06.30.08 : Ginger in Sunshine
06.30.08 : Ginger in Sunshine
06.30.08 : Ginger in Sunshine
06.28.08 : ten thoughts on whole living
04.29.08 : spring!
02.03.08 : clever!
02.02.08 : coolness
02.01.08 : true poetry of life
01.30.08 : medallion stamps
01.26.08 : The Con
12.17.07 : contemplate the beautiful
12.11.07 : hovercat
12.05.07 : Do It
12.03.07 : MoMa
12.02.07 : stamp deal
11.29.07 : Bloksh!
11.26.07 : saving lives
11.20.07 : holiday cards
11.17.07 : martha koystra
11.14.07 : putting an ipod shuffle to sleep
11.13.07 : heart
11.12.07 : e/r
11.11.07 : two
11.10.07 : yummy
11.09.07 : Pete the jerk
11.08.07 : NaBloPoMo
11.07.07 : journaling christmas
11.07.07 : advent pockets
11.06.07 : noodles and creative energy
11.05.07 : argh
11.04.07 : psychic hairball
11.03.07 : quotes for the day...
11.02.07 : friday five
11.02.07 : Alley Cat Allies
11.01.07 : 'tis the season
09.16.07 : trying to "Live the Creative Life"
09.03.07 : thinking about social networking
09.02.07 : two layouts
09.01.07 : yawn
08.29.07 : Fancy Pants
08.28.07 : hello.
08.28.07 : 21 month update
07.02.07 : gracie swimming
06.27.07 : okay
05.01.07 : readaoption, finally!
04.25.07 : Easter and Bubbles
04.11.07 : confession
03.30.07 : 18 month update
02.18.07 : no food! and super cute movies
02.10.07 : corduroy
01.29.07 : words
01.25.07 : DJ Gracie
01.24.07 : Christmas Day
01.24.07 : Christmas Eve
01.19.07 : straw
12.20.06 : ho ho ho, where did the time go?
12.08.06 : Ho Ho Hate
12.02.06 : State of the Gracie address...
11.21.06 : pictures!
11.17.06 : red rider bee bee gun...
11.14.06 : snowglobe
11.12.06 : just another day
11.05.06 : post-halloween recap
10.25.06 : random stuff
10.22.06 : happy birthday, part 2!
10.11.06 : hello out there
10.05.06 : Happy Birthday, Baby!
09.27.06 : upper GI
09.26.06 : upper GI
09.25.06 : today
09.25.06 : new photos of Miss Cupcake
09.24.06 : essential reading
09.16.06 : Operating Instructions
09.12.06 : photos
09.11.06 : remembering
09.06.06 : piece of my heart
09.03.06 : book meme
09.01.06 : oh my!!
09.01.06 : SO FRUSTRATED
08.31.06 : oral fixation
08.30.06 : wow
08.29.06 : swimming at the Y
08.28.06 : stuff
08.15.06 : Like the freckles? I
08.13.06 : Sorry for the extended
07.23.06 : Exhausted. Enthralled. Will write more
07.17.06 : Quick update before I crash:
07.15.06 : So Tom came home yesterday.
07.13.06 : 11 hours until Cupcake time.
07.12.06 : So tired! Packing the condo
07.11.06 : I cannot believe that in
07.09.06 : Okay, I am going to
07.08.06 : I wish I had some
07.03.06 : Video of Cupcake! Here's a
07.01.06 : Just got off the phone
06.30.06 : If you've read this before,
06.29.06 : As you can see, Tom
06.29.06 : This is sort of easier
06.26.06 : Tom leaves for Vietnam in
06.21.06 : Hey, our agency sent us
06.16.06 : I haven't updated in a
06.06.06 : I just wanted to thank
06.03.06 : We got THE phone
05.29.06 : Long weekend, and Tom almost
05.28.06 : There's a new Vietnam mailing
05.25.06 : Okay, so the house isn't
05.24.06 : Don't read this if you
05.23.06 : Blah- rainy day. I'm gonna
05.21.06 : Today, while I was
05.19.06 : Some of my fellow Vietnam
05.15.06 : I'm really really really
05.14.06 : I wanted to wish everyone
05.12.06 : Just a quick note to
05.09.06 : On Sunday morning we got
05.03.06 : One really amazing thing
05.02.06 : (This is part of one
04.27.06 : When we started this adoption
04.23.06 : The photos came, the photos
04.23.06 : Yesterday was SUCH a long
04.22.06 : My friend Nicole just accepted
04.21.06 : Dear God, Universe, Internet and/or
04.20.06 : In the last month or
04.17.06 : On the current episode of
04.17.06 : I changed the layout a
04.15.06 : Tomorrow is the big trip
04.14.06 : A few people have asked
04.13.06 : Lately, I have been noticing
04.07.06 : Oh, I forgot to mention-
04.07.06 : Well, our dossier is complete-
04.01.06 : I just realized what today's
03.29.06 : More paperchasing today. T. went
03.29.06 : We're paperchasing again. I hate
03.27.06 : So the big mystery is
03.25.06 : Still here. No referral but
03.20.06 : Dear Phone, Please ring. With
03.17.06 : "I would gladly kiss you
03.15.06 : Quick post- no referral, no
03.13.06 : Quick update before I jump
03.13.06 : It's Monday morning. The phone
03.12.06 : I tried to find an
03.10.06 : So, anyway... no referral. We
03.07.06 : I forgot to mention this
03.07.06 : Well, we got in
03.02.06 : We called the BCIS in
03.02.06 : First and foremost- nothing new.
02.27.06 : No news. Well, my agency
02.22.06 : So I'm back in "adoption
02.21.06 : "Can't seem to get my
02.16.06 : There's no news on the
02.15.06 : Someone from my agency just
02.14.06 : So today we had the
02.13.06 : We got good news today-
02.12.06 : One thing I am starting
02.08.06 : When we started this process
02.05.06 : We sent off our dossier
02.04.06 : Our passports arrived! One step
02.01.06 : Todayy the post office attempted
02.01.06 : You *know* it's ignorant is
01.31.06 : Quick note before we take
01.30.06 : Tomorrow we travel across the
01.29.06 : Happy Tet/Lunar New Year! For
01.27.06 : I feel guilty- we were
01.26.06 : So, Meg Ryan adopted a
01.25.06 : Homestudy details: It went well.
01.25.06 : Our homestudy went great. We
01.25.06 : Homestudy in approximately 11 minutes.
01.25.06 : I'm getting hesitant to write
01.23.06 : Yes, there is another episode
01.20.06 : So after our last episode,
01.19.06 : Good news- our agency got
01.18.06 : Blargh McBlarghty blargh blargh blargh.
01.13.06 : Before starting adoption- Me: I
01.12.06 : Several months ago I got
01.09.06 : My grandmother is about to
01.07.06 : So these are my
01.06.06 : Here's an adoption tip: If
01.05.06 : There is news tonight. Apparently
01.05.06 : We just got a letter
01.04.06 : Our home visit has been
01.03.06 : I made the giant mistake
01.02.06 : "Gemini: It's Day Two of
01.01.06 : I dropped my iPod into
01.01.06 : Happy New Year, to anyone
12.29.05 : BEING PATIENT SUCKS! I don't
12.28.05 : Last night, I had my
12.27.05 : Christmas was "eh". I couldn't
12.25.05 : I wonder if Cupcake will
12.24.05 : I just finished my Life
12.22.05 : Dear Cupcake, There are days
12.20.05 : I'm having thoughts about Baby's
12.19.05 : Strange event... Remember how I
12.18.05 : Last night Husband and I
12.17.05 : An adoption agency sent us
12.16.05 : There's a tremendous part of
12.15.05 : This is the adoption blog.

 

 

 

 

 


Chel (pronounced "shell"). 33. Mama to Gracie. Artist. Friend. Adoptive parent. Scrapbooker (not a very good one, at that). Long distance swimmer. Animal rescuer. Wife. Beader maker. Vegetarian. Rubber stamp collector.

Why the change? This new face of gingerblue.com is the culmination of three online journals/blog (the adoption blog, the baby blog, the art blog), plus the personal web page I have been maintaining since 1995. Here you'll find updates on Gracie, updates on my jewelry making, what I have going on in my art studio, and what's going on with life in general.

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