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I am not the sleep-in kind of person, so in 16 Mother’s Days, I’ve never had a breakfast in bed.  However, I’ve heard of lots that my friends have had and have...

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May 14, 2012 Notice: Guatemala UpdateThis Adoption Notice is a follow up to the Notice of December 12, 2011.  Universal List In March 2012, after months of meetings...

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I have an uncanny ability to pick adoption related books with zero knowledge that the books contain any adoption related material. The latest selection is the book by Maggie...

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This week has been a flurry of research (and waiting on hold trying to schedule appointments)  to figure out what is going on with L.  We are scheduled to meet with a neuropsych...

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We often ponder the question “Who Am I?” But for the first time the larger question was posed to me: If the question were asked by someone from outer space — WHO...

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Still homeschooling five kids.Still making it my goal to teach my kids where and how to find answers and teach themselves.Still avoiding memorization like the plague.  Unless...

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This. This is why I am not quick to share my birthmotherhood with every Tom, Dick and Harry. Or, mostly, Jane. Jane is a judgmental wench. The pervasive belief that all who...

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It’s been a few weeks since my last WTF Wednesday post, i guess being happy means I have less to complain about.  But never fear I can always find something. Dream job is...

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Disclosure: I got a free copy of this book to review. Escape from Camp 14 written by Blaine Harden tells the true story of how Shin Dong Hyuk broke out of a brutal labor camp in...

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Tweetvar linkwithin_site_id = 477703;Google+I will admit, I never imagined this day."Where the Wild Things Are" Author Maurice Sendak Dies When I got to...

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It's me, the Jehovah's Witness of eliminating simple carbs, coming around again. It's been 6 weeks. It's still easy, still working. I feel better, I feel in control of my eating....

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My son turns 21 in June. I grew some balls and emailed his adoptive mother. I knew her last name and have known about her Web site and email for a while, so I went ahead and used...

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Thinking of Lia today.

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In the book "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" it is declared that Saturday morning is pancake morning. The bee of course takes all things literary as fact, so of course in our...

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Under current law, the adoption tax credit is not refundable in 2012 or beyond and, beginning in 2013, would apply only to people who incur qualified adoption expenses in the...

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