<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xml:lang="en"><title>Latest entries from brouillette.blog-city.com</title><rights>Copyright 2009 brouillette.blog-city.com</rights><subtitle></subtitle><author><name></name></author><updated>2009-04-08T03:03:00Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/index.rss"/><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2009:1</id><entry><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2009-04-08:links.412162724</id><title>Moving to a new Blog site</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/moving_to_a_new_blog_site.htm"><![CDATA[I know that I have told many, many of you that I just don&#39;t see the reason to move to a new blog after your adoption is final.&nbsp;&nbsp; Your life does not just stop in one place and pick up in another.&nbsp; You can always just re-vamp your ol]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/moving_to_a_new_blog_site.htm"/><dc:creator>Kay Brouillette</dc:creator><author><name>Kay Brouillette</name></author><updated>2009-04-08T03:03:00Z</updated><published>2009-04-08T03:03:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2008-12-31:links.412145987</id><title>2008 is over already???</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/2008_is_over_already.htm"><![CDATA[Well, as usual, I have not blogged in a really long time.&nbsp; Time just slips away from me and before you know it months have slipped by without record of our goings-on.&nbsp; Since our September vacation to the coast we have been busy, just just i]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/2008_is_over_already.htm"/><dc:creator>Kay Brouillette</dc:creator><author><name>Kay Brouillette</name></author><updated>2008-12-31T17:03:00Z</updated><published>2008-12-31T17:03:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2008-10-12:links.412133128</id><title>Last Summer Fling</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/last_summer_fling.htm"><![CDATA[&nbsp;One last summer trip...&nbsp; Our weekend trip to the beach to celebrate our Gotcha Day was a great little get-away.&nbsp; South Texas is still pretty warm for this time of year - compared to other parts of the country.&nbsp; It is actually a p]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/last_summer_fling.htm"/><dc:creator>Kay Brouillette</dc:creator><author><name>Kay Brouillette</name></author><updated>2008-10-12T03:03:00Z</updated><published>2008-10-12T03:03:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2008-09-11:links.412127822</id><title>September 11th !</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/september_11th_.htm"><![CDATA[Today is a day of solemn rememberance for our country, as we remember the 7th anniversary of the&nbsp;tragedies in New York and the Pentagon.&nbsp;&nbsp; God Bless the families of those who lost their lives.For our family, however, we have reason to]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/september_11th_.htm"/><dc:creator>Kay Brouillette</dc:creator><author><name>Kay Brouillette</name></author><updated>2008-09-11T15:16:00Z</updated><published>2008-09-11T15:16:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2008-09-01:links.412126038</id><title>Creativity abounds!</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/creativity_abounds.htm"><![CDATA[Ok, so do you like it?&nbsp; I finally got my first taste of digital scrapbooking AND put up a new blog headder!&nbsp; Thanks to Rachael (and Debbie who also inspiired me to make a change) for telling your readers about Scrapblog.com.&nbsp;&nbsp; Ter]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/creativity_abounds.htm"/><dc:creator>Kay Brouillette</dc:creator><author><name>Kay Brouillette</name></author><updated>2008-09-01T19:05:00Z</updated><published>2008-09-01T19:05:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2008-08-27:links.412124925</id><title>More firsts!</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/more_firsts.htm"><![CDATA[&nbsp;First day of School 2008&nbsp;So the kids are back at school with a lot of firsts all around.&nbsp; The biggest is for the boys; this is their first year in Public school!&nbsp; They were in private christian school for most of their early elem]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/more_firsts.htm"/><dc:creator>Kay Brouillette</dc:creator><author><name>Kay Brouillette</name></author><updated>2008-08-27T03:07:00Z</updated><published>2008-08-27T03:07:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2008-08-10:links.412120983</id><title>LONG over-due update</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/long_overdue_update.htm"><![CDATA[Summer is nearing a close and, while it was not my intention, it seems like I have taken the summer off from blogging!&nbsp; We were not terribly, terribly busy but we did have swim lessons and then a long road-trip vacation.&nbsp; On top of that I h]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/long_overdue_update.htm"/><dc:creator>Kay Brouillette</dc:creator><author><name>Kay Brouillette</name></author><updated>2008-08-10T14:51:00Z</updated><published>2008-08-10T14:51:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2008-08-03:links.412119440</id><title>still here...</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/still_here.htm"><![CDATA[Contrary to popular belief, I am still alive and well and checking in on everyone&#39;s blogs.&nbsp; I have NOT decided to stop blogging, just needed a break. I promise I&#39;ll be back soon with updates and pictures.]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/still_here.htm"/><dc:creator>Kay Brouillette</dc:creator><author><name>Kay Brouillette</name></author><updated>2008-08-03T02:52:00Z</updated><published>2008-08-03T02:52:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2008-05-12:links.412102473</id><title>Best Mother&apos;s Day</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/best_mothers_day.htm"><![CDATA[Well, aren&#39;t you lucky - three blog posts in one day!&nbsp; Actually I am the lucky one.&nbsp; I have the best kids ever!&nbsp; (I know, all you moms out there will quickly disagree with me and say that they have the best kids, but really, it&#39]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/best_mothers_day.htm"/><dc:creator>Kay Brouillette</dc:creator><author><name>Kay Brouillette</name></author><updated>2008-05-12T03:56:00Z</updated><published>2008-05-12T03:56:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2008-05-12:links.412102466</id><title>Ear Tube in - and one woozy girl</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/ear_tube_in__and_one_woozy_girl.htm"><![CDATA[Yesterday Dasha had a tube placed in her ear.&nbsp; This was done to treat the collapsed ear drum.&nbsp; It was really quick.&nbsp; We arrived at the out-patient center right on time at 12:30.&nbsp; She was really hungry, but she was not allowed to e]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/ear_tube_in__and_one_woozy_girl.htm"/><dc:creator>Kay Brouillette</dc:creator><author><name>Kay Brouillette</name></author><updated>2008-05-12T03:36:00Z</updated><published>2008-05-12T03:36:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2008-05-12:links.412102461</id><title>Burn the Pig Ear??</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/burn_the_pig_ear.htm"><![CDATA[&nbsp;I just had to capture this funny comment from Dasha.&nbsp; I can&#39;t even remember exacty what our conversation was about.&nbsp; Joshua, Dasha and I were driving in the car and Dasha made the comment &quot;I burn the pig ear.&quot;&nbsp; I as]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/burn_the_pig_ear.htm"/><dc:creator>Kay Brouillette</dc:creator><author><name>Kay Brouillette</name></author><updated>2008-05-12T03:08:00Z</updated><published>2008-05-12T03:08:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2008-05-06:links.412101250</id><title>DIY = Tired, sore, achy, but worth it!</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/diy__tired_sore_achy_but_worth_it.htm"><![CDATA[I have been a little busy these days.&nbsp; You know parenting three kids, working full time, laundry, housework, yardwork, everyday stuff.&nbsp; But, this weekend I took on a new challenge!&nbsp; I laid tile at the entryway of our home.&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/diy__tired_sore_achy_but_worth_it.htm"/><dc:creator>Kay Brouillette</dc:creator><author><name>Kay Brouillette</name></author><updated>2008-05-06T03:36:00Z</updated><published>2008-05-06T03:36:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2008-04-17:links.412097167</id><title>Happy Birthday - I think.</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/happy_birthday__i_think.htm"><![CDATA[Well, I think I have recuperated from the weekend enough to write about it.&nbsp;&nbsp; It all started on Friday.&nbsp; The morning was relatively smooth and uneventful.&nbsp; I had to finish packing for the retreat and get everything ready for the p]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/happy_birthday__i_think.htm"/><dc:creator>Kay Brouillette</dc:creator><author><name>Kay Brouillette</name></author><updated>2008-04-17T02:51:00Z</updated><published>2008-04-17T02:51:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2008-04-10:links.412095736</id><title>Pretty earrings!</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/pretty_earrings.htm"><![CDATA[On Sunday we took Dasha to get her ears pierced.&nbsp; She was a little nervous, but didn&#39;t even flinch when they did it.&nbsp; She said it did not hurt one bit.&nbsp; Well, I think she was just not letting it show, because I know it hurts at lea]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/pretty_earrings.htm"/><dc:creator>Kay Brouillette</dc:creator><author><name>Kay Brouillette</name></author><updated>2008-04-10T05:19:00Z</updated><published>2008-04-10T05:19:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2008-04-02:links.412093953</id><title>April showers?</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/april_showers.htm"><![CDATA[Well, not so much.&nbsp; I know a lot of our country has been having rains and flooding, we have barely seen a sprinkle.&nbsp; We have had a dry winter and our springtime wildflowers will suffer for it.&nbsp; I am still trying to spot a good patch of]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/april_showers.htm"/><dc:creator>Kay Brouillette</dc:creator><author><name>Kay Brouillette</name></author><updated>2008-04-02T03:15:00Z</updated><published>2008-04-02T03:15:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2008-03-10:links.412089378</id><title>Quick update - and pics  (updated)</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/busy__and_loving_it.htm"><![CDATA[I have once again been neglecting my blog.&nbsp; We are just so busy and when we are home for a little bit I really need to make good use of my time and try to stay off the computer.&nbsp; So here&#39;s the quick version of what&#39;s bee going on:We]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/busy__and_loving_it.htm"/><dc:creator>Kay Brouillette</dc:creator><author><name>Kay Brouillette</name></author><updated>2008-03-10T19:13:00Z</updated><published>2008-03-10T19:13:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2008-02-22:links.412085473</id><title>First Post Placement visit complete!</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/first_post_placement_visit_complete.htm"><![CDATA[Wow, I cannot believe that it is time for our first Post Placement already!&nbsp; Can it really have already been 5 months since we stepped off the plane?&nbsp; I cannot believe it.&nbsp;&nbsp; Our SW came on Monday to do her thing.&nbsp; I cleaned h]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/first_post_placement_visit_complete.htm"/><dc:creator>Kay Brouillette</dc:creator><author><name>Kay Brouillette</name></author><updated>2008-02-22T03:14:00Z</updated><published>2008-02-22T03:14:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2008-02-07:links.412081954</id><title>Happy Birthday Joshua!</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/happy_birthday_joshua.htm"><![CDATA[Happy Birthday Joshua!!!!&nbsp;OK, yes, I have been seriously neglecting my blog, but I had to drop in (a day late) to post a cyber Happy Birthday to my son Joshua.&nbsp;&nbsp; Yesterday he turned 11 - (which is by the way my most favorite number)&nb]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/happy_birthday_joshua.htm"/><dc:creator>Kay Brouillette</dc:creator><author><name>Kay Brouillette</name></author><updated>2008-02-07T15:41:00Z</updated><published>2008-02-07T15:41:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2008-01-20:links.412077883</id><title>Fundraising for Adoption - your ideas please (Updated)</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/fundraising_for_adoption__your_ideas_please.htm"><![CDATA[This coming weekend I will be holding a workshop at the San Antonio Adoption Fair.&nbsp; The topic of the workshop will be &quot;Fundraising for you Adoption&quot;.&nbsp; We did a fair amount of various fundraisers throughout the course of our adopti]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/fundraising_for_adoption__your_ideas_please.htm"/><dc:creator>Kay Brouillette</dc:creator><author><name>Kay Brouillette</name></author><updated>2008-01-20T15:44:00Z</updated><published>2008-01-20T15:44:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2008-01-16:links.412076851</id><title>A Russian husband?</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/a_russian_husband.htm"><![CDATA[Darya and I have these interesting little conversations sometimes....We were looking at a map of the US and I was showing Darya where Texas is.&nbsp; I also told her where her grandparents live.&nbsp; Then I showed her where I was born and that I had]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/a_russian_husband.htm"/><dc:creator>Kay Brouillette</dc:creator><author><name>Kay Brouillette</name></author><updated>2008-01-16T05:54:00Z</updated><published>2008-01-16T05:54:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2008-01-16:links.412076847</id><title>FRUA party and a new family member. ;)</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/frua_party_and_a_new_family_member_.htm"><![CDATA[This past weekend we went to Austin for a FRUA event.&nbsp; It was a Father Frost party.&nbsp; It was really nice, there was apparently a lot of work that went into it and there was a good turn-out.&nbsp; Still, I was a little disappointed in some wa]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/frua_party_and_a_new_family_member_.htm"/><dc:creator>Kay Brouillette</dc:creator><author><name>Kay Brouillette</name></author><updated>2008-01-16T05:43:00Z</updated><published>2008-01-16T05:43:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2008-01-06:links.412074588</id><title>Merry Christamas!</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/merry_christamas.htm"><![CDATA[Well, for some parts of the world it is just now Christmas.&nbsp; This is, of course, the case in Russia.&nbsp; As one final gift to Darya we let her make some phone calls yesterday.&nbsp; Well, we did not just hand her the phone, we made the calls o]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/merry_christamas.htm"/><dc:creator>Kay Brouillette</dc:creator><author><name>Kay Brouillette</name></author><updated>2008-01-06T21:32:00Z</updated><published>2008-01-06T21:32:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2008-01-01:links.412073454</id><title>Happy New Year!!</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/happy_new_year.htm"><![CDATA[Happy New Year to everyone who still reads my blog.&nbsp; Not sure who&#39;s still out there but I am still checking in on everyone&#39;s blog and seeing that you all had happy times at Christmas.&nbsp; I know some of you are still waiting for your c]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/happy_new_year.htm"/><dc:creator>Kay Brouillette</dc:creator><author><name>Kay Brouillette</name></author><updated>2008-01-01T22:23:00Z</updated><published>2008-01-01T22:23:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2007-12-24:links.412071810</id><title>Silent Night</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/silent_night.htm"><![CDATA[The kids were out of the house last night having a sleep-over at Grandma&#39;s house.&nbsp; So we had a &#39;silent night&#39; at the house without them.&nbsp;&nbsp; Dan and I enjoyed steaks on the grill.&nbsp; Dan had received some filet minon steak]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/silent_night.htm"/><dc:creator>Kay Brouillette</dc:creator><author><name>Kay Brouillette</name></author><updated>2007-12-24T17:49:00Z</updated><published>2007-12-24T17:49:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:brouillette.blog-city.com,2007-12-18:links.412070366</id><title>Christmas Tag</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/christmas_tag.htm"><![CDATA[&nbsp;Picking up from Rachel&#39;s tag:&nbsp; Wrapping paper of gift bags? Wrapping Paper - I know it takes longer, but costs less in the long run and so pretty when finished with ribbons and bows. Real tree or artificial?&nbsp; Sad to say, artificia]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://brouillette.blog-city.com/christmas_tag.htm"/><dc:creator>Kay Brouillette</dc:creator><author><name>Kay Brouillette</name></author><updated>2007-12-18T20:25:00Z</updated><published>2007-12-18T20:25:00Z</published></entry></feed>