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Flock of Five: March 2015
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Byrds in flight.kinda winging it. Saturday, March 7, 2015. A Return to My Blog and My "7" Experience. Wow Two years since my last post? Let the self-shaming begin. Seriously. That's just ridiculous. I would offer up a million excuses, and some of them might actually be valid, but I suppose it doesn't matter. What DOES matter is that I'm writing tonight. So. Self-shaming is over. That was unusually quick. Well, why not? I don't know who I feel worse for.". I can't tell you how much this resonated with me&...
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Flock of Five: Good Material
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Byrds in flight.kinda winging it. Saturday, March 2, 2013. I'm sitting at Starbucks right now, all alone. By that, of course, I mean I didn't come here with anyone, but we all know that one is never actually. Sure, some writers imagine all kinds of circumstances and whole worlds that seem new and never before thought of, but the characters involved are surely inspired by reality. That's what makes those stories so compelling, right? Do if I discovered the hottest guy at my high school is a vampire? Who a...
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Flock of Five: Soup's On
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Byrds in flight.kinda winging it. Tuesday, February 19, 2013. I never would have guessed it! Let's be honest. We may be able to draw others' attention away from those extra pounds with strategic accessorizing, but we can't actually hide them. Three pounds. WHAT? You can't tell by looking, but there are twenty-eight beads in there. So I found this cleansy-dietish thing on Pinterest. Click here. For the soup), which I did many years ago and lost several pounds. If you're not familiar with it, let me su...
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Flock of Five: Recent Randomness
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Byrds in flight.kinda winging it. Tuesday, October 30, 2012. It has come to my attention that I have recently taken several photos of random and unconnected events. So why not share them, right? Kind of like what many bloggers do with "Wordless Wednesday," except it's Tuesday and, well, this is. That means "wordless" is a virtual impossibility. :-). Here's a close-up of Green Arrow and Catwoman looking "intimidating.". And here's the full view. Both of them are wearing my boots. Ellis is wearing. So she ...
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Flock of Five: April 2012
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Byrds in flight.kinda winging it. Saturday, April 21, 2012. So We got our Referral Approval from China. Yeehaw! Basically, that means they have reviewed our dossier (mountain of paperwork proving we are who we say we are, etc.), and they have officially deemed us worthy to take one of their sweet children and make him a Byrd. And that's exactly what we plan to do. This also means I can splatter his cuteness all over the worldwide web and beyond, so that everyone in the universe can admire him. New Day Fo...
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Flock of Five: June 2012
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Byrds in flight.kinda winging it. Tuesday, June 19, 2012. But now things have slowed down a bit, for a variety of reasons:. Need I say more? We hit a snag with the adoption paperwork. This is not a good thing, people. We are so eager to get the heck over there and get Jin Connor Byrd and bring him home! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Write Here. Write Now. (Heather's Writing Blog). America World Adoption Associates. New Day Foster Home, Beijing. Picture Window template. Powered by Blogger.
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Flock of Five: September 2012
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Byrds in flight.kinda winging it. Thursday, September 27, 2012. A Day in the Life. Jin and I had a great morning and early afternoon together. We usually do, but this "great morning" was well-timed, in light of the crazy that was yesterday. Okay, maybe it wasn't yesterday that was crazy. Maybe it was just. Entirely possible. All I know is that by the end of the day, I found it necessary (in a pressing,. It's either this or someone's gonna die. Kind of way) to lock myself in my room and watch. To get a li...
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Flock of Five: February 2012
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Byrds in flight.kinda winging it. Monday, February 20, 2012. And now we wait . . . Well, we officially finished all the paperwork necessary to compile our dossier, and our agency sent it off to China on February 3rd. Woohoo! But on that note, let me just tell you how blessed we are . . . We applied for and received a matching funds grant from Hand In Hand Christian Adoption, Inc. They promised to match up to $4,000 in gifts from family and friends. Many of you received an email or Facebook messag...Prais...
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Flock of Five: Update On This Stupid Diet That I Hate
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Byrds in flight.kinda winging it. Friday, February 22, 2013. Update On This Stupid Diet That I Hate. The good news is that I'm hanging in there and I haven't cheated. The bad news is that I'm hanging in there and I haven't cheated. Could someone please come to my house, tie me up, and force me to eat a chocolate chip cookie? At this point, I'd even settle for a plain bagel. I promise I won't press charges if you leave quietly, and maybe straighten up my kitchen on your way out. Okay, so it's not. News is...
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Flock of Five: Sandy Hook
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Byrds in flight.kinda winging it. Wednesday, December 19, 2012. As a parent, I've had to ruthlessly guard my mind from thoughts of "what if that were my child in the photos? My child's little body, broken and lifeless? My future without my son or daughter? I know I can't allow my thoughts to spiral in that direction, opening the door of my heart to fears that will paralyze me. So that's the end of this paragraph. I don't say that to somehow minimize the heroism of the Sandy Hook educators. I'm just sayin...