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	<title>Our Big Step - Continued</title>
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		<title>Skewing the results</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We were asked for us and Aman to participate in a nation-wide study of Kindergartners and our interview was this morning. The nice lady asked a bunch of questions about Aman&#8217;s background, our background, and what we consider important for Aman to know. I think we will end up skewing the numbers. Yes, we gave [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatisus.com/AdoptionBlog/?p=222</link>
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		<title>Halloween</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The kids had a fantastic first Halloween.  We were cheap and went with costumes that my sister in law had instead of buying costumes for them.  Aman was a horse and Serawit was Piglet.  Very cute! If I can figure out how to upload pictures I will. The funniest part was getting them to say [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatisus.com/AdoptionBlog/?p=227</link>
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		<title>Pumpkinland!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The St. Louis EKC Fall Gettogether was at Thies Farm &#38; Greenhouse, which in October is transformed into Pumpkinland.  There were lots of firsts today.  This was the kids&#8217; first pumpkin patch, hay ride, pretzel and corn maze.  On our way out there, we talked about the trees changing colors, and how later on, we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatisus.com/AdoptionBlog/?p=216</link>
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		<title>Catch up Part II</title>
		<description><![CDATA[October 7 &#8211; To anyone who has asked us why we did not adopt domestically, you need to read this. This happens more often than we all want to think. My heart breaks for those parents.  Adoptive Parents Ordered to Surrender 3-Year-Old to Biological Father &#8211; ParentDish October 6 &#8211; Every day before meals, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatisus.com/AdoptionBlog/?p=218</link>
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		<title>You better climb that tree!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today the kids did not have school, and I was off work, so I planned a trip to Eckert&#8217;s to go apple picking and my niece joined us. A few days ago I told them what we were doing, and they were excited. Just recently, they decided they liked apples. As we got closer to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatisus.com/AdoptionBlog/?p=205</link>
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		<title>Catch up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, we are lazy.  It&#8217;s much easier and quicker to update Facebook than it is to update the blog.  In order to get caught up, below are all my kid-related Facebook posts October 3 &#8211; 1:30 p.m. &#8211; The kids have been seeing these pies at the farmer&#8217;s market, and in the store, and they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatisus.com/AdoptionBlog/?p=212</link>
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		<title>When he grows up!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A CRISIS COUNSELOR!!!! Last night, Aman was trying to talk the kitty out of suiciding from the half-wall in our foyer. Mommy and I look over to see Boris (the kitty) on the wall, and Aman standing on the chair next to the wall saying in a very calm, but insistant voice&#8230; &#8220;Don&#8217; jump kitty!! [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatisus.com/AdoptionBlog/?p=202</link>
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		<title>School started???</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have been barely home 2 months, and now we had to say good bye to controlling every aspect of their environment as we send them off to school.  Most families have 3-4 years to prepare for this &#8211; we had 2 months.  Wow. Our son had his first day and for our daughter we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatisus.com/AdoptionBlog/?p=190</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s August???</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kids start school in 2 weeks.  I go back to work in 3.  Wow. More firsts since the last blog&#8230; - First overnight with grandma and grandpa Lueker.  Adam and I had a date night.  We had dinner at Copia Urban Winery and saw Inception on the IMAX.  Great time. - First time the kids [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatisus.com/AdoptionBlog/?p=183</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh my goodness, it&#8217;s been a week. The next day Aman was doing much better.  I went to lunch with my boss and a co-worker and came back to work to a shower for the kids that included cake and some very generous presents.  The kids didn&#8217;t seem to like cake the last time we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thatisus.com/AdoptionBlog/?p=174</link>
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