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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May is big on events. Not only does the month celebrate Mother’s Day, Memorial Day Older Americans, Teacher Appreciation Month, Tennis Month, National Egg Month, Better Sleep Month, and more, it is...
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May 7: World AIDS Orphans Day
Today is the day. This is my second year posting information on World AIDS Orphans Day, and although I put the word out earlier in hopes that community leaders would be encouraged to join in on events,...
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USCIS Fee Increase and Holidays in June
Two unrelated topics in one post! Hey! How do I do that? Why do I do that? Today, because I wanted to give the link that has all the low down on the “Final Rule” of the USCIS Application and Petition...
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International holidays: October
It is hard to believe … well, for me, at least, because I am passing-of-time-challenged in unpredictable and confusing ways … that October has rolled around already. This year is going even faster...
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Cinco De Mayo
As tommorow is Cinco de Mayo (the fifth of May) I thought I would write a bit about adoptions from Mexico and ways to keep the Mexican traditions in your home. Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of a...
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Remembering Their Mom
Yesterday was Mother’s Day. We had a nice day of homemade gifts, surprises and family together time. The kids had been working really hard at school making gifts for me for the last couple of weeks....
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Holiday Hardships: Missing Your Child In-Process
As many of the regular readers know, my family is in the process of adopting a baby boy from Ethiopia. I don’t write about it much here, because to be honest, there’s really not too much to write about...
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Homecoming Anniversary Celebrations
November is drawing to a close. I can hardly believe it. Where did this year go? With the holidays just around the corner, another important celebration is looming for our family just before the “big”...
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Santa Was Adopted, Too
One of the things I love about Christmas is the Christmas television specials. When I was little, I remember counting the days until I could watch Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, A Charlie Brown...
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Tamales and Borscht
Tomorrow is Bunny’s adoption day. It’s been six years since we brought our little bundle of joy home from Guatemala. Every year I think about holding her in my arms knowing she was finally mine. In...
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