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Really!! 7 Jul 2012 | 10:28 am
Today I took Grace to the eye doctor and she needs new glasses. Her farsightedness has actually improved a little, but her nearsightedness has gotten worse. The doctor tells Grace he is writing her ...
Unforgettable day 27 May 2012 | 03:47 pm
May 26, 2011, I will never forget the day!! It was the day we had been waiting for and dreaming about for so long. The sight of our daughter barreling around the side of the orphanage yelling "mama,...
Untitled 25 May 2012 | 02:32 pm
One Year Ago Today!! One year ago today we were at the SDA looking at the file and signing the paperwork to adopt our daughter. After 15 months of waiting for this moment, we couldn't believe how fa...
One year ago yesterday 29 Apr 2012 | 02:47 pm
One year ago yesterday we received our SDA appointment. Our dossier had been submitted on March 30th and almost a month had passed without an appointment. We couldn't help but be a little nervous...
Orthodontist fun 22 Apr 2012 | 01:34 am
From the very beginning, we learned that Grace does better in new situations and with changes if we discuss it way in advance and take baby steps. She goes into total fear mode if we spring things on...
So, so proud of her 14 Apr 2012 | 02:08 pm
Not quite 10 months ago, we were sitting in the orphanage director's office and listening to her describe our soon to be daughter. Her words of warning to us were "she does not like school and she is...
March 30th.., a special day 31 Mar 2012 | 03:27 pm
What a special day March 30th was and is. We have been home 9 months today and one year ago today our adoption paperwork was submitted to the SDA. March 30, 2011 we were sitting on pins and needle.....
Eyes open 9 Mar 2012 | 10:37 am
Grace is going to freak out when she comes home today and sees the puppies eyes open. She has been asking about 5 times a day "when are the eyes going to open?" It is about the first question she as...
How to explain..,Deer, Texas, Guns 9 Mar 2012 | 06:05 am
I grew up and live in an area of Texas where deer and hunting is very common. My family did not hunt but most people I knew did. Nothing about it seemed abnormal. Fast forward.., For the past ten ...
So happy it is March 2012 4 Mar 2012 | 12:35 pm
March 3, 2011...,we had a package delivered to Alona at her orphanage in Ukraine. Our friend sent us some pictures of her, and although we were happy to have them, they broke our heart. She had been...
