I had the privilege of being a part of the Adoption Blogger Interview Project this year. Random pairs of us were matched to interview each other blog-style. It’s always fun “meeting” fellow adoptive families and bloggers. Without further ado, meet my interview partner Ashley. ME: Tell me about your family. What are your children’s ages/genders? […]
If I had a dollar for every time we’ve been asked, “How is everything going?” we may be able to put our kids through college. Okay, not really, but you get the idea. So how is everything going? I normally answer that we’re doing really well. And we are. On one hand, in the grand scheme […]
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 […]
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 […]
After passing court for Grace in a whirlwind with four other families, we were suddenly optimistic we could return quickly for her Embassy appointment as some families were travelling as soon as 4 weeks after court. In mid-September we heard we might get submitted anytime. Then came October. No submission. By this time, we were […]
I feel like an emotional ping pong ball lately. I am ecstatic at how well the big kids are doing but cry often when the weight of what they’ve endured to get here comes crashing down. And so it goes. Extreme joy to debilitating grief. I hate when a language gap the size of the […]
It is so much fun re-experiencing so many things through the eyes of non-American-raised teenagers. Our day at the Big E was definitely a day of “firsts.” First kid to reach double digit push ups (unassissted). First time milking a goat (or any animal for that matter). First donuts…hot out of the oil. First encounter […]
A little over a week in and I can still say we’ve had pretty smooth sailing. As I listened to the 5 kids laugh until they cried last night in the back of the van, I realized how blessed we are to have kids with such great senses of humor. I’m going to go out […]