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One more post... 23 Oct 2010 | 08:17 am
We went on the special needs list last fall and in December, we were referred a little girl from Datong, Shanxi Province. Dang Yunjing is now Leah Yunjing and she is a wonderful little girl. On May 10...
Miss me? 14 Nov 2008 | 12:07 pm
You know what's embarassing? Forgetting your Blogger password. Boy, I thought I had it memorized. No, seriously, I've lost the desire to maintain this blog even though I know there are a few of you w...
TVs in the Kids' Rooms: Just Say No 16 Mar 2008 | 12:55 am
Dr. Al Mohler has advice for Christian parents regarding placing a TV in a child's bedroom. You can read his article here. In it, he cites a New York Times story on the same subject. I've excerpted at...
Ally Turns Five 10 Mar 2008 | 12:30 pm
So we went low key with the birthday party this year. We let Ally invite her three closest girl friends for an afternoon of swimming at the local rec center pool. We had a giant cookie instead of a ca...
Fresh Prince to Adopt From China? 6 Mar 2008 | 11:45 pm
At least these parents understand...it's going to be a long wait if they do: Will and Jada Smith to adopt child from China ANOTHER adoption is on the way and this time it’s Will Smith and wife Jada P...
The State of IA 5 Mar 2008 | 11:57 pm
Foreign adoptions decline By DAVID CRARY Associated Press The number of foreign children adopted by Americans has dropped for the third year in a row, a consequence of tougher policies in the two cou...
WARNING: This Post Contains Emetological Material; Update: Culprit? 4 Mar 2008 | 10:57 am
Mark this day: As far as we know, Ally threw up for the first time. Or, as James Lileks so deftly put it in today's Bleat, she had a "barftacular evacuation", thus adding to the ever-growing list of m...
Gotcha Day + 4 Years 29 Feb 2008 | 02:13 pm
Actually, it's Saturday, but we've got a busy next couple of days, so I thought I'd post early. Hard to believe she'll be starting kindergarten in the fall. Tempus fugit. The video is from our first...
Chinese New Year in Australia 12 Feb 2008 | 11:45 pm
[Sorry for the cringe-inducing headline; you can blame ABC Sydney for that. Of course they don't adopt dolls out of China, they adopt children.] Welcome cheers for these adopted China dolls Taking pa...
What We Already Knew 11 Feb 2008 | 11:54 pm
As this article from USA Today says, it appears the pendulum is swinging from foreign to domestic adoptions in the US: Fewer foreign children adopted A decline in foreign adoptions since restrictions...
