State of Adoptions in Viet Nam

02/06/08 - I apparently upset a pro-Bush Administration person greatly with this post.  Mostly, I was not happy with how things are going  with adoption discussions in Viet Nam.  My little side swipe at the Bush Administration was recognizing that Condoleeza Rice is technically in charge of USDOS and was really more about my growing sense that some of [...]

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Please help my nephew receive an autism assistance dog.

My nephew, Ethan, was born Autistic. The following was written by his mother, Cassandra. Please find it in your heart to give to their cause. His entire family would benefit from the assistance of one of these dogs:
Ethan Needs A Puppy
Try to imagine a new child in your family. Imagine all your hopes and dreams [...]

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Our story book adoption… part 1

Once upon a time, in the southeastern corner of the USA,

a young man and a young woman were married because loved each other very much. 
 
 The man and the woman purchased a house and made a happy home. 
 
They had good jobs that they enjoyed very much , and they worked very hard. 
 
This hard work paid off.  They enjoyed some nice [...]

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Back in Blog World

I took a brief hiatus from blog world after our adoption issues back in September.  Basically, I just needed to get away from the online craziness for a while.  I stopped reading the yahoo groups and most other blogs.  I stopped writing. 
Daniel and I are really hoping that we are in the home stretch now.  [...]

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