Out of the Gate

I've decided to create a blog, to better chronicle the journey that "the Bean" (TB) and I have been on, as mother and daughter team, formed through the miracle of international adoption. 4 years ago this month, I recieved a call from the adoption agency, informing me that the referred child that I had so eagerly been waiting to travel to meet was no longer available, and a new referral was being sent for my review. A few minutes later, I opened my email and found 4 pictures of a darling, dark-haired beauty in Kazakhstan! She is now "the bean"...and the star of my life!