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Blown away.

There's really no way to write this and make it sound the way I want it to. I keep trying, keep editing. Words are always only so deep. I...

mandasimas

Mar 22, 20174 min read

Wow, I can't believe March is almost upon us! What a ride it has been. With delays, and unexpected trip to Ukraine, and lots of...

mandasimas

Feb 23, 20171 min read

Yesterday was my 3rd time behind those ropes... watching my kid walk away from me, knowing he hated that he had to, him knowing I hated...

mandasimas

Jan 17, 20173 min read

I have so many drafts piling up on here. Random updates, thing's I'm thinking about, things that break my heart... So I am sorry I...

mandasimas

Nov 29, 20162 min read

Hey all! I wanted to let you know that we will be having a benefit concert to help raise funds to bring Vlad home. This is what we do, so...

Manda

Oct 16, 20161 min read

It seems fitting. That our dossier took 9 months to complete. Just like pregnancy (I can say it, I've done both, people) it is a true...

mandasimas

Oct 13, 20162 min read

Yeah, we ask that question too. And sometimes the answer is... because adoption puts you in the uncomfortable position of being easily...

Manda

Jun 10, 20161 min read

This will just be a ramble. I am sitting at my table in my new dining room built to expand our family, reading the 90 pages of handbook...

Manda

Feb 8, 20162 min read

We are adopting. There it is, in black and white. If you know us, you know how both understandable and crazy that is. It means something...

Manda

Jan 31, 20161 min read