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Sneak Preview

I’m in the process of editing down our 3+ hours of footage from the trip, and I thought you’d might like an advance screening of a couple of clips. Plus, I take particular delight in bringing the SRDC server to its knees. 😉 First, our walk in the People’s Park in Nanchang. Lia is wearing […]

AP*

*AP = attachment parenting, adoptive parent I think it’s funny that these two phrases have the same abbreviation, because they really go hand-in-hand. Adoptive parents have the challenging task of creating an attachment with their kids from scratch. This blows my mind when I think about it. Can you imagine being handed to a couple […]

Zzzzzzz

Everyone is sleeping. Even the cat is sleeping. I am the only one awake. I have had zero problems with jetlag, thanks to my superpower, which is to sleep anywhere, at the drop of a hat, for any length of time. This superpower comes in handy on camping trips, bus rides (i.e. all of high […]

Babies Don’t Wear Watches

And so normal life begins: no housekeeping, no breakfast buffet, no laundry service. At least, not until Auntie Jo arrives to spend Reading Week with us! These next few weeks may be our most challenging yet–if what they say is true and it takes one day to adjust to each hour of difference in time […]

We’re home!

We touched down in Ottawa at 9:30 pm and were greeted by a welcoming party of Rick, Zach, Brie and Madeline. Zach and Brie also made sure we had food in the house so Lia could eat her banana when we got home. Thanks so much! After a looong delay at the airport in Beijing […]