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A Bevy of Boys: April 2010
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A Bevy of Boys. The players: Michael (Daddy), Jen (Mommy), Kai (Big Brother), Ian (Middle Brother), and Eli (Little Brother). Friday, April 23, 2010. LOVE LOVE LOVE this artist! This is an art piece by Amy Smith, an amazing mom in the adoption community who is doing these personalized watercolor paintings in an effort to raise money for her family's Ethiopian adoption. I sent her pictures of everyone in my family and this is what I got:. How awesome is that? Monday, April 12, 2010. Friday, April 9, 2010.
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Not Forgotten: February 2010
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Sunday, February 28, 2010. Links to this post. Friday, February 26, 2010. Yesterday was the day. We got the official e-mail telling us that February 25, 2010 was our Dossier to Ethiopia day :). My eyes welled up when i read it. So much weight lifted off of my shoulders to have the paperwork done,. But so much further to go. It was bittersweet, really. But i am thankful. So thankful that we are one small step closer. Links to this post. Thursday, February 18, 2010. Trusting in this today. And i got it.
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Not Forgotten: ditto.
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Friday, May 21, 2010. There is a chance we could pass on monday,. With a faxed copy of the needed document. But i'm not holding my breath. I am so done with this. Found your blog through Jodys. You are so right. No adoption is easy. Tomorrow we are celebrating our 5th Sisters Day, when we brought home 6-year-old Julia from Russia to join our three older bio daughters. Getting there was NOT half the fun. Just hang on. Just. Hang. On. May 22, 2010 at 11:25 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). September ...
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Not Forgotten: August 2009
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Saturday, August 29, 2009. Been doing a whole lot of waiting. We are still waiting for our new social worker to contact us. I e-mailed our other one,. Just to make sure that she sent our file to the new one,. And she told me to be patient. Slowly plugging away at the paperwork. Local fingerprint appointment is on monday,. Kid's doctors visits are tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. There is a lot of still. And i STILL need to work on both of those. Links to this post. Thursday, August 20, 2009. And they hu...
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Not Forgotten: September 2009
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Friday, September 25, 2009. Spelling sentences from micah. Found this is in micah's backpack this morning. I wish that my new sister is going to be here soon. Me too, micah, me too. Links to this post. Thursday, September 24, 2009. Well, we finished up our last meeting with our social worker last night. Now we just have to wait for her to write everything up. And then, then i think i am a bit lost. Our agency recommends that you don't send in your I-600 until you have a completed home study. but why?
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Not Forgotten: May 2010
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Monday, May 24, 2010. It's a girl :). We received a surprise phone call today. we passed court :). More words later. for now, our daughter. Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com. Links to this post. Friday, May 21, 2010. There is a chance we could pass on monday,. With a faxed copy of the needed document. But i'm not holding my breath. I am so done with this. Links to this post. Monday, May 10, 2010. We didn't pass court today. I really wasn't surprised. But still incredibly disappointed. We ha...
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Not Forgotten: court date :)
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010. May 10, 2010. Approximately fifty percent of court cases in ethiopia don't pass the first time. praying we're the other fifty percent. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Current time in ethiopia. Midwest, United States. I am just me. a mom, a wife, a woman. View my complete profile. Smith family adoption fundraiser. My etsy site. all proceeds go toward our adoption. :). The smith's, so far. If you would like to help bring our daughter home. Free fund raising thermometer. January...
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Not Forgotten: we are outta here....
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Thursday, June 17, 2010. We are outta here. After today, you can follow us on our family blog. no reason to keep seperate ones now :) it is: www.muscatineamy.blogspot.com. Woke up this morning to the phone. A call that we were cleared to travel,. I spent the better part of the day on the phone with the travel agent, and arranging pick up, drop off, fill in, and travel for the kids. Nana is going to be here,. Takes a lot of stress off. Well, we couldn't get the flights booked for saturday. Now for my lists.
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Not Forgotten: March 2010
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Monday, March 29, 2010. We have had the amazing fortune of having three families send us video of our sweet girl, when they delivered our care packages to her. It is so amazing to be able to see her move, and watch her reactions. One thing though,. I have yet to hear her speak. I watch other families videos, and their kids are chatting away. But not our daughter. One of the families told me she speaks in whispers, almost unable to hear. Links to this post. Thursday, March 25, 2010. Here we go again.
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Clearing the Air: family.
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Friday, November 5, 2010. Notice the old man not playing along. Sometimes i think he is more like a 3 year old than an old man. My new favorite call out - STOPPING BEING THREE YEARS OLD! November 12, 2010 at 1:03 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The one i couldn't live without. The sneaky middle love. The, uh, albert einstein. The queen of sheba. The baby thru and thru. The smith family adoption fundraising effort. Midwest, United States. I am just me. a mom, a wife, a woman. Etsy shop for amysmith.
