Author Archives: atruerarity

About 27 hours after we left home for the Portland airport, we stepped into a hotel on the other side of the world. Literally. I was sick overnight before we left and too sick to my stomach to sit up … Continue reading →

Hello! Well, we started this adoption process on Christmas day, 2016. It’s been 4 1/2 months and we have completed enough of the process to be granted permission to meet him in person and accept his referral! (His country of … Continue reading →

Archive: *2020-2021 School Curriculum *2019-2020 School Curriculum and Review *2018-2019 School Curriculum and Review *2017-2018 School Curriculum and Review *2016-2017 School Curriculum and Review *2015-2016 School Curriculum and Review *2014-2015 School Curriculum *2013-2014 Review This year was 4th grade, 1st … Continue reading →

Yesterday, our dossier (adoption paperwork) was presented at the IAC (International Adoption Committee) in the Eastern European country we’re adopting from. It was approved for us to move forward. As soon as the MOJ (Minister of Justice) signs this paper, … Continue reading →

Life has been full. Sometimes Brian and I try to figure out what we can cut out, because we’ve bitten off too much. But the only things that are easy to cut out are things that we enjoy… like chickens … Continue reading →