Squeaky kids.............

Sophia quickly outgrew the squeaky shoes we got for her while we were in China. I scoured the internet to find replacements and suffered a little sticker shock along the way. I finally stumbled onto a site http://www.chinadirectstore.com/squeaky_shoes.htm that had them at a reasonable price so I bought both kids several pairs. Keenan has always coveted Sophia's squeakys and he was overjoyed when he got to put his little shoes on and tap dance his way down the hall. After bath time, both kids now insist on putting their squeaky shoes on over their pajama feet and then proceed to make lots of noise.






I have had some general questions about fostering a Burmese refugee. It is important to know that most of these kids have living parents or relatives but the kids have been forced to flee Burma and cannot return. For this reason, the refugees are not in foster care for the purposes of adoption. Our role would be to provide them a home and a supportive family environment until they can live independently. I will be happy to answer any other questions anyone has.

Here is a link from Amnesty International which provides some background about the political climate currently in Burma (Myanmar). This does not mean that this will be our child's story and because there are issues of confidentiality, when a child gets placed in our family, we will not be able to disclose the details of their specific story. Suffice to say, the current regime has made Burma inhospitable for many of its young people (and older people too)........ http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/video-and-audio/activists-tell-myanmar-witch-hunt-20071018