Yesterday morning I was sitting on the couch with my husband checking emails and whatnot when I was seized by a tremendous craving. “I have a craving,” I announced to him. “For what?” he dutifully inquired.“For anything that tastes like it is supposed to.” First I longed for a strawberry milkshake made from real hard […]
Almost "Gotcha"
If you were to do the math, you would realize that our ten day waiting period ended on Saturday, September 18. This means we could have picked the girls up from the orphanage on Monday the 20th, but we didn’t. Most families are chomping at the bit to take their children out, and we too […]
Erased
When we went to court on September 8 in support of our petition to adopt Masha and Autumn we knew that the decision had already been made and that this was more of a formality than anything else. But of course we were nervous that we might say something stupid and then the judge could […]
Five Fast Days
Romania… a country I have always wanted to visit but never would have… because well… it just isn’t France or England or Italy. After all, what is there to see in Romania other than Count Dracula? Lots. On Wednesday we landed in Bucharest and picked up a car at the airport. Then we bravely set […]
Ennui
We were told by those who have been down this road that it will begin to seem like groundhog day. And they were right. Every day we get up, get ready, and head off for the metro/bus that will take us on the hour and twenty minute ride out to Vorzel. We get about an […]