Category Archives: The Asker 5

The New Normal

This past week has had a few new surprises and we are starting to settle into our new normal. Calista has had a loose tooth for 2 weeks.  Last week she asked “how are you and daddy going to handle … Continue reading

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Regular Places

It’s 10:00.  The kids just finished meal #5.  I’m underestimating that, but let’s say it’s 5.  Elam had soccer at 5:00.  Then we whipped through our church’s neighborhood outreach event.  Up the street, Calista’s game started at 7pm. And now, … Continue reading

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What have we done? And other fancy thoughts while mowing…

I started to blog yesterday, one of the toughest days we have had so far.  But it was full of whining, boring details of waffle batter gone bad, yelling mommy moments and 2 older kids who didn’t listen.  The day … Continue reading

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GNO: Chasing Rainbows

GNO: Girls Night Out It was a typical Saturday afternoon for the Asker 5.  Brian was whittling away a chunk of concrete while the kids biked around – please don’t tell Social Services.  Note: XS poked his little fingers in … Continue reading

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Life is a Playground

While we were in China, we found playgrounds everywhere.  They were filled with various, odd-looking equipment.  The kids on the trip loved to jump on and play.  After a few days, we noticed kids were not using the equipment as … Continue reading

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Grieving

XS has had his share of grieving this past 3 weeks.  He left an amazing foster care and school setting, his “ba-ba policeman,” hot humid weather and delicious food.  This grief comes out in small ways or loud, pterodactyl ways.  … Continue reading

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Welcome to the Outnumbered Club

We officially joined the outnumbered club about 10 days ago.  And we have lived to blog about it. The best thing so far is how well the kids get along.  The little brother wants to mirror the big brother in … Continue reading

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