm down and show me so I can then give her the words she needs.  Her articulation leaves much to be desired....however I can understand her approximately 70% of the time, so all in all I think my child is developing in speech and language.  My capabilities in this area since it is my area of expertise is way better with kids I'm not related to!

Thanks blogosphere for letting me "brag" about Tigger.  I love that little girl!

Yes it's been a while

I have some posts mulling in my head and in draft, I've also been going out since fall brings carnivals, Pumpkin patches and their kiddie stuff are opening all around, and I'm channeling June Cleaver and have been baking muffins and making cornbread, actually preparing meals from scratch for Tigger lately.  It's been pretty neat.  I hope to get busy back on here soon.  I miss posting daily!

The Burros were Hungry

We live in an area where there are wild Donkeys in the hills.  I think this was a bad year for vegetation and during playgroup on Monday afternoon we saw these coming over to eat grass from the lawns.  Pretty neat.

I've always seen the 'Burro Crossing' signs in the hills, and have seen a dead one on the road from being hit, but never live ones.  They usually keep to themselves and hide out in the hills pretty well.