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All about my family’s home life.

Dad Life!

Posted on June 29, 2010 by emilio
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Losing a foster child can be hard

Posted on June 29, 2009 by emilio

Over the weekend my wife and I attended a renewal course for one of our yearly foster parenting courses.  Fortunately for us, we have done this one a few times so we expected to get out early.  Unfortunately, TX DOT … Continue reading →

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Kids and Stickers

Posted on June 12, 2009 by emilio

As I mentioned yesterday, my wife has been having problems with our foster children.  Thankfully, they listen to me much better.  Of course, that also frustrates her. However, today we discovered a possible way to get them to daycare each … Continue reading →

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Foster Parenting

Posted on June 11, 2009 by emilio

I have not mentioned it often on this site, but my wife and I are foster parents. After being married a couple of years, we decided to start a family. So, we decided to become licensed foster parents. It has … Continue reading →

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[Updated] Trying out Google AdSense

Posted on June 4, 2009 by emilio

Why? I would love to say it’s because I get a lot of traffic to this site and I plan on retiring off the income.  But, the real reason is because, like so many others, I am simply looking to … Continue reading →

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[Updated] And now, a break in our programming

Posted on March 18, 2009 by emilio

My wife and I have been foster parents for the last few years. We have had foster children that lived with us for a time and now are reunited with their birth family. However, the current set of children (one … Continue reading →

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Back Home

Posted on March 13, 2008 by emilio

I am back home. My wife and our dog (Charlie) were pleased to see me. I am glad for that. The house is the same. I will be putting up some nice wood blinds that we ordered before my trip. … Continue reading →

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Flying home

Posted on March 13, 2008 by emilio

So, I travelled home yesterday on American Airlines. It was quite uneventful, apart from the landing in rough East Coast turbulence just days before. After making my connection in Dallas, I had a chance to fly over the new Texas … Continue reading →

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A week has gone by

Posted on October 12, 2007 by emilio

Well, it has been a week. So far, no blood, but some tears. Evan has had the hardest time getting used to us. He likes to hit and bite when stressed. It has been challenging to say the least. Evanie … Continue reading →

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Receiving pumpkins and building a church

Posted on October 6, 2007 by emilio

Well, the annual pumpkin patch will start this weekend. It begins with a (not large enough) group of us from St. Margaret’s unload about 1600-1800 pumpkins. This takes about two hours. So, what are we doing for a break this … Continue reading →

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