This Book Made My Head Spin: I Am Forbidden
During the rut race, one of the things I focused on but didn’t write about was that I joined the online book club From Left to Write, inspired by reconnecting with an old friend. I […]
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It’s Serious Business
Last week I took a walk with a new friend. I pushed the stroller and she held the leashes of her dog and mine. We chatted about all sorts of things new friends talk about, […]
Happy New Baby Year
I have only a few minutes to write this, so I’ll dispense with my inclination to properly introduce the topic and jump right to the point. Last Thursday afternoon we learned we’d been chosen to […]
Housekeeping!
So many little things collecting in my brain, and I haven’t set any of them down here. Time to remedy that! *Rolls in my trusted bulleted list.* After a decade wondering what it would be […]
Nearly Approved: Adoption Update
I know, “nearly approved” is like “almost pregnant.” Still, we really are nearly approved, and I’m itchy to talk about it. Over the last several weeks we completed the final major part of our application […]
Confirmation of Uncommonness
We had our first home-study session for adoption yesterday. Contrary to what we’ve all seen on television — a social worker shows up to a home unannounced on the day the vacuum broke and the […]
Adoption: Open Thread
This weekend on Twitter I mentioned for the first time publicly that we’re applying to adopt, and I was really psyched by the enthusiasm lots of people shared. Thank you! We started the complex application […]
