Nicole Sandler
Alison's Journey Home: An Adoption Story - Part 7
12-3-2000I've been silent for a few days. That's because my little one hasn't! She's had a cold and cough since I took her from the orphanage, and the cough medicine, vitamins and Tylenol I've been giving her haven't...
Date Posted: December 05, 2005
Alison's Journey Home: An Adoption Story - Part 6
11-29-2000Well, we woke up to snow today, but it didn't last very long. I met a really great woman, Amy Von Blon, from Houston, Texas. Her husband Michael came in for court, and then went back to Houston (they have five kids at home).
Date Posted: December 05, 2005
Alison's Journey Home: An Adoption Story - Part 5
11-27-2000I just got Alison to sleep. This is the toughest time of the day… well, last night and tonight anyway. She fights going to sleep… climbs all over the bed (no crib here), and sobs mournfully.
Date Posted: December 05, 2005
Alison's Journey Home: An Adoption Story - Part 4
11-23-200011:00 AM Yesterday was the best day yet with my little girl. The caretakers tell me she is abit spoiled and can get cranky when she's not happy (as I've noticed!). I think I discovered the source of her discontent. Hunger!
Date Posted: December 05, 2005
Alison's Journey Home: An Adoption Story - Part 3
11-21-2000Wow, this has been an amazing few days! I left Los AngelesSaturday afternoon at 3:20 PM PST, and flew 10 hours to Frankfurt Germany. I had a two and a half-hour layover followed by another six-hour flight to Almaty Kazakhstan, which is...
Date Posted: December 05, 2005
Alison's Journey Home: An Adoption Story - Part 2
11-13-2000Once signed up with my agency, I received the information on their Russian program and instructions for assembling my dossier compiled into a red binder.
Date Posted: December 05, 2005
Alison's Journey Home: An Adoption Story - Part 12
12/22/00It's taken me almost 48 hours to write this my adoption journal entry, as now that we're home, I seem to have no time to get on the computer at all.
Date Posted: December 05, 2005
Alison's Journey Home: An Adoption Story - Part 11
12-17-2000It's Sunday afternoon, December 17, and Alison is napping. So while I have a few moments on the computer, I thought I'd continue detailing the journey home, while the details are still somewhat fresh in my mind.
Date Posted: December 05, 2005
Alison's Journey Home: An Adoption Story - Part 10
12-12-2000It's Tuesday, December 12, about 12:20 PM and I'm still in Kazakhstan! I should have been in Moscow by now, but Alison's visa didn't come through in time. We had our exit interview at the U.S.
Date Posted: December 05, 2005
Alison's Journey Home: An Adoption Story - Part 1
Five years ago today, I was in Kazakhstan, in the middle of the most important event of my life. I was becoming a mother! I met my daughter just a couple of weeks earlier, though I had dreamed of her my entire life.As 5 years is a milestone, I...
Date Posted: December 05, 2005
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