Anyone that knows me (REALLY knows me) understands what an addiction I have to reality shows, documentaries and a good exposé show of any kind. You should see my TIVO schedule and you would know. Ironically, Dateline will be doing just this on Sunday. Unfortunately, this is a subject that affects our family personally as well as many of our friends. It will cover the two sides of adoption in Guatemala. We will be watching this with a heavy heart. I'm sure it will bring to light things we really would rather not know but do exist. My heart aches for the children in Guatemala, the families that will never know the love we have experienced, the perception that could be created every time someone looks at our children and the worst...if anyone were to ever say anything to them. I'm very sad by the fact I am already feeling that magical process in a far away land will forever be tarnished in the eyes of everyone around us. I don't know anything about what will be exposed but I'm sure it won't be pretty. I think Kevin summed it up best.
So while this Dateline story will show the unfortunate dark side of Guatemalan adoptions, please realize that the overwhelming majority of cases were not that way. And PLEASE do not judge us or more importantly our children by the actions of a few people who deserve to be behind bars.
--Kevin Kreutner, WI (submitted on Jan. 14, 2008)
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Far far away...
in this magical little place called Guatemala, Dennis and I found the most amazing love in our daughters and the most amazing love in our friends that shared it with us.
Thanks for a wonderful weekend GuatSquaters
Our little trooper
Maz was such a trooper during the trip. She was pretty sick the day before we left. I took her to the doctor and they basically said everyone has it right now and try to make it as comfortable for her as possible but don't cancel your trip if the other parents don't mind. Well, with our group, we will only let you bail on the reunions if you have leprosy and even then I think we would still want you to come. Dennis and I split Maz duty to make sure that Mia was able to enjoy her time with her friends. We had a few sleepless nights but we tried to make it as comfortable for her as we could. We gave her lots of hot baths and she loves being wrapped in a towel. She is happy to be home and resting like a champ.
My how things change
Growing up, my family never went on vacations. Although, my dad did have this stellar station wagon that had two seats in the way way back that faced each other. Add an aunt or two that lived in the county (we were city folk) and you have yourself a 'Bono' family vacation.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Staying in touch
It seems like just yesterday we were preparing to say good-bye to Guatemala and each other. There is definitely something magical about the people you meet through your journey to adopt. We all left Guatemala on different days to fly to different cities with our new babies promising we would always stay in touch. I am confident we will be doing this for a very very long time.
Monday, January 07, 2008
Mazlin's tasty best buddy
Ever since Mazlin came home she has loved her little Blah Blah. It is her security and she refuses to sleep without him/her. Over the months Dennis and I have noticed Blah Blah's tail is getting shorter and shorter. Poor Blah Blah he is being consumed by the one that loves him/her most. If she starts to move on to the arms and legs we'll incorporate a separation period and feed her a little more.
Sunday, January 06, 2008
GuatSquat 2008
We are off to Chicago this weekend! When we adopted Mia it was an added bonus the friendships that were created with other adopting families. We were all in Guatemala at the same time. The year we've added 3 new babies and one on the way. The group keeps getting bigger.
A monster is created
Mia has been telling us when she wakes up that she wants to go to the coffee shop and get a cow milk. When she starts ordering double shot lattes, I'll worry a little more. Here she is in her favorite spot.
Sherri and Jon Claude are in St. Louis
The Walton family lived across the hall from me in Cleveland many moons ago and we've stayed in touch through the years. They are the best! We don't see each other to talk very much but their friendship helped me a great deal through a transitional period in my life. It was great to see them. Sherri refused to let me take her picture (nothing new) so I did the best I could. We're hoping to see them again next weekend when we travel to Chicago.
Mia's First Birthday/Spa Party!
Mia's friend Emma has a birthday party where PJs were mandatory. She had a great time and came back with a cute little pedicure and manicure.
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