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Sophia’s Peppa Pig 3rd Birthday – Family Celebration

Sophia’s 3rd Birthday…. Peppa Pig Style. Sophia and well basically the whole family (including Grandma) are huge fans of Peppa

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May 3, 2018 · by: Cathie Filian

1 Year Since Termination of Parental Rights and Still Not Adopted.

Sophia Filian – 2 days old – 5-pounds & 5-ounces Fost/Adoption can be a frustrating process. To be honest, it

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October 24, 2015 · by: Cathie Filian

New Traditions for the Filian Family! Have a peek our Dia de los Muertos Tree

New Traditions for the Filian Family! Starting this year, things will be a little different for the Filian Family! I’m

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September 21, 2015 · by: Cathie Filian

End of Summer Staycation

 At the Americana Kids Club This summer we decided to have a little summer staycation with the girls. I had

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August 2, 2015 · by: Cathie Filian

My first experiences with Children’s Court: Edmund D Edelman

Part of fost/adoption is court. I was told early on that Foster Parents didn’t need to attend court but that

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April 28, 2015 · by: Cathie Filian

Fost Adopt Update! Now we have two little girls and they are sisters.

Meet Miss D! (her first night in our home) It was May 28th, 2014 and we got our second life

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November 3, 2014 · by: Cathie Filian

Summer Adventures and a Road-trip with Miss S!

This summer has been full of adventure and fun.  We took a giant road-trip to Colorado via the Grand Canyon

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July 29, 2014 · by: Cathie Filian

It’s been busy! Our Jewelry Line, Baby S. Court Updates and Chalk Paint Video

The Rejects! Sorry – we had to blur the bits – unveiling soon! I’m so excited!  For the past year

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April 25, 2014 · by: Cathie Filian

Back to Blogging and Foster Mommy Updates

I didn’t really mean to take a break from blogging…… it just happened in the chaos of being a working

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April 13, 2014 · by: Cathie Filian

The beginning: Becoming Fost Adopt Parents to Baby S.

It’s been over a month since I have blogged here…. when I last wrote, I was in the stage of

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January 2, 2014 · by: Cathie Filian

Dear Diary, Let’s Pretend I’m 8.5 Months Pregnant

 I am not 8.5 months pregnant but we do have a little one on the way and this little one

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November 1, 2013 · by: Cathie Filian

Baby room progress…..still trying to choose a color for the walls!

The fabrics for the room so far…..more to come! A mobile I am making……. Pillow from an old T-shirt! Another

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October 13, 2012 · by: Cathie Filian

We picked a theme for the nursery…Hope Baby Filian likes it ;)

Finally….after searching for colors that were gender neutral for Baby Filian’s nursery we decided to go with a rainbow of

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September 23, 2012 · by: Cathie Filian

Bernat Baby Month: DIY Art for Baby Filian’s Room

August is Bernat Baby Month and to celebrate, I decided to make some yarn wrapped artwork for lil’ Filian’s room. 

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August 13, 2012 · by: Cathie Filian

The Filian Family: The Baby Room Makeover Begins….

 Before….. Where do we begin?   When we bought our new house it was bank owned and a huge mess. 

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February 28, 2012 · by: Cathie Filian

The Filian Family: Nursery Art

Elephant Art I broke down and bought some art for the Lil’ Filian’s nursery.  I really had no choice when

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February 25, 2012 · by: Cathie Filian

The Filian Family: Baby Onesie Adoption Announcement

Of course we wanted to get crafty with our announcement to our family that we were going to adopt.  Since

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February 17, 2012 · by: Cathie Filian

The Filian Family: We’re Adopting!

Eddie and I are so excited to announce that we are adopting!  We still have lots of details to work

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February 15, 2012 · by: Cathie Filian

Baby Room Makeover

Lots of priming going on!  We are making over the guest bedroom into a BABY room.  BIG job ahead! I’ll

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February 13, 2012 · by: Cathie Filian

Infinity Fountain Installed – Body Broken.

Our new infinity fountain! This week my hubby and I went hog wild and we purchased 2 new fountains for

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April 2, 2011 · by: Cathie Filian

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