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Off the merry-go-round
I was stunned yesterday when I picked up the phone and heard our now-familiar SSA office case handler’s voice I just wanted to let you know that we received Joseph’s birth certificate veri… more →
Selam with Cheese on Wry, and a Joe (to go)
Off the merry-go-round
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shannon wrote 1 year ago: I was stunned yesterday when I picked up the phone and heard our now-familiar SSA office case handle … more →
Squeeky wheels
shannon wrote 1 year ago: Sorry, I haven’t posted lately, folks. April is crazy busy with Joe and I traveling, Noni P mo … more →
Don't think there's a healthcare crisis? Think again
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shannon wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday I got a letter in the mail. Joseph was declined enrollment for individual insurance covera … more →
You know you've been married a long time when...
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shannon wrote 1 year ago: …your idea of a really romantic Valentine’s Day means sharing a homemade pizza and sitti … more →
Of all days
shannon wrote 2 years ago: We didn’t know it, but this morning our phone was ringing off the hook. At 6:05am. At 6:08am. … more →
BIG: doin' stress the Dan and Shannon way
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shannon wrote 2 years ago: I had to giggle at one of our blog comments yesterday. Kristi said, “when you guys do stress y … more →
Distractions
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shannon wrote 2 years ago: No news on the adoption front. We’re still sitting on pins and needles. It’s a good thin … more →
The 3-minute phone call, or "Why I Know What I Know"
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shannon wrote 2 years ago: I know that the CBI requested a name check for me on 4/19. I know that the FBI responded on 4/25. I … more →
Can I just say...
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shannon wrote 2 years ago: that the CBI (Colorado Bureau of Investigation) totally rocks! I gave up on the idea that my homestu … more →
Mom response: activate
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shannon wrote 2 years ago: Though I’ve always had protective maternal instincts towards my younger siblings (half of whom … more →
Fingerprint redux
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shannon wrote 2 years ago: I almost redid my fingerprints today. But something just wasn’t right so I took a close look a … more →
A minor setback
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shannon wrote 2 years ago: We were so close to being finished with the adoption paper chase and things were actually looking re … more →
Type AA batteries not included
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Dan wrote 2 years ago: Sometimes it really pays to have married someone with the organizational skills that I lack… I … more →
The end of Black Boot
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shannon wrote 2 years ago: Black Boot the Pirate. That’s what Dan has been calling me since I broke my foot in February. … more →
I'm in the money...
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shannon wrote 2 years ago: OK, not really, but I did get some mildly exciting news today. After no raise for the past several y … more →
This blubbering fool
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shannon wrote 2 years ago: So Dan worked from home today and we spent every spare moment researching adoption. It’s almos … more →
the invisible woman?
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shannon wrote 2 years ago: So today I found out that my fingerprints were rejected by the FBI as being unreadable and I’l … more →
the really big nutshell
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shannon wrote 2 years ago: Well, well. Where to start? So much has been happening. It is and it isn’t the “same ol … more →
