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I need to look into these! Thanks for the recommendations! PS: I wore my jewelry set the other day and got several compliments, thanks again for making and donating such a lovely piece.

Leah, we are scheduling our update soon and we are not using our original social worker either (big surprise ) and I beleive we just provide a copy of the original homestudy to whomever you are using and they will just do the update that no changes have occured or to document what changes have occured. We are going to use Angela, who used to work for Abrazo and actually did our placement with Garrett. She now lives near us so it makes sense to use her instead of the "other" to put it nicely social worker.

Happy Anniversary!

LOL... I was wondering the saaaaame thing... news, Sara?? That most recent hint has us all on edge! Now I am wondering too!!! It looks like she was hinting!! So many coming back as againers, so exciting!!

Mari, you always seem to know just what to post when people need to hear it the most. Thanks!

What a great quote and a great reminder too!! Thanks for sharing.

It means you keep paying it forward!! I have loved having you on the forum more frequently lately and am always feeling wiser because of what I learn from you. Congrats on the chili pepper!! I was about to say the same thing Melissa,! Mari you have such a wonderful way with words and are such a caring and kind person. We are all lucky to have you on the forum!! Congrats on your additional chili pepper, now keep posting!!

M Mari I am sure that this would play a huge part in the decision when making a placement decision for your child. I know when we first started talking about adoption it was one of our concerns as well. We knew that in order for us to pursue adoption period that our family had to be on board and be accepting of our child and that they had to be able to love him/her just as if they were biologically related to them. I had some concerns but when we spoke to all of them they assured us it would make no difference but still you have to only hope at that point that it will be true. Well I can say for sure now that Garrett is loved by everyone! He is our child and their grandson and is treated no differently than the other grandchildren. My mom still cries when she talks about him and always tells him that he has her heart, and believe me he does! Happy Grandparents Day to you too! I took Garrett shopping to pick out a couple of things for his Grammie yesterday and told him not to tell her it was going to be a surprise on Sunday. Well as soon as we saw her yesterday he says "We have presents and a suprizzee" he couldn't wait

Leah, I am sorry you had to hear those comments. I think like Nicole said that sometimes people think it is a compliment when in reality it is not and it is hurtful.

So sweet!!

Thanks for one info Mari! I have a kindle and an iPad and am going to try it out. I don't get to read as much anymore but when I do I think it would be great to just loan a book from the library. I also am a collector of books that I haven't read but I can't stand the clutter and gave many away, but I am going to check into the organization you listed to see if there is something in my area.

I will pass the word to a couple of friends who are just starting to think about their adoption journey.

Sounds good!

It really is a good movie.

That would be awesome if Lauranda could spend time with other birthmoms, but I totally understand how important keeping up with and finishing school is to her. Just one of the amazing things about Abrazo is how they support bringing birthparent/expectant parents together for support as well as adoptive parents together for support. You are so right that people who have been or are going through the same things that you are can be the best support out there. Wishing Lauranda another great year!! Glad to hear that your trip was great and that your boot didn't slow you down!! As always thanks for sharing with us!!

Congratulations to all that love this new little boy!!

Enjoy your vacation with your family and your girls!! You are so right on how important it is to find the right balance between work and relaxation!

Welcome to the world Mirabella!! May you always be surrounded by love from all of your family! Congrats to all who love this little girl!

Wow!! Two miracles placed today! Welcome to the world Grayson!! We know you are already loved by so many!

Congratulations to John and Airi!! I love the new family picture in the gallery. I know you are both over the moon right now!! I can't wait to see your precious wee one at camp this weekend.

Will call you tomorrow but we are going to go ahead and send in our paperwork tomorrow!! Excited and nervous all at the same time. So if you will have us we will be there

Awesome!! We might be in, I'll let you know ASAP.

The newest pictures are so awesome! I love to hear updates on your daughter and grandaughter. You all made such an impact on us during our orientation in June 2009.

That is awesome!!! Look forward to hearing all about your time in Tx and your orientation weekend!!

Great job on getting ahead on your reading, there is not such thing as being too prepared!