http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Sun, 31 Aug 2008 08:51:38 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/new-site.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scott and Annie) http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/new-site.html?_c=feed-rss http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/new-site.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 31 Aug 2008 08:51:38 -0700 Scott bought a domain name yesterday and made us a new site. Check out http://mcclellantown.com. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/new-site.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd971a4ddd4cd500fae8da8687000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/its-official.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scott and Annie) http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/its-official.html?_c=feed-rss http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/its-official.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:59:33 -0700 Today our agency called at 8:45 am to let us know that we got all the paperwork in. We beat the deadline! So it's official, we have a daughter (from Vietnam), and we should get to bring her home in December or January. Stay tuned for a new blog ad... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/its-official.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd971a4ddd4cd500fad6a7ba850005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/vietnam.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scott and Annie) http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/vietnam.html?_c=feed-rss http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/vietnam.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:30:57 -0700 I don't even quite know how to word this, but our social worker called today with a Medical Eval. for us. If we get a referral letter by Sunday, August 31, then we will get to complete our adoption in Vietnam. Please pray for us, and we will let y... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/vietnam.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd971a4ddd4cd500fa9694f4f10003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/encouragaing-words.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scott and Annie) http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/encouragaing-words.html?_c=feed-rss http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/encouragaing-words.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:53:37 -0700 As I have posted or shared our story with our friends, we have gotten several words of encouragement. I just thought I would share a few. A blog reader, who happens to be an adoptee, stumbled upon my "Experiencing Pain" post and wrote these words... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/encouragaing-words.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd971a4ddd4cd500fa9693089d0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/experiencing-pain.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scott and Annie) http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/experiencing-pain.html?_c=feed-rss http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/experiencing-pain.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:36:06 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd971a4ddd4cd500fa9691dca90002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00cd971a4ddd4cd500fa9691dca90002-50si" alt="Waiting for &quot;O&quot; the Cirque de Soleil show" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> So, I have been mulling over several things this week. We are still prayerfully considering other countries our agency works with. We haven't come to any conclusions, but we are open to all of our options. Daily, I think about what we were expect... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/experiencing-pain.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd971a4ddd4cd500fa96927e8e0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/the-hoover-dam.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scott and Annie) http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/the-hoover-dam.html?_c=feed-rss http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/the-hoover-dam.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:20:40 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd971a4ddd4cd500fa968fe0890002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00cd971a4ddd4cd500fa968fe0890002-50si" alt="In front of Lake Mead" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Let me start by acknowledging that I did not want to travel to Las Vegas for our vacation. I wanted to go to the beach, but the Vegas trip fit our budget and came with poolside time. I also had no interested in touring the Hoover Dam while in Las ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/the-hoover-dam.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd971a4ddd4cd50100a7f0de16000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/vietnam-and-vegas.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scott and Annie) http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/vietnam-and-vegas.html?_c=feed-rss http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/vietnam-and-vegas.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:28:20 -0700 So, it has been at least a week since I last updated. We appreciate all who emailed their Senators and Representatives. JCICS has not put an update on their website. We did get an update from an inside source. :) Our source believes the US governm... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/vietnam-and-vegas.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd971a4ddd4cd500fad6a14e8b0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/senators-and-house-representatives.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scott and Annie) http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/senators-and-house-representatives.html?_c=feed-rss http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/senators-and-house-representatives.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:34:29 -0700 This was posted on JCICS's website yesterday. It probably wouldn't hurt to still email your senators and house representatives today. The Congressional Coalition on Adoption has invited the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/senators-and-house-representatives.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd971a4ddd4cd500fae8d10275000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/not-a-match.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scott and Annie) http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/not-a-match.html?_c=feed-rss http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/not-a-match.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:50:38 -0700 So I posted all my decorating pictures around 9 am this morning, then about four hours later the agency called. The agency called to tell us it didn't look like we were going to get matched unless some kind of miracle happens. It looks like we are... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/not-a-match.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd971a4ddd4cd500fad69e8b790005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/keeping-busy.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scott and Annie) http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/keeping-busy.html?_c=feed-rss http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/keeping-busy.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:52:50 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd971a4ddd4cd500fad69e66ce0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00cd971a4ddd4cd500fad69e66ce0005-50si" alt="Dining Room" /></a> <a href="http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd971a4ddd4cd500fa968cd1b50003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00cd971a4ddd4cd500fa968cd1b50003-50si" alt="Dining Room" /></a> <a href="http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd971a4ddd4cd50100a7ed358b000e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00cd971a4ddd4cd50100a7ed358b000e-50si" alt="Living Room" /></a> <a href="http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd971a4ddd4cd500fa968c2fc70002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00cd971a4ddd4cd500fa968c2fc70002-50si" alt="Living Room" /></a> <a href="http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd971a4ddd4cd500fa968c2fcb0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00cd971a4ddd4cd500fa968c2fcb0002-50si" alt="Living Room" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> We still haven't heard anything from our agencies. We will let you know as soon as we hear something. I decided to post the pictures of the rooms we painted. Overall the painting was easier compared to other projects we've done. Even better, we u... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scottandannie.vox.com/library/post/keeping-busy.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd971a4ddd4cd500fa968c30520002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>