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Our Adoption Adventure: April 2015
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A journal of a Kentucky family and our adoptions from Ethiopia. Sunday, April 19, 2015. Sometimes, you just have to teach your girls how to use power tools. Chloe using the power sander. And other times, a more primitive tool gets the job done. Monday, April 6, 2015. AJ gets his first real tie. Sunday, April 5, 2015. She quickly made herself at home with the kids. Opal loves to ride in the car and watch traffic. She was worn out after such a big day! This is what Opal does a lot.sleep. It was still prett...
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Our Adoption Adventure: December 2014
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A journal of a Kentucky family and our adoptions from Ethiopia. Wednesday, December 31, 2014. This year we celebrated Christmas in Indiana with Amy's family. Christmas morning, we opened presents with our immediate family. Essie is obsessed with cutting things so a multi-design scissor set seemed like an appropriate gift for her. AJ says "I dominated." all the time so a UK shirt that says "Dominate" fit the bill. Soccer ball iPod case. Dad's gift from the kids. Mom trying out her new selfie stick. After ...
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Our Adoption Adventure: August 2014
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A journal of a Kentucky family and our adoptions from Ethiopia. Friday, August 22, 2014. I believe this is the 5th year of my garden, though it expands every year. Three years ago I planted some sunflowers and the last two years, I haven't planted any, but they keep multiplying and multiplying. Thank you, birds). This year, they popped up everywhere and I'm too sentimental to pull them out or transplant them into nice neat rows. I ended up calling my garden "the forest". Matt called it ugly. And of cours...
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Our Adoption Adventure: July 4, 2015
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A journal of a Kentucky family and our adoptions from Ethiopia. Tuesday, July 7, 2015. July 4, 2015. We had a pretty low-key 4th of July. We enjoyed our town's little parade, as always, and a mostly-quiet day at home. Opal is apparently the Goodwill Ambassador of our town. Wherever we take her, people want to pet her, which of course, she is happy to oblige them. The parade is always led by our local vintage police car. Always reminds me of Andy and Barney. The always popular Lawnmower Brigade.
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Our Adoption Adventure: September 2014
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A journal of a Kentucky family and our adoptions from Ethiopia. Sunday, September 28, 2014. A Few Pictures from a Nice Sunday. Last Sunday was Dad's birthday, and Mom was out of town for an adoption conference, so it was just Dad and the kids. Everyone out the door and dressed for church! AJ had a late afternoon soccer game in a nearby town where one of Dad's favorite restaurants is. So Dad got birthday dinner at Wallace Station. While waiting for our food, the kids tried their hand a horseshoes. We fina...
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Our Adoption Adventure: October 2014
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A journal of a Kentucky family and our adoptions from Ethiopia. Thursday, October 9, 2014. Fall Is Upon Us. Fall is here. It's not my favorite season because it means winter is coming soon, but it does bring the opportunity for lots of leaves to use in the garden. I fenced in the small portion of garden that is still producing and let the chickens and ducks run the rest of it. They are loving all the new dirt to scratch around in as well as cleaning up the remnants of the garden. Adoption Assistance, Inc.
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Our Adoption Adventure: February 2015
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A journal of a Kentucky family and our adoptions from Ethiopia. Friday, February 27, 2015. Birds in the Snow. The ladies decided they'd had enough of being cooped up in the greenhouse and needed to soak up some real sunshine. The ducks left the greenhouse a few days ago and have been holding up in their house for the most part. We are so hoping the ridiculously cold temps are about to be behind us. Labels: the urban homestead. All ready at our booth. Dad was a big help all night! Friday, February 20, 2015.
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Our Adoption Adventure: July 2015
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A journal of a Kentucky family and our adoptions from Ethiopia. Saturday, July 25, 2015. The Great Bathroom Remodel of 2015. For the record, here are the before pictures:. That basket is hiding a hole in the wall.). The vanity had gotten wet inside, and the wood was warping pretty badly. So off we go to the blue home repair store in Nicholasville. So excited about getting a new bathroom. The kids jumped in to help with demolition. Here Chloe is taking down the old towel rods. AJ pulls out the baseboards.
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Our Adoption Adventure: May 2015
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A journal of a Kentucky family and our adoptions from Ethiopia. Wednesday, May 27, 2015. AJ's 5th Grade Graduation. Presentation of Certificate of Completion. AJ was also nominated by the faculty at Wilmore Elementary School for a special award given to one girl and one boy from the graduating class. This character award is more important to me than any sports award would ever be. So proud of the young man AJ has become! Criteria for the Citizenship Award. Showing off his Citizenship Award. Stopping for ...
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