Of the three of us mom’s (the dad’s had input, too, but it was us mom’s on the phone with each other discussing it), we had three extremes of not liking the choice. One mom would prefer her child not do it, but was hesitant to make waves, though she said she would back us [...]

I’ve asked GlitterGirl’s teacher to give me a heads up before they start anything that has to do with adoption or family trees or anything else that I might need to be aware of. She told me yesterday that the big music program for next year is going to be Broadway hits, with each class [...]

Let’s talk a little today about how the Hague is affecting those who are having to go that route. I know that for families in the NSN program there is an extra step between referral and returning the LOA, and that those families are often traveling several weeks, if not a full month, later than [...]

I plan to do a few Halloween posts next week where we can share pictures and videos – probably pictures one day and videos another day. But for today, let’s talk about what our kids are going to be, and talk about ways to keep them safe. Safety is first here – we aren’t using [...]

GlitterGirl and I had a wonderful weekend. TwinkleToes and RK seem to have had a good time as well. GlitterGirl and I hiked to a waterfall Saturday, and the fall colors were beautiful and the waterfall had way more water than I remember it having and it was all just perfect. Also, we learned that [...]

Referrals have arrived and I’ve done just about all of the analysis I can at the moment. So now we wait for the next round of referrals, and I have to find things to talk about between now and then. I’m going out of town tomorrow. It’s a work trip, but I’m taking GlitterGirl with [...]