Archive for the 'Guest posts' Category

Adopting A Daughter From Jiangxi

Yazan: CanCan | 18 January 2009 | 4 Comments
Categories: Adoption, China, Guest posts

Today, Diana of Diana Rambles blogging fame shares with us some of her experience adopting her cutie-pie daughter from China!
Back in 2005 we decided to add to our family via adoption. We explored our options and ultimately decided to adopt from China. There are 2 adoption options with China. One is the traditional program [...]

Roasting

Yazan: CanCan | 12 January 2009 | 2 Comments
Categories: Adoption, China, Guest posts

This is a final guest post from Christine “Cissy” White; she shared with us last week about her experiences waiting to adopt, and finally adopting a daughter from China.

She squatted on the sidewalk. She was wearing a dress. It was brown. So were the warm peanuts roasting over the fire in front of her. [...]

A Russian Adoption: Siberia Brands

Yazan: CanCan | 09 January 2009 | 3 Comments
Categories: Adoption, Guest posts

Today we get to hear from Sarah, a mother of two little cuties whom she adopted from Siberia. Sarah blogs at SiberiaBrands; after you read their story, do visit her blog for pictures of those adorable children!
My name is Sarah and I am married to a man named Aaron; we have two kids- Ana [...]

The Delivery Elevator

Yazan: CanCan | 08 January 2009 | 6 Comments
Categories: Adoption, China, Guest posts, Mom stuff

Yesterday I left you in a bit of a cliffhanger in the blog post Adoption In China: SARS Outbreak!
Naturally I had to bring back Christine (Cissy) to tell us more of her family’s story.

We met Kai on the 26th floor of the Dolton hotel in Changsha China. I recognized her immediately. Her head [...]

Adoption in China: SARS Outbreak

Yazan: CanCan | 07 January 2009 | 6 Comments
Categories: Adoption, China, Guest posts

I worked in China as a first grade teacher during the 2002-2003 school year. It was during the spring semester that the SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) outbreak started to get serious in Asia.
As a result, my entire (boarding school) campus was quarantined in order to protect students and faculty from possible infection.
No one [...]

Adopting a Newborn: What Happens At The Hospital?

Yazan: CanCan | 06 January 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: Adoption, Guest posts

What Happens at the Hospital?
In this guest post, Robyn shares her experience meeting her newborn adoptive son at the hospital. She has lots of good advice on her website for parents who are traveling this same road!
Every adoption book tells you what to do to get the baby, and what to do once you get [...]

Guest Post by Martha Gillis: Adoption From Nanchang, China

Yazan: CanCan | 05 January 2009 | 4 Comments
Categories: Adoption, China, Guest posts

This guest post by Martha Gillis is a part of January’s Adoption Celebration at MomMostTraveled.com.
Martha Gillis remembers meeting her daughter for the first time in Nanchang, China:
August, 2003
Sure, I did the photo albums, filled in the blanks of the “Yes, You’re Adopted,” book and compiled the greatest how-we-got-you-from-China photo album replete with witty, bold-faced captions. [...]

Adoption Celebration

Yazan: CanCan | 05 January 2009 | 6 Comments
Categories: Adoption, CanCan, Guest posts

I get so excited about adoption.
There is something so special to me about the way a family is built through adoption. The idea that a child, who came into being in a different place, maybe even a country far away, was without a doubt born belonging to the parents of his “forever family”.
So many [...]

68-Hour Pregnancy by Helen Dutton

Yazan: CanCan | 04 January 2009 | 6 Comments
Categories: Adoption, Guest posts

This guest post by Helen Dutton is a part of January’s Adoption Celebration at MomMostTraveled.com.
Tuesday - It began on a Tuesday afternoon at work like any other; the sun reached my office in the early afternoon so it was warm and bright and it relaxed me. I was feeling pretty good in general about work [...]

Flannel Board Tutorial by Jonah Lisa Dyer

Yazan: CanCan | 13 December 2008 | 5 Comments
Categories: Frugal, Guest posts

This is a guest post from Jonah Lisa Dyer, blogger and crafter extraordinaire at The Toby Show! Enjoy!
Flannel Board Tutorial

I made this flannel board for our new playroom this weekend. Huck loves it! It is so easy and cheap and I bet kids who are old enough to use scissors would be able to help [...]

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