Spreading the word....

If you read my last post, you know that tomorrow is National Adoption Day! All over the country, thousand of families will be making their families official by finalizing their adoptions.

Help us (any the many other families hoping to adopt) by spreading the word about the miracle of adoption! Let's harness the power of Facebook and other social networking site... share this, create a post or add our "blog sticker" to your own blog/website (see the side links for the html code). Thanks to my dear friend and "work spouse" for her shout out on Facebook. That is what I am talking about!

The more people that know about adoption, the more families we can create.



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Talk about a sign from above....

November 20th is our 6th wedding anniversary! Wow, how time files when you are having fun.

We love our anniversary because it give us an excuse to go to a fancy dinner, have a nice wine and totally focus on each other. One of our traditions is we love to look at our wedding album and reminisce about stories of the day and how much fun we had (don't worry family, I will leave it at that). It is kind of hard to think of ways we could make it better... until now!

November 20th is also "National Adoption Day!" Not that we need any more confirmation that adoption is the perfect way to build our family, but is sure feels like a sign from above to me!

For years to come, our anniversary day will no longer be about us as a couple, but it will be a way for us to celebrate the creation of a family.

Please pass on the word about adoption...there are so many deserving families waiting to take a child into their loving homes all over the country. Help make our dreams come true.

Here is a link to the official Facebook page: National Adoption Day

The Happiest Sad

When I started our blog, in true Kari fashion, I set out to learn as much about adoption, blogging and the combo of the two. This week I came across this amazing blog by an even more amazing person. "The Happiest Sad" is written by a birthmother. It tells a story of adoption that is not often told, at least not as eloquently as this.

One post in particular I liked was the "How To Irritate a Birth Mother" post. It is a great education tool for the adoption community (and general public!)

Hope you check it out!

Lambert the Sheepish Lion

Lambert the Sheepish Lion was a staple in our house going up. It was one of our go-to movies when we were not feeling well, it was a snow day, or we just wanted to watch a good story. Now that I am older, I understand that Lambert was an "Adopted Child" of the sheep herd! If you have never seen it, it is totally worth the 8 minutes of your day!

Enjoy!