Here's a picture of Emma enjoying some mac n cheese... and notice the unusual grip she has on a sippy cup!!lol Emma LOVES pasta, just about any kind with any sauce. Someone recently made a comment to me about how "she must love rice, it's in her genes"... umm...okay, well, she does love rice, but I think she loves pasta even more, does that mean there must be a bit of Italian in her somewhere???lolol I'm really surprised at how many odd comments we get, many from strangers, and since I'm a member in good standing of the "foot in mouth" club, I pretty much just assume people mean well, the words just don't come out right. For instance, yesterday an elderly neighbour saw me taking Emma out of the car. She calls from across the street - " you didn't have a baby did you, she's not yours is she" - assuming I guess that I was babysitting someone's little one. I went across the street, introduced her to Emma and told her we'd adopted her from China, at which point she says, "okay, so she isn't yours"... well, if she's not mine, I want someone else to get up with her in the middle of the night!!lol She then asked, as most people seem to, if Thomas was "mine"....yes, as a matter of fact, BOTH are MINE!lol Let's not forget "Is she his REAL sister"... well, she sure looks real to us!lol Also gotta love the couple at Costco who sat next to us in the eating area and started the conversation with "So, where'd you find her"!!lolMonday, January 02, 2006
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Here's a picture of Emma enjoying some mac n cheese... and notice the unusual grip she has on a sippy cup!!lol Emma LOVES pasta, just about any kind with any sauce. Someone recently made a comment to me about how "she must love rice, it's in her genes"... umm...okay, well, she does love rice, but I think she loves pasta even more, does that mean there must be a bit of Italian in her somewhere???lolol I'm really surprised at how many odd comments we get, many from strangers, and since I'm a member in good standing of the "foot in mouth" club, I pretty much just assume people mean well, the words just don't come out right. For instance, yesterday an elderly neighbour saw me taking Emma out of the car. She calls from across the street - " you didn't have a baby did you, she's not yours is she" - assuming I guess that I was babysitting someone's little one. I went across the street, introduced her to Emma and told her we'd adopted her from China, at which point she says, "okay, so she isn't yours"... well, if she's not mine, I want someone else to get up with her in the middle of the night!!lol She then asked, as most people seem to, if Thomas was "mine"....yes, as a matter of fact, BOTH are MINE!lol Let's not forget "Is she his REAL sister"... well, she sure looks real to us!lol Also gotta love the couple at Costco who sat next to us in the eating area and started the conversation with "So, where'd you find her"!!lol
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Hi Julie,
It's amazing the comments we have gotten too....one that comes ALOT is "are her and Kira sisters?" Well I reply "yes they are sisters" Then I get the "oh that is cool!" What do people think??? Yes all 3 are brother and sisters....and she is my REAL daughter..for she is real and she is my daughter. People just talk before they think some times but I generally use these comments as a teaching tool. "do you mean biological?" You get the picture!! LOL
Julie, your post has me giggling at work. People probably wonder what I'm doing over here. I love how you find the humor in it!!!
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