Ouch!

Our baby girl Maggie scared the be-geebers out of us the other night when we cam home from work.  Her nose was all swollen up and gushing blood, etc.  I was in a bit of a panic and insisted on rushing her to the vet clinic – luckily, we have a pretty good vet and [...]

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Moving again!

Jrock and I have been keeping busy, dreaming and plotting and scheming about our new house.  Finally, we get to move this weekend!  I think we’re getting a little addicted to renovating… J said “never again!” after the last 1916 house, but here we are with a 1940 “new to us” home to tranform. 
Just a few [...]

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Waiting Stinks

I know, I know.  It’s only been 3 weeks since our file went to Ethiopia.  And Kidslink has very clearly told us that the expected wait for a referral is 6-8 months.  BUT… there are so many people getting referrals sooner… just a couple days ago one couple got a referral for a 3 year [...]

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Books for Kids

My mom and sister keep saying “remember to leave stuff for other people to buy!!!!”
 Well, actually we haven’t bought a lot of anything – (but just wait until after our referral!  I hope to make a cross border visit to Target and go absolutely ape shopping:-) ) But in the meanwhile, here are some ideas [...]

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Visiting my Best Friend

Two women have a special type of friendship when they have been “best friends” since grade 4 and 5!

My super duper best friend flew me out to her city for the weekend last week, and it was so nice to see her (and her husband!) We did typical girl stuff – shopping , eating [...]

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For you who are thinking of adopting…

I know how much I cruised the blog world when we were deciding to adopt – are you reading my blog today because of that reason?
If so, this is a special entry just for you.  (when we did a blog poll, we found the were several of you out there!) I hope other adoptive parents will [...]

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Happy New Year!

 Today is the start of the new Millenium in Ethiopia! 
What?!?
Ethiopia still retains the Julian calendar, in which the year is divided into 12 months of 30 days each and a 13th month of 5 days and 6 days in leap year. The Ethiopian calendar is 8 years behind the Gregorian calendar from January to September [...]

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Definitely the right decision

Jrock and I were recently reflecting that this really was a good move for us, to the sunny Okanagan: more time together, a more active and healthier lifestyle, lots to do and see, many family visits, challenging work for him, warmer weather for my knockily bones… plus our ”family” just loves it!

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Dos & Don’ts – Tips for Family & Friends

When our kids come home, they will be very overwhelmed with their new environment. New sounds, new smells, new sights, new pets! And most of all, new parents It’s really important that our kids are able to understand that J and I are their mommy and daddy. In order to build this relationship, we will [...]

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New Oenophiles

When my little bro B and his fiancée D visited, unfortunately I was at the last week of my (now FORMER) job, and my boss wouldn’t let me take time off to spend with them. Part of the reason I quit!) But they did get to see some parts of the Okanagan themselves, such as [...]

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D & R got married!

Congratulations! to Jrock’s older brother D and his new lovely wife R on their wedding day today!  We’re very happy for you!

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