Last week I got two anonymous comments asking about our decision to change/add to the girls’ names. Here is a bit of one of them:
“I noticed that you mentioned you were changing the names of the girls…I was wondering why you’re doing that? Are you planning to give them ‘white’ names or Ethiopian names?”
Few questions are as [...]
Like many adoptive parents, we try to keep learning as much as we can about our kids’ country of birth. Last week I got a bunch of books out from the library. This one was the best of the bunch for sure - we’ve been going through it as we eat breakfast each morning and [...]
Aren’t they cute? They are both so great with kids - I think the challenge will be more training the girls to be good with the dogs!
Actually, many small children are VERY scared of dogs in Ethiopia… especially since it’s common practice in some areas to leave the garbage out at night for the hyenas… [...]
It was Thursday at 1pm. Unbeknown to us, 6 full emails were landing in our inbox.
At 1:15 or so, Jrock got a call at work… it was the Adoption Centre in Kelowna. “Congratulations, Daddy!” he heard on the phone. “You are a father to twin girls!” Jrock was ecstatic, thanked the lady profusely and asked her [...]
Amazing, astounding news…
We are parents!
To two lovely 2+ year old little girls.
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Never in our wildest dreams did we dream of two girls – much less 2 year old twins! Daddy is a little shocked – Mommy is overwhelmed.
We received an email from our agency Thursday afternoon and had to suffer through 7 more hours apart [...]
Three Pairs of Dress Shoes - $150
Jrock’s Glasses - $436
My Earrings - $30
A Teething Puppy?
Priceless.
A little birdie told me that we will have some very good news, very soon!
Check back often!
My poor husband - I drag him all over the place volunteering…
This past weekend we planted trees (oh yes, one of the hardest jobs out there!) on a rocky rocky hill. In the middle of Kelowna is a hill called Knox Mountain, and the city just bought some semi-bulldozed land with a ecologically special akaline [...]
As you’ve probably figured out by now, volunteering is one of my major hobbies. Last year I volunteered with Kelowna Community Resources to be a “buddy” with new immigrants who have just arrived in Kelowna. The point of the program is to match newcomers with locals so that the new immigrant families have a social [...]
Somebody loves his new puppy! and brought home a new toy for him…
…despite the fact that Laughlin, while watching TV with Jrock with the other day, pooped on the back of the sofa right beside his head.
AND, despite the fact that a certain little puppy who was having a nap with me the other day, peed [...]
Continue reading about Spoiled with Treats before Hallowe’en
Last weekend Jrock and I picked up our pooches and drove the car across a couple of mountain ranges to the little town of Invermere. Our mission? to spend Thanksgiving with my sister S and her husband M… and their three cats. (Poor cats.)
I was really shocked when we arrived in Invermere. Last time I [...]
Welcome to the new website!
I’m still messing with it and updating information - our youtube vids are temporarily out of service - and the list of “Canadians Adopting from Africa” needs to be manually imported…. but most of the content has made it to the new site.
You may ask, why did we move?Â
Two basic reasons…
It’s [...]
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How well do you know your African geography? Just click on the map above to try your hand at the game.
You should be able to do better than me! - I only got 40%. Yikes. Better do some studying!
The video says it all.
