I know that it's probably a little too soon to be calling myself a helicopter mom. I think that's a term that's normally reserved for moms who hover over their kids when their kids are in college and don't constantly need their parents anymore. Well, I'm trying to be there for my daughter but also respect her space as an upcoming kindergartener. I don't want to be that embarrassing mom at the drop off that is crying and just won't let go of that hug. I just wouldn't ever have the chance of being a cool mom then!

Well, I looked online for some tips on how to best handle that first day of kindergarten goodbye. While I was online looking up that stuff, I ran across the site http://ClearWirelessinternet4g.com. After I looked through it a little bit I decided to change over our home internet provider to one of the packages that I saw on that site.

I did find some pretty good tips. Like I might just cry the night before instead. Just let it all out so that my daughter won't see me bawling and then get either concerned for me or worried about school.

Guest post written by Kim Lockart

In a previous post, I talked about using your blog to educate others about yourself and your efforts to complete your family via adoption. What I didn't talk about fully was how to complete the task...



My mentor recently asked me to stop giving away so much valuable information. I think his exact words were "the rules of the marketing game should be sold and not told" I know that he means well, but like I said God has a plan that will help me to raise the funds I need for my adoption. I trust Him and I can't wait to see this journey of love unfold.




Raising Money for your Adoption

So here's a few adoption fund-raising ideas to get the ball rolling for your Adoption Fundraising website.

1. Setup a blog using Google's Blogger service.
2. Tell people about your blog; direct them to your blog's address
3. Engage with others that are interested in your favorite things
4. Plan and host a charity event in your community and pass out fliers about your blog and make sure your Blogger address in large/bold. 
5. Host an online party and charge $$ (donation) to talk about your adoption experience.

These will get the ball rolling, if you need anything more leave a comment I'm full of ideas!!

Guest post written by Farrah Gregory

I'm pretty open to different kinds of foods. If I can help it, I never try to go to the same restaurant twice, or order the same thing off of a menu. I just like trying a variety of different foods. My husband is the complete opposite though. He is so obsessed with steak and hamburgers. He knows what kinds of foods he loves, which I respect, but sometimes I wish I could just fix something really new and different for dinner without having a back-up ready for him.

I like to eat some lighter things too than steaks like my husband likes, so I thought that I would make a New Year's resolution to find other foods that he would like. I went online to try and find some recipes to fit that tall order, when I came across the site www.Get.WildBlue.com. After I looked through the site a little bit, I decided to change over our home internet service to that provider.

Last weekend I thought that I would try out one of those lighter recipes on my husband and fixed both of us a turkey bacon wrap for Saturday lunch. He actually liked it, so that's one point for me!