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Exciting news! You can access my original vintage Three Sons And A Princess Club Mom blog That used to reside at - http://threesons.clubmom.com/ By clicking on the dates July 6, 2006 or  May 14, 2013. If that doesn't work you can go to https://archive.org/ and type in http://clubmom.com and then click on Mom Answers and then Mom Blogs and then Meet The Bloggers and

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Whether you are traveling to Russia to adopt or to bring your adopted Russian child on a cultural experience it is good to know what is useful to pack. We traveled to Russia three times over the course of our adoption and we bought a lot of stuff that people recommended, but only some of it was really useful. This is what I recommend Packing list for Russia airplane pillow book wallet/purse

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Mothers Day is coming and so I decided to participate in the MOMMY AND ME HAIR pic project in honor of the day (Thanks Debbie for the info). It is a project where you submit a photo of you and your child with matching hairstyles. I am normally blond, but I died my hair with a non-permanent dye and so for a little while Pineapple Princess and I could have matching hair.

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The best time to obtain keepsake items for your Russian child such as this Haba Russian House is when you are in Russia. Souvenirs (such as nesting dolls), items from the orphanage, a Russian newspaper are all good ideas. But Russia is not the only place to purchase items for your child that help them hold on to their culture and country. One of the first things we purchased

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If you are thinking about adopting from Russia and are wondering what the process might look like- here is a brief overview and rough time estimate. First year Start discussing adoption. Things to consider: gender, age, nationality, etc.  Start researching adoption agencies. Make sure your agency is accredited and won't be losing accreditation soon. Email and call the agency with

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I have made some logistic decisions. I have decided to move my blog about my family here and turn this blog back into a Russian Adoption blog. This blog will post information about Russian Adoption which will include: Russian Adoption News Adoption Process Adoption children issues My own experience with adopting from Russia My own experience with raising a child adopted from Russia So

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Adam, Piney, Conner and Braden taken Sunday, Mar 20  Dear family, friends, former readers and new readers, I need to start from the beginning. I started blogging about our upcoming Russian adoption in Jan 2006 about the time Piney (short for our nick name of Pineapple Princess) was turning one in Russia. I started out here and then tranferred my blog over to clubmom.com to

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15 Best Board Games For Family Fun And Happiness http://ping.fm/jHqci

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A Walk To Beautiful DVD: Watch It Now Free http://ping.fm/LONkH

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How To Have A Passionate Marriage (Keep Love & Intimacy Alive) http://ping.fm/N8EyQ

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Peace At Home Through Mindful Conversation http://ping.fm/q93mM

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Speak Cheerfully To Check Out Clerks http://ping.fm/s9W4h

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10 Ways To Win Friends And Influence People http://ping.fm/hHzIC

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Healthy At 100 (How To Live A Long, Healthy Life) http://ping.fm/sZSe2

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175 Random Acts of Kindness http://ping.fm/Pk6WK

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How To Create A Joyful Home: Keep Mom Happy http://ping.fm/4jKW1

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How To Help The North Koreans: What You Can Do http://ping.fm/P8zbq

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How To Clean Your Home Quickly Like The Professionals http://ping.fm/qUWza

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Create A Vision Board To Attract The Life You Want http://ping.fm/a05vL

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Create your own Volunteer Group: It's Fun! http://ping.fm/L49UK

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And so...about the president coming for dinner.Well, not exactly...but he is going to drive his motorcade in front of my house in a few days...See email I received:President Obama and his National Security Advisor will be visiting Yongsan on (date omitted for security reasons). His motorcade will pass on 8th Army Drive. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to witness the president and his

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So here is what is going on in my life.I work at the hospital in the IT help desk department as a volunteer. I am also going to school- finishing up my IT degree. In my spare time.... I floss.Just kidding. Who has time for that?No... in my spare time I clean my house, read, exercise, make plans, give my money away, relax in my massage chair, learn about gardening, think about practicing the piano

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Since nothing exciting happened today I am planning my day for tomorrow on my blog.I mean Sunday was going to be significant. It was supposed to be my "Compliment others day."But I can only compliment people when something stands out to me, so the only compliment I gave out was something forced about my husband's sweater and he just looked up at me with a "what's wrong with you today" look.So

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Halloween... the Election... our slow descent into cold weather.... spending too much time on facebook... and photography..... it has all gone by in a blur- partly because I lost my dayplanner and have felt like I have been free floating through time.So. To back track. Here is a photo of Piney and Kirby on Halloween:We had a fun time. After making all of the nice people who gave out chocolate

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The aim is to achieve comprehensive social, emotional, physical and mental breakdown of the family unit for a day while you heal, refresh, renew, rest, relax and recharge yourself.

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