I am ready to collapse. [end of slice] Updated 11 March 2011: Thank you for your kind comments.

Tonight was a quiet night. Andy had to go back to work, so it was just the kids + me. We played games, ate dinner, went through the whole getting ready for the next day routine, changed bed sheets, and picked up so the house is ready for Dessert Club tomorrow. At the end of… Continue reading Here’s to Teamwork! (Ruth’s SOLS)

This is where you'll find me at the end of the day, cuddling with kids, reading bedtime stories. Then they go to bed and . . . This is where you'll find me blogging. This is where you'll find me reading. This is where you'll find me watching crime shows. This is where you'll find… Continue reading This is Where You’ll Find Me(Ruth’s SOLS)

We walked through our first adoptions together. Our friendship was built around the ups and downs of becoming adoptive parents. That was six years ago. Since then they have adopted three more children and we have adopted two more. Currently they have four kids under the age of five and we have three, ages 9,… Continue reading Dinner with Friends (Ruth’s SOLS)

Usually on Thursdays, always after our kids’ bedtime, we host Dessert Club. It started five or six years ago, because we wanted to get to know the high school kids in our Sunday School class. More than that, we wanted to get to know their friends too. With my love of cooking and Andy’s love… Continue reading Dessert Club (Ruth’s SOLS)

My mom (who comments as Quilt Addict) is a library director. She is also Mimi.  In her role as Mimi she keeps my son, Sam, while I'm at work. In her role as librarian, she works some afternoons. Inevitably these two roles collide, which makes for a little boy who loves the library . . .… Continue reading Library Friends (Ruth’s SOLS)