Adoption

There is nothing that compares to an adoption. I got to participate in another one yesterday. We give the kids a bear to adopt when they are adopted. I asked the 4 year old girl what size she wanted and she said a medium pink bear. I brought three bears to court so she could choose just the right one. She picked her bear without hesitation. The attorney brought her a pink puppy. The little girl was so happy. I don't know how many times she hugged everyone. She told me her new name several times also. A co-worker went to the adoption with me. He told me that I have the fun job. He's right.

November

November mean Thanksgiving, getting ready for Christmas, colder weather, adoptions. Ok, most of you don't know what adoptions have to do with November, but they do. November 15th is National Adoption Day. On November 14th, the 15th is a Saturday, Lubbock will have several adoptions. It's a special time, with gifts for the families, speeches, punch and cookies. Some counties actually hold their National Adoption Day on Saturday, but we always have ours on Friday. Last year I was fortunate enough to attend in Lubbock on Friday and in El Paso on Saturday. I had 11 children that I work with adopted those two days. This year I have 5 children that I work with being adopted. I know, slacking a little there, but I had two adoptions in October and have five more coming up pretty quickly. There's a lot of work that goes into this, but it is one of the best days of the year and definitely worth the work.