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Homecoming

Mon, 28 May 2012 19:11:00 +0000

Yes, it has been two months since Jones (he now has a code name like the rest of the kids–“security purposes,” you know–but his given name is what we call him and I love that we didn’t change it.) I have yet to even post about his homecoming. I used to wonder, as I read other people’s...

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Ethiopia Days 5-7

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 20:56:00 +0000

Monday finally came and it was a BIG day because we were visiting the US Embassy for our visa interview. We had waited nine long months for this appointment to come to fruition and we didn’t want anything to go wrong. Wogene had to come with us and he did fine, but I think he...

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Ethiopia Day 4—The Birthday Boy

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:00:00 +0000

We woke up the next morning to a happy little boy, quietly playing with his Curious George stuffed animal in his bed. I don’t think he had any idea it was his birthday but by the end of the day, he probably felt like king for a day! There is still some question as to...

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Ethiopia Day 3–Taking custody of our sweet boy

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:12:00 +0000

The next day we had the morning to shop a little more before we took Wogene into our full custody. We hit an art gallery we had visited on our first trip and ended up buying a piece of art for a friend who asked us to pick up something for her while we were...

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Ethiopia Day 1 and 2

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:30:00 +0000

The trip to bring our guy home started with us landing in Addis around 7:30 a.m. on Thursday morning after starting our journey Wednesday morning at the Atlanta airport. Neither of us slept great on the plane but we were too excited to sleep once we arrived. We knew we’d get to see Wogene that morning,...

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Good Things

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:57:00 +0000

This card from Larry’s coworkers says it all. Finally, finally, FINALLY, good things are coming to this incredible boy who is so deserving of all the wonderful things life has to offer him. We leave tomorrow morning out of Atlanta and will arrive in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Thursday morning. We return the following Thursday, March...

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Coming to America

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:03:00 +0000

My grandmother recently met a valet parking attendant at her doctor’s office building in Atlanta. She could tell from his accent he wasn’t from the deep south and so she asked him where he was born. He said proudly, “Ethiopia.” She then replied (and you must read this in the most beautiful southern drawl you can...

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Hurry Up and Wait

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +0000

I’m an impatient person by nature. I want things done yesterday. Being at the mercy of a governmental organization to bring Jones home has brought out the worst in me. What should have been completed in 6-8 weeks is now hitting the 4 month mark with no end in sight. The only consolation is that...

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He’s made the first move!

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 03:22:00 +0000

Yesterday, I was sitting with the kids at Chick-fil-A when Buddy asked if I knew if Jones had been moved yet to the WACAP House. I told him it was supposed to happen some time this week but I would check my email on my phone and see if I had any news waiting for me. ...

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Ethiopia Days 12 & 13

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:42:00 +0000

The following morning, we decided to hit a few galleries before officially deciding on the painting we had loved so much the previous day. We didn’t find another painting that spoke to us as much but Fekadu did treat us to the most amazing store in all of Ethiopia–it was like an oasis in the...

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