I'm MOVING!

I mean, actually physically moving my blog.

That's right.

I'm making the jump.

Update your links and hit me up at:

http://sassybelle.wordpress.com/

I DO like Maddox's hair...

An answer to a question posed by Franz: " If the reason is non biological, why do you intend to adopt all your children?"* The reason IS non biological, although I do have fertility issues. (Hi, sharing random facts with the internets!)

I want to adopt. I want to adopt six kids.

Yes.

You heard that correctly.

Yes.

I know you think I'm insane.

I don't want to adopt because it's trendy. I don't really care about Bragalina or whatever inane nickname the press have come up with for two really unimportant people. BlahblahblahHollywoodcakes. Who cares?

In North Carolina alone, there are close to 12,000 children in foster care. In 2005, the most updated statistics I could find, there were 32,335 abortions performed in North Carolina.

This is tragedy.

(Please don't think that I'm anti-choice. I'm not. I believe strongly in a woman's right to choose for personal, situational, or any other reason. I don't believe that the government should legislate abortion in any way except to make it safe and accessible. I do, however, believe that the Church should make abortions obsolete except in areas of medical necessity.)

I want to adopt because I feel called as a part of Christ's church to adopt. I am adopted into His family. I am called, as a follower of Christ, to care for the widows and orphans**. And orphans I will care for.

I want six kids. I can dream, now, about where they'll come from. I hope at least one from Vietnam. I'd adore a little girl from China. I wouldn't mind a toddler or two from Guatemala. When a young woman, one day in my church, says, "I am going to have an abortion," I want to be able to say, "No, I will take your child."

It's all a Jesus thing, I guess you could say. I know that adoption is expensive. I know that I might change my mind about not wanting biological children when I get married. I know that I have a lot of years ahead of me before I start building my family. I know that there are bountiful challenges in a multi-ethnic family.

I just want to adopt my babies, love them, and raise them up well.


*Franz & Lara also raised the issue of funding for said adoptive babies. I have thoughts on that, to come later!
**Orphans is a derogatory term that is not well-received by adoptive parents or their children, however... I didn't say it. James did. Direct quote and all that. Forgive me for the lack of sensitivity. It's an obnoxious term, right up there with the question: "Wait, you don't want to have any kids of your own?"

Bloggity Blogs

I'm entirely curious about something I've been pondering.

What do you think of people with all sorts of separate blogs? I, myself, have two:

One for general sassiness and one for my thoughts on child rearing and homeschooling. I'm wondering, though if that's really necessary? If homeschooling (in the future) is so important to me, should I just write about it over here?

I thought about starting yet ANOTHER blog to chronicle the fixing up of the Big Girl Place to Live, my new exploits with cooking, and other such things, but I think that's silly. If people want to read about my life, then they'll probably be more entertained if I write about all of it, not just different parts for different blogs.

What do you think? Should my other blog stay? What's up with multiple blogs? Is it silly or do you like it?

Help me out, people!

(also coming soon: more thoughts on shaving one's legs.)

Hm. Ow, still!

It's not the blade. Even if I use a new blade each time, it hurts. What do we think of exfoliating my legs really well before I shave? It's not the shave cream because I've used everything I could imagine - soap, sensitive blends, expensive stuff, cheap stuff, men's stuff, foreign stuff, blahblahblah.

Maybe an electric razor?

OWWWW...

A queary for all those girls out there...

How do you shave your legs? I mean, is there a reason that every single time I shave my legs, no matter WHAT I do... It HURTS. I mean, the red bumps, the burning skin, the whole nine yards.

Now, if I manage not to get red bumps (using the Intitution razor), it still BURNS. My legs BURN for HOURS and HOURS.

What on EARTH am I doing wrong?

Things I have tried:

• Shaving cream for sensitive legs
• Using hair conditioner as shaving cream
• Soaking my legs in hot water to get them ready.
  
• Shaving my legs underwater
• Nair (oh the rash I got on my legs was painful, like chemical burn.)

Now, during the winter, I just let it grow. It doesn't hurt anything and no one sees. But it's summer! Shorts, crops, skirts, dresses! Ow!

Has anyone tried that new Veet stuff? Is it like Nair?

HELP!

Suggestions!?