Disney Princesses, Adoption & Blended Families

November 15, 2016 | Danielle | Parenting | 0

Never did I dream I’d be writing a post about Disney princesses, adopted Disney characters, and blended family movies, but kids change everything, right? At age two, my daughter loved Dora. Soon after that, the Disney princess obsession hit. While Barbies and other “big kid” toys now fill the Christmas list, she still stops to […]

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My first day of school as a mom

August 21, 2016 | Danielle | Parenting | 2

 Chimes from my smart phone’s alarm broke the silence at 6:30 a.m. The long-awaited morning arrived:  the first day of school. Five years prior time felt like a marathon. A judge made a nine-month-old baby girl “officially” ours after six long months of post-placement adoption visits. But on this day, time felt like a sprint. That […]

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