Three Blogs?

Ok, now I have become one of those crazy blogging people you have heard of (you know the ones glued to their computer when they should be doing laundry/cleaning/sleeping)? It wasn't enough to have a blog chronicling my everyday life, then I had to start one all about reading. And now, for my third installment into the blogging world, I have put together Me So Crafty.

So this is how it works:

Want to know what is going on in the daily lives of Stephanie, Joe and Leah? Check out Forks and Chopsticks.

Interested in discussing books? Click on The Written Word.

What have I been knitting, cooking, sewing or scrapbooking lately. Stop by Me So Crafty to see.

Got it? Good. How long can I keep this up? I have no idea...

You're invited

Let's say you could invite eight bloggers over your house for the weekend. Who would you invite and why?

Kristin - Because really, what's a party without Kristin? Need a good laugh? Just read her blog.
Kim - I would really love to hear the story about her eating poop in Africa. I kid you not.
Johnny - So he can make us one of those HUGE steaks he is always posting pictures of. Oh, and I want to see if he really does dress like a slob.
Viv - First, she seems very cool. Second, she could show me how to use those darn circular knitting needles!
Iliana - Would love to get all her reading recommendations right from the source. How much can one girl read anyway?
Tammy & Katie - already met these two gals, but they were so much fun that I would love to hang with them again!
Joannah - well, she just seems so sweet (and I heard she can sing too).

Picking out just eight was way harder than I thought! Want to play along? Post about who you would invite over to your house. Just leave a comment with a link to your post so we can all read it.

Blogging through the seasons

I just love some of the fun stuff other bloggers come up with!

Anyway, the WAYRN challenge asks us to show our blogging spaces. For the first seven years living in this house my husband and I used this room as our master bedroom. Since my daughter was born we felt a bit more comfortable to be in a room closer (and on the same level) as her. So, here is my office (or studio as we like to call it since this is where Leah works on art projects and I do my graphic design homework) I took this picture a few minutes ago.



Real clean, I know. The room is quite large, with a bench right smack in the middle for kids art projects, some new plastic containers for supplies and a soon to be refurbished desk where I can scrapbook (and maybe sew a little) till my heart's content.




Here is the same spot right after a little snowfall at the beginning of the year.



As you can see in the top photo, I got a new monitor over the summer so blogging is a lot easier on the eyes now. I especially love to sit here in the afternoon when the sunlight streams through the large windows. It really is a nice place to be.

Would you just STOP!

OK, I get that fertility, adoption and parenthood can be touchy subjects. I may chose (or choose - I never get that right) to adopt for different reasons than you do. The way I parent my daughter may be completely different than the way you parent your children. What I don't understand is why we all just can't get along.

I had a really nice e-mail conversation with a fellow blogger this morning. This person confided in me that she didn't want to blog about a particular issue because she was afraid of the backlash from people in the blogosphere. Why does she even have to ask this question?

I started blogging in January as a way to let my family and friends know what is going on in my life. Since then it has turned into so much more. I have enjoyed reading about your life. I love getting comments.I have even found (and met) some new friends through my blog.

But here's the deal. If I don't really like the subject matter of your blog I can do one of two things: Leave nasty comments and bash you on some YAHOO group or shut the friggin computer off. I turn mine off.

So my question is, can't we all play nicely in the sandbox children?

A blind date

You know what it is like when you meet someone and feel like you have known them for a long time? Well, I had the pleasure today to meet two of my favorite bloggers - Tammy of Spilling my Coffee Beans and Katie of Maylee Bezzer. Katie also had her friend Beth with her.

What could have been a potentially awkward meeting "Uh, hi, I'm the forks and chopsticks lady" turned out to be like meeting old friends. We met at the Philadelphia Zoo where the kids ran around, we talked and just had a great time. I am so glad that we were able to finally get-together. Our adoption agency hosts a Chinese New Year party each year and I think that my husband, daughter and I might attend it next year just so I can run into these gals again!

Below is a pic of our kids (Tammy's son had his face painted like a puppy dog):



And is this not the cutest - Leah and Tammy's son out for a little stroll. Too sweet!