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Year of the Bunny Rabbit (Chinese New Year)

In Adoption, Ethos, Posts11 February, 2023Leave a comment Mia

Xin Nian Kuai Le! Lunar New Year came early this year, so on the heels of the Christmas holidays we opted to keep our celebration super simple. I figured decor would be a snap with Easter right around the corner (bunnies everywhere!), but sadly that falls late on the calendar this year and bunnies were surprisingly hard to come by. Though we didn’t have any “bunnies” from the Chinese zodiac in attendance, we invited our extended family over for dinner …

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On Turning Ten

In Adoption, Adventure, Ethos26 July, 2022Leave a comment Mia

In our house, when a kid hits double digits they earn a trip with Daddy to somewhere special, fun, and top secret. When Firstborn turned ten she flew to Texas …

Praised Be

In Ethos, Posts29 November, 2020Leave a comment Mia

Feeling especially grateful for the abundance of blessing in our lives this year, we opted to celebrate Thanksgiving not once but twice. My youngest, newlywed sister (alongside her groom) hosted …

Ode to a Handyman

In Adventure, Ethos, Posts24 July, 2020Leave a comment Mia

Back in late February, right before a certain nefarious virus began altering our way of life, Handsome Husband bought our family a beautiful fixer-upper. A comfortable abode of the same …

Global Celebration (Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2020)

In Adoption, Book Reviews / Articles, Ethos, Homeschool, Posts28 January, 2020Leave a comment Mia

I’m pleased as punch to participate in Multicultural Children’s Book Day again this year. Little Man was tickled when our friendly mailman delivered this vibrant picture book– and just in …

Homeschool High

In Ethos, Homeschool, Posts9 September, 2019Leave a comment Mia

It’s back to school tiiiiiime! Though we maintain a daily reading, writing, & arithmetic regimen through the summer months, we ramp things up in earnest and resume extracurriculars each fall– …

Year of the Pig (Chinese New Year)

In Adoption, Ethos, Homeschool, Posts7 February, 2019Leave a comment Mia

Xin nian kuai le! For the first time in our six years of celebrating the occasion, we didn’t cook or clean for Chinese New Year. Still, we feasted… to ring …

Multicultural Children’s Book Day, Part 2

In Adoption, Book Reviews / Articles, Ethos, Posts25 January, 2019Leave a comment Mia

It’s here, it’s here! Multicultural Children’s Book Day is today! I was grateful to participate in this movement again this year, as in past years. The mission behind the movement is …

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  • Officially began process – 10/17/2012
    Application to CCAI (agency) – 11/19/2012
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    MCC (medical conditions) – 11/26/2012
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    Dossier to agency for translation – 8/26/2013
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    Log in date w/CCCWA – 9/11/2013
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