tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985759930682545642024-03-05T22:16:13.626-05:00Sunflowers and LadybugsThis is a story of happiness and hope.
Our story of the journey to China for our daughters,
Sophia Joy Jinte and Amelia Grace.
It is a story of unimaginable joy.
WelcomeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger330125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898575993068254564.post-82937987195396087772011-03-17T11:25:00.004-04:002011-03-17T18:07:41.838-04:00Goodbye dear friendSo this is it .. the very last post on Sunflowers and Ladybugs. For the past 6 years this has been a place of great comfort at times and of great joy. I have been able to chronicle our lives and the adoption of our two beautiful girls here. I will always treasure the memories that have been captured here. I will always be grateful to the people I have met and who have helped us along the way to being a family of four. I have made some life long dear friends from blogging and will always cherish them. I am going to stat a new blog but I am not going to post the link here for a number of reasons. I will however be very happy to share the address with you if you would like to continue to be part of our lives. Please just send me an email and I will send you the link. The new blog has a much different look it is fun and fresh very bright and cheerful and will hold a whole new group of memories. We have no idea where life will take us next but we are very excited to see and we hope that you all will join us along the way. I am going to send out an email to those of you who I have email addresses for and those of you who are on Facebook I will post the link there. Thanks for being part of our lives...<br /><br /><a href="mailto:sophiajoy06@yahoo.com">sophiajoy06@yahoo.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898575993068254564.post-28040555162064546282011-03-14T19:26:00.005-04:002011-03-14T20:52:51.434-04:00The simple things<div align="center"><div align="center">Sometimes it is the simple pleasures in life that make you happiest </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">like strawberry shortcake in the living room.</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584082446783734354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfaeDJqQa-Jsu9ImlPjQQ1zCjCvzXQPH3RCHRT3qlmMTPh0p7L8SZGKi88FFpJGolB_BqEHiP0e1W70W5jJrWU2osJjzkzt6spGeJreoP09M2uGfDXZ6GX3Chu80tdzqQF8BM0Shkys_p/s400/467.JPG" /> or cooking a nice meal for your family</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584090220578712578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0OWHzMgiSZL210e3sDQHyMpK3xfxmaz80oGQXaBOcNDYjUZgYi7vuyiyb5c8hqR_DaMdlvjVXaIr6jGRt4QEzqJiNLqwcJJ2UlEFFfyuhVOtYiWPV9MkdLP_uslb7Lce9vIl1ZQHpYfLy/s400/009.JPG" /> <p align="center"> some uninterrupted Facebook time and a glass of wine</p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh093NqSEbESzTFlSVCXpqBAo11rxTH-494gvYDLNDQVCUQut2wkrNjfXue9hGLYCM-jVxkbajxNnrL5AKMRbcbalDTz-j_VbWyu6vocpNarnS0bP-SBUln1vVMoPd3nUhq-YS-sCd29b_i/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584089977099762978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh093NqSEbESzTFlSVCXpqBAo11rxTH-494gvYDLNDQVCUQut2wkrNjfXue9hGLYCM-jVxkbajxNnrL5AKMRbcbalDTz-j_VbWyu6vocpNarnS0bP-SBUln1vVMoPd3nUhq-YS-sCd29b_i/s400/010.JPG" /></a>a new organized place for your cookbooks<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ka8ul8ReZj7KY9iOwAlSLIFOvygwpfktY516WTScQfMSTkXALbOBzkUGtuIdSnL8Jg7LJJoFk4GQjoHEXifwx9unEjad0ptN8UFnLZiU9Lvqc1PBC1nBNKI6otV9vQfcdy3_IRVu8YWB/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584089974183596818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ka8ul8ReZj7KY9iOwAlSLIFOvygwpfktY516WTScQfMSTkXALbOBzkUGtuIdSnL8Jg7LJJoFk4GQjoHEXifwx9unEjad0ptN8UFnLZiU9Lvqc1PBC1nBNKI6otV9vQfcdy3_IRVu8YWB/s400/012.JPG" /></a> a neatly organized Montessori shelf<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbG6MUVjObFDI2Y1LBbkGwR-dEiKUS-BD567SDQjDanxI1Xi7hP-2sb75OJ_O9H2nKcgmczwINa7TVIbCr6xGeB34eiB4uqptcTbxlkR_zzz5Low08zV1GFRETeZ4SOiqV0YEctSSv-i9v/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584089964476244402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbG6MUVjObFDI2Y1LBbkGwR-dEiKUS-BD567SDQjDanxI1Xi7hP-2sb75OJ_O9H2nKcgmczwINa7TVIbCr6xGeB34eiB4uqptcTbxlkR_zzz5Low08zV1GFRETeZ4SOiqV0YEctSSv-i9v/s400/014.JPG" /></a> your very own bulletin board to hang your art work and important papers<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmvPubXeyXIlsOAnj6PdCqIBl6ETulKb52eCzl-odzMC3Hf7nal6h19EPinn5edaYHqLrGmonlIVS_c_XIbvl34hkBQK5mkBU0zi6ldIrg2m_E-KXmkFmLBuM_T5SElEPxcBhgf5KSJxN/s1600/015.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584089955242887378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmvPubXeyXIlsOAnj6PdCqIBl6ETulKb52eCzl-odzMC3Hf7nal6h19EPinn5edaYHqLrGmonlIVS_c_XIbvl34hkBQK5mkBU0zi6ldIrg2m_E-KXmkFmLBuM_T5SElEPxcBhgf5KSJxN/s400/015.JPG" /></a> wearing daddy's shirt as a hat<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivibKQtkNLz3GneZX4l-04qKd5TZcYQIr8-Ixk0jVu-xdLfwiqszxWbVO-jeTn13jzfFHOJBz7UT7RgCuVjRGr64_DoiFudEFQOEkTZshEh15kefnwpHKlMQuW9TgMnMp3lSSyFSmgrhQ6/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584089956397439986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivibKQtkNLz3GneZX4l-04qKd5TZcYQIr8-Ixk0jVu-xdLfwiqszxWbVO-jeTn13jzfFHOJBz7UT7RgCuVjRGr64_DoiFudEFQOEkTZshEh15kefnwpHKlMQuW9TgMnMp3lSSyFSmgrhQ6/s400/006.JPG" /></a> or a pretty blue bowl found at Hospice thrift store for $2<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHlOrJo3vhTBj8OqFIEJ-ZtjGgUCH7ewynmAHbe9HUbRhl3Bt8ydBVTvt7CZpxoGkJU1CfLZLTbQi_4okbW3mKa_1G4N0iJCg2_hLf4dg121yDDj-Lz85U92_nqOxqPK1obmXo91iPpSNT/s1600/462.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584082444626537314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHlOrJo3vhTBj8OqFIEJ-ZtjGgUCH7ewynmAHbe9HUbRhl3Bt8ydBVTvt7CZpxoGkJU1CfLZLTbQi_4okbW3mKa_1G4N0iJCg2_hLf4dg121yDDj-Lz85U92_nqOxqPK1obmXo91iPpSNT/s400/462.JPG" /></a> or a table full of baskets also found at the thrift store for $2<br /><br /><div align="center"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikn61ccLeWNyERyubAcuLnk9384tSffwiN0yHxjRD6cmHJoHhBm5srBdbroO9ROq61uH2gCnTqNe_byLAZS0H6A2JMn9ItY_d4_YFuitn2DVrcFydZ69-wKsv2y21b3vMDIKPjLGJXUBaE/s1600/460.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584082388292146434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikn61ccLeWNyERyubAcuLnk9384tSffwiN0yHxjRD6cmHJoHhBm5srBdbroO9ROq61uH2gCnTqNe_byLAZS0H6A2JMn9ItY_d4_YFuitn2DVrcFydZ69-wKsv2y21b3vMDIKPjLGJXUBaE/s400/460.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Happiness comes in all forms... :)</div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898575993068254564.post-90290182696134639562011-03-13T09:44:00.004-04:002011-03-13T12:22:31.313-04:00"Booty" its a good thing<div align="center">No not that booty....</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Pirates Booty that is.. this stuff is addicting my personal favorite is the Aged White Cheddar but it is all good. If you have never had it you MUST! and I mean MUST! go directly to the store and get yourself the biggest bag they have a small bag simply will not do.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583562716468475730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFr5XE5JYAtojbJwD4Y19N4C3e0YiLuMdeqWQSWaTdYAnKxWh2mObSQaumRUJJFztTbnwGZ_099BjupeLNoy_rK4J0VJaEQG270f0yaTh97XHKM8YdPxpNamWPmEsVIusRSYWnWReiQzL-/s400/452.JPG" /> Trust me you will love it...</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898575993068254564.post-49850829487265307882011-03-11T08:04:00.002-05:002011-03-11T17:38:54.804-05:00morning dress-up<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTxpjlj6vnirTu47Q7YAEPH8TNoEWV1WZRKajj1NIrGx6B67L6JcEYdSiVtsMQM0fGTMq6TMiE1loBFI-Re6PLkpX6RnSHN-0KoarPwhAmK5GJoO-_zif54bOx22x5oZPQxG7-_6E2Mnm/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582808865802498322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUOTaDigA3i3WNutdM6yvcAGmWAGn7T_Kgpjpl3A21Dl1NE52rLcYQChih9RfgUy-Lj5CMfK31Qro-Oq6lT1IyIV4yXD_Q85TMSPON45nvAGUAPAF67wbHGrpgBUE1pMLQP1eaBHUcNDi/s400/001.JPG" /></a> it is so fun having two<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898575993068254564.post-39510105604143636532011-03-10T07:32:00.004-05:002011-03-10T07:39:54.873-05:00Sunshine and pigtails<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQ0taV3kWcRkiL7nMSCBsHwTYQCJdCJFcaL0mrqwrxLHUO-FY7JSK8j5O3jLAAJjBgfLKtHDYry-bTZTWK29OOLyJt5REZcXC3zM0Aa18hAd9DEPhb8t-SxduFnpZyb8rbzDB-jj8IcnL/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582429642430299378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQ0taV3kWcRkiL7nMSCBsHwTYQCJdCJFcaL0mrqwrxLHUO-FY7JSK8j5O3jLAAJjBgfLKtHDYry-bTZTWK29OOLyJt5REZcXC3zM0Aa18hAd9DEPhb8t-SxduFnpZyb8rbzDB-jj8IcnL/s400/009.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC7-a-mgzqzTwFkSl8MsmH4gyNC9YUg3AAwRImG2qyb1tjDexu6LXLeyXYep4pWtgVDNk6Bd_Ri873cdt8L2LzhLBUmNu9YJdfw4Yv2x_LJMycn0wTZguD7JvxjLPm0M-LcWpbbzFIuyYb/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582428980124768946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkribOx00HYH4siYZ7_LTs8ZzudDuEuPfKoq8l5-UjWUUFLPcrSwnFLcf7Rg_5vNxeq4xT_g_qbB9tMwZQs1LkTHpIm72PGL_lBIRgeJgc-zQ6ON8RvWnh3I0Be1oLegSo1s9QoZZZ_Mf/s400/002.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div align="center">REAL BEAUTY</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898575993068254564.post-87684963840767276662011-03-08T21:17:00.004-05:002011-03-08T21:53:33.666-05:00A Happy DayWe had such a wonderful day today celebrating Amelia's second Birthday. We started out with a very special breakfast prepared by daddy. Then we took Sophia to school and ran into one of her classmates (who is also a friend) it was her son Henry's Birthday as well. In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montessori_method"><em><strong>Montessori school</strong></em> </a>they celebrate the child's life from beginning until the current birthday. So they have the child bring in a poster of their life. A sort of "<a href="http://www.tapestrybooks.com/categories.asp?cID=79"><em><strong>lifebook</strong></em></a>" if you will done in story board format (we are currently working on Sophia's). Henry and his mom Erin shared his with us and it brought me to tears. I was a wreck the rest of the morning. You see Henry was adopted from Ethiopia. He is a beautiful child tall and strong handsome like I have never seen. His "lifeboard" was amazing and captured so much of who he is now and where he came from. I hope I can do something half as good for my girls when the time comes. Later when we went to get Sophia from school all the moms waiting to pick up there children sang Happy Birthday to Amelia, it was very sweet. She was so excited she smiled and clapped the whole way through the song. Tonight for dinner we went Cajun style with <a href="http://www.popeyes.com/"><em><strong>Popeye's Fried Chicken</strong></em> </a>and red beans and rice. Oh and for her birthday cake she had a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_cake"><em><strong>King Cake</strong></em></a>. It was loads of fun and she really enjoyed herself,we all did..<br /><br /><br /><br />In reflecting on today I can't let it pass without remembering my father. Today was his birthday as well. I felt him all day looking down on us smiling and knowing that he has a very special granddaughter who will forever share this day with him. We found it very fitting that Amelia's first birthday with us falls on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras"><em><strong>Fat Tuesday</strong></em> </a>. My father lived for many years in New Orleans when I was a child. I have very fond memories of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans"><strong><em>The Big Easy</em></strong></a><strong><em>.</em></strong> I would spend part of my summer there with him. I spent all summer there once with my best friend and we got into way to much trouble but we had so much fun. Riz and I even spent our honeymoon there 20 years ago. So, today for us was something extra special a celebration of life that has come and life that has gone but will never be forgotten.<br /><br /><br /><br />One more thing I have been thinking a lot about my friend Tamera who lost her father just recently. It is never easy to lose a parent or anyone for that matter. I know what she is feeling right now. I remember it well from when we lost my father 5 1/2 years ago. Her father passing and today have brought a lot of those feelings back up for me. Strangely enough to add to this my very best friend in the world Lisa's father's birthday was also today and he too is gone. But with Amelia joining our family it has brought us all something to celebrate again. We all love you sweet baby Amelia Grace Cimei .. Happy Birthday.<br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581906660914457458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMs4PrflKVXUJV2M-968AGQspZEe-wLyz2FQntFc-vox8dReO05tgsPuIZ1rXpQx9aYAuG3bpPI-9myIf8Rucc5Sb_tOJbOh1MAYneG9vnHfO28r-EuIzFlIOpfroZoJiish5VPrRuHm-/s400/018.JPG" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898575993068254564.post-81021488685002670962011-03-07T21:47:00.004-05:002011-03-07T22:00:15.044-05:00She is a HAPPY girl<div align="center">tonight my sweet, happy, silly, strong beautiful youngest daughter is fast asleep in her comfy bed in her beautiful bedroom. I kissed her good night tonight for the last time as a one year old and tomorrow she will turn two. This is her first birthday with us, her forever family. I can't help but think of her last birthday, her first. We were very lucky to receive pictures of the celebration with all of those who loved her at the True Children's Home. We are so grateful to them for this beautiful girl and for capturing those moments and memories for Amelia. I also can't help but think of Amelia's birth mother tonight. I wonder if she is thinking of the child she chose life for two years ago. I wish I could somehow let her know that she is safe and loved beyond measure. I wish I could tell her that her cleft lip and palate have been repaired and that she is healthy and happy. I wish I could say thank you to her for the amazing gift she gave my daughter ...Life....</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Thank You....</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581537833818461106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0N57zcuAiL_SWwCleUAOmL3YK3XHqL4B3Wnm8ZepGCWaWZPaW2HQCs-EmdN-_mF4_C62sxzlwhGoBpht6pschQ3dDFY0Coq2jQC7qptNkkWMLB4j3BmIsB7UtfXSY6iLgVPSUJ4eb1GEW/s400/025.JPG" /></div><p align="center">Amelia Grace Cimei Rizzo </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898575993068254564.post-7317380606019959152011-03-02T20:40:00.003-05:002011-03-02T21:05:41.196-05:00Cooking with Mama<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1htl6Dy1xy8vsALFy7jOO-3JmJl1ZnMNkkvpr7HYDRfrFWO1Y26NdDnDNBh8VwYskysgm_1PvN_ANTbcj8TFTVjMVf23O6P3DMt0NyjAFcmPD2TZi4-v_lf_b-u57V_QUNKJ8iOihChl/s1600/001.JPG"></a><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579664221487906034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NdyE87ky2i3KH7Z9ebUbawbscFt8Y24WvrqMqsR8cHNCY9zCLIoEuwOI24th0o01MggbZZxDwiUe6J_X0gq47ETOJjPudEQTEJQ6iIZuJa958eAwAQvt4v4P4KOKYlAS9kyzPMN1zTzu/s400/066.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579664228132000578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfRPZxF6-LDVEz6i90dt83KZ51MmE5DwvfeFvsOPAGM4KX-pRd-2CRtbYc3co25jAsW4_6ouMQnr7okAFl398gZgBBx1CqYmIWAxNrkDG7i416XnXGK9Z5vd_EoaNOYxKro7EzYekQ-7q/s400/067.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qZ_0oWWfjjLD9q8qgcphXYmy2fyQldKZYevFzbYXTa2dCYmEV_cHP_-umW0KH4iOGhPgU1ErGRK3b3HG1SlYOuxcpyh1x52_5OSXciFuTIaYdNyPIRsvYwXFOZPAwunbTPxm-G0lTzDy/s1600/071.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579664233543238002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qZ_0oWWfjjLD9q8qgcphXYmy2fyQldKZYevFzbYXTa2dCYmEV_cHP_-umW0KH4iOGhPgU1ErGRK3b3HG1SlYOuxcpyh1x52_5OSXciFuTIaYdNyPIRsvYwXFOZPAwunbTPxm-G0lTzDy/s400/071.JPG" /></a> I love to cook and cooking with my girls is one of my favorite things to do. I love that they love to help me in the kitchen .<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898575993068254564.post-81643181053928354662011-02-27T07:21:00.006-05:002011-02-27T07:53:34.999-05:00Inspired<div align="center">I have been away to long... November, really? that was the last time I posted here? WOW time flies when you are having fun.<br /><br />I have been spending so much time cooking,crafting and just enjoying my family that I have not had the time nor the energy to post updates here. I have however, been inspired to start blogging again. In addition to all of the above I have been reading some great blogs. A few of them are adoption blogs and they will always be my favorite blogs to read. I just love to hear others stories about becoming a family. I have also been following a few Montessori blogs and I LOVE those. Sophia has been attending a GREAT Montessori school for the last year and a half and she is LOVING it as much as I am. Amelia will be starting there in the fall as well. It is no secret that one of my great loves is cooking so, toss in a few cooking blogs, oh and recently I have found some great crafting/party blogs. I guess it goes without saying that late at night when I should be sleeping I am reading, learning and being inspired by these great blogs. I am SO less talented then all of them when it comes to blogging but I try. I take crappy pictures because I have a crappy camera, hopefully one day we will get a cool new SLR, who knows. With all that said there is the source of my inspiration, well not just that these two are also my main source of inspiration. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Since I DO NOT scrapbook this Blog has always been a place that I can document and chronicle the lives and goings on in our family. Stay tuned for more fun and adventures of the -</div><div align="center">Rizzo's family of four </div><div align="center"> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578347492556626962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRFR_ccgnPATyU6HP8TGaKbaOZn-1_gpU3JeEFgIFYVgK_tV1PMPnkRlxqiH6lglGpMkZ99m4isCgC3HnB0ns6sliKz6Y0Cgtc4T3JcfEHt6vTRWAV27SCjhWV1BxC2KJP4FSpj6YdkPn/s400/008.JPG" /> <div align="center"><div align="center"><div align="center"><div align="center"><div align="center"><div align="center"><div align="center"><div align="center"><div align="center">Sweet Sophia</div><div align="center"><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578347497696208210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyEEKXiRJQ3WbZm4TmOLFLQ55ucrNX3KYfHSLyvCoRWc4cMfUBgjStwoQVy3mxw3791SMdSwSJkiWqfP-G2k0ZK2LbLxarElcP9k70tYQC9ig8WHdECASAx5-xmH1z4fB7ac8Il5pgWkw/s400/018.JPG" />Amazing Amelia<br /><br />P.S. I have also decided to open the blog back up.. :) </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898575993068254564.post-66235139852809406142010-11-05T07:14:00.003-04:002010-11-05T07:20:57.590-04:00The most wonderful time<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">It has been a long time and so much has happened in a month. We had the most amazing trip to China to adopt Amelia and there is so much I want to share but it is going to have to wait until the jet lag has passed and the girls are sleeping on a "Normal" schedule again. They were wide awake this morning at 4am and after an hour of trying to get them to go back to sleep I gave in and brought them downstairs so daddy could sleep. One of us needs to be well rested,right. I feel pretty good right now but I know it is that first day home adrenaline that is fooling me into thinking I am fine. It will hit tomorrow I am sure...let me close this short post with a beautiful picture form our trip...more later</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536023754668224402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjaE5LcEYNmcCKZNhxAtMZFUDR_Et8mN61C2nVlsVuAoKSHRiHmmSSGMGZSnxUuHu7n8M6Lz8zjVIP8Oj9x-VfTv0XV_qcWutWW12rh4Ii_qjqS0ps-HEwBoZsroguYWWYeAMSWj79idb/s400/036.jpg" /> <p align="center">Just moments after they handed Amelia to us<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898575993068254564.post-45508896017652856202010-10-16T07:26:00.002-04:002010-10-16T07:30:28.751-04:00Our last weekendSaturday October 16th 2010 our last weekend as a family of 3 here in the states. Next Saturday we will be touring Beijing, China with Sophia and the rest of our travel group. We are so looking forward to bringing Sophia back to China to experience the sights a smells of her birth country. We have been reading books and talking about the trip and what we will see while we are there. Sophia is SUPER excited about going to the Great Wall,so are we :). Some exciting things are happening before we leave for the airport in 4 days. Our house that has been on the market for 2 years is going to be shown today. Wish us luck it would be a real blessing if we could sell the house and with our luck it will sell now with 4 days to go before this trip of a lifetime ..Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898575993068254564.post-27765090720970423582010-10-04T20:38:00.002-04:002010-10-04T21:08:57.661-04:00Our flights are booked<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklex55gNhyphenhyphen-Zy899Fq98C8UHFbQLYl99K-jTX_J8wtOP7iInk10W3sg7K8zOufPiyuVJQmCpWBqIcwobQ1vHa5vy5D7TAem0VVsYG2YwnABiaLMrMam4-Key7Y4dOteoSyXdqWiVkdZQl/s1600/CIMG2393+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524357792517940546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklex55gNhyphenhyphen-Zy899Fq98C8UHFbQLYl99K-jTX_J8wtOP7iInk10W3sg7K8zOufPiyuVJQmCpWBqIcwobQ1vHa5vy5D7TAem0VVsYG2YwnABiaLMrMam4-Key7Y4dOteoSyXdqWiVkdZQl/s400/CIMG2393+-+Copy.JPG" /></a><br />This picture is one of my very favorite moments from our trip to China for Sophia's adoption. This was the moment we first saw Jiangxi,China the birth place of our first daughter. It was the most beautiful moment and one I will never forget. I took this picture on the approach to the Nanchang airport. The sun was setting and the sky was a beautiful shade of pink (something not accurately captured in this photo). The mountains were covered with misty clouds and the rivers and rice paddies below looked like a patchwork quilt. I remember feeling my heart flutter when I realized that we were about to land in province of our daughters birth. I was very emotional at that moment. Full of excitement and anticipation of what the next day would bring us.<br /><br />fast forward 2 years and four months to today, 16 days from the day we leave for China to bring our second daughter home. I feel very emotional excited with anticipation about what is a head of us. I think about how we are about to change the life of two little girls. I think about how are lives are going to change. I wonder just how things will unfold for us in every way a parent expanding their family does. I pray that Amelia is strong and able to make the transition from a loving foster family to her loving forever family. I want peace and happiness for her. We love her beyond measure already and she has been part of our hearts for 4 months. In 20 days we will hold her for the first time. In 20 days we will have her in our arms forever. In 20 days the lives of four people will change in a big way. in 20short days the world changes in a good way.<br /><br /> ...as I sit here tonight thinking about what is to come and reminiscing about our trip to Sophia I can't help but think of the families we traveled. Most of us started that rip as strangers but now have a bond that will be there forever. I wish each of them could be with us as we make this journey back to China for our second daughter, Amelia.....<br /><br /><br />We leave for China on October 20th<br />our family day will be October 25th<br />we return home to the USA on Nov. 4thUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898575993068254564.post-24187031910862367572010-09-15T20:46:00.001-04:002010-09-15T20:46:20.025-04:00WE GOT!<img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyODQ1OTc5NDU1MjkmcHQ9MTI4NDU5Nzk1MTgwMyZwPTExOTMxJmQ9c2tldGNocGFkbW9zYWljJmc9MSZvPTBjNjM*/NzdjYjdhMjQzNDViZWFjZjYzZWVjMjc2OTRk.gif" /><a href="http://www.imagechef.com/ic/word_mosaic/" target="_blank"> <img src="http://cdn-img1.imagechef.com/w/100915/7b4ff2b06ac1e435.gif" alt="ImageChef Word Mosaic - ImageChef.com"/> </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898575993068254564.post-87781677130174548412010-09-08T21:45:00.004-04:002010-09-08T22:03:00.424-04:00Moon Cakes for Mei Mei<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmlnOObSeW3_usjEI1DvfA3v_efgEGSV1HEBvmlaQvWvLmyZhfVyDBPbpcrG9c6wBKzhl3nlF5B_bw-gx4ksnwnzn9jLrNSKJrxJOwnW_zvQSvLf7bl-coGqIuj54vXHJEzoxQ9J8afvZ/s1600/DSC08592.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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Moon cakes are a traditional Chinese pastries that is typically eaten during the time of the festival. We were lucky enough to have a contact in China that went and bought the boxes of Moon Cakes for us and delivered them to Amelia's foster family. She sent back these wonderful pictures of our girl and I guess you can see she like Moon Cakes :). Sophia's Foster family should be receiving their box of Moon Cakes any day now. I wish we could have pictures of them enjoying the gift, but I am sure that will not happen. The Mid Autumn Moon Festival is similar to our Thanksgiving and is a time of giving thanks for the bounty you have. We are so very thankful for all the blessings in our lives. Our two beautiful girls are at the top of that list and we can not be grateful for them with out counting the blessing of each other their foster families...</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898575993068254564.post-2041111051652880892010-08-22T21:08:00.003-04:002010-08-22T21:12:06.963-04:00Our Sweet girl :)<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjYsgenpnBu5IkOr-o3alydyacf0QOIVJ50Le9tgPogZExlMfkrJtzVTAZLaGPh_z0HpqFuY4s73nx4f_Nlz5kqw7bWgHRGklW2giZDQljAAtWEljcpaIG3svwo9owm7W-LXd0PSBAtqB/s1600/1124.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508406222217079282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjYsgenpnBu5IkOr-o3alydyacf0QOIVJ50Le9tgPogZExlMfkrJtzVTAZLaGPh_z0HpqFuY4s73nx4f_Nlz5kqw7bWgHRGklW2giZDQljAAtWEljcpaIG3svwo9owm7W-LXd0PSBAtqB/s400/1124.jpg" /></a> I never get tired of seeing this face. I opened my e-mail on Sat. afternoon and I got the True Children's house news letter for July and Aug. I began reading and look what I saw :) that is our girl with her foster care family. We are so in love with this little child already..<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898575993068254564.post-25541640210021632142010-08-18T21:12:00.002-04:002010-08-18T21:16:56.449-04:00Sophia's US PassportCame in today..Wooosh I was really sweating it. We are down to the wire here and will be applying for our Visas to travel to China in just a few short weeks.<br /><br />I know it is silly but I got all choked up when I saw her US passport for the first time. There is just something about seeing her little face in the passport book. That coupled with the words PLACE OF BIRTH; China, got me all emotional.<br /><br />It is hard to believe Riz and i were in our 40's before we got our first passport and Sophia is a mere 3 years old and has had both a Chinese Passport and now her very first US passport. I hope for her that she has a lifetime of world travels that bring her joy and happiness..Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898575993068254564.post-67239846811174447832010-08-17T22:20:00.010-04:002013-01-30T21:41:40.537-05:00Back to happiness<div align="center">
<span style="color: black;">Where we are now....</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">5/2/09 - decided to adopt a second daughter from China</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">4/5/10 -DTC for Amelia Grace</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">4/19/10 - LID</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">5/22/10 - Amelia Grace's referral </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">5/27/10 - PA</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">8/3/10 - Provisional Approval</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Article 5 - we got it - 8/30/2010</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">TA - 9/15/2010</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Travel date - 10/20/2010</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Family Day - 10/25/2010</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">CA - 11/3/2010</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Flight Home - 11/4/2010</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">We can't wait to become a family of 4.... </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">We have been busy preparing for our little addition. Sorting clothes, moving furniture and registering at Target. I had almost forgotten how fun it was to be expecting :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Our agency is saying we may be traveling as early as September 15th. We are currently waiting on the Article 5 from the US Consulate in Gunagzhou China. Once we have this all we will need is the Travel Approval (TA) from the CCAA (Chinese agency that over sees adoptions). They are expecting the Article 5 on Aug. 30 2010. We will be applying for our Visa's soon and then before you know it we will be on our way to China once again. We can hardly believe how blessed we are. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">the pictures below are of Amelia Grace opening the care package we sent to her. The 2 ladies in the photos are part of the True Children's home staff. The younger of the 2 is the Foster Care coordinator from the True Children's Home. The older of the 2 ladies is Amelia Grace's foster mother. It warms our hearts to see how well she is bring cared for and how happy she appears to be. </span></div>
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That started the mountain of paperwork that is the I-800 LOL.. After some computer glitches (I got a virus, ran out of Ink, lost a driver don't you just love computer stuff?) I finally got all of that done and it is in the hands of USCIS now. Now we wait for several approvals from them and finally Travel Approval (TA) from China. Our agency is expecting us to be able to travel some time Mid September. </p><p>Next weekend we are having dinner with a family from Orlando that we will be traveling with. Their daughter is also from Guangzhou so we will be together the whole trip. They live in Orlando and we have gotten to know them while we have been waiting for our referrals. They are bringing there 14 year old daughter to China with them, what a great experience for a child that age. We are taking Sophia with us too so I know all of the girls will have fun entertaining each other while we are there..</p><p>Work has been SUPER busy for me.. My counter part resigned and the company I work for decided not to replace her so I am now doing the work of two people for the price of one, nice right? In addition to that they implemented a new software system that has been a challenge for all of us. The silver lining is it is making time pace quickly...</p><p>We have been doing fundraising to get us to our goal for China. It is going well and we have had some good <strong><em><a href="http://my.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MyEbay&gbh=1&CurrentPage=MyeBayAllSelling&ssPageName=STRK:ME:LNLK:MESX"><span style="color:#990000;">Ebay(seller name meimeiandtete)</span></a></em></strong> sales as well as some very kind and generous donations from friends. Thank you all who have bought Coffee from our <a href="http://www.justlovecoffee.com/affiliate.aspx?Family=999"><strong><em><span style="color:#990000;">Just Love Coffee</span></em></strong> </a>site and for those of you who have made direct donations via our <a href="https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=dkuufMPa3YSwkAE5H0Q59JaKEI0GL6IWnTRs6UK8yyxDwy3Zhmxj02DGGE8&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8d66edfb0b39be7838e3b204755610594d"><span style="color:#990000;"><em><strong>Pay Pal button</strong></em></span> </a>on the blog. Every penny is getting us closer to where we need to be for the trip. We are still about $1000 away but we are getting there..The kindness and generosity we have experienced has been overwhelming to us and means so much. Our family and Amelia are very blessed to have such great friends in our corner..</p><p>This next month I am spending "NESTING" trying to get the house ready for 2 children under 4 years old. :) I can hardly believe I am a mother of two beautiful girls. I feel so lucky, so blessed.. I am getting the girls room ready and trying to sort through all of the tubs of clothes that I have been saving. The nice thing about having 2 girls is that I can relive all of those cute things we had for Sophia again with Amelia. We are also rearranging our living space to make more room in the play room and to make the house more functional for a family of four. </p><p>I need to start making a packing list and a last minute to do list as well.. First on that list we need a second car seat.. </p><p>Sophia has been so sweet about her "Baby Sister" . whenever she is playing she always includes her in the game. Or when she is getting dressed she picks something out and says Mama Mei Mei can wear this one. We have been talking to her quite a bit about becoming a big sister and about the trip we are all taking to bring her "Baby Sister" home from China. Out of the blue the other night while Riz was putting her to bed she said to him " Daddy, I want to go to China to see uncle Zhou and bring Mei Mei Home" .. melts my heart really... She has been on summer vacation from school and has been missing her friends there. She asks me every day when she can go back to school. In the mean time she has been taking a combined Dance class it is Gymnastics,Tap and ballet. She likes the whole class but her favorite is the Gymnastics for sure. She has no fear and is amazing on the Beam and the uneven bars and looks adorable in her tutu. We have also been getting in some good beach time. She loves the beach playing in the sand and the water. She is a water girls for sure, again no fear... <a href="https://ojgdja.blu.livefilestore.com/y1mHAo7vNBEMzFExMLmcheBk8OaArvatTLLEILbKy4vNTc_FFKf9uV2y1XgPMiIFo2I-Llcg1lKijjH3y9rrQch2Vu7IiRRhC-nZItSAoAHcpgPCWh6x583wf5xUY-1lCytALTx6ZIIMC_z6v1SuMRTlA/beach2010"><img alt="" src="https://ojgdja.blu.livefilestore.com/y1mHAo7vNBEMzFExMLmcheBk8OaArvatTLLEILbKy4vNTc_FFKf9uV2y1XgPMiIFo2I-Llcg1lKijjH3y9rrQch2Vu7IiRRhC-nZItSAoAHcpgPCWh6x583wf5xUY-1lCytALTx6ZIIMC_z6v1SuMRTlA/beach2010" /></a><a href="https://ojgdja.blu.livefilestore.com/y1m8NFy1_smucXMu844kRyLxIJ_8uLTfJZFKWNEnipaDOp_yqEV__3wWRUKsd-EFXGADMeU-haJlW1isYbD7f1IkjPcsv1eJAUdKqhDb-gI53K2JwTh5ufjoGld_5rMh344-WtC2x-HQZyV6Mcha3bprA/may2010"><img alt="" src="https://ojgdja.blu.livefilestore.com/y1m8NFy1_smucXMu844kRyLxIJ_8uLTfJZFKWNEnipaDOp_yqEV__3wWRUKsd-EFXGADMeU-haJlW1isYbD7f1IkjPcsv1eJAUdKqhDb-gI53K2JwTh5ufjoGld_5rMh344-WtC2x-HQZyV6Mcha3bprA/may2010" /></a><a href="https://ojgdja.blu.livefilestore.com/y1mMhDPsSFHTVxmlc9f7VJr8WFtTqMS66jsyQiP619BKcCMOrBrJneAQeVgJvt00sCJhcDyxvIp2U4raBMlGRPVEiiTidLhdV48ihcX_2545LADNVju-J1-J_wjwA-izaSoRwFL5clNpFG77j402PTSIg/may2010"><img alt="" src="https://ojgdja.blu.livefilestore.com/y1mMhDPsSFHTVxmlc9f7VJr8WFtTqMS66jsyQiP619BKcCMOrBrJneAQeVgJvt00sCJhcDyxvIp2U4raBMlGRPVEiiTidLhdV48ihcX_2545LADNVju-J1-J_wjwA-izaSoRwFL5clNpFG77j402PTSIg/may2010" /></a><a href="https://ojgdja.blu.livefilestore.com/y1mL5Uy4QH_PhIY2p8HSeHiY46bY0iRUxmscQoZnhB5eaWR6pFNPSxawmyRJdU00yDMQTI_bvWV4og7xqszmyT6COyuQ-n11EcIiS5cJB4Bozu27_wiVKcq9gaTSLzPBR7tlAs3xHfgG8zOJ5XfFAw4yQ/may2010"><img alt="" src="https://ojgdja.blu.livefilestore.com/y1mL5Uy4QH_PhIY2p8HSeHiY46bY0iRUxmscQoZnhB5eaWR6pFNPSxawmyRJdU00yDMQTI_bvWV4og7xqszmyT6COyuQ-n11EcIiS5cJB4Bozu27_wiVKcq9gaTSLzPBR7tlAs3xHfgG8zOJ5XfFAw4yQ/may2010" /></a><a href="https://ojgdja.blu.livefilestore.com/y1mDOlpSOlE05cqjhFyFaKhVqrERwZWHdf2Azkxrqr9Odxr_be6LVbqaqOycC98leYNUAIkFP-BT_glA22Qu_RTm4PcHgV8LVlnjm05JlQLefTS2C2rNvVaVpgy7k2HeM3K91oCW8mPAbSgs1sDF0a2Ag/may2010"><img alt="" src="https://ojgdja.blu.livefilestore.com/y1mDOlpSOlE05cqjhFyFaKhVqrERwZWHdf2Azkxrqr9Odxr_be6LVbqaqOycC98leYNUAIkFP-BT_glA22Qu_RTm4PcHgV8LVlnjm05JlQLefTS2C2rNvVaVpgy7k2HeM3K91oCW8mPAbSgs1sDF0a2Ag/may2010" /></a></p><p>OK, now we got some updated Photos of Amelia from the True Children's home so I thought I would share those with you. Oh one more thing.. I sent Amelia a care package full of goodies from us and her grandparents. 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The last 2 picture show Amelia with her Foster Mother and Father. The other women in the photo is from the True Children’s home. She is the Foster Care coordinator and was visiting Amelia (Mei Mei as they call her) In her Foster Families home..</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898575993068254564.post-3905044349776864522010-06-23T09:35:00.010-04:002010-06-23T15:59:07.347-04:00Just LoveWe wanted to take this opportunity to share with all our readers a few things we are doing as fundraisers for Amelia's adoption expenses. A friend of mine stumbled across this great opportunity and passed it on to me (Thank you Tamera). It is an easy way for families who are working toward an adoption to raise money for the expenses. The family who owns this company is a fellow adoptive family of two beautiful girls from Ethiopia. You must read their story and I promise you it is inspiring.. Below is a link to a website that will allow you to purchase a great bag of coffee and in return $5 for each bag will be sent to Amelia's adoption fund.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.justlovecoffee.com/affiliate.aspx?Family=999"><em><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#990000;">Just Love Coffee</span></strong></em></a><br /><br />I have also (at the request of a great friend) added a Pay Pal <span style="color:#ffff99;"> <span style="font-family:georgia;"><strong>"donate"</strong></span></span> button just under the tickers at the top of the blog . Please feel free to use that if you wish to donate to Amelia's Adoption fund..<br /><br />Don't forget I sell on eBay too.. seller name <a href="http://my.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MyEbayBeta&MyEbay=&CurrentPage=MyeBayAllSelling&ssPageName=STRK%3AME%3ALNLK%3AMESX&gbh=1&guest=1"><em><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#cc0000;">meimeiandtete</span></em></a><em><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#cc0000;"> .</span> </strong></em>I don't have much listed right now but I will be adding more soon.<br /><br />We thank you for your generosity in advance...<br /><br />More fund raisers to come... if you have any ideas you would like to pass on please feel free to comment or send me an email..Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898575993068254564.post-19155046146149735962010-06-16T00:34:00.002-04:002010-06-16T07:37:58.427-04:002 years ago<p></p> <p> we became a family of 3..for Riz and I it was the happiest day of our lives. For Sophia it was a day of the unknown and of one more change, of fear..</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjreBbGEDxgyH_-YfnTpfcVApffk4asEpBZgKsR94chbu-5PFufikbXvwodbDmqwAdlhnLnanBLO9rZANDnr7olm-668sCpRKsRiYo5UXXQfkZNwdZsr8r676PD_1E6mOIwpjkNDdUvOf10/s1600-h/China1702.jpg"><img title="China 170" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="184" alt="China 170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8J7K-Of5u6FXqjjb0A001mCAhCkkcFEpe3wYy82fojm0bwi6w3vzQ6m9oD4nPWoEnVr_0c1eUeYeHleve4ho06dQQgHLk9vik1dSfV7HVbVhuWlr_tfQ8DCD5W7Zp1nMUvO1JOSQayMXf/?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnFxhzhTmT9v4QpOp4cPDVKEraIS0BB555YAN6uDcv9IZfvQbWyS1VbPlVLRRw2K-uMzQ7lHq7qmWPH79TU_9ZZKcv7fAt6-jhi9sp97JTDxvfb9eSe0Da8s4Law4LBmSd3mUPCwCe8KD/s1600-h/China1712.jpg"><img title="China 171" style="border-top-width: 0px; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 274px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-J-f3eFITg90KNiAp4wizJOenRVEcOdFapFgrQFdOT2uJCbDpo7JRwOdsRa8YUu2LDjUmMpD4l9XruEhBOBJfCGbtZRc1i6NWVLQHrGY7XZEcC4zCXxQejG5vorGOtmG0D4XLseJUuQh/s400/nl_10Mar_Apr_10.jpg" border="0" /></a> The latest picture of our girl<br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898575993068254564.post-36550994267204476202010-06-08T22:05:00.003-04:002010-06-08T22:10:19.729-04:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeAWr6dWUAK9pwnayAPWi-4QdKsdnz2xtVcQyILiHMSh67rjGfT2gtAAgGp4Ao5IjitJfetS0dRYBQtHs-zO5VcLN4MOYpLsNa4FqN8hFX4jhZRnjU0V_XIThEDvqm72Xm0sSKnGKxNdcR/s1600/IMG_3705%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480590254620741730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeAWr6dWUAK9pwnayAPWi-4QdKsdnz2xtVcQyILiHMSh67rjGfT2gtAAgGp4Ao5IjitJfetS0dRYBQtHs-zO5VcLN4MOYpLsNa4FqN8hFX4jhZRnjU0V_XIThEDvqm72Xm0sSKnGKxNdcR/s400/IMG_3705%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Happy 15 month Birthday<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9NZXfU5K6vh0rSW5wx-OOtGZTIDQE3sCJ5PLY9oHtjPFALi1i044qdBpbLI9XxhJBfgdAJSN8q7omb75Ex1FH-JjPAawQQ3c_5BVTkhsx9s40hmHwQ_SDyHkBi3bCFsAvMwhPBsiDn4Bh/s1600/Scan2_0002.jpg"></a>my sweet girl....<br /><div><div> </div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898575993068254564.post-81738539983270871882010-06-07T22:32:00.004-04:002010-06-07T22:41:42.706-04:00More Priceless photos of our beautiful girl<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3N7emSlnHv23Bs_QnBT-hKebDRW_nFYfYVt-GJAimWbNUFNBkRZaYzu3JqMovQKKMZV5Y4avf9Uu7Ig8v-0wUlio3GZdpD0nWl2LInmsDzaln3y-nbJb3uuT7SrAXVDk_QVyPQCWgIgI0/s1600/DSC02645%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480226637992024722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3N7emSlnHv23Bs_QnBT-hKebDRW_nFYfYVt-GJAimWbNUFNBkRZaYzu3JqMovQKKMZV5Y4avf9Uu7Ig8v-0wUlio3GZdpD0nWl2LInmsDzaln3y-nbJb3uuT7SrAXVDk_QVyPQCWgIgI0/s400/DSC02645%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeb8SXA6bM14LkzhYLGHUQ70yBgRH_xWLaD6Dsr30LzffLQ27s40ZQ5uEzPklk6zom0r9HLxLMZK9_qvY0nrjvrdBs1CTR1ts9G5fE_aSObGo2nE6qewVITJpjPbxNR_yEHV5kY8MFIfJr/s1600/DSC02643%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480226066504836114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeb8SXA6bM14LkzhYLGHUQ70yBgRH_xWLaD6Dsr30LzffLQ27s40ZQ5uEzPklk6zom0r9HLxLMZK9_qvY0nrjvrdBs1CTR1ts9G5fE_aSObGo2nE6qewVITJpjPbxNR_yEHV5kY8MFIfJr/s400/DSC02643%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZPO5ayr-Q2C5D9MCwsczqJBA2e-4jUx1JDliMHg27mFm-H16XXhTbKi02mgBB46Flh75gOvje03IVD1hKVFWsRmyewoao1Az30nn9KGMfmobO_W4Id8oHV0py5LsluYVzw1g819zopPT/s1600/DSC02642%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480226060656201554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZPO5ayr-Q2C5D9MCwsczqJBA2e-4jUx1JDliMHg27mFm-H16XXhTbKi02mgBB46Flh75gOvje03IVD1hKVFWsRmyewoao1Az30nn9KGMfmobO_W4Id8oHV0py5LsluYVzw1g819zopPT/s400/DSC02642%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVDsQykLegTjgF7OArH9e16fGMzg1zXsYF9WYyOSe4werqaf9fRMWdkqHp_vIGULEHhyphenhyphenRe8UopnWOnZrHEHdW4iwDtYl8NDJWzylUan_dYusvanhKCZWObf2ap4z9L2qEtv0i0HZ6zbw0/s1600/DSC02422%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480226057347630258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVDsQykLegTjgF7OArH9e16fGMzg1zXsYF9WYyOSe4werqaf9fRMWdkqHp_vIGULEHhyphenhyphenRe8UopnWOnZrHEHdW4iwDtYl8NDJWzylUan_dYusvanhKCZWObf2ap4z9L2qEtv0i0HZ6zbw0/s400/DSC02422%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div align="center">Sent to us from The True Children's Home</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Zhan Ci Mei</div><div align="center">Dongguan, China</div><div align="center">True Children's Home</div><div align="center">15 months old</div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898575993068254564.post-67578885675055159272010-06-02T21:53:00.008-04:002010-06-02T22:17:16.798-04:00More from "True Children's Home"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinl-UJBWg6TgVo7_Y6odxd6H8P3ujZQsO8yYd633hUeH7YXEt9BVLA7nE3PqB9ga8Z7IZ9dJE8B5r-8E8GGnbN5yEnOYoa6iTLa6v-mgwbZ-ROvmPWSYRhRDqqNj7ZhOJR916ePO46vmZf/s400/Collages.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinl-UJBWg6TgVo7_Y6odxd6H8P3ujZQsO8yYd633hUeH7YXEt9BVLA7nE3PqB9ga8Z7IZ9dJE8B5r-8E8GGnbN5yEnOYoa6iTLa6v-mgwbZ-ROvmPWSYRhRDqqNj7ZhOJR916ePO46vmZf/s400/Collages.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I have been digging for info on this organization and the more I find the more I am overwhelmed that our daughter is there being loved and cared for by such wonderful people. A "TRUE" blessing.... </div><div><br /> </div><div>go here and read for yourself... </div><div><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;"><a href="http://www.chinaexpat.com/blog/ernie/2009/10/13/true-treasures-hope.html">True Children's Home Story</a></span></em></strong></div><div><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></em></strong> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898575993068254564.post-41556138168962803632010-05-31T17:26:00.002-04:002010-05-31T17:29:06.632-04:00<a href="http://cdn-img1.imagechef.com/w/100531/d53d0faf78152ab9.gif"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://cdn-img1.imagechef.com/w/100531/d53d0faf78152ab9.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">We heard from EAC today </div><div align="center">China sent our PA on 5/27/10</div><div align="center">:)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1