Here I write about my life, such as it is..... family, friends, opinions & thoughts, PTO, Cub Scouts, and more
On Friday my sister called and asked us to meet her, Chris and the boys at a local playground for lunch on Saturday. Charlie has been asking when his new cousins were coming from Russia so I’m glad she finally scheduled a meeting. Here are some photos of the 3 of them together. David is […]
>A few weeks ago the agency we used to adopt Charlie, Family to Family, contacted me about the Lost Birth Parent Contact blog post I’d written. In it I talk about my feelings toward finding out we’d lost contact with Charlie’s birth mother. Jennifer emailed me asking if she could link to my post on the agency blog […]
>It’s been awhile but I have mentioned before that my sister and BIL are adopting from Russian. They were matched with 2 little boys, brothers, ages 2 and 4, last fall. They fell in love with the boys and moved forward in the adoption process. Rachael and Chris have been in Russia at least 3 […]
Charlie is adopted. Our adoption is what is referred to as semi-open. Hubby and I have met both the birth mother and birth father of our son. We’ve also met his full brother and 1 of his half-brothers. Per our agreement update photos and letters are sent via the agency as an intermediary. We are only […]
>Today my sister and I will once again be operating the concession stand at the BVARC Greater Houston Hamfest at the Ft. Bend County Fairgrounds. Just like last year the money raised will go towards Rachael and Chris’s Russian adoption fund. You can read the latest updates on their blog, Sanity is Optional in Texas. Rachael […]
