Adoption Update and other reflections, race and inclusion
Wow! Can anyone else believe Halloween is over? Holiday season is officially underway. I love the nostalgia of Christmas music, the sweet scent of pumpkin rolls and the way the crisp air seizes your lungs in the cool of the morning. Don't get me wrong, I love sun and summer but as a true north-westerner I enjoy all the seasons for their differences. I love bundling up, reading a few good books and watching old movie reruns with my littles. Somehow Trav and I both missed the odd curiosity of the Halloween Town movie series and are discovering this savory trilogy through the eyes of our children. It was filmed in Oregon not far from here and they actually resurect a Halloween Town each year in the quaint town of St. Helen's. HA! Can you believe it? Next year... :) As for our adoption process, we are almost done gathering documents for our Dossier submission! As you might remember, I was quite devastated when we learned...