Protected: New York Times article

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Protected: Another visit to the doctor

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Tet celebration

Last weekend we went to a Tet celebration sponsored by our local Vietnamese American Community organization. Tet is the Vietnamese new year, based on the lunar calendar.
Noah and Zoe weren’t sure what to think of the Dragon Dance. I think they were a little scared, but curiosity took over. I didn’t get a great picture, [...]

Heard in the bathtub…

Noah and Zoe were in the tub together the other night when Zoe started saying, “Paper. Paper.”
She was pointing to the toilet paper. Since I had just used some to wipe her nose, I said, “We already wiped your nose, Honey. You don’t need any more paper.”
She insisted, “Paper. Paper!”
It dawned on me. I said, [...]

Protected: Rolling over

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Protected: The Background

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Password

I have been thinking about making a few posts password protected. I don’t think I will be doing it often, but I have some stuff specific to Colin’s adoption that I’ve been wanting to write about, and I think it I should keep it a little more private. If you would like the password, please send [...]

President Barack Obama

I just finished watching Barack Obama’s inauguration speech, and all I have to say is, “Wow.”
I think I just watched history. I can only imagine that John Kennedy moved people in this way, but I have never seen it in my lifetime. It was surreal to see millions braving the cold, standing on the Mall, who just wanted [...]

The Goldfish up Zoe’s nose

Edited to add: No, I am not talking abut a real live goldfish. I am talking about a Goldfish cracker (with a capital “G”), the tasty staple of toddler snacking. There has been some confusion. A real live goldfish would have made this an entirely different story.  
As I lay in bed awake the other [...]

The other DNA tests

Before we had Colin’s DNA tested, we didn’t know that tests to determine race and ancestry existed. Obviously I knew DNA testing was used in criminal investigations, in medicine, and in paternity tests (I once saw a billboard for “1-800-R-U-MY-DAD”). I knew that DNA testing to identify identical twins could be done, because I read the blogs [...]

DNA testing for race and ancestry-Christian

After DNA tests for ancestry, I posted Zoe’s results and my results last week, and we posted Colin’s results a few months ago. Finally, here are Christian’s results:
Christian doesn’t know what the hell he is either!

This was really surprising to us, because we thought Christian’s results would be straight Western European. He knows quite a [...]

DNA testing for race and ancestry-Tracy

A few months ago, we used DNA Tribes to have a test done to determine Colin’s ancestry. We decided to have the test done for Zoe, Christian, and me, too. I posted Zoe’s results yesterday. Colin and Zoe’s results were pretty straightforward, so I expected mine to be as well. But then I got my [...]

DNA testing for race and ancestry-Zoe

A few months ago, we had a DNA test done to determine Colin’s ancestry. We did the test through DNA Tribes. His birth mother was Caucasian, and she said that his birth father was African-American.  Later, she told us that it was also possible that his birth father was Hispanic. The test determined that Colin [...]

The post in which I take a break from my normal sarcastic ways and get all sappy and sentimental

A quote in Elaine’s  post today really struck me:
“If you are still in the process of raising children, be aware that the tiny fingerprints that show up on almost every newly cleaned surface, the toys scattered about the house, the piles and piles of laundry to be tackled will disappear all too soon and that you [...]

Favorite Photo Friday – Brothers

An exciting New Year’s Eve

 Tracy’s Facebook updates from New Year’s Eve:
 

11:22 pm: Tracy spilled juice on her BlackBerry tonight. It’s fried, and she’s bummed. No phone, texts, or Sudoku for the next few days! The world is ending!
 
11:52 pm: Tracy’s husband has her BlackBerry completely disassembled and is determined that he can save it. Tracy thinks it is a [...]