When I have free time, I enjoy spending it on Steemit. But lately, I haven't had much free time. I've also been feeling emotionally exhausted. Between developments with our adoption (it is going to take even longer), Matt's job search, a possible move, and all the miscellaneous "other," I'd love to have a quiet place to crawl into for a little while. But life moves on ...
As a sort of compromise, I've decided to post a few cute twin photos, then give myself the rest of the week away from Steemit. Looking forward to starting fresh on Sunday!
Here's a dose of twin "cuteness" until then :)
A couple shoutouts:
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for your constant encouragement when I was just starting out. You've made this journey that much more exciting.
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for all your positive comments!
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for being "regulars" and supporting my blog.
and to for your generosity when you heard about our situation.
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for developing great tools that make it easier to use this platform.
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If you're interested in reading the rest of our story:
- Intro: Surprise, we have twins! The story behind why I fell off the face of Planet Steemit...
- Part 1: Babies can be victims of human trafficking too
- Part 2: Bringing home the twins
- Part 3: They don't come with a manual | Taking care of twins
- Part 4: Two love stories and understanding the twins' loss
- Part 5: Feeding the twins, feeding ourselves, and working full-time
- Part 6: Twins, not twins & going out with preemie babies
- Part 7: Taking a family vacation with twins to Cameron Highlands
- Part 8: Night intruder | Our vacation to Cameron Highlands continued
- Part 9: Ending the year as parents and celebrating the twins' first Christmas
- Part 10: What it takes to be the Superdad of twin babies
- Part 11: The twins eat solids and get new nicknames!
- Part 12: Adoption & Attachment | How a baby handles grief and loss
- Part 13: Infant survival swimming lessons with the twins | Our "Baby Minnows" go underwater
- Part 14: The Steemit Twins are cranky | Is it the state of crypto that's got them down?
- Part 15: The great formula scandal | What will the twins do?
- Part 16: Great moments in history began with baby "steps" | Dealing with racism as an adoptee