It’s been one year. We just love him. Especially his big sister–she says “it was the most special day of my life when you came to our house.”
We are a blessed and lucky family…in so many ways.
Archive for February, 2007
“I’m so glad you’re here!”
Posted in Adoption on February 27, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Dear Kindergarten Teacher
Posted in Adoption on February 25, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Dear Kindergarten Teacher,
My children are convinced that everything you say is the absolute truth. They have taken your snow-producing spell and made it a part of our night-time routine. Added to the usual bedtime struggle are three new steps: PJs backwards, spoon under pillow, snow dance and chant. When it snows tomorrow night as forecast, [...]
The Crew
Posted in Adoption on February 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Toomey General Construction added two crew members today. They will be completing the installation of a screened-in porch, and making a run to Home Depot to get supplies. They are a good pair, Lily likes to talk through the process and keep everyone on task, while Dawit buzzes around and works non-stop. He is such [...]
Hard to believe
Posted in Adoption on February 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Look at what we were doing one year ago this week!
Hold on to your hat…
Posted in Adoption on February 12, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Dawit found these shoes in the basement last night. I have a big box of clothes that have been passed on for him, and in it he found these light-up-when-you-stomp sneakers. When asked if they helped him to run fast, he relpied “yes”, and “they make me feel like a cool breeze”.
He [...]
Hockey!
Posted in Adoption on February 11, 2007 | 3 Comments »
The first time we saw Dawit at the orphanage, he was in a classroom full of children. They were all coloring quietly. Dawit was coloring a picture of a hockey player. Now look at him in his own hockey gear! Not bad for a kid who spent most of his life a few degrees from [...]
A letter from Ethiopia
Posted in Adoption on February 6, 2007 | 7 Comments »
We got a letter from Dawit’s father! Actually, it’s a Christmas card with a handwritten letter included. It’s written in English, so someone must have helped him. Maybe from the agency? The tone is very sweet and grateful. He says that he saw some photos of “Dawit and his sister”, and that Dawit looks happy [...]
Stage Debut
Posted in Adoption on February 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Dawit will play the young Mowgli in the upcoming middle school production of The Jungle Book. Total stage time is about 2 minutes. I feel the stage mom in me emerging…
