[merrylander]

Originally Posted by barbara

Merry, it is admirable that you adopted and a blessing that the child was brought up in a loving home.

I work a few doors down from the foster care and adoption services for our county and I wish I could say that the majority of children were as lucky and blessed as your child.

Believe me Barbara the blessing all came my way. We now have two lovely granddaughters. The thing about the Canafdian system is you are interviewed and if approved you get a call one day to drop in at the agency. He was two months old at the time and they will make unannounced visits. After six months you receive an official birth certificate with husband and wife listed as the parents and that is it, all final.