<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Adoption @ grerp.blog-city.com</title><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/</link><description>(Adoption) </description><copyright>Copyright 2009 grerp.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:42:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Adoption @ grerp.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Meet Ruby</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/meet_ruby.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/meet_ruby.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:06:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=meet%5Fruby</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Here is our new girl, Ruby, a black and tan Coonhound.&nbsp; She is about 2 years old.&nbsp; We adopted her through Safe Haven Humane Society.&nbsp; They serve an area that includes Montcalm County - where relinquished pets are frequently taken]]></description><category>dogs</category><category>adoption</category><category>humane society</category></item><item><title>So we didn&apos;t get picked...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/so_we_didnt_get_picked.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/so_we_didnt_get_picked.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=so%5Fwe%5Fdidnt%5Fget%5Fpicked</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I found out Monday that the birthmother who was looking at our profile picked another couple instead.&nbsp; Because they were Protestant and we were Catholic.&nbsp; Interesting.After having lived on pins and needles wondering if my Thanksgiving and g]]></description><category>domestic adoption</category><category>disappointment</category></item><item><title>Frustrated</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/frustrated.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/frustrated.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:03:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=frustrated</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Today I was in a holy terror of a mood.For two weeks now we&#39;ve had our profiles out there, to be perused by 3 different couples looking to place their children.&nbsp; Two of the couples passed on our profile, but the third has lingered in making]]></description><category>adoption</category><category>domestic adoption</category><category>adoption stress</category></item><item><title>Trying to focus on the positive</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/trying_to_focus_on_the_positive.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/trying_to_focus_on_the_positive.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:41:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=trying%5Fto%5Ffocus%5Fon%5Fthe%5Fpositive</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Okay, the last few days haven&#39;t been so great.&nbsp; All About Romance has experienced a series of site downages due to a host transfer, and I&#39;ve sometimes felt like I&#39;ve been glued to the phone.&nbsp; Then there&#39;s the election.&nbsp;]]></description></item><item><title>In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/in_the_bleak_midwinter_by_julia_spencerfleming.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/in_the_bleak_midwinter_by_julia_spencerfleming.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:01:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=in%5Fthe%5Fbleak%5Fmidwinter%5Fby%5Fjulia%5Fspencerfleming</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;In the Bleak MidwinterJulia Spencer-Fleming&nbsp;Mystery &nbsp;&nbsp; 2002Rating: B &nbsp;In the Bleak Midwinter, the first installment of the Rev. Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne mysteries is a solid beginning to a series that looks like it m]]></description><category>books</category><category>mysteries</category><category>julia spencer fleming</category></item><item><title>It takes about a month</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/it_takes_about_a_month.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/it_takes_about_a_month.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 01:41:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=it%5Ftakes%5Fabout%5Fa%5Fmonth</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I realized today that, despite all the muddy paw prints and all the extra time outdoors de-energizing, despite the bigger vet bill and the chewed up toys, there is no way I could take Milo back to the Humane Society and drop him off now.&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><category>adoption</category><category>dogs</category><category>babies</category><category>bonding</category></item><item><title>Quick personal update</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/quick_personal_update.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/quick_personal_update.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:42:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=quick%5Fpersonal%5Fupdate</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Milo is getting bigger all the time, and he is going through a major chewing phase.&nbsp; He&#39;s a little honey, but I&#39;m getting a little tired of getting nibbled and/or finding things for him to chew.&nbsp; He does enjoying chomping Dutch tupp]]></description><category>adoption</category><category>puppies</category><category>destruction</category><category>chewing</category></item><item><title>Our profile gets another look see</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/our_profile_gets_another_look_see.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/our_profile_gets_another_look_see.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:08:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=our%5Fprofile%5Fgets%5Fanother%5Flook%5Fsee</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Our social worker called today and said there&#39;s a family interested in us.&nbsp; They found our Bethany profile online and, having looked through all the profiles, are really just interested in us.&nbsp; I find this astounding.&nbsp; First, becau]]></description></item><item><title>Dog of the Week: St. Milo</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/st_milo.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/st_milo.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:21:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=st%5Fmilo</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hmmmm...I wonder if there was an actual St. Milo[quick google]It appears there is a Blessed Milo of Selincourt.&nbsp; But we will not be talking about him.&nbsp; We will be talking about the Best Puppy in the World, our new puppy Milo. &nbsp;What a g]]></description><category>dogs</category><category>mutts</category><category>shelter dogs</category><category>humane society</category></item><item><title>I thought I had a spare kong around here...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/i_thought_i_had_a_spare_kong_around_here.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/i_thought_i_had_a_spare_kong_around_here.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:46:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=i%5Fthought%5Fi%5Fhad%5Fa%5Fspare%5Fkong%5Faround%5Fhere</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[...but I can&#39;t seem to find it.&nbsp; I thought for sure that Rosie had one, once upon a time.&nbsp; She hardly ever used it.&nbsp;&nbsp; She was never a chewer.&nbsp; In fact, she was never destructive at all.&nbsp; So most of the toys we got, i]]></description><category>dogs</category><category>adoption</category><category>puppies</category></item><item><title>Name that dog</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/name_that_dog.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/name_that_dog.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:25:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=name%5Fthat%5Fdog</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Though as everyone I know knows, I&#39;m not very good with change.&nbsp; So though it&#39;s really entirely my idea, I&#39;m excited but nervous about deciding to adopt Aztec.&nbsp; There are plenty of variables here: how will Rosie react, how will]]></description><category>names</category><category>dog names</category></item><item><title>3 years ago today, I became Max&apos;s mother</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/3_years_ago_today_i_became_maxs_mother.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/3_years_ago_today_i_became_maxs_mother.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 02:38:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=3%5Fyears%5Fago%5Ftoday%5Fi%5Fbecame%5Fmaxs%5Fmother</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I was thinking about this last night as I was going to sleep.&nbsp; With the time zone difference, I was already into today then and thinking about how I&#39;d have just have been getting up and getting ready for our court date.&nbsp; Here&#39;s a sn]]></description><category>russian adoption</category><category>adoption</category><category>russia</category></item><item><title>The big question</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/the_big_question.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/the_big_question.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:56:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fbig%5Fquestion</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two days ago, Max asked the question I&#39;d been dreading for awhile: &quot;Mommy, was I in your tummy?&quot;We&#39;d been talking about my friend, A.M., who has a baby in her tummy and is a little worried about it right now.&nbsp; So we&#39;ve been]]></description><category>adoption</category><category>russian adoption</category></item><item><title>Last of the Post-placement reports</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/last_of_the_postplacement_reports.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/last_of_the_postplacement_reports.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:04:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=last%5Fof%5Fthe%5Fpostplacement%5Freports</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Today our social worker called and we had the last our our 4 post-placement interviews for Max&#39;s adoption.&nbsp; It was painless.&nbsp; The last two have been by phone, in fact.&nbsp; We didn&#39;t even have to go in.&nbsp; I just had to give our]]></description><category>russian adoption</category><category>postplacement reports</category><category>adoption</category></item><item><title>Our adoption profile gets a look see</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/our_adoption_profile_gets_a_look_see.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/our_adoption_profile_gets_a_look_see.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:41:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=our%5Fadoption%5Fprofile%5Fgets%5Fa%5Flook%5Fsee</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After moping earlier this week  that it&#39;s never going to happen for us, I got a call yesterday from our social worker.&nbsp; He has someone coming in on Monday to whom he&#39;s planning to show our profile.&nbsp; She&#39;s due July 9th. &nbsp;Jul]]></description></item><item><title>Adoption time frame delay</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/adoption_time_frame_delay.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/adoption_time_frame_delay.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:55:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=adoption%5Ftime%5Fframe%5Fdelay</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Before our vacation, J. called up our social worker to see how our profile was doing: had it had any visitors, etc.&nbsp; And our social worker told us that no, no one had looked at it yet, and, unfortunately, the time frame for the average time fram]]></description></item><item><title>New study on adoptive parents</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/new_study_on_adoptive_parents.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/new_study_on_adoptive_parents.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:08:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=new%5Fstudy%5Fon%5Fadoptive%5Fparents</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From the news release:&nbsp; &quot;BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Adoptive parents invest more time and financial resources in their children compared with biological parents, according to the results of a national study that challenges the more conventional v]]></description><category>adoption</category><category>adoptive parents</category></item><item><title>1st homestudy visit</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/1st_homestudy_visit.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/1st_homestudy_visit.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2006 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=1st%5Fhomestudy%5Fvisit</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We had our first homestudy visit with Bethany last Thursday.&nbsp; It was amazing how much less stressful it was for me than the first time we went about it.&nbsp; I feel so much more confident about this process and about my ability to be a mother.&]]></description></item><item><title>Signed, sealed, delivered...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/signed_sealed_delivered.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/signed_sealed_delivered.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2006 03:53:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=signed%5Fsealed%5Fdelivered</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[...the application in the mail to Bethany .&nbsp; So we&#39;ve crossed the starting line on our second paperchase, domestic this time.&nbsp; Here&#39;s to a successful adoption.&nbsp; I surely hope we don&#39;t have to go through the whole homestudy]]></description><category>adoption</category><category>domestic adoption</category></item><item><title>More thoughts on Adoption</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/more_thoughts_on_adoption.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/more_thoughts_on_adoption.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2006 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=more%5Fthoughts%5Fon%5Fadoption</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For some time now I've been lurking at adoptionblogs.com .  Most of the people there are very pro-adoption, but there are people there with negative feelings about it as well, most of them birthmothers.  So why is it that I get stuck on rea]]></description><category>adoption</category></item></channel></rss>