It's been a "Minute and a Mile"!
2 years ago
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Catching up
Wow...2 months and no posting. I'm going to blame my laziness on the winter doldrums. Well, the snow is now long gone, and we are enjoying the beautiful warm weather. So, no more excuses for me.
I'm happy to report that Hope officially became our daughter on March 23, 2010. That's right...our re-adoption finally went through, after 6 months of waiting for a court date. You gotta love Philadelphia's legal system. Below are a couple of pics from the big day.
Hope is doing great. She is currently taking a tumbling class and a music class. She's a little soft on the tumbling, but she loves her music class. She loves to stand in front of the instructor and dance away.
She's also been doing a lot of talking. She is obsessed with our neighbor, Charlotte, and we hear Char-char around the clock. Short stack (our dog)and Suz-suz (our other neighbor)are among her other favorite words. Occasionally, we do get to hear a Mama and Daddy, so I guess we can't complain.
Now what you've been waiting for...the cute pics.
I'm happy to report that Hope officially became our daughter on March 23, 2010. That's right...our re-adoption finally went through, after 6 months of waiting for a court date. You gotta love Philadelphia's legal system. Below are a couple of pics from the big day.
Hope is doing great. She is currently taking a tumbling class and a music class. She's a little soft on the tumbling, but she loves her music class. She loves to stand in front of the instructor and dance away.
She's also been doing a lot of talking. She is obsessed with our neighbor, Charlotte, and we hear Char-char around the clock. Short stack (our dog)and Suz-suz (our other neighbor)are among her other favorite words. Occasionally, we do get to hear a Mama and Daddy, so I guess we can't complain.
Now what you've been waiting for...the cute pics.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
The Wait
Anyone who has gone through the adoption process knows how grueling the wait can be. First you wait for fingerprint clearance, than you wait for a referral, than you wait for a court date (or two or three), than you wait for your embassy date, and finally your travel date. The one thing that helps with all of this waiting is getting pictures of your little one. We were fortunate during our wait. A number of families traveled to Ethiopia, during this time, and supplied us with many photos of Hope.
As our "Gotcha Day" anniversary approaches, I find myself looking at Hope's orphanage photos again and again. She looks so sad in these photos, and so different from the happy, bubbly little girl I know. As I look at them, I realize that she was waiting as well...waiting to be safe and warm, waiting to have a full belly, and waiting to be loved and held. Looking back, her wait was much harder than ours.
As our "Gotcha Day" anniversary approaches, I find myself looking at Hope's orphanage photos again and again. She looks so sad in these photos, and so different from the happy, bubbly little girl I know. As I look at them, I realize that she was waiting as well...waiting to be safe and warm, waiting to have a full belly, and waiting to be loved and held. Looking back, her wait was much harder than ours.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Move over Eartha Kitt...
There's a new Cat Woman in town!
Hope has a new favorite place in our home...the dog crate. I cannot keep her out of it. This new development has been very upsetting to Shorty. He loves his sister, but not as much as his bed and crate. To make matters worse, she now runs around in cat ears. I fear poor Shorty is on the road to a nervous breakdown!
Hope has a new favorite place in our home...the dog crate. I cannot keep her out of it. This new development has been very upsetting to Shorty. He loves his sister, but not as much as his bed and crate. To make matters worse, she now runs around in cat ears. I fear poor Shorty is on the road to a nervous breakdown!
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Einstein
This week we had to say goodbye to our dear cat, Einstein. He would have been 19 years old this summer, and lived a long happy life.
Einstein, we love you and we will miss you. We know you are howling up in heaven. Have fun playing with Spencer, Sigmund, Boo, and Sophie.
Einstein, we love you and we will miss you. We know you are howling up in heaven. Have fun playing with Spencer, Sigmund, Boo, and Sophie.
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