From our family to yours with warm wishes of hope and peace for the year to come.
What we call the beginning is often the end
And to make an end is to make a beginning.
- T.S. Eliot
Monday, December 31, 2018
Sunday, December 23, 2018
Friday, December 21, 2018
Advent Calendar Day 21
As I was thinking of ideas for Ella's Advent calendar, I learned that December 21 is Short Girl Appreciation Day. Who knew? I asked family and friends to send encouraging notes to Ella for today and this morning, she was able to feel the love from her village through thoughtful letters and text messages.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to show appreciation for our short girl.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to show appreciation for our short girl.
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Advent Calendar Day 11
Ice-skating with daddy was a big hit and something Ella did not expect in her Advent calendar.
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
IAC 441-443
The following referrals were issued in IAC Session 441 which was held on October 11, 2018:
1) German dossier from May 2012 referred a male child aged 7 years and 2 months with features in health status
2) US dossier from July 2012 referred a female child aged 1 year and 6 months with features in health status
3) Italian dossier from January 2014 referred a female child aged 8 years
4) French dossier from February 2014 referred a male child aged 1 year and 5 months with features in health status and a family history
5) US dossier from May 2014 referred a female child aged 4 years and 2 months with features in health status and a family history
6) French dossier from July 2018 referred a male child aged 10 years and 6 months with features in health status
7) US dossier from July 2018 referred a brother and sister aged 10 years and 4 months & 9 years and 4 months with features in health status
8) US dossier from October 2018 referred two waiting children (#3407 & #3408) with profiles on the MOJ site
----------------------------
The following referrals were issued in IAC Session 442 which was held on October 18, 2018:
1) Norwegian dossier from April 2012 referred a female child aged 1 year and 5 months
2) Luxembourg dossier from April 2012 referred a male child aged 1 year and 1 month
3) Italian dossier from June 2012 referred sisters aged 6 years and 5 months & 4 years and 9 months
4) Italian dossier from November 2012 referred a male child aged 3 years and 7 months with features in health status
5) Spanish dossier from May 2013 referred a male child ages 8 years and 7 months
-----------------------
The following referrals were issued in IAC Session 443 which was held on October 25, 2018:
1) Dutch dossier from May 2012 referred a male child aged 3 years and 2 months
2) Spanish dossier from June 2012 referred a male child aged 1 year
3) Italian dossier from July 2012 referred a male child aged 7 years and 8 months with features in health status
4) Spanish dossier from July 2012 referred a male child aged 5 years and 1 month with features with health status
5) US dossier from August 2014 referred a female child aged 9 years and 10 months
6) Canadian dossier from August 2014 referred a female child aged 1 year and 6 months with features in health status
7) Canadian dossier from June 2015 referred sisters aged 6 years and 9 months with features in health status
8) US dossier from June 2016 referred a male child aged 2 years and 3 months with features in health status
9) US dossier from February 2017 referred a male child aged 1 year and 9 months with features in health status and a family history
10) Italian dossier from May 2017 referred a female child aged 10 years and 7 months
1) German dossier from May 2012 referred a male child aged 7 years and 2 months with features in health status
2) US dossier from July 2012 referred a female child aged 1 year and 6 months with features in health status
3) Italian dossier from January 2014 referred a female child aged 8 years
4) French dossier from February 2014 referred a male child aged 1 year and 5 months with features in health status and a family history
5) US dossier from May 2014 referred a female child aged 4 years and 2 months with features in health status and a family history
6) French dossier from July 2018 referred a male child aged 10 years and 6 months with features in health status
7) US dossier from July 2018 referred a brother and sister aged 10 years and 4 months & 9 years and 4 months with features in health status
8) US dossier from October 2018 referred two waiting children (#3407 & #3408) with profiles on the MOJ site
----------------------------
The following referrals were issued in IAC Session 442 which was held on October 18, 2018:
1) Norwegian dossier from April 2012 referred a female child aged 1 year and 5 months
2) Luxembourg dossier from April 2012 referred a male child aged 1 year and 1 month
3) Italian dossier from June 2012 referred sisters aged 6 years and 5 months & 4 years and 9 months
4) Italian dossier from November 2012 referred a male child aged 3 years and 7 months with features in health status
5) Spanish dossier from May 2013 referred a male child ages 8 years and 7 months
-----------------------
The following referrals were issued in IAC Session 443 which was held on October 25, 2018:
1) Dutch dossier from May 2012 referred a male child aged 3 years and 2 months
2) Spanish dossier from June 2012 referred a male child aged 1 year
3) Italian dossier from July 2012 referred a male child aged 7 years and 8 months with features in health status
4) Spanish dossier from July 2012 referred a male child aged 5 years and 1 month with features with health status
5) US dossier from August 2014 referred a female child aged 9 years and 10 months
6) Canadian dossier from August 2014 referred a female child aged 1 year and 6 months with features in health status
7) Canadian dossier from June 2015 referred sisters aged 6 years and 9 months with features in health status
8) US dossier from June 2016 referred a male child aged 2 years and 3 months with features in health status
9) US dossier from February 2017 referred a male child aged 1 year and 9 months with features in health status and a family history
10) Italian dossier from May 2017 referred a female child aged 10 years and 7 months
Sunday, December 2, 2018
Kicking Off The Christmas Season
I am a grinch and if it were up to me, we could skip December altogether. But as a mom of three still young kiddos and one whose favorite season of the year is Christmastime, I feel obligated to celebrate. So, yesterday, we kicked off December in a big way.
In the morning, Ella and I joined volunteers at a local church to pack meals for orphans in Swaziland as well as children in need in Cincinnati. Our team of 12 completed just under 2000 meals in one hour for a total of nearly 45,000 meals packed by all teams who worked the same shift as ours. Ella had the perfect job at the end of the line, counting and putting the finished meals into boxes.
In the afternoon, we went to the Christmas party at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. This is an annual highlight especially for Emilia.
And finally, Ella and I attended a class on nature and recycled holiday crafts at the Cincinnati Nature Center. We made ornaments, reindeer food, toilet paper roll stars, and more.
I also put together an Advent Calendar just for Ella. There's nothing material in any of the envelopes, but rather things to do together or special privileges, such as skipping one of her daily workbooks, ice-skating with her dad, a holiday breakfast with her tutor, Short Girl Appreciation Day, going to a Christmas play, pajama day, and baking cookies with me.
Today, we're at home, putting up a few holiday decorations (the tree won't make its appearance until next Sunday), playing board games, riding bikes in the neighborhood (it's a sunny 60 degrees), reading, and watching movies.
Happy December, everyone!
In the morning, Ella and I joined volunteers at a local church to pack meals for orphans in Swaziland as well as children in need in Cincinnati. Our team of 12 completed just under 2000 meals in one hour for a total of nearly 45,000 meals packed by all teams who worked the same shift as ours. Ella had the perfect job at the end of the line, counting and putting the finished meals into boxes.
In the afternoon, we went to the Christmas party at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. This is an annual highlight especially for Emilia.
 |
| Shaking a leg with the legend himself |
 |
| Enjoying some live Christmas music |
And finally, Ella and I attended a class on nature and recycled holiday crafts at the Cincinnati Nature Center. We made ornaments, reindeer food, toilet paper roll stars, and more.
I also put together an Advent Calendar just for Ella. There's nothing material in any of the envelopes, but rather things to do together or special privileges, such as skipping one of her daily workbooks, ice-skating with her dad, a holiday breakfast with her tutor, Short Girl Appreciation Day, going to a Christmas play, pajama day, and baking cookies with me.
Today, we're at home, putting up a few holiday decorations (the tree won't make its appearance until next Sunday), playing board games, riding bikes in the neighborhood (it's a sunny 60 degrees), reading, and watching movies.
Happy December, everyone!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)