Tag Archives: Adoption

Adoption update and Happy Thanksgiving

We have been receiving calls nearly every week from our social worker with one situation or another that we have to decide whether we want to ‘move forward’ with. All that means is that there is a child (or children) … Continue reading

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Home Study almost complete

As I described in a previous post, we’ve been going through the arduous process of completing our home study. The home study consists of a ridiculous amount of paperwork, background checks, fingerprints, training courses, and visits to the home by the … Continue reading

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Quick update

We are almost finished with all the steps necessary for the home study. Throughout the month of March we completed the classroom based courses required by the State. We each had to fill out a separate prospective parent questionnaire, which … Continue reading

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Allergist and paperwork

I’m headed to the allergist today to have Jaden tested so that we can try to figure out what gives him major allergy symptoms in the spring and summer. Last year he was diagnosed with asthma, and at the time … Continue reading

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Starting the process again

We are starting the process again, this time to adopt domestically. It’s the very, very, very beginning…. we have just identified an agency and started the homestudy. I plan to post here more often (yeah, we’ve heard that before!!) so … Continue reading

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Yes we’re still alive…

It’s been quite some time since I’ve written anything… and there’s probably no one following us now, but here I am anyway. The end of the semester is winding down now, I finished the tedium of putting together the final … Continue reading

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Forever family

Every once in a while the excitement just bubbles up inside me and makes me want to jump up and down yelling “We’re going to Seoul!!!!! We’re finally picking up our son!!!!!” Last night Neville and I realized it was … Continue reading

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Password please

I am slowly removing password protection from most of the posts on my blog. I figure there’s really no reason to password protect a blog in which I am not using our real names. It’s like wearing an invisibility cloak … Continue reading

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A short article about a Korean adoptee: IMO worth reading

There is a terrific article at this link: http://www.rainbowkids.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=602  It is an article written by a Korean adoptee about her experience meeting birthmothers in Korea when she traveled there as an adult. Hopefully by the time you are reading this … Continue reading

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No news is good news…?

As of today we haven’t heard anything more than the last update I posted. I was hoping for some information this week but it didn’t happen. I am thankful that we are fortunate to at least know that there is … Continue reading

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