Last year, I wrote about all of the Korean Holidays. This year, I’m probably going to just direct you back to the original posts.

Link: Independence Movement Day

I actually had big plans for March. For some reason, I thought that I started blogging for AdoptionBlogs.com last March. It turns out that I actually started in February 2006. So, it throws my whole anniversary theme off. Time flies when you are having fun and I’ve definitely had fun writing for this blog. I’ve always enjoyed writing and I’ve always done it just for myself. There is definitely something... more

I check out the Holt International Magazine on a regular basis. I was adopted through Holt when I was a baby and I grew up looking through their magazine. When I was little, it was somewhere that had faces like mine and families like mine. As I grew older, there were interesting tidbits for me to read.

Link: Winter 2007

On page 28 of the Winter 2007 edition, there is an article written by a Korean adoptee (Kim Hanson) and I was relieved to see that she was a lot... more

We went to the Korean new year party today and we brought my friend’s little girl A with us. They had a lot of fun though A didn’t try any Korean food and my son only tried the noodles (after we told him that it had tofu in it, which he loves). Both of them ate a ton of fruit though and my husband and I enjoyed the food a lot. I was able to get my kimchi fix.

My thoughts are in sound bites tonight:

1. I am continuously grateful for my friends. We picked up A and as we were pulling out of the driveway, I told her that... more

Happy New Year! It is officially the year of the pig. The part of me that is unquestionably a part of western culture has problems taking a pig seriously. The intellectual part of my brain understands cultural differences and symbolism.

The Korean new year is all about family. In many cases, it’s about returning to your roots. We didn’t specifically celebrate the Korean new year this week-end, but we have made it all about family. On Saturday, we went to Sesame Street Live, our Valentine’s present to my son, and then we had lunch at the... more

On one of my Korean adoption message boards someone asked how much we share about our child’s birth parents with other people. Though I haven’t been on since early this afternoon, I noted that most of the early responses were that they didn’t tell people about their children’s birth parents (the information that they had). Most seemed to think that it was their child’s story to share. Some of the parents hadn’t even shared the information with their family.

It’s funny because I never thought about it. I don’t have information on my birthparents... more

I woke up this morning, talked myself out of working out (pretty normal), went to get my hair cut (and took my son with me) and went to lunch with my son. I haven’t done something with my son (other than errands) in a long time. It was nice and reminded me that it is never a bad idea to spend time with your child.

We had a blast. After my hair appointment, we went in search of fountains. We always have to look at the water when we’re at the mall and throw a few pennies in for good luck. Then we went to the play area.

At the play area,... more

On my other blog, I wrote about family trees so I decided that I would bring forward a post that I wrote back in April. Link: Family Trees

In April, I was writing about ways that you can identify a child’s adoption on their family tree. Though, in some cases, this is a good thing. I was recently reminded that not all children want to put reminders of their adoption on their family tree. Especially in the pre-teen to high school years, many children are striving to be just like everyone else.

As I point out on ... more

For the last three days, I have been searching for my cell phone. I have looked under every piece of furniture and emptied every bag I have. We were all sitting in the family room after dinner and, as a joke, I turned to my three year old and said, “Do you know where Mommy’s phone is?”

My three year old popped up and grabbed my hand. “It’s in my old room,” he said. “Come on Mommy.” I looked at my husband in surprise and he just shrugged his shoulders. I allowed myself to be dragged up the stairs and into his old bedroom. He walked to a section... more

My son worships at my sister’s feet – quite literally actually. He has a real fetish for her feet. We have several pictures of him checking out my sister C’s feet.

C and her boyfriend, J, came to visit us on New Years Eve and the adoration continued. My son was leading C around by the hand and demanded her undivided attention. I’ve always found his attraction very odd. Not because C doesn’t pay attention to him, but because until this last visit, there really hasn’t been an opportunity to bond. We see them at major holidays and family events, but... more

My son is upstairs putting a puzzle together. He loves puzzles and this one happens to be a puzzle of vehicles (cars, planes, trains, etc…). I would be right there with him if it wasn’t for the fact that I’ve already put this same puzzle together with him at least a dozen times in the last thirty minutes. No one will ever be able to tell me that he’s not focused.

So, I left my son with his father so that he could put the puzzle together for the thirteenth time. My husband does not mind. He’s watching the third or fourth football game of the day. I... more