The Lacher Family

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There is nothing quite like The look in your daughter’s eyes When you try to get the bikes down For ten minutes… And fail. And a small voice says, We can just take the Durango, Mommy And the clock says that is the only choice And you are still late for school. And the disappointment [...]

I know, I know – the blog has been full of crickets and cobwebs lately.  Sorry.  Honestly, I just really haven’t felt like writing.  I have either been too busy enjoying my family and all the good times we are having, or I have been struggling with the same issues over and over and the [...]

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I’ve really turned into a bad blogger.  For those waiting with baited breath for an update…well, I apologize since you are probably blue in the face by now!  This is a week of big events in our house so I figured it was time to write a little something. Today was Emily’s first day of [...]

In the past several weeks, Emily has: outgrown almost all her clothes learned to ride her bike without training wheels gotten her first loose tooth (it’s been almost 2 weeks now and it is still hangin’ in there) learned to whistle gone on her first sleepover at a friend’s house How is it possible that [...]

Recently, Dan was checking out Woot.com and they were running one of their blind deals. For a fixed amount, you purchase what they affectionately call a Bag of Cr@p and then you receive whatever it is in the mail – it could be as the name suggests, it could be an HDTV. You just never [...]

So perhaps it is all those rerun episodes of Project Runway I have been watching during Julia’s naptimes while on leave. Or maybe it is just good old fashioned retail therapy. But lately, I have kind of been on a shopping kick. I got a new purse (in bright blue-green leather, thank you very much.) [...]

The question is often asked “Do you love your adopted child the same as your biological child(ren)?” I have been struggling with this question lately, feeling guilty that I can’t say “yes” yet. Every day, I tell Julia I love her. Multiple times per day in fact. But sometimes I feel like I am trying [...]