Yesterday, as I was moving our weekend laundry into the dryer, I found a quarter inside of the washing machine. I brought it downstairs to Theo, and I had him drop it into his Seymour Canning Company "piggy" bank. I wasn't certain where it had come from.
Tonight, as I was washing the dishes after supper, Theo walked into the kitchen and told me, "Uncle Josh likes to give me money, Mama."
(pause)
"I put Uncle Josh's money in my pocket."
(another pause, seemingly perplexed)
"Where are my wedding pants, Mama? Can I have my money?"
When my brothers and sisters and I hit a certain age, my mom enforced a "finders/keepers" policy for cash in the laundry. I will have to keep in mind that, when times get touch, we can always schedule special trips up north to visit Uncle Josh.
boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years. ~ james thurber
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Our Adoption Timeline
- December 23, 2009- Adoption Finalized.
- May 7th, 2009- Family circle complete in Madison.
- May 6th, 2009- Mama's got Rubin in Seoul.
- May 4th, 2009- meet Rubin
- April 23rd, 2009- Visa Interview
- April 22nd, 2009- TRAVEL CALL!!
- April 14th, 2009- Packet 3
- April 7th, 2009- NVC out
- April 1st 2009 (no foolin')- I171 received
- March 9th, 2009- I171H received
- February 27th, 2009- progress report from SWS
- February 24th, 2009- Fingerprinted at USIS
- February 19, 2009-Rubin's legals arrive in state.
- February 16, 2009- mailed referral acceptance.
- February 12, 2009- received referral paperwork.
- January 29, 2009- verbally accepted referral
- January 27, 2009- received unofficial referral.
- January 20, 2009- I600A received and filed with the Dept. of Homeland Security
- January 16, 2009- submitted I600A
- January 12, 2009- homestudy document complete.
- January 12, 2009-received Foster Home Licensing
- December 22, 2008- A.I.A.A. director approves application, establishes our file, and requests our homestudy documents from J.D.
- December 5, 2008- submitted Foster Licensing application.
- November 25, 2008- A.I.A.A. accepted official application.
- November 15, 2008- submitted formal application to A.I.A.A.
- November 13, 2008- final homestudy meeting.
- November 12, 2008- autobiographies completed.
- October 30, 2008- second homestudy meeting.
- October 22, 2008- received formal application from A.I.A.A.
- October 14, 2008- first homestudy meeting.
- October 1, 2008- submitted pre-application to Americans for International Adoption and Aid
- September 25, 2008- submitted application packet to Adoption Advocates, Inc.
- September 18, 2008- first meeting with social worker (J.D.)
- August 2008- decided to adopt
6 comments:
HAHA--I've learned to check pockets--not some much for $ but crayons, paper products, etc. And sometimes the biggest offender is the big 6'3" kid!
What a cutie pie. And I'm glad to know that those Seymour Canning Company piggy banks went to good homes...
Em, you have got to read this book that has been consuming my life...It's called "A Prayer for Owen Meany" and is by John Irving. Move it up on your to-read list.
xoxoerin
didn't you see the movie, erin? i guess i can't remember now if that's what it was called, but it was based on that book. hilarious, the christmas pageant....
i love this post. ella loves to dig through my purse, my mum's coin purse and when my dad is here (he just arrived yesterday), she rifles through his pockets for coins. she stuffs them into the barber stool we have (or into her own little purse) - and it's usually where we look for spare change when we need it. as you know emily, our coins can sometimes be 10 dollar coins...so she's raking in the loot.
Yes, I agree. Cute post Emily! My mom had a similar rule with change found in the laundry, it was a "tip" for the laundry lady. I am secretly excited to pull out my winters coats. I always hope I'll find money in the pockets....it's usually just Carmex and Kleenex, but you gotta dream big right?
Oh! I can also confirm that "A Prayer for Owen Meany" is a great book.
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