tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321617752024-03-14T11:33:34.841-04:00The Shaw Family Adoption JournalOur Long and Winding Road to China & HomeJodi Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851193015055054425noreply@blogger.comBlogger308125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32161775.post-71047729080522587722013-09-05T06:14:00.001-04:002013-09-05T06:14:05.580-04:00What can I say?<a href="http://www.mullinsmemorial.com/obitscript/preview.php?id=288&p=&search=">Obituary Listing</a>Jodi Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851193015055054425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32161775.post-3424425864852041162013-08-28T23:00:00.000-04:002013-09-05T06:22:42.133-04:00My Yiddisha Mama... Today I lost my best friend... my dearest Mom... She fought long & VERY hard. I'm really not sure how to get through the day to day now... Already I miss her more than I could imagine... <br />
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Jodi Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851193015055054425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32161775.post-32617917665122633742013-08-08T17:16:00.000-04:002013-08-20T05:29:19.380-04:00Good Morning Little School Girl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, it's her very first day of BIG girl school... She was SO excited to start Kindergarten today! <br />
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Here she is in her school uniform. They have to wear either blue or beige Khaki's and the solid collared shirt has to be either red, white, blue or yellow. <br />
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The car ride takes all of 3 minutes but she was smiling the whole way <br />
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Time to head into the building! They let us walk her in the first couple of days. It was great except for the junior storm troopers who monitor the entrance, demanding that the kids "Tuck in your shirts, please"... I told the teacher I would try to get Rach to do this at home but she told me not to bother... Even though the "uniform police" would tell her every day for the rest of her school year to tuck in her shirt, Mrs. H could care less and said she can leave it out as far as SHE is concerned... PHEW! LOL</div>
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Jodi Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851193015055054425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32161775.post-63489037720778837152013-05-12T23:30:00.000-04:002013-08-02T05:37:01.816-04:00Have You Seen Your Mother Baby We are celebrating Mother's Day... I am so grateful that I have twice the reason to celebrate... Being a mother to my amazing little girl, and having MY mother with us for a fabulous evening at one of our favorite Chinese restaurants <br />
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Our favorite thing at "Chen's China Bistro"<br />
the most amazing dumplings EVER! Goes great with the wine Rachel was sampling (HAHA... just kidding... )<br />
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Today was the Easter party at Tommy's church. They had a "Pot Luck" and an Easter Egg hunt for the kids... It was a perfectly beautiful day outside too </div>
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My beautiful bunny... Just waiting for the egg hunt to start </div>
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The Easter Bunny arrived and was giving instructions for proper egg hunting etiquette! I don't think everyone was listening... I was sure of that once the hunt began LOL... </div>
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We took advantage of all the great photo ops... Rachel and I almost NEVER get our picture taken together (mostly because I am usually the one TAKING the pictures)</div>
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Jodi Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851193015055054425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32161775.post-19148022829938058422013-03-25T22:30:00.000-04:002013-08-02T04:46:24.304-04:00Passover 2013<div style="text-align: center;">
<em><span style="font-size: large;">Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the Shabbat and Yom Tov light.</span></em></div>
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I really love breaking out the good china and having special people join us for this wonderful holiday. And I was so excited to finally get to use my new tablecloth... yes, it's the little things Haha... <br />
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We had the BEST TIME making the Matzo Balls for my "infamous" Matzo Ball Soup. Rachel made all the matzo balls herself, while I was making the soup. She loves it when we have holidays at home because she gets to help cook </div>
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Time to put on our special holiday clothes. She picked out her dress herself. She is looking SO grown up!<br />
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Getting ready to start the Seder... everyone ready?<br />
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Rachel has been preparing for this all week by reading her Sammy Spider's First Passover book <br />
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Time to enjoy the fruits of her labor! (She even saved some for Daddy, AND for Nana & Papa!)</div>
<br />Jodi Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851193015055054425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32161775.post-40413888215916856912013-02-20T20:03:00.000-05:002013-02-22T20:04:52.105-05:00Catch Me DaddyToday was the annual "Daddy Daughter Breakfast" at Rachel's school. She was SO excited, I don't think she slept all night! She helped plan her outfit for the big event, and talked about it all week long! She even let me put her hair into 2 pony tails! That almost NEVER happens! LOL...<br />
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<br />Jodi Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851193015055054425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32161775.post-29733210698738585762013-02-10T20:29:00.000-05:002013-02-22T22:34:16.986-05:00Snakes And LaddersWe had a great time celebrating Chinese New Year, as well as attending a wonderful birthday party for another little Chinese Princess... Little Emma's birthday party was GREAT fun! And it was SO nice finally meeting some of the people I've been "Facebook" friends with for so long! Rach & I went to the party first. The kids all had a great time celebrating the Year of the Snake as well as Emma's 2nd birthday!<br />
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AFTER the birthday party, we FINALLY made it to the local Japanese restaurant... we had been trying to go there to use my Birthday coupon for 2 weeks! We are so very blessed that we have such an amazing daughter and can take her to ANY restaurant! She is so well behaved that we never have to worry. We had a really nice Sushi dinner (ok, so not exactly the classic way to spend CHINESE New Year, but what the heck! LOL). We all enjoyed the Sushi and Gyoza. And of course, after all the fun of the day, our little princess crashed right there in the booth, sleeping pretty soundly for the last half of dinner!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jodi Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851193015055054425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32161775.post-88736009519678759382013-01-23T23:30:00.000-05:002013-02-22T20:10:37.171-05:00Brave & CrazyWhat a long crazy day! First & most important, Happy Birthday to my awesome Mom! We had a conversation a couple of days ago and she admitted she really did not expect to make it to this birthday. I had to be honest with her and admit that I didn't think so either... it was a strange moment for us both... but SO grateful she fooled all those naysayer doctors! Cancer isn't going to kick HER to the curb without some major fighting!<br />
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Tommy took off from work because I had to go in for a Colonoscopy & Endoscopy. Not allowed to drive home from that... Mom & Dad went to pick up Rach from school... She was SO excited about it because she had been telling everyone it was her Nana's birthday & she couldn't wait for all her friends to meet her Nana! (Especially after just a short time ago, she was telling them all that her Nana was going to die!!!! Yes, she really did share that with all her Pre-K friends! We had discussed it so much at home since we were all so sure it was really inevitable! Thank G-D the doctors were scaring us prematurely! )<br />
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Well, Nana got a little confused when she headed into the class... she was using her walker even though she was on the stairs... and she ended up taking a MAJOR fall, landing really hard on her back & slashing open her hand pretty badly... She was SO lucky that she didn't break anything! She was feeling pretty lousy the rest of the night but insisted on continuing with our plans... We all went to the Chinese Buffet (yes, I know... gee, what a shock, right?) with about 10 or 11 of her friends... It was a nice little crowd! Rach had a great time & ate herself silly, of course... because she REALLY wanted the Green Tea ice cream!!<br />
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All in all, despite all the little medical distractions, Mom's birthday turned out ok... here is a little video from the restaurant (they do this for all birthdays). I forgot my camera so this is actually the only proof we have that it was a good day LOL<br />
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Saturday night we will be hitting the Japanese Hibachi/Sushi place in town to celebrate MY birthday... Rachel says she can't wait for good sushi! Is she REALLY only 5 years old? LOLJodi Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851193015055054425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32161775.post-35419927830381750572012-09-21T22:30:00.000-04:002013-02-22T20:07:25.122-05:00Wedding SongMom & Dad have been married for 55 years. WOW...<br />
Tonight Rachel & i joined them at the Italian American Club, where they shared their special night with us and many of their friends. We had a really good time... especially Rachel, because she was the "Belle of the Ball"... the club president asked her to help him pick the winning ticket for the 50/50 drawing... and then he proceeded to guilt the winner into giving her a "tip" for picking his ticket! (I couldn't believe the guy didn't think of it himself, really!). Then one of Nana's friends rewarded her for her outstanding dancing! LOL... She was SO excited to be out with the grown ups on such a special occasion!<br />
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Took this shot before we left the house... <br />
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Dancing with her Papa<br />
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From the left, My Dad, Rachel, Me, Uncle Babe & Mom... the rest of the table decided to sit out the picture ;-)Jodi Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851193015055054425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32161775.post-83139882291144104422012-09-09T22:30:00.000-04:002013-01-25T05:11:21.135-05:00Grow Old with Me<div style="text-align: center;">
I can't believe it's been 13 years since I married this dear man! He has been the most amazing partner, friend, & father! And SO blessed to be able to celebrate & share the joy with my parents... in just a couple of weeks, they will ALSO celebrate THEIR wedding anniversary! </div>
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<br />Jodi Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851193015055054425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32161775.post-13586186655387364842012-09-03T20:30:00.000-04:002013-01-25T05:11:21.129-05:00Finest Worksong<div style="text-align: center;">
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Jodi Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851193015055054425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32161775.post-26966819482121429382012-09-01T15:00:00.000-04:002013-01-09T23:50:54.409-05:00In The SummertimeJust some random shots of some random cuteness... and beauty around the house...<br />
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She felt like posing again<br />
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Do I look cute?<br />
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This beauty found it's way onto our lanai... It took me a couple of hours to try to coax it back out to the yard... <br />
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So beautiful.. <br />
<br />Jodi Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851193015055054425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32161775.post-48442265956498411552012-08-25T23:11:00.000-04:002013-01-09T23:50:54.413-05:00Daddy's SongHappy Birthday to Rachel's favorite Daddy! We had a great time celebrating Tommy's birthday at the Italian American Club with my folks, as well a few other friends!<br />
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Rachel & I made a birthday cake at home for Tommy, but we didn't eat it till we came home from the wonderful party at the IAC... since they changed chef's the food there is FABULOUS!<br />
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<br />Jodi Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851193015055054425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32161775.post-70677161155556562802012-08-19T22:46:00.000-04:002013-01-09T23:50:54.415-05:00Let's Have a PartyStill can't believe we spent a whole weekend at Chuck-e-Cheese for some birthday parties! On Saturday, we had our first party and Nana came since it was her "Cancer Buddy" Gloria's granddaughter!<br />
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She was actually trying to "strike a pose" or two... lol.. <br />
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This was WAY more fun than she expected!<br />
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My brave little girl... She needed a "baby root canal" which apparently is very different from a grown up root canal... but she was actually so good about it that the Dr asked if she could do ALL the work needed now instead of splitting it into 2 visits (She needed a couple of fillings too). <br />
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She actually handled it better this visit than she did when they were only taking xrays and cleaning her teeth!Jodi Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851193015055054425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32161775.post-40403787025095769952012-08-08T21:11:00.000-04:002013-01-09T23:50:54.412-05:00School Days<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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She's telling Nana all about her day at school! She is SO happy to be back at Temple Judea for her last year. Won't be long now before she is off to "Big Kid School"... <br />
<br />Jodi Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851193015055054425noreply@blogger.com0Fort Myers, FL, USA26.640628 -81.87230840000000926.4134885 -82.1950319 26.8677675 -81.549584900000013tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32161775.post-64097950156235710112012-07-28T01:17:00.000-04:002012-07-28T01:26:48.427-04:00Judgement Of The Moon And Stars Every once in a while, Rach decides she wants to be a showoff in front of the camera. These moments are random acts of silliness... all the more reason to save them for all time!<br />
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Looking like a little Pin-up girl!<br />
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My brave little girl... Today was her first ever dental exam. The only time she cried was when they leaned the chair all the way back! She was afraid she was going to fall, poor thing!<br />
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I almost wanted her Daddy to go with her... I am SUCH a dental WIMP! But she really did me proud! <br />
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The bad news was, she needs a baby root canal. She has a cavity and it's right next to the nerve... Luckily, a baby root canal is supposed to be nothing like a grown up root canal... and yes, of COURSE I'm going to cry my eyes out!Jodi Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851193015055054425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32161775.post-54035098808210647612012-07-16T12:44:00.000-04:002012-07-27T00:45:31.258-04:00Scenes From A Coffee House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just some randomness... It seems I have my own little Coffee House Beat Poet here... she walked into my room after having dressed herself, complete with the sun glasses and informed me that she needed to have her picture taken while she posed...<br />
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I just told her to do whatever she wanted and to have fun... and these weren't even the funniest! LOL<br />
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Not a day goes by where I don't look at this cute little monster and laugh till I drop.<br />
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<br />Jodi Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851193015055054425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32161775.post-3106230964439560662012-07-15T00:50:00.000-04:002012-07-28T00:52:04.408-04:00I'm Only Sleeping<span style="background-color: white;">My two best girls sleeping so nice together...</span><br />
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And the winner of the "Who gets the bed" contest is...
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<span style="background-color: white;">Guess it's about time we all got up anyway... Glad it wasn't Abbey wanting to share the bed! </span></div>
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Yes, Rachel is still obsessed with the Solar System! You won't hear me complaining! She never ceases to amaze & amuse us around here! :-)Jodi Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851193015055054425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32161775.post-14425895330846129542012-05-15T02:00:00.000-04:002012-05-15T02:00:53.003-04:00Mother's Night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We were originally going to just pool our resources with Mom & Dad, but as it turns out, they had gift cards to P.F. Chang's, so we headed there for our special Mother's Day Dinner!<br />
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She was so excited to wear her silks to dinner! We had a really nice evening. First of all, we had a good waiter which always helps. He gave mom & I each a Mother's Day card for $10 off our next visit. Then Rach totally won over another waitress who happened to be in the area... so she gave Rach 2 more cards to give to Nana & Mama! LOL...<br />
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Naturally dinner was yummy. It may be a chain, but they are really good!Jodi Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851193015055054425noreply@blogger.com0