The time has come for us to make our blog private, as recommended by our agency. I'll probably open it back up to the public once we return, but for now it will be invitation-only starting this weekend.
If you would like an invitation, please either post a comment here that includes your e-mail address, or e-mail me at regina (at) ruopoli (dot) com. If you are someone I am not familiar with, please also include your full name, your blog address and your adoption agency. If these do not apply, then please briefly introduce yourself.
To view our blog you must sign up for a Blogger.com account if you don’t already have one. It’s totally free, fast and you can still maintain anonymity.
When looking at our blog stats I am truly amazed. We've had over 10,000 hits just since October 07! (We started the blog in May but didn't add the tracker until October.) If you click on the map with the red dots in the right margin, you can see that our visitors are from all over the world and on every continent. That's just so incredibly cool.
Thanks for understanding. See you on the flip side!
30 comments:
Regina - I would love to continue to follow your journey - trudibehr@gmail.com (Aila's Nana).
This is so exciting!
You are at the point of making your blog private. You're getting close! Please count me in, Regina. I'm looking forward to crying more happy tears! StephUSA@aol.com
Regina, we would also love to continue on with your journey :)
Eileen & Patrick
Hi I have been following along on your journey and would love an invite.
My blog is open where you will find how our journey begins and where we are in the process.
Thanks,
Darlene
Girl, you know I'm in! Please include me in your blogging buddies. Love you guys and still need to get you all those videos we were talking about...love you guys.
I would love to continue to follow your blog. We adopted our son through Adoption Ark in August of 06. Debbie Groh- Mom to Sean
grohjd@yahoo.com
I would definitely like to follow along! Kimmertek@aol.com
I need to follow your journey! Need, need, need! ruley@tampabay.rr.com
Hi Regina!
We are Murry and Nicole Ellison. We are also adopting from Kaz and are at about the same point in the process as you (waiting for our LOI). In fact, we were initially assigned to Aqtobe too, but they just moved us over to Pavlodar. We are using Christian World Adoption.
We would love to keep up with your journey - - your blog has been an encouragement to us. We have a website (www.ellisonadoption.com), but at the advice of our agency, we have temporarily taken it offline.
Good luck on your journey! I look forward to seeing pictures of your beautiful baby and hearing about your adventure! God bless!
-Nicole
mnellison@mac.com
Regina - I'd love an invite to your blog once it goes private! Can't wait to hear about your travels! rabcam323@hotmail.com (Chrissy McAllister)
Please send me an invite when you go private. I am adopting with WPA & my dossier is at translation.
obxcowgirl@earthlink.net
Thanks! Marla
My name is Kim Woodard, and I have been following your blog. We adopted our son, Landen, from Pavlodar, Kazakhstan in August of 06. We are thinking about going back for another child if we can come up with the money. Our blog is www.woodardadoption.blogspot.com. I would love to receive an invite to follow along in your journey.
All of this wait is so worth it...Our son is amazing! Good Luck with everything!
We would love to continue following your adoption journey. Good luck and safe travels. Lori
My name is Suzette Jeckel and we have been following your journey. We, too, are adopting from Kaz. and also adopting with Little Miracles. We are just in the beginning stages and waiting on our I171H to finish our Dossier and get that sent in. We would love to continue to follow your journey.
Thank you!
Suzette Jeckel
Regina,
I want to keep reading too!
traceylynn 1591 @msn. com
www.delrosarioadoptionsaga.spaces.live.com
We adopted from Uralsk in May-July 07.
hi, i AM SUSAN and I am blog stalker, also adopting from Kaz
I would love to read your journey.
princess@tampabay.rr.com
thanks!!
I would love to continue along on your journey via your blog. I'm single mom to a Kazcutie from Almaty with adoption completed in 2004! Thanks.
Quaintance
qmiller@umich.edu
I want to follow along too!
bilbro@comcast.net
Yes! I would love to continue to follow along on your journey. I adopted through WPA in 2005 & 2006, and on my second trip was travel partners with the Kieffer's! My web site is www.themetzfamily.com
Thanks, and good luck!
Kristi
mom to Jackson(05) & Ethen(06)
Me, too!
Angela
dossier at NYC consulate (or MFA!)
WPA
areinoehl(at)yahoo(dot)com
We would love to follow too!
kerryregentin(at)yahoo(dot)com
Please include us also. We've been quietly stalking you! Thanks
Sherry
tsgipe@comcast.net
troyandsherry-gipe.blogspot.com
I love it - thanks for sharing all of this with me tonight - I can't wait to be part of the next phase!
Love you guys!!!
P.S. The fish are still fabulous!
I have been following your blog and would love an invite. I am in the process with LMI now and my dossier is at the MFA. I don't have a blog yet, but I may be starting one soon.
Julie
julfre1 (at) insightbb.com
You know I'm in! :-)
Ooh ooh ooh, pick me - PICK ME!
steve.morrison@mac.com
If our kid has been posted on your blog does that give us priority? Of course we want to continue following. Either you let us follow or we are coming with you.
The Kieffer's
aka The real live Kaz family
We are very excited for you both and know you will be amazing parents. No, I am not trying to suck up!!
Regina and Frank,
we would love to be included in the invite list, but we do understand the priorities!! It has been a great story so far. Thanks for sharing!
Heidi Biglin
P.S. we sent in our application with L.M. but then the D.C. embassy opened last week, so we are going to ride it out with Commonwealth.
include me
samsamh79@gmail.com
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