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 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!!!
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. I had seen Kaia mentioned in the Reece’s Rainbow group on Facebook and her picture stuck with me as did the words in her profile:
Kaia has pretty green eyes, what a little dolly! She should be heading to kindergarten next year, not the institution.
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.)
My snowflakes were a hit last night. I starched them on Tuesday using this method 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.
At the same ornament/decoration exchange during Ladies’ Night Out, I got a beautiful ceramic angel. 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 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.
I’m “occupying Advent”. I decided to take on blogging as an Advent discipline and am following Beth Anne’s tasks as my subjects. You can find other people’s efforts using the hashtag #AdventPhotoADay.
This is disturbing. My mom sent me a video from the Today Show about a trick thieves are using to get into hotel rooms. 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.
Who’s up for meatless Fridays? Thomas of Identified Catholic is hosting a link-up of what people are eating on Fridays 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.
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Milo and Pierre would go crazy over the ribbon also. They also LOVE BELLS. My sister hung one of their “balls with a bell” on the tree and Agent P freaked out! Their recent toy is hiding in a box.
YAY for advent contests! I’m really enjoying seeing all the participation and everyone liking it!
The 10 day wait in Ukraine is not for buerocratic reasons. It’s a period when the verdict can be contested, or appealed. If a family member of the child steps forward during these 10 days, the adoption will most likely be null and void. Not likely that it happens, but it is a possibility. So I wouldn’t think things move slowly in Ukraine, they move in a different order than in the US.
I’ve seen the waiting period in the US and Canada be anywhere from 30 days to 6 months.
I’m so happy for Brett! And that little girl is so cute! I hope she finds a home. I’m doing meatless Friday’s too! Lutherans ftw!
Thanks for the plug! So happy to have our Lutheran brethren joining us!
Kaia is a-dor-a-ble. I hope that we can find her a family soon, and I hope that everything goes well for Brett and Deliliah!