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<\/a>— 1 —<\/strong><\/p>\n Brett now OFFICIALLY<\/u> has a mama and papa.<\/strong> You know my Reece’s Rainbow kid Brett<\/a>? Court was held on Monday in his region and his parents’<\/a> adoption request was granted. There’s a 10-day waiting period so the verdict can be recorded (this is Eastern Europe — things move slowly) and then they can spring him. Meanwhile, they’re preparing to go to court for his adopted sister Delilah. So… prayers answered!!!<\/p>\n <\/a>— 2 —<\/strong><\/p>\n As Brett is now taken care of and will be in the States in a few weeks, I asked to be allowed to have another child for whom I could advocate as a Guardian Angel<\/a>.<\/strong> I had seen Kaia mentioned in the Reece’s Rainbow<\/a> group on Facebook<\/a> and her picture stuck with me as did the words in her profile: <\/p>\n She is the beautiful little china doll on my sidebar. Her adoption grant is currently only $5.00 — can we increase it this week? Please and thank you. (As of midnight on 12\/8, her grant is now at $15. My deepest thanks to whoever donated to do that.)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a>— 3 —<\/strong><\/p>\n My snowflakes<\/a> were a hit last night.<\/strong> I starched them on Tuesday using this method<\/a> and as they weren’t completely dry by Wednesday afternoon, I spent some time with a blowdryer on them while exhorting them to stiffen. The blowdrying worked and the person who received them in the ornament\/decoration exchange loved them. She’s a fellow crocheter so I’ll be sticking the pattern and starching instructions in her box on Sunday.<\/p>\n <\/a>— 4 —<\/strong><\/p>\n At the same ornament\/decoration exchange during Ladies’ Night Out, I got a beautiful ceramic angel.<\/strong> It was wrapped beautifully and had a long green ribbon which immediately went into my purse. All my crazy cat ladies can probably guess the rest of the story: Edda<\/a> and her siblings got extra playtime last night. It was comical to see Freya (our little butterball gremlin) going absolutely crazy and Finian (my fluffybutt) was also pretty funny.<\/p>\n <\/a>— 5 —<\/strong><\/p>\n I’m “occupying Advent”.<\/strong> I decided to take on blogging as an Advent discipline and am following Beth Anne’s<\/a> tasks as my subjects. You can find other people’s efforts using the hashtag #AdventPhotoADay.<\/p>\n <\/a>— 6 —<\/strong><\/p>\n This is disturbing.<\/strong> My mom sent me a video from the Today Show<\/a> about a trick thieves are using to get into hotel rooms<\/a>. It disturbs me that the makers of the locks used by most hotel rooms has known since July and is suggesting band-aid solutions and not upgrading the locks free of charge. Hotels are also feigning ignorance which irritates me.<\/p>\n <\/a>— 7 —<\/strong><\/p>\n Who’s up for meatless Fridays?<\/strong> Thomas of Identified Catholic is hosting a link-up of what people are eating on Fridays<\/a> as an effort to do communal penance during Advent. The USCCB is pondering a return to the practice and I’m participating during Advent in solidarity with my Catholic friends who are taking it on.<\/p>\n For more Quick Takes, visit Jen at ConversionDiary.Com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" — 1 — Brett now OFFICIALLY has a mama and papa. You know my Reece’s Rainbow kid Brett? Court was held on Monday in his region and his parents’ adoption request was granted. There’s a 10-day waiting period so the … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/kaia.jpg\" "\\"Kaia\\"\/")
\nKaia has pretty green eyes, what a little dolly! She should be heading to kindergarten next year, not the institution.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n