Adoption Journey Archives - Songbird Studio https://www.songbird-studio.com/blog/category/adoption-journey/ Take a Look Around Mon, 26 Apr 2021 11:27:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.songbird-studio.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-cropped-logo-6-32x32.png Adoption Journey Archives - Songbird Studio https://www.songbird-studio.com/blog/category/adoption-journey/ 32 32 The sign was right there in the road. https://www.songbird-studio.com/blog/the-sign-was-right-there-in-the-road/ https://www.songbird-studio.com/blog/the-sign-was-right-there-in-the-road/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:45:13 +0000 http://songbirdstudio.wordpress.com/?p=792 I am a little slow with this post but for good reason. šŸ˜‰ The holidays are just a crazy time of year, chock-full of too many important things to do all at the same time, all the while there is great pressure to be smiling and letting your heart pour out joy. Don’t get me wrong, […]

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]]> https://www.songbird-studio.com/blog/the-sign-was-right-there-in-the-road/feed/ 4 Day 56: Hi Ho, Hi Ho https://www.songbird-studio.com/blog/day-56-hi-ho-hi-ho/ https://www.songbird-studio.com/blog/day-56-hi-ho-hi-ho/#respond Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:48:17 +0000 http://songbirdstudio.wordpress.com/?p=381 Snakes on a Plane is not nearly as terrifying as Toddlers on a Plane! A 17 hour flight from Bangkok to New York with two two-year olds is not for the faint of heart. The cramped quarters of economy is no place for children that can barely understand what is going on, so I spent […]

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]]> https://www.songbird-studio.com/blog/day-56-hi-ho-hi-ho/feed/ 0 Day 43: Time to Say Good Bye https://www.songbird-studio.com/blog/day-43-time-to-say-good-bye/ https://www.songbird-studio.com/blog/day-43-time-to-say-good-bye/#respond Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:41:55 +0000 http://songbirdstudio.wordpress.com/?p=375 One day later than expected but we are leaving today! Unfortunately we didnā€™t know when we were going to be able to travel so Mo left yesterday and weā€™ll certainly miss that extra set of hands on the flights from Kathmandu to Bangkok and especiallyBangkok to New York. We should be home on Thursday morning […]

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]]> https://www.songbird-studio.com/blog/day-43-time-to-say-good-bye/feed/ 0 Days 34-41: Special Guest Blogger https://www.songbird-studio.com/blog/days-34-41-special-guest-blogger/ https://www.songbird-studio.com/blog/days-34-41-special-guest-blogger/#respond Sat, 06 Jan 2007 15:12:36 +0000 http://songbirdstudio.wordpress.com/?p=338 Hello again all. We are back from our trip to Chitwan Animal Preserve and had a great time. For those of you that are tired of my drivel and want a fresh narrative have I got a treat for you. Our traveling companion and friend Michele has agreed to supply this entry. I hope you […]

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]]> https://www.songbird-studio.com/blog/days-34-41-special-guest-blogger/feed/ 0 Days 29-33: Letā€™s Get Ready to Travel! https://www.songbird-studio.com/blog/days-29-33-lets-get-ready-to-travel/ https://www.songbird-studio.com/blog/days-29-33-lets-get-ready-to-travel/#respond Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:25:30 +0000 http://songbirdstudio.wordpress.com/?p=325 Happy New Year – sorry for the delayed blog updates but the internet was turned off for ā€œmaintenanceā€ over the holidays. anyway, now we can strap our helmets on and get ready to travel! Last Thurdsay was Sandeepā€™s interview day at the US Embassy. We showed up promptly at our designated interview time of 10:30 […]

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]]> https://www.songbird-studio.com/blog/days-29-33-lets-get-ready-to-travel/feed/ 0 Days 19-25: Happy Holidays https://www.songbird-studio.com/blog/317/ https://www.songbird-studio.com/blog/317/#respond Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:18:17 +0000 http://songbirdstudio.wordpress.com/?p=317 More of the same from Kathmandu. In the last five days we have gotten Sandeepā€™s travel documents from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and gone for both of his medical examinations. We now have completed everything on the Nepali side and can submit his file to the US Embassy and request a visa interview. As […]

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]]> https://www.songbird-studio.com/blog/317/feed/ 0 Days 15-18: Going to the Zoo https://www.songbird-studio.com/blog/days-15-18-going-to-the-zoo/ https://www.songbird-studio.com/blog/days-15-18-going-to-the-zoo/#respond Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:30:54 +0000 http://songbirdstudio.wordpress.com/?p=303 Ok, so a lot has happened in the last few days. Apart from getting fed up with our accommodations, Saturday we went to the Kathmandu Central Zoo. Its not a huge zoo so it doesnā€™t take long to see – this is a good thing since we were on display about as much as the […]

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]]> https://www.songbird-studio.com/blog/days-15-18-going-to-the-zoo/feed/ 0 Day 14: All in the Family https://www.songbird-studio.com/blog/day-14-all-in-the-family/ https://www.songbird-studio.com/blog/day-14-all-in-the-family/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:19:03 +0000 http://songbirdstudio.wordpress.com/?p=295 So today is the day… We are officially a family of four! We went to the ministry in the afternoon to sign the paperwork and received the adoption decree making Sandeep a Hastings-Kimball! We now introduce to you Sandeep Mathis Hastings-Kimball! With little fanfare, we then we went off to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]

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