Randomness at the end of 2010

Thanks to all who have posted so far for the Lil' LJ onesie giveaway!  I'm going to extend the deadline for the giveaway for about another week to give more people an opportunity to enter the drawing.  See my previous post for more details.  To be included in the drawing, please post your comment under that blog entry.  Thank you!   
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Hope you all had a wonderful holiday!  We had such a special day with Grace.  Just like most babies her age, she loved the wrapping paper and boxes more than any of the actual gifts.  She just wanted to spend her time pushing an empty amazon.com box around the living room floor.  I'm sure she wondered what the brouhaha was all about.  She was a pure joy for us and the entire family.  

Grace's E.T. impersonation with the assistance of Elmo   

         

   She can't tolerate bright flash photography, but she will always flash a smile for the camera! 
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In case you didn't catch it, an older blog post of mine was published in Adoptive Families magazine this year.  This is how it appeared in the magazine.  I saw today that it was one of the "top ten most popular articles" of the magazine this year.  So....maybe there were only TEN original articles written for the magazine this year or maybe my article was included in the list because they needed a "filler".  Nevertheless, having it published was a personal thrill for me and I was happy and honored to share it with waiting parents-to-be.  I've been thinking about writing a follow-up post here because the happiness for us and support that we received when we finally brought Grace home surpassed anything we ever expected! 
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Happy New Year and thanks for reading!

Wishing a very special and happy 2011 to all of you who are still waiting for your dream come true.  I was where you were last year.  What a difference a year (or less) makes.