Four travelers. Four big bags to check. Three small bags to carry on. Not bad. Next stop: Seoul, South Korea. Technorati Tags: Adoption, homeland visit, South Korea
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(Part 2) Although we were sad that the adoption of the baby in the US hadn’t worked out for us, it helped tremendously to know that we were headed to Ethiopia soon to get our daughter. In February when I got on that plane with my second daughter as my traveling companion, I was...
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We leave for Korea on Tuesday. That means I have exactly four days to pull everything together. Major tasks: –Packing, obviously. I have a large heap of stuff in the corner of my bedroom that I think would be easier to transport if I managed to get it into suitcases. Preferably zipped. Big job...
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(Our little girls, part one) We were matched to an expectant mom at Thanksgiving. We talked to her on the phone every few days, and it seemed that the talks went well. The time between then and her Christmas due date dragged. Could we really be getting a baby? Finally a couple days before...
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Found an interesting challenge at DigitalPhotographySchool.com. The idea is that no matter where you are, chances are that there are at least 10 great pictures within 10 meters of you right now. So find them. Here’s what I shot at midnight when the light was dim and my usual subjects were all asleep. What’s...
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Recently I was asked to review a new grill cleaning brush called the Grill Daddy. Thinking of our greasy BBQ grill, I quickly accepted the offer of a sample. The grill Daddy has sturdy steel bristles that are safe for any type of BBQ surface, and a built in water reservoir so that you...
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Way back when we first began discussing adoption, the picture in our heads was of a little girl from China. As we learned more about adoption, we realized that Korea was a better fit for our family at the time for all sorts of reasons, including Korea’s lower family income requirement and shorter adoption...
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