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Family math

5 days
+
2 parents
+
2 sisters
+
our 3 husbands ( 1 each)
+
our 6 children
=
love, love, love

and also
28 time outs
4 trail hikes
3 trips to the liquor store
8 coffee cans full of homemade ice cream
3 trips to the rec center
283 songs on my iPod
2 puzzles
1 adoption profile to assist with
3 hours/night sleep deficit
0 broken bones
2 hours on a wheelchair-accessible pontoon trip on Lake Dillon
6,825 chicken nuggets

…priceless


 

Lori Holden, mom of a young adult daughter and a young adult son, writes from Denver. She was honored as an Angel in Adoption® by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute.

Find Lori’s books on her Amazon Author page, and catch episodes of Adoption: The Long View wherever you get your podcasts.

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  1. Jenn and SMID, thanks for sharing this with me and commenting.Sheri, yes you need to say more — ON YOUR BLOG, dangit!

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