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The LAST DAY
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The Monaco Family Adoption Blog. November 8, 2009. Today was our last day in China. We walked around Disney, had some lunch, went to the shows we missed and enjoyed each others company. In all, this has been a great experience. It was one of those periods in life that changes your life forever. For me, in many ways. What made all of this possible? I have a strong family. We were brought up to believe if we wanted something bad enough we could work hard and obtain it. I work for and with some special peop...
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Guangzhou, day 2
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The Monaco Family Adoption Blog. Guangzhou, day 2. November 1, 2009. We have return to the 21st century, sort of. We are in Guangzhou now (second day) and staying in a Marriott in the downtown area. So it’s back to the clinic tomorrow (read… a few more Benjamins). Emily and Addison waving hello to you. My 3 girls on a stroll. Emily telling me to stop standing in the street to take pictures. A picture from the park. Nicer than most I've seen. Look at all the A/C units. Previous post: Gotcha Day 2.
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Gotcha Day (Forever Family Day)
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The Monaco Family Adoption Blog. Gotcha Day (Forever Family Day). October 26, 2009. Previous post: We’re in Nanning. Next post: Gotcha Day 2. Three of Us at Concord. And Lily Makes Three. And Lucy Makes Six. Bushel and a Peck. First a Pearl, then a Ruby! Jewels of My Heart. Just Jacob and Joleigh. Making Memories with Mallory and Meredith. Mommy to 4 Treasures. Motherhood and Other Ramblings. My Three Sons (and a little China girl). Our Journey to China for Hannah's Sister, Lily Hope. To Mia With Love.
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down in the "dumps": Letter for Support: Take Steps for CCFA!
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Down in the "dumps". Life with crohn's will keep you "pooped! Letter for Support: Take Steps for CCFA! April 3, 2009. On May 30, 2009, I will be walking in Take Steps for Crohn’s and Colitis, the nation’s largest event dedicated to finding cures for digestive diseases. I have joined the team Sajak, and will be raising money for crucial research that wouldn’t even have been possible a few short years ago. My personal goal is to raise more than $500 for this worthy cause. And following the prompts to regis...
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Waiting for Lily: January 2009
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009. We are now officially in teething mode and she is been extra fussy and it appears as though teething is worse from 1am-3am. Unfortunately, my camera has not worked properly since the ski trip so I am low on pictures. This weekend we are celebrating Lily's' first birthday and hopefully I'll have some cute pictures after the weekend. Happy New Year! Tuesday, January 20, 2009. Sunday, January 18, 2009. We took our first family vacation as a family of five. We went up to Sund...
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Almost home
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The Monaco Family Adoption Blog. November 7, 2009. The girls are doing fine together. The issues, besides language, are the same as anyone with 2 girls 11 months apart would have. Hong Kong from Victoria Peak. Addison on a carousel at Disney. Hong Kong from Victoria Peak (NOT PHOTOSHOPPED). Previous post: We found goat! Next post: The LAST DAY. Three of Us at Concord. And Lily Makes Three. And Lucy Makes Six. Bushel and a Peck. First a Pearl, then a Ruby! Jewels of My Heart. Just Jacob and Joleigh.
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Gotcha Day +2
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The Monaco Family Adoption Blog. October 28, 2009. I’m sorry there was no post yesterday. The internet in the hotel was down. Big surprise. Emily is doing well with her. It isn’t easy for her. They have their moments but overall things are going very well. We even have the street crossing thing down. We start to cross with the herd and then move through the cars, motorcycles, bikes and scooters on our own. We move like Gene Kelly in Dancing in the Rain. I've attached a few pics from "Gotcha Day" and the ...
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2009 June
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The Monaco Family Adoption Blog. From the monthly archives:. The Last of the Paperwork. June 29, 2009. Today we mailed out our last package of paperwork for the adoption to the USCIS — our I-800, I-864W, a copy of our LOA, and all other related paperwork.We should receive our pre-approval on the I-800 by the end of July, and hopefully receive our TA somewhere around the end of August/beginning of September. Three of Us at Concord. And Lily Makes Three. And Lucy Makes Six. Bushel and a Peck.
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Our Journey as a Family of Four: 2009-09-13
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Our Journey as a Family of Four. Thursday, September 17, 2009. One year ago the adoption was finalized! Our new family with Carissa's old family. One of her nannies and the Yueyang City SWI Orphanage Director. It's official - we are her parents! Posted by Curt, Pam, Ryan and Carissa. Wednesday, September 16, 2009. Meeting Carissa for the first time last year. Posted by Curt, Pam, Ryan and Carissa. Carissa at exactly 3:07 am (U.S. Time). Which is 3:07 pm (China Time). The exact time. There are days that I...