Kira’s Superpower

Kira has a problem with buttons.  If there is a device near her with buttons, she wants to push them.  It is like they call to her.  And the funny thing is – when she pushes the buttons she does things to those devices that you never knew could even happen.
Two things have ”happened” [...]

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Thankfulness

I know I am a bit late in posting about thankfulness.  I truly meant to have something written up before Thanksgiving, but we had a houseful and I was BUSY last week!  It was a wonderful time spent with Kevin’s family (parents and siblings + kids – 21 in all!) and we enjoyed it immensely.
The [...]

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The “411″

Sorry, we watch “The Parent Trap” (Lindsey Lohan) on a semi-regular basis which is where I got my title.   If you haven’t figured it out – or you don’t watch this movie! – it means the “information”.
I got to talk with the India Program Director who was just in India visiting with our [...]

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Our Dossier is on its way!

I was notified that our dossier left for India yesterday, Tuesday, October 27.  This is a very exciting step for our adoption and we would really appreciate your prayers!
Please continue praying for Levi’s heart to be prepared for a family.  When I got the child study with our official referral I found out that he [...]

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Newport!

We just had a lovely four day vacation camping at Newport on the Oregon coast.  The girls love playing on the beach and they got to play in the sand and water to their hearts’ content!
We also spent time at the Oregon Coast Aquarium.  There are so many great exhibits there.  My personal favorites are the jellyfish [...]

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No, I did not drop off the face of the earth!

I am sorry it has been so long since I have written!  It has been an eventful couple of weeks.  I was sick with a bladder infection AND a sinus infection and felt especially bad the week before the Labor Day weekend.  Luckily, the antibiotics kicked in on Friday, the day we headed off to [...]

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Neat and Tidy

When I look back on my life, there is a clear pattern I can see.  It has often been my life’s goal to be “neat and tidy”.  Not just my house, but my life.  I like being in control of my world.  When Grant died I made a conscious decision to mess up my life [...]

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Adoption Paperwork

I thought I would give you an update on where we are in the paper chase portion of the adoption.  Our Home Study has been completed, approved, and notarized.  This was a very important step in that once we had that we could apply for our I-800A – which is an application to bring a child [...]

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India Festival

After church today we went to the India Festival held in Pioneer Courthouse Square.  From the time we arrived at 1:30 until we left at 4:30, there was music and dancing going on.  It was fun to watch the colorfully dressed dancers and  enjoy the beat of the music. 

There were several different booths selling Indian [...]

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Promised Photos

I am sorry things have been so serious here for awhile.  I hope this lightens things up a bit!
I have promised to post some photos for months!  We have had a great summer and here are some photos of our activities so far:
June 1 - Kalindi and Kira finishing up a month of swimming lessons

The girls enjoyed [...]

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