So we are progressing with the baby shopping, and we got a moby wrap . For some reason, maybe because of the no-breastfeeding thing (of whic...

Well, not in Addis, that's for sure! But a few things have happened since I last wrote. The director of the orphanage we're working...

Right now I should be feeling joy, joy, joy but am suddenly full of fear. Here is a list of some o fthe things I am afraid of: #1: I'm ...

okay, you might have to take my word for this due to blogger picture resolution issues, but that's a whole lot of pixelly goodness there...

Just had a call from the Intercountry Adoption Team. Our dossier is ready to go. As in, our dossier is ready to go. As in, our dossier is re...

Did I say that I got my work to agree to the four day a week thing? Well, they did. Did it have anything to do with my staring very intensel...

Yesterday, my mobile phone rang. On the other end, a voice sounded far away and a little unsure, but determined. She asked to speak to me as...

Let's get the stupid stuff, the 'oh, per-lease' stuff out of the way first, shall we? Now that I've got British Citizenship,...

Today, we got the bill from our notary. It's a lot of money, as expected, so I decided to read the itemisation. Right, here we go. Prepa...

So, the shopping is going extremely well. So far we have managed to buy: Two bags of cotton wool balls A baby activity book with jingles and...