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A Secret - Thursday, February 23rd 2006 11:25 AM
  Okay, I have to apologize to my friends online in the adoption community, as I have been keeping a secret (and still am, until I actually can post this entry). We DO...
Comment about a previous post & More about our Angel - Thursday, February 16th 2006 5:42 PM
First I should start off by saying that I am not mad at or bitter towards the person I mentioned in the below posts. My problem was the situation and how I felt and I just...
About Hosting - Tuesday, February 14th 2006 1:36 PM
I think it might be a good idea for me to share a bit about hosting and HOPING to adopt.  I am going to cut/paste parts of the 2 emails I sent to the person mentioned below...
For Those Following Our Journey - Tuesday, February 14th 2006 1:27 PM
Seeing that our blog gets a good amount of hits daily, I assume there are quite a few others following our blog like I do other families. So knowing that at least SOMEONE is...
:o( - Wednesday, February 8th 2006 3:11 PM
Did I imply in a previous post that I was holding up any better than Dan? Whatever! We are definitely taking turns being the sad one and lately it is both us at the...
Missing Her - Thursday, February 2nd 2006 8:52 AM
Well, on Monday we made our first phone call to Ukraine to talk to our little girl. It was so great to hear her voice, she sounds good. Tuesday President Yuschenko signed the...
The waiting continues - Sunday, January 22nd 2006 11:22 AM
Seems like I should be a pro by now when it comes to the waiting. Not to say that I am not much better than I was in 2005 but it still isn't always easy. Having met the...
She really is amazing! - Thursday, January 12th 2006 11:55 AM
Some wonderful memories of her visit that we cherish (along with the desire to watch Peter Pan over and over again, even right after it would end and her cute Ukrainian accent...
Pissed Off!!! Can I say that here?! - Thursday, December 15th 2005 1:56 PM
Okay, note tht I have another issue that I am dealing with that has me frustrated today but I just received an email from my facilitator that says they still have not found out...
No news yet - Tuesday, December 6th 2005 4:23 PM
So it is now December and we are still waiting (as expected). Some families have reported that their facilitators have informed them of which month they are scheduled their...
Thought I should Update Our Journal - Thursday, October 27th 2005 8:49 AM
Well, it has been just over a month since I posted anything. It is so weird now that I have begun putting together a scrapbook of our Adoption Journey and am using my journal...
Some "Fine" News, Some Bad News - Thursday, September 22nd 2005 1:41 PM
First the "fine" news, we received a letter from the NAC today. It states that all adoption appointments are booked for 2005 and that we will receive a letter for our 2006...
The Latest - Friday, September 9th 2005 5:00 PM
It's been about 3 weeks since our appointment request letter was submitted to the NAC.  At this point I have no complaints about the wait, we have our foot in the door...
Welcome to the 3rd Trimester - Monday, August 8th 2005 9:59 PM
We're registered!!   Today we finally received out registration letter from the NAC!! I was in such shock, I am SO glad we didn't catch me on camera  LOL ...
Tortured - Sunday, August 7th 2005 10:20 PM
All I have to say is....I feel like I am being tortured. This just isn't easy at all
My dreams - Monday, August 1st 2005 9:57 AM
Ummm, how weird is it that I keep dreaming about the mail?  LOL I have dreamt so many times that we received our registration letter, it is just getting ridiculous!!...
Cravings - Thursday, July 28th 2005 7:57 PM
Tonight I had SERIOUS cravings for Mexican food and chocolate chip cookies!!!  LOL   No idea why but perhaps like pregnancy my cravings are letting me know our...
Hey, guess what I'm doing!!! - Friday, July 22nd 2005 7:23 PM
Still waiting <BIG sigh>
The latest - Monday, July 18th 2005 10:08 PM
Well, today is my son's 10th birthday. He is so happy and I am so happy for him. It truly is such a blessing being Mom to that kid! No news on our dossier yet. Last week Julia...
Feeling Sad - Saturday, July 9th 2005 7:26 PM
Well, I just got home from a much needed vacation. I had a great time and met some good people and some adorable kiddos! Unfotunately, I returned to not only find that there...
Worried - Monday, June 13th 2005 5:28 PM
Well, I just signed on the internet to find that my mailbox is loaded with forum emails back and forth about a recent news release. Apparently Ukraine has announced they are...
Our Dossier Was Submitted - Wednesday, June 8th 2005 11:09 PM
Last week our dossier was submitted to the NAC. Who knows how long before we will hear any news but I am SO glad to have moved on to the next waiting room   I can't tell...
Picked myself back up - Tuesday, May 31st 2005 1:43 PM
I just wanted to update my journal to share that after a few days of what seemed like grieving, I have picked myself back up and am feeling confident that things will all work...
Not yet submitted - Thursday, May 26th 2005 5:19 PM
I am so upset, I just feel sick to my stomach. After writing Julia 2 times in the past 5-6 days and hearing nothing, I finally heard back from her this evening. Apparently she...
Only getting harder - Saturday, May 14th 2005 4:23 PM
Still have not heard anything and this process only seems to be getting more difficult. Just over a yr ago we moved from LA, CA so we can stop spinning our wheels. Trying to...