Traveling to the Other Side of the World

I would like to do some traveling one day soon. I would like to get away from the Texas heat and take a real break on a beach somewhere in the Asian Pacific area. One of the places that I would love to visit is Australia. I hear that Australia has great beaches, too. It is a country that is so unique on its own. Australia is a pretty awesome country in itself because they have acknowledged what they did to the baby scoop era mothers. I wish that the United States would get to that point as well. I would visit Sidney first. I would also contact all of the Australian adoptees so that I could visit with them first. My husband would love to visit many of the Australian ranches. I think he would also like to see some of their horses as well. He too has horse buddies that he would like to meet as well. We could stay in the Accor Hotels. They have great hotels at a great price. They are currently offering 60% off their hotels for those wishing to travel to the Asian Pacific when you book online at their website for Accor Hotels. That is inspiration enough to want to scoot to another country. Saving money while you travel is great thing.

Gone Fishing

For the time being, my blog posts will be somewhat scant. I have decided to take an extended break for my husband and daughters. Other than the utter stupidity that is adoption, I will be mentioning things other than adoption. Many of these issues will skirt the outer edges of adoption. Health reform, abortion, access to reproductive health and other similar issues will be the ones that I discuss. My goal is to take care of my family.

I will resume many of the adoption posts soon. Adoption disgusts me personally now. It is not about families nor the children. It is about the self serving image of others. So while I take my break, please enjoy these other blog posts. It gives you a clue into how I am thinking.

Western Living

If I had an open ended check where I could buy anything as far as furniture, I would buy a ton of rustic furniture. I love that kind of stuff. It is really beautiful. I live on a ranch where log style furniture is really cool. It blends in with the motive of western living. So if you love rustic furniture stuff as much as I do, check out Scenic Furniture today.

Birthmother vs. Adoptive Mother

I recently got criticized for searching for my birth mother. The person made an erroneous comment on the fact that I must not love my adoptive mother if I am searching. I really thought this person got adoption. I guessed wrong. She recently used that as an excuse to dismiss my adoptive mother’s asthma as insignificant. I saw nothing but red with that comment alone. I know that I will not forgive that person any time soon. I will no longer allow that person back into my life.

This is what many outside of adoption do not understand. Some adoptees did have a bad experience with their adoptive parents. I am by no means dismissing their experiences. Understand one thing with ME. I love my adoptive mother. Between her and my birthmother friends, I would not have survived my search. She is the one that kept having faith in a woman who is obviously filled with fear if what I was told was the truth. If it was not the truth, then we still have hope in a woman who will make contact.

I really hate it when people like this individual make assumptions about others. My adoptive mother is extremely proud of the fact that I am standing up and not letting the adoption machine run me over. In fact, she is wanting a copy of the adoption decree as she never received a copy of it. All that my adoptive parents received was my amended birth certificate once the adoption was complete.

If you are a friend of an adoptee, do not dismiss their experience. Do not assume that an adoptee does not love either set of parents. Do not assume that because they want to search that they do not love their adoptive parents. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ADOPTIVE PARENTS. It is about understanding who they are as a person. It is about understanding one’s identity. It takes a lot of gall on the part of individual to dismiss an adoptee’s experience. This coming from someone who has their ancestry. This is coming from a person who knows who her children are. This is coming from a person who knows who their parents are. I really hate ignorance such as hers.

It is a huge insult to adoptees and their families all over the country. It is a huge dismissal of those families. We make up ten percent of the population when an individual does this to one person. This kind of commentary continues to reflect negatively on the adoption community.

I would like to see someone take her identiy and tell her that she can not have access to it any longer. She could not contact her parents or her children. I wonder how quick she would shut up. She would probably scream holy hell. Honestly I think that she should just mind her own business.

Spring Weather Brings Heavy Storms

It is most definitely spring here in Texas. We have been getting storms left and right. I noticed that severe weather is popping up all over the place right now. It is not easy. The other night, we watch the old satellite system that is still up in our yard swing back and forth. It was pretty scary. I worried that thing would take off and destroy the west side of our house. I can only imagine what that wind has done to our roof. I do know that there was severe storm damage east of us. I know that my sister living north of Austin also had severe weather in her neck of the woods.

With severe weather comes roof damage. If you live in or near Austin, you will need an Austin roofer. How do you find one? You can check with the Better Business Bureau. You can also check the Texas Secretary of State website as well. Those are important to see if they are operating their business legally in Texas. One such company is Austin Roofer. They can help you resolve all of your storm issues with your roof. So if you live in Austin and have storm damage to your roof, check out Austin roofer today.

Wishing and Dreaming

You know I want a break. I want a real break. I want to kick back and enjoy life. Right now it is too hard to do so. I would love to take my daughters to Emerald Island Resort. I would love to take my daughters to a new and different place. I enjoyed Florida when I was my oldest daughter’s age. I would love to give my daughters the same experience.

I want to show them Sea World. I want to show them Disney World. I would love to show them what a real beach looks like. I want to take them horseback riding on the beach. I want to take them to see the swamps of Florida. I would like to show them their first gator.

One day, God willing, I will be able to give them what has been given to me. One day, I will be able to show them more than what my family showed me.

Their daddy has already taught them fishing. Their daddy has already taught them horseback riding. I want to show them my world now. I hope and pray that I get that opportunity soon.

Taking Things off the Beaten Path

David Carradine died recently of horrific circumstances. After learning more about the situation, I honestly wish that he had committed suicide. That is just as bad but I feel that he would have his honor still intact. I feel that his privacy has been invaded in a very humiliating way. This information should have never been leaked to the press.

David Carradine was a tremendous actor. I loved him in Kill Bill Volumes One and Two. He was aweseome. I have often enjoyed many of his westerns as well. He was a great actor. It is sad to see him so humiliated like he has been.

If he had a dark side to his life, it was really no one's business. It feels like someone is trying to hurt his reputation as an actor. Why do we need to know that most intimate details of someone's life and death? We don't. I feel for his family. I feel for his real life friends.

This whole saga about the end of his life is just sad and pathetic. I would have rather remembered him as a great man than what the end of his life was. I do not blame the family for wanting the FBI to step in. There is just something that is wrong with this picture.

Sorry I have been wanting to say that for a long time.