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Family Day

Published on April 13, 2010 By spyderkl

I’ve mentioned that last Saturday was our “family day”, the anniversary of School Girl’s placement with us. I’m just getting around to talking about what we did that day. School Girl decided that she wanted to go to the aquarium in town. We always enjoy that, even if it is a little pricey, so K [...]

Abandoned

Published on April 12, 2010 By spyderkl

I’ve been thinking about the story of Artyom Savelyev, the 7-year-old adopted from Russia who was put on a plane – alone – by his adoptive mother with a note saying she couldn’t parent him any longer. There are a number of questions that have come up for me about this story. First, where the [...]

Holiday Visits

Published on December 19, 2009 By spyderkl

The past few days have been…pretty eventful. I can’t bring myself to write a lot about yesterday – maybe another time – but today is another story. We had a visit with M & C today. It was the first time either of them have been to the house. Ever. I was a little anxious. [...]

Open Adoption Bloggers Roundtable

Published on June 8, 2009 By spyderkl

As you can see from the sidebar, I’m a member of the Open Adoption Webring. Started by Heather at Production, not Reproduction, it’s for people who are involved in open adoption in any way; adoptive families, “first”/original/birth families, adoptees, etc. Yes, we are an adoptive family, which you might never guess from the huge number [...]

Birthday Visit

Published on March 17, 2009 By spyderkl

On Friday we had School Girl’s birthday visit with C & J. It went pretty well; probably our best visit yet, honestly. This time we went to the art museum. It was the first time we had been to the new wing since it opened. Everybody had a great time. School Girl had a lot [...]