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Sense of urgency so soon?

Sense of urgency so soon?

A quick look at the calendar and we can tell that if we don’t keep pushing to knock “to do” items off our list we will be setting ourselves up for a trip to Russia in the middle of the winter to pick up the Wee Kahunas. Now, don’t get me wrong, we like [...]

Then we do some shopping

Then we do some shopping

So, the real world and work calls. The two of us start our next set of travels for Really Really Big Industries, Inc. this coming week. This is likely to be one of the last multi week/multi continent trips that we take together for the next couple of years.
We’ve added to the Really [...]

Then we get shots…

Then we get shots…

This past weekend we had our home study with the social worker who will be filling out the mountain of paperwork that gets added to our dossier for the Russian courts.
We also submitted our completed applications and associated documents for the adoption agency and sent off the forms required by the department of Homeland Security [...]

First we collect paper…

First we collect paper…

This section of our site is more of a journal that documents and shares the  journey to adopt the two children that we are fondly referring to as the Wee Kahunas.
Knowing that we wanted to adopt children from Russia (we very much like the idea of the connection to Bobbi’s heritage from Eastern Europe.) [...]

Pantry Check – 12/10/09

We're full on into winter here in Chicago - slushy snow falls from the sky at this very moment. This big OLD house has a bit of the drafty to it, the 115 year old radiators are chugging away (cherubs and scroll work are nice and hot to the touch) but it always help to crank up the ten burner stove and the two ovens when ever there is a good opportunity.

Check the post "Saturday Soup Day" for the four recipes and roasted Chicken that kept our house warm and toasty for the day and is keeping our tummies warm and toasty all week long with meals a plenty.

Check back soon!