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not me, but a couple that I know. they were going to do IVF but ended up not because of reasons that I won't share.
they are in the process of becoming foster parents and keeping the option of adoption open. the process is pretty long with all the classes and home interviews so it's not like you sign up on a roster and they assign you a kid the next day. I joke with them saying they had more training in parenting than I did before I had my kid.
the goal of fostering is ultimately reunification with their family, but in cases where that isn't possible, the kid can be adopted by the foster parents.
raising children and becoming parents takes a lot of forms. fostering or adopting is one of them and it is neither less nor more than having your own children biologically.

2024-08-04 20:39:17

🏆 🏆 🏆 BACK 2 BACK OLYMPIC CHAMPS 🏆 🏆 🏆
men's badminton doubles Lee and Wang do it again. TAIWAN NUMBER 1 🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼
SUCK IT CHINA 😝

2024-08-03 02:38:28

we went to Home Depot today and picked up clothesline and a pack of clothespins. kinda dumb that I'm excited about being able to hang cloth diapers to harness the no cost drying, sanitizing and stain removal powers of the sun 🌞
#momstr

2024-07-31 16:32:39

I finished crocheting this spooky doily. gonna dunk it in some glue and shape it into a bowl. https://image.nostr.build/cc1e954567f351d38bc108430499ef981e5e617f609536988fccd6b5eb8701f9.jpg
#crochet #handmade

2024-07-31 05:28:42

love this thread ❤️
#nevent1q…ax30

2024-07-31 05:25:40

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I'll try to post more sewing things! I'm getting ready to make some shorts for taro

2024-07-27 18:06:24

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I cook mostly by intuition so I'll try my best with a recipe.
add water, soy sauce, spices (I used ginger, star anise and this spice mix that my mom got which is just labeled "marinade spice")
the ratio of soy sauce to water affects how salty the marinade is which in turn affects how long you marinade for.
bring the marinade to a boil and add in your chicken wings and drums. if you're doing a mix of wings and drums, add the drums first. they're thicker so need a little more time.
keep the heat up and boil everything. my mom says to turn the heat off and put the lid on when the wings plump up. imo, a little imprecise so I stuck a meat thermometer into one of the drums and waited for the meat to hit 140F or so.
once it hits that temp, turn off the fire, put the lid on and remove from heat. leave it to marinade and transfer to the fridge to continue cooling. you can eat it anywhere between an hour after or the next day. the intensity of the marinade increases the longer it's in the marinade.
hope that helps!

2024-07-27 04:17:47

marinated chicken wings. so easy and so good. #foodstr https://image.nostr.build/20f08f70590d886ca2299a7c0cf0d56e554f2b803ac08ae0cfc6a68bcb11ad3d.jpg

2024-07-27 04:16:43

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knitting has made me doubt several times my ability to count to ten properly 😆

2024-07-26 18:37:49

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cuuute! taro has been playing in my scrap fabric pile. so many colors! textures!

2024-07-26 18:36:41

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or you can make what we call American carbonara. Italians, close your earholes.
this is for a two person serving
boil up some pasta. we use spaghetti.
fry up some chopped up bacon, about 4 slices, to your desired amount of crispness. take the bacon off the pan and pour the grease off.
beat one whole egg.
let the pan and grease cool a bit. add about half the grease back in with all the bacon. pull the pasta out of the water and straight into the pan. add the beaten egg in and stir the crap out of it to emulsify the egg and grease. you wanted to cool the pan and grease earlier so you don't scramble the eggs immediately. usually the wet pasta hitting the pan is enough to suck some heat out.
when its all come together, season with salt, pepper and your favorite grated cheese (use parm from a can if you must. we grate some off a parmesan block)

2024-07-25 18:40:50

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congrats on the finish!

2024-07-25 18:39:34

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this sounds so easy!

2024-07-25 18:35:38

what I've been up to
making a halloweeeny crochet doily for a friend's birthday. I may or may not use some stuff glue to shape it into a treat bowl.
what taro has been up to
blowing raspberries at both ends, turning his play area into a drool swimming puddle during tummy time and getting very interested in big people food 🤤
#momstr #crochet

2024-07-21 19:31:42

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I'll give this a listen soon. nice to see a podcast like this :)

2024-07-21 19:30:54

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welcome!

2024-07-16 21:52:47

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how interesting... did it work?

2024-07-03 22:43:21

taro is an absolute nap champ today. there's a wood chipper working overtime on our street today and he's all like 😴💤

2024-07-03 00:58:14

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an empath

2024-07-02 13:27:53

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there's something so charming about early projects 🥰

2024-07-02 13:25:41

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lol this idea is so adorable 😍

2024-07-02 13:25:01

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this is so pretty!!!

2024-07-02 13:23:12

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Patons Classic Wool or Lion Brand Fisherman Wool

2024-07-01 22:57:57

taro has been really good. I just put him down for his nap. he was awake and in complete nap defiance but I put him in his crib after singing him his nap time song and walked out of the room.
he quietly fussed and I got started on my kitchen chores. when I looked at the baby monitor a few minutes later, he was completely zonked out.
#momstr

2024-06-22 21:15:17

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love it! hand sewing is so relaxing.

2024-06-21 19:25:39

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I think Elizabeth Zimmerman might fit the bill.

2024-06-21 01:38:45

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it's probably a play on the idea of being an insider, but since it's for the brand LL Bean that specializes in outdoorsy gear, they used the word outsider instead.
kinda cute.

2024-06-20 05:02:40

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oh good, I'm not alone in doing that then, haha. I talk to him all the time when I'm doing stuff too but haven't done any spelling yet. I'm gonna start doing that.

2024-06-20 01:25:14

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yes! that's exactly why I got them. I'm so excited to teach him all the farm animal noises 😆

2024-06-19 23:10:21

this afternoon during taro's naps, I made these flannel blankets. they're so useful just to have around with the baby. plus the prints are SO CUTE! https://image.nostr.build/e2ccd2189d593547b6cb165416d0feca7acb17e424db4b746fb2ceab308a99d2.jpg
#sewing #handmade #momstr

2024-06-19 20:16:56

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love this update! sounds like you're having a great start to summer

2024-06-18 23:50:00

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thanks ❤️

2024-06-18 19:58:41

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I haven't been to my Joann's in a while. the last time I was there it was so chaotic. none of the shelves were stocked but the aisles had huge boxes of stuff waiting to be put up.
looking forward to seeing your pink pillow 🩷

2024-06-18 18:23:53

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yeap! that's what I did too. the first sketchbook I finished, I made myself. it was small and had only a few pages haha.

2024-06-18 17:29:22

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congratulations on finishing a sketchbook! not an easy feat

2024-06-18 16:44:22

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I would look at what windy clouds look like and incorporate textural stitches into the dye pattern in the background fabric.

2024-06-18 16:42:22

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wow 😯

2024-06-18 06:15:47

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i think I've seen it with shaved ice but probably wouldn't do too well on a plate 😆

2024-06-18 06:13:24

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no I wasn't. because I never used Twitter for anything Bitcoin 😆

2024-06-18 06:12:19

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this would be a perfect plate for a dessert featuring boba 青蛙下蛋 hahaha

2024-06-17 21:03:43

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😱😱😱

2024-06-17 21:03:21

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seriously I do the same amount of laundry this little baby as I do for two grown adults and the house.

2024-06-17 20:51:34

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oh noooo 😱

2024-06-17 20:50:16

I'm very much looking forward to the day when things will stop smelling like milk vomit

2024-06-17 05:48:34

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visible mending 👍

2024-06-15 21:34:30

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haha nice.
my favorite and every day go-to is the TWSBI eco.

2024-06-15 21:32:15

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fellow Lamy enjoyer 👀

2024-06-14 20:11:15

a bunch of granny squares. the colors are surprisingly coordinated for being a bunch of yarn scraps. it's nice to have an ongoing project that I can do whenever I have a spare moment. https://image.nostr.build/c50b06d25b3f7bd2bd6af2324f0f6e1e0929f4cae4ea67b43a61b5aaf98c5d57.jpg
#crochet #handmade

2024-06-14 18:32:06

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yes! okay that's what I was thinking. I'll have to try this. thanks for sharing 🥗

2024-06-14 17:37:45

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do you do a dressing too?

2024-06-14 17:29:37

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thank you ❤️

2024-06-13 21:32:59

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see, that's hot. the other day I got an advisory for 85-97 🙄

2024-06-13 21:31:25

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I drove by a Tesla warehouse (not dealership) and I saw a bunch of huge gray blocks. I was like WTF is that? are they getting solar panels installed?
nope, just 35 cybertrucks parked in a lot.
they looked atrocious

2024-06-13 19:25:42

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I haven't had that happen to me yet. *crosses fingers*

2024-06-13 17:43:45

I hope today isn't one of those "the tag on my tea bag is now in my tea" kind of day 😮‍💨

2024-06-13 17:36:12

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that's awesome!!!

2024-06-13 02:52:23

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I haven't had a physical book for leisure reading in a while but I totally agree that physical books for reference is a definite must have. it is so much easier to just flip to the page I need instead of navigating menus to find the table of contents in a reader app.

2024-06-13 02:47:06

I made this quilt a long time ago and stashed it away. now taro gets to use it for his floor play time. it makes me really happy that it is finally getting some use. https://image.nostr.build/c4296eb030f474c24f1a0ddd5c5a670cebcf3932b877272378ed2083e709afe3.jpg
#quilting #handmade

2024-06-13 02:27:30

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this happens to me so much 😭

2024-06-13 01:22:36

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so the liquid component is just cream and whatever moisture from the veggies? 🤔 i thought there was a broth component but I guess this makes sense to keep it thick.

2024-06-13 01:20:55

#foodstr at it's finest!
#nevent1q…zj7m

2024-06-13 01:19:18

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yes, busy with him with no time for gardening. he's so fun though :D

2024-06-13 00:09:01

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omg so good!
the Philips avent soothie is taro's go-to but the dang thing is ROUND and rolls off his crib when he spits it out.

2024-06-13 00:07:29

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what's the basic procedure? how does it thicken?

2024-06-12 22:45:33

taro has leveled up in his Gas Expulsion skill tree and picked up the skill "Burp on Boob"

2024-06-12 22:43:01

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beautiful!!!! can't wait to see them done and full of cereal haha 😆

2024-06-12 22:42:30

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me too 😂

2024-06-12 22:41:51

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yummmmm 🤤
I really want to make curry from scratch but always go back to using box Japanese curry. I really need to give it a shot

2024-06-12 22:39:46

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she's sooo adorable 🥰
btw, what pacifier is that?

2024-06-12 22:38:58

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never anymore. that hashtag was useful for like two weeks when it started and then got overrun by spam.

2024-06-12 22:38:00

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why not both? become an arborist!

2024-06-12 22:37:01

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love his work

2024-06-12 22:36:40

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the irises in my yard are already done this year. I only got to see them one day because I was too busy.

2024-06-12 22:35:42

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the strawberry one looks good 🤤

2024-06-10 20:48:00

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the bread box car lol 😆
hope it checks out!

2024-06-10 18:36:11

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nice 🔥🔥🔥
🚒 here's a fire truck for your burning abs 😆

2024-06-10 18:35:27

for our lunch party on Saturday we made TOO MUCH POLENTA.
still eating it. any ideas on how to use it as an ingredient in other dishes?

2024-06-10 18:32:14

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looks good!

2024-06-10 18:31:18

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stuffed animals is always a hit. you can make it kid friendly or a work of art.
I like making quilts. never an end to the need for more blankets.

2024-06-10 18:28:18

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what car are you looking at?
stick shift is so hard to find these days

2024-06-08 07:31:02

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he just turned 3 months

2024-06-08 03:18:33

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wow, same. I used to respect this guy.

2024-06-08 03:15:51

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yeah he's very fun. and yes I'm soaking it up. he drools on everything 😵‍💫

2024-06-08 02:50:49

taro is in his crab era. blowing drool bubbles and working on his pincer grasp 🦀

2024-06-07 13:47:33

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wow where have I been? first time seeing these. they look great!!!

2024-06-07 06:46:50

achievement unlocked 🏆
taro has finally made a full 180 degree turn asleep in his crib. the last few nights he'd get stuck at halfway and wake himself up.

2024-06-06 18:53:33

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you're right. I was reading an in old article.

2024-06-06 18:43:04

am I missing something? the article doesn't have any identifying info on him. not even his name?
#nevent1q…cgzn

2024-06-04 04:41:25

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why thank you 😊

2024-06-04 04:39:47

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the minimum criteria for something to be called art is to call it art.