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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
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
Posted in Our Second Adoption Journey
Tagged Adoption, agency, background check, fingerprints, home study
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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
Posted in Our Second Adoption Journey
Tagged Adoption, application, fingerprints, fireplace, home study, State adoption, well-water testing
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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
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
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
Posted in Everything else, Pictures
Tagged Adoption, finals, grandkids, Korea, picture, rambling, school
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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
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
Posted in About Jaden's Journey
Tagged Adoption, Chuseok, password protection, Pictures, South Korea
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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
Posted in About Jaden's Journey
Tagged adoptee, Adoption, article, chicken soup, Korea, soul
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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
Posted in About Jaden's Journey
Tagged Adoption, family reunion, kids, Korea, travel, Vietnam
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