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Russian Hats 16 Sep 2011 | 12:56 am
When I think of the Russians and what they wear on their heads, I think of furry military hats or colorful babushkas (head scarves) tied around the babushka’s (grandmother’s) heads. Before I adopted E...
Gulag Bunny 9 Sep 2011 | 12:29 am
I have a very odd sense of humor. I love nothing more than embarrassing my children by car dancing at stop lights, or driving a white VW Beetle convertible covered with colorful daisy decals, or driv...
New Russian Adoption Agreement 15 Jul 2011 | 08:34 am
Adopting from Russia has never been an easy adventure. When I adopted Elle 12 years ago, it was still a fairly straightforward process. An average Russian adoption in 1998 took between 9 and 11 mont...
Clickety Clack 30 Jun 2011 | 01:12 am
Clickety clack. Clickety clack. That is the sound the train makes as we pull out of the Moscow train station. Two hundred and eighty miles away from Kursk and my daughter, Elle. Clickety clack. M...
The Boy From Baby House 10 20 May 2011 | 01:01 am
Forgive me for my book report like post today. I always hated writing book reports in school. I never quite understood the need for them. I read the book…it was good or bad…what else did they reall...
A Babushka in the Courtroom 14 Apr 2011 | 02:26 am
When I started my adoption journey, I always imagined traveling with my husband to bring our daughter home. He would have been a pillar of strength as the miles flew by and a source of comfort in a f...
The Colors and Styles of Russia 10 Mar 2011 | 02:48 am
When I adopted my daughter from Russia, two trips were required…six days each and one week apart. While I was preparing for my first trip, I was a little stumped on how to pack. My adoption agency p...
Orphanages and Fairytales 26 Feb 2011 | 02:53 am
Like most Americans, I remember the images of Romanian orphanages under Ceausescu’s rule. I was appalled by the pictures of starved children, rocking, sitting, and lying in wooden cribs. At the time...
The Gestures of A Nation 15 Feb 2011 | 03:21 am
Before I adopted Elle from Russia, I had a preconceived idea of what Russians were like. I remember the high stepping soldiers of the Soviet Army marching in Red Square behind the tanks and missiles,...
The Medical Black Hole 20 Jan 2011 | 04:49 am
My father is in the hospital today for a heart issue. They just wheeled him into the catheter lab to perform an angiogram. He was in the same hospital 10 years ago for a triple by-pass. After his sur...
