So the last time I wrote was September 12th. At that time we were just starting the process to update our homestudy. And then we stopped....

Does your child's school have secrets? Here's a not so lovely post by the Families Against Restraint and Seclusion blog . The post ...

I'm sure some of you reading have things you can add to this. Please join in! You know you're adopting internationally when: Yo...

Here's what's on my agenda for this week: Monday: pick up new local and state criminal checks Visits to schools Tuesday: Boys...

Ok...wow...I didn't really expect people to be THAT surprised. LOL So, to answer some questions: 1) We are just starting to update our...

Almost 9 months ago when I brought Asher home, Dean, Angela and Axel met us at the airport. We shared hugs and laughs with some of our exten...

If you're new here, I'd like you to go read this post . It's about "Ivan", a little boy I met on my most recent trip t...

Now that we're home, and I've finally got this blog caught up to GETTING home, and since Asher's transition home really involves...

*Disclaimers* #1 Dean is still learning to work his camera #2 Check back in a bit and the video should be rotated so you can watch it. #3...

So we arrive in Frankfurt. First task is to get off the plane. Remember, it's me with a large (read very heavy)  backpack on my back, c...

I know it seems like we've fallen off the planet, but we really ARE here. It's just very busy. There is lots to catch up on from my ...

I have a problem when I'm coming home from Serbia. I would would call it a habit now that I've been there four times in 19 months an...

Asher is used to eating breakfast around 6:30-7:00 a.m, which is around midnight our time. Thankfully he slept until almost lunch time...or ...

After a couple delays coming from Chicago, we finally made it home at 6:45 last night ( or 1:00 a.m. Serbia time, so Asher and I had been up...

So here is the list of specialists Asher needs to see. These are known issues , not things that have yet to be discovered, and you know we w...

Is there a separate poop god, or a diaper blowout god? If there is, I need to speak with him or her. See, in less than 24 hours Asher and I ...

Today we were able to get everything completed and ON TIME! WOOT WOOT!!!! We pick up the visa tomorrow afternoon, and...and...GET ON A PLANE...

When some of you are just starting your day, I will be running around praying that God's timing is the same as mine! Here's what...

Ivanna (pronounced Eevanah) the orphanage social worker. Asher is blurry because he wasn't really interested in posing.  Ok, he...