Friday, May 13, 2011 6pm Yesterday I found out more detail on how children are matched with adoptive parents. Apparently Duni’s mother runs an orphanage and I guess has for years. Remember, Duni was our adoption agency coordinator over here in Addis. Many of these orphanages are private. A person just decides to start one. […]
May 11, 2011 Noon We are all 5, Matthew, Emma and Meg (our daughters 13 and 10,) my mother and I, in our seats on Ethiopian Airlines about to depart Washington DC straight, nonstop, to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A 13 hour flight. From Oklahoma City you must do a 16 hour layover to connect to […]
Emma, my mom, Matt and Meg Journal entries from our 2nd trip to Ethiopia in May 2011 May 5, 2011 Hi all, Well, the big day is upon us. We are leaving this Monday, May 9th for Ethiopia. We are taking our 2 daughters, Emma 13, and Meg 10 and also my mother. My mom […]
Friday, April 1, 2011 9pm Addis Ababa Airport Right now we are sitting on the floor in the gate area where our plane will take off in about an hour. This morning we had our usual breakfast with various other adoptive parents. We have an omelet every day with cheese and veggies. There is a […]