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Monkey Soup

 Monkey Soup ― http://makingmonkeysoup.com

I am a Momma through birth, a Step-Momma by marriage, I was a Foster Momma, and I am an Adoptive Momma through Foster Care. My husband and I have five girls between us, ranging in age from 5 to 28. We have four grandkids, who are from ages eighteen months to eight.

Avg. Rating: 4.5 out of 5.0 ∙ 2 Reviews ∙ 7 Followers

Listed: Dec 10, 2011

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Dueling Mothers

Monkey Soup ― I hope that all of my Momma friends had wonderful Mother’s Days, full of all the things that you like to do. We had a really nice day. Mea had a friend sleepover, and we had our youngest grandson overnight as well. They were both picked up ...

Tags: Babysitters, Crazy People, Crazy Train, Daughters, Day Care, Doctor Schmoctor

Monkey Soup ― 3 days ago

Mother’s Day Letter

Monkey Soup ― Dear Mom, I spent much of the week going from store to store attempting to find the perfect Mother’s Day card. I could not find one that said what I needed it to say, so I thought I would write you a letter in addition to the card I did end ...

Tags: Cancer, Daughters, Family, Friends, Fuck Cancer, Grandkids

Monkey Soup ― 1 week 1 day ago

Cards

Monkey Soup ― I am a card person. I keep them all. I have shoe boxes full of them. I can almost always find a card that can say for me what I have been trying to say, or something with a hidden meaning that may only truly be understood by myself and the person...

Tags: Cancer, Family, Fuck Cancer, Holidays, Love And Mawwage, Reflections

Monkey Soup ― 1 week 2 days ago

Mea and the Internet

Monkey Soup ― Mea has learned that anything and everything can be Googled. She also believes that everything on the internet is true. Now, there have been a few times where this has been a bit handy for me. She questioned whether or not the Easter Bunny was...

Tags: Crazy People, Crazy Train, Daughters, Facebook, First Grade, Gymnastics

Monkey Soup ― 1 week 3 days ago

Bloggling Fifteen Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Edition

Bloggling Fifteen Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Edition

Monkey Soup ― I have been MIA for a few days. I just haven’t really had much to talk about. I am starting to lose my mind sitting at home all day long every single day. The good news is that it’s starting to get nice outside, so hopefully, I will ...

Tags: Bloggling, Crazy Train, Daughters, Friends, I Am A Dork., Kids

Monkey Soup ― 1 week 4 days ago

Kids are Weird

Monkey Soup ― I know that the majority of you are not surprised at all by “kids are weird.” They are strange little creatures. Yesterday, when I picked Mea up from school, she had a neon orange slinky that she had picked from the teacher’s ...

Tags: Daughters, First Grade, Kids, Kids Are Sweet, Kids Are Weird, Mack

Monkey Soup ― 2 weeks 3 days ago

Hold your Children

Monkey Soup ― Twenty years ago today, my dear friend lost his baby girl to SIDS. I was just thinking of little M, of her parents, and how heartbreaking the funeral service was for this little six month old baby girl. My friend Mike was always a bit of a player....

Tags: Daughters, Facebook, Friends, Kids, Loss, Mack

Monkey Soup ― 2 weeks 4 days ago

Time Waster

Monkey Soup ― This morning, I was required to attend a three-hour seminar to retain my unemployment benefits. I have known about it for about a week and a half. I was really hoping that I would get a job between the time they set me up for the seminar, and when ...

Tags: Crazy Train, I Am A Dork., I Hate People., Ranty Vent, Reflections, Stuff And More Stuff

Monkey Soup ― 2 weeks 5 days ago

Bloggling Fourteen

Monkey Soup ― My brain is mush due to boredom. Here is a smattering of things taking up space in my head. Cancer can kiss my ass. I am tired of it messing with my family, friends, and everyone else for that matter. There isn’t a day that goes by where ...

Tags: Bloggling, Cancer, College, Daughters, Doctor Schmoctor, Facebook

Monkey Soup ― 3 weeks 1 day ago

Realistic

Monkey Soup ― There are times when you just need someone to vent to. Yesterday was one of those days. I just needed someone to listen to me, and for them to try to understand where I was coming from. I called my sister, and it was a huge mistake. Later, I was...

Tags: Mack, Mea, Grandkids, Family, Stuff And More Stuff, College

Monkey Soup ― 3 weeks 3 days ago

What I’ve Learned

Monkey Soup ― In the last five weeks, I have learned many new things about myself, about searching for a job, about things that are done during the hours of 8 to 5, Monday through Friday. Let’s move into handy bullet post fashion for this very educational...

Tags: Books, Cooking, Crazy People, Crazy Train, Daughters, Day Care

Monkey Soup ― 3 weeks 4 days ago

It’s Supposed to be FUN

It’s Supposed to be FUN

Monkey Soup ― Today, Mea had her Spring Fling at gymnastics. It is a special fun showcase for the kids to be able to show their parents, family and friends what a great job they have been doing throughout the year. Each gymnast received special ribbons for...

Tags: Crazy People, Daughters, Grandparents, Gymnastics, I Hate People., Kids

Monkey Soup ― 3 weeks 6 days ago

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