The amount of macchiatos Patrick consumes when we visit Ethiopia is disturbing.
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Day 64
Visit with the psychologist…check. Visit with the “Ethiopia’s most beautiful pediatrician”…check. Photos at TH…check. Visa interview…check. Shopping…check. Return to Embassy for fingerprinting…check. Dinner with dear friends…check. Encounter with a photographer with an amazing vision…check.
We have Grace!
After a less than comfy ride to Addis, we freshened up at the guest house and, then, headed to Abenezer to pick up Grace. We hung out with the kids there while she took lots of pictures and said good-bye to her friends and nannies. For dinner, we at Habesha (Ethiopian), of course! Grace couldn’t...
Day 63
That’s me having some sorbet in Dubai. See the Dubai sign behind me?
Day 62
We don’t call them adoption adventures for nothing. We left the house a little later than we planned. After 2 cups of coffee, Patrick was desperate for a pit stop before we got to the airport. Traffic was worse than anticipated so we couldn’t really afford to stop but when nature calls… The easiest access...
Day 61
This is the girl that blew my theory that kids-who-grow-up-with-dogs-won’t-be-afraid-of-dogs. She was deathly afraid of my childhood dog when we lived with my parents even though the dog had been there from the day Mia was born and was the most docile, lazy dog you’ll ever want to meet. Ironically, she’s now the kid who...
Day 60
John and Kayla, meet Maryland steamed crabs…
Over at the Homeschool Classroom
Our local field trip co-op has been a huge blessing in our homeschooling adventure. Click here to read a guest post I wrote about how to start on of your own.