It’s been a while since I wrote last, life has sort of changed a bit… Since we are home from the Philippines, both time and energy have been rare commodities for me. Thus, blogging has fa...
Some fun one day at the local McDonald’s.
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…maybe one day soon I will have time to write a little about our many experiences. But right now a photo gallery of our first week together first. Click to view slideshow.
.. and it went by so fast, but yet it feels so long ago we actually met John at the Children’s Shelter. We have experienced so much in the past 6 days together. So many things which are amazing...
No comments in the post about today’s first visit with our son John and his friends, I will just tell it in pictures… Click to view slideshow.
Today is the day we travelled to the island of Cebu. It was supposed to also be the day where we would go to the children’s shelter and meet John for the first time, but they kindly asked us to...
The header comment is not meant in a bad way, there is no literal storm coming, just a metaphor to try to illustrate our day today in comparison of what is coming… We slept rather late, pulled ...
Our journey has brought us to Manila, but started half way around the world, where temperatures are 30°c lower… Above:Doha, Qatar by night. Not a great photo, but impressive buildings! Below: L...
John, You have no clue how eagerly awaited you are! Today and yesterday over 230 people were on our blog reading about the start of the final part of our journey to get you! Our friends, family, and ...
Hey our dearest little J! NEWS! ~ Your dad and I are bubbling for joy! Thursday our agency called ICAB and got the news that your passport has arrived and next week your visa for Switzerland will be ...
Today is Christmas eve; the day we celebrate the eve of Christ’s birth. In Sweden this is THE day of Christmas celebration. Because you are not here yet, we are taking it very cool and saving a...
Hey my beloved little J-man, It’s quiet here without you. This past week on December 6th, was Santiclaus-day here in Switzerland and we were imagining how it might be next year. We spent the ev...
Have you noticed that little J? Where you are, it’s summer all year round. Sunny and hot sticky days, thunderstorms in the afternoons, and those terrible typhoons which hit the Philippines so h...
Hey our little J, What are you up to? Do you know about us yet? Do you have the photo album we put together for you? Are your aunties there telling you about life in Switzerland? It’s been almo...
You left your hearts when you walked away. With tear streaked cheeks and heads bowed, as the pain to bring me into the light, was replaced by the greater pain of sorrow… born of love. … Swaddle...
… since we got your call (through the proper channels of adoption agencies and authorities..) three weeks ago tomorrow, we have been over-busy getting the house renovated for your arrival. Most...
…that’s how long it took between being accepted at ICAB (Intercountry Adoption Board in the Philippines) and finally hearing any news from them; which was THE CALL! Yesterday at 17.47 lo...
Elephants go 22 months, I am at 33, and not growing a bit. At least not on the outside, but definitely in the heart and in my lecture of patience. Since over one year, there have been no placements ...
…after 30, you don’t count like you used to. Every month I miss the mark, and I end up posting a few days after the 24th (our acceptance date in Manila for adoption, over 31 long months a...
… months pregnant. Adoption is stated to be the ‘new pregnant’ on some t-shirts I see on the net. You don’t have to buy a size that will stretch, just get the size you always ...
Today I watched a series on YouTube about the difficulties resulting in the new law (implemented March 2009, 3 months after our acceptance) of trying to decrease the time of releasing children for ad...
… and headed to 29. All during the month I have lot’s of thoughts which I would like to blog, and then time runs out and it turns in to a ‘Dear Diary’ entry around the 24th of...
The past 2 months have flown, and I flew a lot as well. Finally after 5 trips, I will be able to be at home for a while and happy to catch up and get back to my passions again. However, I did take my...
Not the country, just my visit here. Tonight we head back to Europe and I am hoping if I wait till this evening to finalise packing, it might actually all fit in my suitcase without me having to buy ...
This expression has developed to the theme of this trip. So many times, discussions are in a deadlock due to language barriers. HOWEVER, there is always a solution. Either the Chinese go look for any...
Is it just me? Or is this Kadaffi guy a complete lunatic?!? I am sitting in my hotel room in Shenzhen China, listening to the Lybian president rambling. I don’t think the translator is that bad...
In absence of access to Facebook, which is blocked in China, I thought I would post a little here on my adoption blog about the trip I am currently on. I started already with a travel journal on my ...
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