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the queenie

the girl...loves to rake the leaves! there's a lot of them and honestly, we don't rake them, but she loves to rake the leaves. and she has some style whilst she does it too!
you know that girl couldn't get a pic taken without her crazy peace-out hands!
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it's november...and that means it's national adoption awareness month. and so i love to raise awareness {brooke and jada are kiddos of ours through adoption} and answer any adoption questions you may have...so every day this month, at the end of each post, i'll do just that...so stay tuned!

Currently, there are 496,000 children in the U.S. foster care system and 130,000 of these children are waiting for families to adopt them. The majority of waiting children are of color with older African American boys waiting the longest for adoption.

wanna make a difference...take a look at sheaundra and johnathan, just 2 kiddos who would love to find a family.
{info on these cuties--case #SCNET034256--and many others can be found HERE}
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debi9kids said…
It always breaks my heart to see the actual numbers...just staggering.
11/03/2009 1:27 AM
Putting the FUN in DysFUNctional said…
This post made me grin, but the numbers make me want to cry....so overwhelming.
I just love your awesome family!
11/03/2009 2:48 AM
Megan said…
LOL Jada is hilarious!!

I love that you bring awareness to adoption. So sad to see so many kids without families out there.
11/03/2009 5:08 AM
Unknown said…
Such a beautiful girl and looks like she's so fun! Glad that you are raising awareness about adoption! Sad to see the numbers.
11/03/2009 8:04 AM
Karen said…
Love the last shot. She's such a ham.
11/03/2009 8:33 AM
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11/03/2009 8:33 AM
Twincerely,Olga said…
what a precious girl!! You have a beautiful heart and family!
11/03/2009 9:06 AM
Becky said…
I would love to adopt one day. My husband isn't on board yet:(

Thanks so much for bringing more awareness to this!

Your girlie totally needs to be a model with those moves!!!
11/03/2009 10:12 AM
Unknown said…
LOVE the peace out!
11/03/2009 3:05 PM
GypsiAdventure said…
You little jada is a doll - a beautiful little princess! :)
~K
11/03/2009 7:46 PM
Elizabeth said…
Jada is just too cute...I love how her personality comes through in pictures. Heartbreaking statistics.
11/04/2009 10:56 AM
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