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You Know You're An Adoptive Family When...

  • your child's new therapist scares the snot out of her... and you love him for it, and know you've finally found the right guy.
  • you daydream about how to add rooms or re-partition space in your small home to make room for more children.
  • for that matter, you wonder if there's someone who could retro-fit your van with another bench seat instead of the 2 seperate ones in the middle row, to make room for just one more child...
  • you have to remind yourself to let out of town friends and family members know how many kids you currently have, in case they missed a coming or a going.
  • you have to explain why the birthparents they love aren't on their "Safe-Side Adults" list.
  • you overhear your newest children talking in the bathroom, debating about whether they like this home better, or a previous one.
  • you tell your son he's your favorite black-haired 8 year old (since you also have a blonde 8-year old), and he replies with "And you're ONE OF my favorite moms."
  • your children see an advertisement with a baby in it and ask if we can "get that one."
  • your children ask to "keep" the babysitter.

Foster & Adoptive Placements

  • **K (3 days old)
    Picked up from the hospital 10/1/10, not sure how long she'll be here, but we're enjoying her!
  • **Gideon (7) and Malaika (5)
    Placed July 13, 2009 for adoption. A relative came forward and they were removed from our home Sept 26, 2009. Returned April 18, 2010. Adoption Finalized September 20, 2010!
  • L (11 days old)
    September 15-16, 2010 (2 days)
  • S (3 1/2)
    January 2010 (2 days)
  • C (6 months)
    December 2nd-23rd, 2009. (3 weeks)
  • C (8) & J (5)
    March 20th-22nd, 2009. (3 days.)
  • T (2) and A (13 months)
    February 2009 (3 days) Update: adopted by a family in Eastern Washington
  • R (1-2)
    February 4, 2009 - February 17, 2010. (1 year). Native child - tribe wouldn't allow adoption. Moved to a long-term foster home.
  • S (age 10)
    New Year's Eve 2008 (6 days) Update: being adopted by a co-worker of Brian's!
  • J (6) & S (2.5)
    December 2008 (6 days)
  • **Hallie (3 weeks)
    Placed August 2003 - Adoption Finalized December 2004
  • **Sam (13 months)
    Placed August 2002 - Finalized Adoption May 2003
  • J (7) & F (18 mo)
    Father's Day Weekend 2002 (4 days)

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01/08/2010

A Winner!

Thank you so much for taking the time to post your questions.  Those are a lot of fun and I look forward to addressing many of them in the coming weeks! 

Here's the prize package I've compiled for this year...

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1. Lindt Lindor Milk Chocolate Truffle Bar (as promised)
2. Stainless Steel Water Bottle.  You know, because they say plastic will kill 'ya.  I picked one up at Christmas and have been enjoying my own, so I thought I'd share the love and pass another onto this year's blogiversary winner.
3. Frixion Pens.  Remember those old "EraserMate" pens, that barely wrote and barely erased?  And once you rub too hard, the eraser FALLS OFF, making them useless? This is NOT those pens.  I discovered these last year and fell in love with them.  First of all, they are gel pens, so they write pretty smoothly.  Secondly, they erase with heat friction.  The "eraser" is a rubber tip on the end of the pen (not the cap, so you can't lose it), that creates heat when it rubs against the paper, and it's the HEAT that erases the ink.  The rubber tip never gets worn down.  In fact, I once jotted something down on a page I was laminating for my kids for school, and was bewildered that the writing was MISSING after it passed through the heat laminator... until I remembered which pen I used!  They also come in blue, red, and Highlighters!
4. Bath and Body Works PocketBac antibacterial hand gel.  It's like "Purell", only it actually smells good.  This one is "Coconut Lime Verbena"... kill a few germs and feel like you're in the tropics.
5. Chapstick "True Shimmer", Botanical Berry.  Lip protection with just a subtle shimmer. 

Hallie drew the winner today...

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Congratulations Debbie!  I hope you enjoy the little prize package I put together.  Send me over your address and I'll get that in the mail to you very soon!

Posted at 04:47 PM in Just Me |

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I go one day without actually READING your blog, just scrolling through the beautiful pix and I miss out on a contest! Dang! I guess I learned my lesson!

Posted by: Amy Whit | 01/08/2010 at 11:25 PM

Wow, I am so excited! Hilary, you made my day. I'll send you my address.

Posted by: Debbie | 01/09/2010 at 03:10 PM

Hilary, I can't find an email address to send my snail mail. Could you please send me a note at balix1@nycap.rr.com

PS-Tell Hallie thank you! :-)

Posted by: Debbie | 01/09/2010 at 03:17 PM

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