Out at the dog park with our friends K and S, and my sis.
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My sister wants to premiere the room in all its glory on her artist blog first… but just to whet your whistle, have a look at the raccoon, fishing in the pond.
Boy, I wish I could share with you the pictures we received of the girls today! But that will have to wait until we are through court - Hopefully next week!
They are so incredibly cute… and they look so happy and vibrant! Here is a little sneak peak
You can see their previously shaved [...]
My sister is back in town finishing up the murals in the girls’ room. Today she finished up Summertime and is already moving to Spring, which I am looking forward too!
I’ll let the pictures tell the story.
Links to more pictures of the girls’ room
The murals start…
Our mural artist takes up her brush
Winter is all finished
Stinkers [...]
A series of articles, radio coverage and a special report on the National aired this week, about Ethiopian adoption through the CAFAC agency (we are with Imagine Agency).Â
We are very concerned.
For the children - if allegations of misdocumenting family ties, a lack of care and physical discipline are true… the children in CAFAC’s care now should [...]
A bit of sunshine for you, sent from a friend:
  “Today is the day when bold kites fly,
  When cumulus clouds roar across the sky.
  When robins return, when children cheer,
  When light rain beckons spring to appear.
  Today is the day when daffodils bloom,
  Which children pick to fill the room,
  Today is the [...]
I am not a patient person - not even remotely. I am getting pretty sick and tired of this… today (or yesterday in Ethiopia) was our third court date. And once again, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs did not produce the letter needed to complete our file.Â
Apparently the judge was not impressed (we are on [...]
Last week a few of us received emails from a reporter from the Globe and Mail. She was interested in doing an article on sibling adoption - and today the result was published.Â
I’m pretty pleased with the results… and I have to say our friends from Westbank contributed a great picture!
It was nice to hear [...]
Continue reading about Double-up Adoption: article from Globe & Mail
Well, even if we did have a big disapointment yesterday morning, I still had a good birthday!
We have a tradition that Jrock started a few years ago that we open our gifts at breakfast…. here is a sampling of my treasures - aren’t I spoiled? I got lots of cards, letters, emils, good wishes and [...]
I called our caseworker early this morning, to checkup and see if our court date was successful or not - (for those of you in the process but not here yet, we are behind Ethiopia in time, so by the time you wake up, your court date is over and the agency in Ontario will [...]
Continue reading about Oh, drat! Our court date is next week!
Last weekend was great to get away!
We met up with our friends K (male) and K (female) in Revelstoke - they’re from Calgary so it’s sort of in between. K (male) is Jrock’s best friend from when they were literally babies, and we always have some good fun together.
I don’t have any pictures from skiing [...]
Jrock and I have been having a stressful time lately - we have our court date coming up next week… but in addition to that, Jrock is changing jobs, and I’m working about 70 hours a week on a project additional to my regular work. It’s one of those times of flux, I suppose. I [...]
Many of you have found your way to My Bookstore - and several people have sent me emails/comments tahnking me for suggesting adoption and Africa-related books.
Recently I added a couple more sections to my store - focussing on themes that are important to me as an individual and as a parent: Nature, Wellness, Creativity, Environmentalism and [...]
My sister started selling her pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs) at the Village Arts Gallery in Invermere a week or two before Christmas. The star seller suprised all of us - she made some eggs “written” (that’s pysanka-talk for painted) into different species of Penguins.
So for Easter, she made a bunch of bunnies and chicks - [...]
