Welcome to the Thompson family blog! Sunday, January 19, 2014. Good morning Green Lake! Saturday, November 9, 2013. Good morning Green Lake! View my complete profile.

Tuesday, June 4, 2013. The beginning of June brings us to our three year waiting mark. We have had some contacts, some scams, but nothing has blossomed to a meeting or a match. We are still waiting anxiously to become parents! Maybe it will happen soon. Thursday, May 9, 2013. I bet they knew she was hurt. We were all so happy! I just had to write about this since I was so emotional afterwards and just so happy that that family was not going to be sad tonight because their dog had ran away and got run over.

Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Preach My Gospel FHE Lessons - update. So I have taken all the ones I already posted in the archive. And uploaded them to Google Drive. I changed all the links on the archive page.

Domestic adoption in Richmond, VA. A lot of things have been going on in the real world and blogging has slipped way to the bottom of the priority list. Looking to the plus sides though, I know that everything will be okay. These are temporary setbacks but are merely bits in my larger story.

Our ever hopeful and ever unfolding open adoption story. Our Official Profile With IAC. Saturday, August 8, 2015. First we went to the Capitol and did a free tour. Enter through the visitor center. Our tour guide was probably an intern with high aspirations, because she was less than thrilled about her job! This room was built in a way that it was very difficult to keep secrets.

Why ABM and the Blog? Add Water and Stir. Tales from an adoption journey. Actually they can be crushing. You see the signs; you just deny that you see them at all.

Blogging about adoption, books, and everything in between. I was going to make this. instead, I rummaged through the cabinets and came up with my own version of cheeseburger macaroni. The best part is that you can use whatever veggies and seasonings you want. I only used about a forth of a cup of onions and half of a bell pepper but you can use more, less, or something completely different! .

An End and a Beginning. On November 1, 2013, we wrote our first blog post, hoping to reach the right person and help her learn more about us in a effort to create our family. Last week, we brought our daughter home. Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and thank you for reading! March 14, 2015. And not just a little snow, a real snow! DJ and I both went to wor.