She’s here!, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. Dear Sweet Zoe, As I write this I am waiting to hear the date/time of your flight to us. I’m so overwhelmed by the tons of emotions – excitement, anxiety, joy, elation, relief, concern for you and your foster mom, gratitude for Carol who will be escorting you, [...]
On our way!
April 9, 2009 9 Comments
We’re on our way out the door shortly to pick up the Chicklet. I was going to post a recipe for these great dinner rolls that I made last night… until I saw that this morning they had become the ubiquitous brickettes of gluten-free fare from days gone by this morning. Ah well. that recipe [...]
Oh! A longer wait than expected…
January 27, 2009 12 Comments
Just an FYI and quick update….. We received a phone call today that stated that we should not expect our Little One to be traveling before the end of February/beginning of March due to some “paperwork”. We have no idea what this means or why. I can only tell you that we are completely heartbroken [...]
Blood Oranges
January 2, 2009 16 Comments
Blood Oranges, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. Happy New Year Everyone! I hope this New Year is welcoming you all with warm hearts, good health and joy! We’ve been off enjoying some vacation days – nope, we didn’t go anywhere but about town and to see family and a few friends. However, I haven’t really [...]
Adoption Auction: Signed Copy of Gluten Free Girl’s Book
December 3, 2008 7 Comments
Adoption Auction: Signed Copy of Gluten Free Girl’s Book, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. THE AUCTION CAN BE FOUND HERE. It ends at 11:28PM PST on December 9, 2008. Item sold! Thank you, all! Read this post to learn about the beginnings of Building Our Family. Read Our Adoption Page for more information about Our [...]
The Ice Dream Cookbook: A review and an adoption fundraiser
November 19, 2008 5 Comments
The Ice Dream Cookbook, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. Rachel Albert-Matesz: Wherever you are, please take a bow. I love your gluten-free and casein-free cookbook, and I apologize for my tardy book review. And many, many, many thanks for the donation to the Adoption Fundraiser. Your book is on sale now and will make an [...]
It’s a …..
October 31, 2008 28 Comments
We got our referral this week! (Referral = baby match) And it’s a girl! (For privacy reasons, we aren’t posting her picture….but I will post one when she arrives home, I promise.) Everything is happening much faster than even our social worker predicted. We had just finished our home study on September 27 and had [...]
Gluten Free.. and dreaming….
October 1, 2008 9 Comments
“Up at the Lake” – Photo by my sister, Kari It’s hard to stay grounded when life is swirling around. I’m incredibly busy at work – already swamped with paperwork, phone calls, planning, etc – but my mind isn’t really in the game here. Last Saturday we had our last home study session for the [...]
Building a Family
July 20, 2008 31 Comments
Many of you read my blogger-buddies blogs too. (Steve and Ginger) They are two of the most kind-hearted people I will truly ever have the gracious luck of knowing. They have encouraged me to tell a little of this story here (I’m a little shy, believe it or not.). So, I’m not only going to [...]
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