Flooding article

Xinhua - English

Flood-stricken Anhui ... And Chuzhou very hard hit!

Please pray for all the folks in the Anhui province. We're so worried about Yongchen and the other kids at the CWI. The CWI flooded a few years ago, and I understand it was in pretty bad repair after the flood. Hopefully the kids and the caretakers are okay ... it's so frustrating not being able to just call and find out!

Our little girl's name ...

Yong
Chen

The tones are important in Chinese, and I think it's fair to say that I suck at them. So I'm hoping that by practicing before I go, Yongchen will actually know that I'm talking to her, instead of saying something like, say, "oh, underwear."

She is SO my kid ...

Another picture ... who can guess WHY it's obvious she's my child?



(Answer .... because she's playing with two ... count 'em, TWO ... phones.

Yupper. She's gonna fit right in!

Tomorrow Plan Project Video - Google Video

I found this video about the Tomorrow Plan, the plan instituted by the CCAA to help out special needs kids. It funded the repair of Yongchen's cleft lip. (The image is a bit too big ... sit back from your screen to get some focus!) Tomorrow Plan Project Video - Google Video

The Brangelina Article ...

I was appalled by the "How To Shop For Kids The Brangelina Way" article that ran in the LA Times a few weeks back. I ran across this response today from Adoptive Families magazine. Kudos to them on the response. And thumbs-down to the Times. What the heck were they thinking??

"Thumbs Down to the LA Times for their article, 'How to Shop for Kids the Brangelina Way'Adoptive Families magazine and our readers speak out against this offensive article."


NEW YORK, NEW YORK, June 28 – Yes, the LA Times actually published an article with this title. Adoptive Families offers information and resources to help parents adopt and support them as they raise their children, and we deplore the fact that our content was used as a "source" for this shabby piece of journalism.

Click here for the full article, including a link to the original Times article