It's my birthday.
Ohh, ahhh.
Ugh.
I have 365 days to finish my 30 by 30 goals.
I'll have an update for you soon.
I am going to kick ass on that too, by the way. Be prepared.
Here's the point. (I always have a point. I just don't get to it quickly.)
Since it is my birthday and birthday festivals are super fun, especially here --
(Actually, this birthday festival has had a surprising and super ungood twist)
--I wanted you to have a chance to share in the fun!
Happy Vicarious Birthday to you!
Happy Vicarious Birthday to you!
Happy Vicarious Birthday dear bloggy friends!
Happy Vicarious Birthday to you!
One of my sweet readers will be getting a birthday present too!
Want to see one of the things I've gotten for my birthday?
It's an Ethiopian Coin Necklace!
I bet you don't have one...yet!
I LOVE mine. It is great. It's a very "every day" kind of necklace. It's not on a flimsy chain that I have to worry about the kids tugging at, it's the perfect length for either a t-shirt or a scoop neck shirt, or a v-neck. It's different looking, it's not something plasticky and mass produced from T@rget. Another great thing about it, is that it's not girly-girly. If you have a husband or teenage son who is cool then they would like this too. It's total awesomeness.
These are being sold by a family who is fundraising their adoption. They are almost there and we can help them. I wrote this post recently about supporting adoptive families. This is another way that you can help a family! Support their fundraisers. These are people who are trying desperately to be parents for a child who desperately need parents. As a family that fundraised, I can tell you that they are grateful to each and every person that brings them closer to their child. To you it's a little thing, to them it's everything.
Here is Little Miss modeling the necklace that I will be giving away.
She was SO excited to have the same necklace as me. She'd touch mine, touch hers, say "pretty" and smile. She actually cried when I made her take it off. I'm not into the whole mommy-and-me-matching-thing. I find it creepy. However, she liked this enough that I would say it was fostering bonding! Therefore, Little Miss will be getting her own. I will be matchy-matchy if it means attachment!
In order to win the Vicarious Birthday present you need to do the following:
1. Be a follower (old or new)
2. Ask me a question that I can answer in future posts
3. Post this to your blog and/or facebook
Good luck to you all!
I, of course, am a follower. And what I want to know is this, "What would happen if you put a load of laundry on while your kids were in the bathtub?" Just kidding :-) Seriously- I'd love to see a post about what happens in attachment therapy. Love ya!
ReplyDeleteYay!! I love this!
ReplyDeleteMy question: Tell me more about what I can do to prepare for our adoption. We are fost/adopting and I'm a voracious researcher. I'm reading an incredible book now ("The Connected Child"), which I know I will be re-reading once our kid(dos) come along. But, somtimes I feels like I'm a single non-dating woman researching marriage... I've got great materials (and read wonderful blogs!), but how much can I really do before I know who my child(ren) are?
In the meantime, I'll just go buy a necklace (and hope I win one!) :))
Yep, I'm a follower:))
ReplyDeletePosting to facebook now! thanks again!
ReplyDeleteOkay - I'm doing all three - what a great giveaway. Happy Birthday, by the way! Thanks for sharing all the fun with us.
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower already (duh!)
Question: Since we're been home from ET, I'm had a really hard time finding time for "me and me only"...have you had any luck finding some "me" time in all the craziness? Real me-time? If I'm around the house or the kids at all, they're on me like glue. I don't mind most of the time, but sometimes I just want to curl up with a good book and have some silence/quiet. How about you?
I'm posting to facebook now.
Jamey - First, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Second, Little Miss looks sooooo grown up in this pic. I cannot believe it. Third, thanks for the link to the necklace. Not really a jewelry kind of person, but I really like the coin necklace - terrific idea. Just bought one!
ReplyDeleteOh wonderful, I hope you had a wonderful day!! Good luck to your entrants :)
ReplyDeleteHey there, I found you through Melissa's facebook. So cool to see her being supported like this! I just became a follower and will post this on facebook now. Don't really have a question - just am interested in getting to know you and your family more! :) Have a great weekend! And happy birthday!
ReplyDeleteAlready follow : )
ReplyDeleteOk, Jamey, I follow your blog.
ReplyDeleteHere's my question: You said you want to publish a book before you're 30... What type of book? And how?
I couldn't get the comment box yesterday. But I wanted to help cheer you up. Am I too late?
ReplyDeleteQuestion... hmm... do you have any big plans to go back to Ethiopia someday?
I'll try to link to the giveaway if I have time later. Right now, I gotta go spend time with my kiddo.
Feel better!
Well, I popped over here because I saw your lovely face on my blog, and there's my friend Megan! So now I've put you in my reader, and I will have to come back and read your whole story and catch up.
ReplyDeleteHere's my question for you: What has been your biggest joy thus far in parenting your daughter? And (let's make it a two-fer) what has been your biggest challenge?
I'm a follower now! Thanks for offering the giveaway. Happy Birthday!
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