tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90835466970459569242024-02-01T20:20:27.286-08:00An Orphan's WishAn Orphan's Wishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529604986905658925noreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083546697045956924.post-37486511223944817122010-07-09T09:36:00.000-07:002010-07-09T09:53:46.868-07:00Brad's Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWwYSS3piQOJW-P3lNqpgfZcvegqJNVOCh3iBGGVaYekSK4oZah6UNv8iRUcupBB6mLELS5Q_F3M80f4VVAEFIls-RglIeYqzcL2D0L2AqkK4LI0PG90azwYVtt6zCrbdChHI4y6i5IS6/s1600/Brad's+9th.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWwYSS3piQOJW-P3lNqpgfZcvegqJNVOCh3iBGGVaYekSK4oZah6UNv8iRUcupBB6mLELS5Q_F3M80f4VVAEFIls-RglIeYqzcL2D0L2AqkK4LI0PG90azwYVtt6zCrbdChHI4y6i5IS6/s320/Brad's+9th.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491950594881724226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HrrFlBXXuJGkNY0tMYGPHiL-ibuMh1hCzMI9fI5QqKiWnrv9ySYfqo6wVLeDWaiZEQul2LoTnde9rVZa52qzBzCWtBE13UNNV8zHmchBBYUojelgA0uuhD4zR0FmZ3mjPKu9C27AwZ2m/s1600/Brad+%26+star+wars+blanket.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HrrFlBXXuJGkNY0tMYGPHiL-ibuMh1hCzMI9fI5QqKiWnrv9ySYfqo6wVLeDWaiZEQul2LoTnde9rVZa52qzBzCWtBE13UNNV8zHmchBBYUojelgA0uuhD4zR0FmZ3mjPKu9C27AwZ2m/s320/Brad+%26+star+wars+blanket.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491950582421199874" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Brad celebrated his 9th birthday today with the rest of the kids</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and our special visitors, Nai Nai and Ye Ye.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He loved that it was his special day</div><div style="text-align: center;">and they loved seeing the pure delight on Brad's face</div><div style="text-align: center;">as he blew out his candles, and opened his gifts.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy 9th Brad!</div>An Orphan's Wishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529604986905658925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083546697045956924.post-44191729407210216882010-07-04T17:08:00.000-07:002010-07-04T17:16:50.398-07:00Nai Nai & Ye Ye visit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3TZFRJdqql_huHQGHfn0xutFSNzW1whq5ErNXWZFYL2vdlDp5pB6SY20E2CLeu9SOBxqozgdwi7IZI6Y8FwlqvnBqtRYzcCF97tpPPQyK7Rr4DsonxG4LnI1BeaM8RKJhZb4JBFcvT0E4/s1600/Nai+Nai+%26+kids.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3TZFRJdqql_huHQGHfn0xutFSNzW1whq5ErNXWZFYL2vdlDp5pB6SY20E2CLeu9SOBxqozgdwi7IZI6Y8FwlqvnBqtRYzcCF97tpPPQyK7Rr4DsonxG4LnI1BeaM8RKJhZb4JBFcvT0E4/s320/Nai+Nai+%26+kids.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490208904672813618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKgZq-VdOgx61P3jfVg_a-32eCaWAqHwZeHyL6GlHnTGmknF8cJcLfQzn7yRN3w7s65VgQ9gvbQoN-DCiKxoAR58XTcRU8LEKuHAsOTIg3j9nSm7Fq-HnJs8yRim45J3m7-QZrJ35Ppg9/s1600/Ye+Ye+%26+kids.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKgZq-VdOgx61P3jfVg_a-32eCaWAqHwZeHyL6GlHnTGmknF8cJcLfQzn7yRN3w7s65VgQ9gvbQoN-DCiKxoAR58XTcRU8LEKuHAsOTIg3j9nSm7Fq-HnJs8yRim45J3m7-QZrJ35Ppg9/s320/Ye+Ye+%26+kids.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490208896535480546" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> The House of Love has two older couples who regularly visit us.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The children call them their “grandparents”.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">In China, there are two sets of names for grandparents – one for the mother’s side of the family, Po Po & Gong Gong, and one for the father’s side, Nai Nai & Ye Ye. So, this makes it easy for us to distinguish between the two couples.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">This week Nai Nai & Ye Ye received a wonderfully warm welcome from the children.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">They will spend some time with the kids, and helping us with some odd jobs around the Units, especially as Ye Ye is a wonderful handyman!</p>An Orphan's Wishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529604986905658925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083546697045956924.post-26494804915275059352010-07-01T01:28:00.000-07:002010-07-01T01:52:27.127-07:00Goodbye Joey<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DKb8QjUxjN9Xjv96AUc5fENMFPXnHZ-9FK_1yS_fWNtm2dJRRPslCp9Ijm9nw8sGX5Zvm0Mn_A-MTVXxvHyiBLSPFJNFyLCsGahNDLInypevh5pnjmFcyuLqSXHPjrhw1yQj1MYEX_dU/s1600/Joey+resize.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DKb8QjUxjN9Xjv96AUc5fENMFPXnHZ-9FK_1yS_fWNtm2dJRRPslCp9Ijm9nw8sGX5Zvm0Mn_A-MTVXxvHyiBLSPFJNFyLCsGahNDLInypevh5pnjmFcyuLqSXHPjrhw1yQj1MYEX_dU/s320/Joey+resize.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488857839928827906" /></a><br />Carers from Joey's SWI arrived on Sunday afternoon<div> to take him to his new home.<div>They spent a couple of hours with us, </div><div>letting Joey get to know them a little,</div><div>learning how to do the stretches,</div><div>and how to put on his brace,</div><div>before they left with him.</div><div><br /><div>We had prepared Joey as well as we could, </div><div>talking about his trip and his new home,</div><div>and had a countdown for the last 4 "sleeps".</div></div><div><br /></div><div>He is going to another Residential Unit</div><div>similar to the House of Love in his hometown,</div><div>where he will continue to grow and thrive.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you to all of you</div><div>who have been a part of his journey.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>An Orphan's Wishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529604986905658925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083546697045956924.post-32710664536735383192010-06-28T18:38:00.000-07:002010-06-28T19:05:13.742-07:00Celebrating 1 Year and 17 Lives Changed!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEdpTZWN6RIyxZG4k4tQxYjWyz5CztIRY5pAcZfwUM6RLjed8lyFc5KnUqtfjGDTg2RRzRQyIlwgh0ckPrhgH2FUVLUHVeCr97Te7CV4-J_5rYqv-l9GBQORdPMsm65X734ViM2ufQVcU/s1600/Clubfoot+Unit+July+09.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEdpTZWN6RIyxZG4k4tQxYjWyz5CztIRY5pAcZfwUM6RLjed8lyFc5KnUqtfjGDTg2RRzRQyIlwgh0ckPrhgH2FUVLUHVeCr97Te7CV4-J_5rYqv-l9GBQORdPMsm65X734ViM2ufQVcU/s320/Clubfoot+Unit+July+09.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488010322997869074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvyrxkGjzSSDjwJeGpyZleYFotl_z-2cHMx5vrNMlcJu7Qb4gsIBmkk8c-AuPH6EOeNXeZeTiQtXe54DSS6I9D1_-TdOI1WULcH9S-3S_qaepBayN-6dja_6tB6xK8DjIG-FF2-4ARiuu/s1600/Cris+before+treatment+started.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvyrxkGjzSSDjwJeGpyZleYFotl_z-2cHMx5vrNMlcJu7Qb4gsIBmkk8c-AuPH6EOeNXeZeTiQtXe54DSS6I9D1_-TdOI1WULcH9S-3S_qaepBayN-6dja_6tB6xK8DjIG-FF2-4ARiuu/s320/Cris+before+treatment+started.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488010315860166370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXW7wZQ57xb-KlyUGQj8_Ncm9HaXuLyYJkr2HSvMqWiLzNw918NU2CwJna-8Q8oILUgyqH6g03gsbMDaso0ZNMdSmK24bjkXSIgz6-Fpxx8Be3CPJnw_DzjCnOx-DIXrYmMYBWMX8CSkf/s1600/Look+at+my+hair+-+Cris+.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXW7wZQ57xb-KlyUGQj8_Ncm9HaXuLyYJkr2HSvMqWiLzNw918NU2CwJna-8Q8oILUgyqH6g03gsbMDaso0ZNMdSmK24bjkXSIgz6-Fpxx8Be3CPJnw_DzjCnOx-DIXrYmMYBWMX8CSkf/s320/Look+at+my+hair+-+Cris+.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488010266008939970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZtaMTJOt7xF0o4Ot7kkhLXptNrczEhl_0jgylOfiFfoB94a71LOn51I9eW4hCG04JUMsrP5JC01yyl3_n_sAEF5jt5U9aeg6cWxxn6sNQouOLgD9JwXNG2S2gFZUp_KlLvi_Ewez5IKl/s1600/Cris+24-5-10+034.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZtaMTJOt7xF0o4Ot7kkhLXptNrczEhl_0jgylOfiFfoB94a71LOn51I9eW4hCG04JUMsrP5JC01yyl3_n_sAEF5jt5U9aeg6cWxxn6sNQouOLgD9JwXNG2S2gFZUp_KlLvi_Ewez5IKl/s320/Cris+24-5-10+034.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488010261766077778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCODHn59pwvbfqXlDUMjKaBkqgitnBF13tGO7iSkVlROwr4zBsQI1aM2gqv3QpSgmt7Nl3vVIp1OwdYBXjspjCHiYhMKYbK9axLpgNwAIx_EXocTyqse365qh3PipSyrR1Cc-E6Qo4vCL/s1600/Playtime++in+Dayroom+28-4-10.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCODHn59pwvbfqXlDUMjKaBkqgitnBF13tGO7iSkVlROwr4zBsQI1aM2gqv3QpSgmt7Nl3vVIp1OwdYBXjspjCHiYhMKYbK9axLpgNwAIx_EXocTyqse365qh3PipSyrR1Cc-E6Qo4vCL/s320/Playtime++in+Dayroom+28-4-10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488010253918015810" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal">We opened the doors of the Clubfoot Unit 1 year ago.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">During that time, we have had the privilege of seeing</p><p class="MsoNormal">the lives of 17 precious children</p> <p class="MsoNormal">- whose future was very bleak -</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>totally</b> turned around.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We have since said goodbye to some of the children </p> <p class="MsoNormal">as they completed their treatment and returned to their hometowns.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Some are still with us, and will be leaving soon.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We look forward to this next year when more children arrive,</p><p class="MsoNormal">to be nurtured, loved, cared for, </p><p class="MsoNormal">their clubfoot treated,</p><p class="MsoNormal">and their lives totally changed for the better.</p><p class="MsoNormal">The photos shown are before and afters of Cris </p><p class="MsoNormal">who was the first child to arrive at the Unit.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Thank you for helping us to change lives.</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>An Orphan's Wishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529604986905658925noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083546697045956924.post-4979150699380100112010-06-27T21:56:00.000-07:002010-06-27T22:00:49.121-07:00Turning 4<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_c7eLNPhjCArUMkoo2b3PaJ-9j4QF3VBpDdNNITEIRFB_42QU7X6cGtDo7nbvTux1NKV895ZIH00g-mKm56vSmZS0rPb3R8vanyoqXNyesTVK1m4hPA6UVt4ecJryhjyE2FEOFi44aNlr/s1600/Joey+turns+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_c7eLNPhjCArUMkoo2b3PaJ-9j4QF3VBpDdNNITEIRFB_42QU7X6cGtDo7nbvTux1NKV895ZIH00g-mKm56vSmZS0rPb3R8vanyoqXNyesTVK1m4hPA6UVt4ecJryhjyE2FEOFi44aNlr/s320/Joey+turns+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487685013131865138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzt55E840xs5rWRYb2TsHgqnmPzih-um6tv6y0vktkFxaKKLZw_7gc978j1od3H9q16GRnLwsKOidJgLKStXkxcAcAczX8RDT42sWVqmqZOj-1CCDowuKu3j1p2LyOhm6btqQprPwt1X4/s1600/Joey+%26+gifts.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzt55E840xs5rWRYb2TsHgqnmPzih-um6tv6y0vktkFxaKKLZw_7gc978j1od3H9q16GRnLwsKOidJgLKStXkxcAcAczX8RDT42sWVqmqZOj-1CCDowuKu3j1p2LyOhm6btqQprPwt1X4/s320/Joey+%26+gifts.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487685006126358130" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Joey celebrated his 4th birthday</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> with the help of his friends from the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> Clubfoot Unit and the Babies Unit.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> He was the only child to have a birthday this month, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">so all the candles were his to blow out!</span></div><div><br /></div></div>An Orphan's Wishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529604986905658925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083546697045956924.post-3235112271202578482010-06-24T18:39:00.001-07:002010-06-24T18:47:08.898-07:00Little Princesses<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvWbaoKZJMGMcBaO7LzoWw9bzpPrD4yQZDh66vLvfOLUFU2ahf-QulnlccN2_TrhyphenhyphenN2zr4OckOCS36lmb7jRBWv0YUcGn5psvetPw3vUdnYLrWbB9q6yYrascB3ZYCl-LKuB9KF2spuv0/s1600/Mia+%26+Claire+June+10+(59).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvWbaoKZJMGMcBaO7LzoWw9bzpPrD4yQZDh66vLvfOLUFU2ahf-QulnlccN2_TrhyphenhyphenN2zr4OckOCS36lmb7jRBWv0YUcGn5psvetPw3vUdnYLrWbB9q6yYrascB3ZYCl-LKuB9KF2spuv0/s320/Mia+%26+Claire+June+10+(59).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486521824405669858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitujH06L9bQgYJ3z4iH-1NSmdKc4CP_shv2vWk-5KtT98WRolJ5_qHokiI9ovvAGgFuvPAPG4X4BbrNEuyNl8WlRZbEPUX3WFgT8-maPCtk6_TB4S6GZJ5ziR5ObRFhou-ILG5x-V0zQj6/s1600/Sophie+June+10+.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitujH06L9bQgYJ3z4iH-1NSmdKc4CP_shv2vWk-5KtT98WRolJ5_qHokiI9ovvAGgFuvPAPG4X4BbrNEuyNl8WlRZbEPUX3WFgT8-maPCtk6_TB4S6GZJ5ziR5ObRFhou-ILG5x-V0zQj6/s320/Sophie+June+10+.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486521813548559666" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">We had some very cute little visitors this week.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Mia, Claire, & Sophie all came by to say hello.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Mia proudly told us that she now has a forever family!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">What amazing things have happened in her life this past year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Claire is a picture of health. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">She lives in the same foster family as Mia, and the girls get on well together.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Sophie... well as you can see, she is just thriving! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">She came in for a checkup, and her feet are doing great!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>An Orphan's Wishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529604986905658925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083546697045956924.post-69540055305159233612010-06-21T18:51:00.000-07:002010-06-21T18:56:32.117-07:00Rain, Rain, Go Away...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjge6jc3C1n0ePeMU286omTl4F3r3Xv4ZBo3eVTWVudP_nkHy_Bqaqzct34JaL_EqMamf2ofmQ7XDwNPL0ItsDkZDOmU0HgcZtqZcKbUgroT4e1ngsuSEPUTdK9i0Y4r3bNdMhdTlDpWUTs/s1600/Rain,+Rain+.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjge6jc3C1n0ePeMU286omTl4F3r3Xv4ZBo3eVTWVudP_nkHy_Bqaqzct34JaL_EqMamf2ofmQ7XDwNPL0ItsDkZDOmU0HgcZtqZcKbUgroT4e1ngsuSEPUTdK9i0Y4r3bNdMhdTlDpWUTs/s320/Rain,+Rain+.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485410904341257570" /></a><br />As you are probably aware, <div>we have had a lot of rain in the past few weeks.</div><div><br /></div><div>We have outside verandas</div><div>so when it rains,</div><div>we are constantly trying to mop up water.</div><div><br /></div><div>The kids from the CP/Res Unit</div><div>love to help whenever they can.</div>An Orphan's Wishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529604986905658925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083546697045956924.post-68985524771779374402010-06-17T19:34:00.000-07:002010-06-17T19:40:17.413-07:00Peek-a-Boo & Somersaults<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBEL9YGEvdAEBbNs2E9VvZXoDnqL0jFV5N43Ivh8i4GDtxsOIjA9gCz-qUuiGHTSiUuCsOtHFwHq8Dm9VSUukP2I6I7pQIZOMs5sEiH-D_8bBn3EcUdAkijvhIfZzKgtilBQZGRQ-VDxw/s1600/Somersaults.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBEL9YGEvdAEBbNs2E9VvZXoDnqL0jFV5N43Ivh8i4GDtxsOIjA9gCz-qUuiGHTSiUuCsOtHFwHq8Dm9VSUukP2I6I7pQIZOMs5sEiH-D_8bBn3EcUdAkijvhIfZzKgtilBQZGRQ-VDxw/s320/Somersaults.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483937811468237586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3c2-HrWm6jbUEpP-uNV1DTeh_Yeuodl2JoYGM23voHOPJoO83uheNZc1kx_oE9y0QlWL95DpJQQeCKYrOhEl3lHFN_9oiSJHNN6LPB_ixNRm05QHkGdCmBTw2cVyH1MmdwwUYu-eITWZ/s1600/Where+are+you.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3c2-HrWm6jbUEpP-uNV1DTeh_Yeuodl2JoYGM23voHOPJoO83uheNZc1kx_oE9y0QlWL95DpJQQeCKYrOhEl3lHFN_9oiSJHNN6LPB_ixNRm05QHkGdCmBTw2cVyH1MmdwwUYu-eITWZ/s320/Where+are+you.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483937806893342162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9j4IacErHcpODIdg0m_doa7xvIDXyE28yvqTy3SLehJscyVKziUN6Vd-C3hZLUWeJ7DlzUrJMMyy9O8APZev-FTzfjHv-f3dTF7vUVw3-qVJFEhbpx705l19I71PJvYT5RPcWa7CcDFpt/s1600/Peek+a+boo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9j4IacErHcpODIdg0m_doa7xvIDXyE28yvqTy3SLehJscyVKziUN6Vd-C3hZLUWeJ7DlzUrJMMyy9O8APZev-FTzfjHv-f3dTF7vUVw3-qVJFEhbpx705l19I71PJvYT5RPcWa7CcDFpt/s320/Peek+a+boo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483937806291678642" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Somersaults are all the rage</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">in the Clubfoot Unit at the moment.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cris is currently mastering them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's impossible for Lexi to do them,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but she loves to play peek-a-boo!</div></div>An Orphan's Wishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529604986905658925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083546697045956924.post-80262731385198872052010-06-14T20:02:00.000-07:002010-06-14T20:08:56.516-07:00Last Casts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2uyQC3gzLS3iYzNhwl5akhc8rWKJ8FdpIfBBg3j_4hhQ1xnOknEEi-JoNmgJbLXjYnWwDmkUY3G4VOvwYmmIs0a2dh7C21LYNiJyH5o2t6EbS7IakY7S_vCSgtAN5PONMMTaK31uUzzZ_/s1600/Sarah+last+cast+removed.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2uyQC3gzLS3iYzNhwl5akhc8rWKJ8FdpIfBBg3j_4hhQ1xnOknEEi-JoNmgJbLXjYnWwDmkUY3G4VOvwYmmIs0a2dh7C21LYNiJyH5o2t6EbS7IakY7S_vCSgtAN5PONMMTaK31uUzzZ_/s320/Sarah+last+cast+removed.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482831861025646050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57tc_8KIm-TH7L_VBbVn_xwPXTKHvRol4WMPHaK6tfl00bCEZImb1xQXhmHwmuoV1TFKgkxbGvEy1gjS0PmAtWraeYVkTgOZQAfhb8v2E5ibUPv0-z1sVGJI8MxSyow3HOanBDMChYUVm/s1600/Sarah+after+tenotomy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57tc_8KIm-TH7L_VBbVn_xwPXTKHvRol4WMPHaK6tfl00bCEZImb1xQXhmHwmuoV1TFKgkxbGvEy1gjS0PmAtWraeYVkTgOZQAfhb8v2E5ibUPv0-z1sVGJI8MxSyow3HOanBDMChYUVm/s320/Sarah+after+tenotomy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482831858378847506" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Sarah had her tenotomy last week</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">and so now,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> she is in her final set of casts.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Isn't she just a darlin'?</span></div>An Orphan's Wishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529604986905658925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083546697045956924.post-92144445616085254632010-06-12T23:36:00.000-07:002010-06-12T23:41:28.697-07:00Too Happy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSQOUWbJ4UenZGvMMiJcBSzPcDF3IeUvkKenLILxHeFI-rifwGfUia3M6iKnctbHLQ8Qlic7wIXk-EpbuxaTrHSwnI79EEjzVhpvLKp2gSAfWb1z3vyvvA0TG92aTYUn934XjN9F5c_qV/s1600/Jack+%26+Cake+11-6-10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSQOUWbJ4UenZGvMMiJcBSzPcDF3IeUvkKenLILxHeFI-rifwGfUia3M6iKnctbHLQ8Qlic7wIXk-EpbuxaTrHSwnI79EEjzVhpvLKp2gSAfWb1z3vyvvA0TG92aTYUn934XjN9F5c_qV/s320/Jack+%26+Cake+11-6-10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482144498471803042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSpL_QjrPJUGYeY-va-zifVXsDLbHbZJB2gPX7YG07SBhhmVZREmBNxxUp73X-FPntnBDXWzsr0IOp9EFKtORakIj4vG752-6GdGWLBpe8bEIYddQ3iYRXZa1LR2zYyX_hfCk1UWAKBbp/s1600/Jack+%26+transformer+11-6-10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSpL_QjrPJUGYeY-va-zifVXsDLbHbZJB2gPX7YG07SBhhmVZREmBNxxUp73X-FPntnBDXWzsr0IOp9EFKtORakIj4vG752-6GdGWLBpe8bEIYddQ3iYRXZa1LR2zYyX_hfCk1UWAKBbp/s320/Jack+%26+transformer+11-6-10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482144495207158034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfFcsZ-HGmBxVm0eZBclbSDfbTKd857uH9ysUBjFA5LSWE72VR5fXZynTN-IDl47xGhvD7snqdNZZqvIBYo5QMusWaftnYs1QIhwWE9IGFzLr_Enlcm84J_hsFtJd28o_E-DErFkdo36i/s1600/Jack+%26+present+11-6-10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfFcsZ-HGmBxVm0eZBclbSDfbTKd857uH9ysUBjFA5LSWE72VR5fXZynTN-IDl47xGhvD7snqdNZZqvIBYo5QMusWaftnYs1QIhwWE9IGFzLr_Enlcm84J_hsFtJd28o_E-DErFkdo36i/s320/Jack+%26+present+11-6-10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482144490707852194" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Jack turned 9 on Friday.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">As you can see by the look on his face – he thoroughly enjoyed his day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">He got a Transformer toy, Transformer patterned blanket, & a book.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The cake was devoured as usual.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">But when Jack was offered a second piece,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">he surprised us with "No!"<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Why?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">“Because I’m TOO HAPPY!”</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>An Orphan's Wishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529604986905658925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083546697045956924.post-43729108690690417112010-06-10T17:08:00.000-07:002010-06-10T17:17:18.281-07:00First time for Cream Cake<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf83-CNWY6aWX_VJWmerpsGGVm1lwWb5zsS1xjbiToJX5T5Splt-Z-DNGbK9d1WQIKOpUbPbCCjA4invPxJKnpCvN3N6ud30Dbwf04WC8k5pGDvjcT67iRfgnktbjd7ir5h17MI9t0SGGR/s1600/Olivia+more.jpg"><img style="float:right; 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"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">They tasted it,</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">loved it,</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">devoured it,</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">made a mess,</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And it was</span></span><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> soooo sad when it was all gone!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Doesn’t anybody care?</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>An Orphan's Wishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529604986905658925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083546697045956924.post-63458500527166060892010-06-09T16:53:00.000-07:002010-06-09T16:56:11.631-07:00Playpen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZl6GtsZ2Ie-uMEHaanBYWt7lU3OYMlvvXFVKxrhfl8GM1-u54SRaWDJLK-JZziRu-CvogXtPBduY-eUL3gliNr7J4XUlCXyC8eHCNg8WsSbUgqeoI_p8MtW3IAwkDuyQRZLGd09MqD4C/s1600/new+Playpen+9-6-10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZl6GtsZ2Ie-uMEHaanBYWt7lU3OYMlvvXFVKxrhfl8GM1-u54SRaWDJLK-JZziRu-CvogXtPBduY-eUL3gliNr7J4XUlCXyC8eHCNg8WsSbUgqeoI_p8MtW3IAwkDuyQRZLGd09MqD4C/s320/new+Playpen+9-6-10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480926984181871234" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Today we received the first of our two new playpens.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Ethan & Olivia were the proud, busy, little helpers,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> in on the organizing, and first to try it out!</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">We are going to use these around the floor mats in the Babies Unit </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">to ensure our little tiny bubs are nice and safe </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">from their older more boisterous “brothers & sisters”.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>An Orphan's Wishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529604986905658925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083546697045956924.post-11501620381815883692010-06-08T16:32:00.000-07:002010-06-08T16:34:47.054-07:00No stopping him<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qRftLlqkFZamVwjEs5KQU00kG_HRv_cACrVmEcATufq00jiKwc-tBNm_wZH9BZdivlnn-iHrhe_iJAPJ7_69PIioxa5QRrC-I3kXibUWiXtTe7PEcxXtg-RaK99x-aWW5DI5bKIiwJUU/s1600/Gregory+crawling.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qRftLlqkFZamVwjEs5KQU00kG_HRv_cACrVmEcATufq00jiKwc-tBNm_wZH9BZdivlnn-iHrhe_iJAPJ7_69PIioxa5QRrC-I3kXibUWiXtTe7PEcxXtg-RaK99x-aWW5DI5bKIiwJUU/s320/Gregory+crawling.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480550320708763890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KNkKS2DyL49XK7H9Bf2qVtb4dFj4HbuCy3G5uU-RndCAYNfqqUzhgI_u2EeJS5Y-e0-gZoTgSDv6j6BuyMhexEvOLj6xOEu_av6sex33XPbHyQWU49V8TGZJgli-ctQEaMhQ40nedH-D/s1600/Gregory+taking+a+break.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KNkKS2DyL49XK7H9Bf2qVtb4dFj4HbuCy3G5uU-RndCAYNfqqUzhgI_u2EeJS5Y-e0-gZoTgSDv6j6BuyMhexEvOLj6xOEu_av6sex33XPbHyQWU49V8TGZJgli-ctQEaMhQ40nedH-D/s320/Gregory+taking+a+break.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480550310561177042" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Gregory might have two full leg casts on – but that won’t stop him.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">He’s <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>adjusted quickly to the new “feel”, <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>and is as active as ever.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Last week we had to put extra plaster on his knee, as he wore it through!</p>An Orphan's Wishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529604986905658925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083546697045956924.post-36742408150785826452010-06-07T20:08:00.000-07:002010-06-07T20:19:40.807-07:00Chocolate treat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzVnE35O0b7iOb2ck6uppaUjnEEzDVkiAubVVVp03_MboV523oaN-svGJxSMA3XF9vygWwI2FcLiim52317ftrLWvN5NoKKrT1mfLnRfPqKnTN1CA3XY6feWjAPFil2T3cMtsmpVtrkaQ/s1600/Helen+%26+ants.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JPYnzinWN0YnXjKT2lCfAkY-57XJJ458Xym16873IYauULXOxycogZu_aMRr0DSchOJzzWTqY2m44IeAa6MKvz89-aSkX8KgR8tfaVi4l4_d9i43x0yD5bSkZNLVYY37x27aYwtd54E4/s320/L+B+He+2-6-10+after.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478940723772053858" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">On Wednesday afternoon, we received 5 precious little babies into our care.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Two of these babies, a boy & a girl, have heart conditions. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Another boy & girl have cleft lip & palates, </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">and one little girl has a stomach condition</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"> for which surgery is being arranged.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">They are all settling in very well.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family:Georgia, serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family:Georgia, serif;color:black;"><span class="apple-style-span">If you would like to sponsor one of these lil’ darlin’s</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family:Georgia, serif;color:black;"><span class="apple-style-span"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family:Georgia, serif;color:black;"><span class="apple-style-span">please follow this link. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><a href="https://www.anorphanswish.org/help/donate.php">https://www.anorphanswish.org/help/donate.php</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family:Georgia, serif;color:black;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">Type in "$35" and click "ongoing gift".</span></div> <span class="apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Then choose "Special Care Unit Child" to designate the specific fund.</span></div></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In the “Special Note” section specify which child you would like to sponsor.</span></div></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Then fill out the remainder of the form to complete your sponsorship.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div></span><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Once your sponsorship has been set up, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">we'll contact you to share more about your sponsored child. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Every child’s first sponsor has the privilege of choosing an English name for that child. </span></span></div><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">If you have any further questions, </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">please don’t hesitate to contact us at: </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><a href="mailto:aowsponsorship@gmail.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">aowsponsorship@gmail.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span></div></span><p></p>An Orphan's Wishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529604986905658925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083546697045956924.post-62521042917011386102010-06-03T08:53:00.000-07:002010-06-03T08:58:29.866-07:00Dueling Kings!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOHyEB1LaQfyJOL_2Q7pE3Sm_wzLYGikMzzm1qkdQGXw9rYKqwViWBi5WwJwfJrsCrIHj9P5QvjkPW8ZcBnstmRrkZImWFXIZTb_ApYEJDU1x24jQUWSMviENputlwfjFzwuNTsy_9PeW/s1600/Debbie+flowers.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrI2PcVQ0zIIKdTqIaodKC0KPljbxm-DeK9tr2Z0Va8l4MyavwRONMMBNHrqtdd3Btvk83fMhrvvKdQFJeeW8O8e7JslmcL5-GB0tLW3hnXmy-VAiuRMbKXxonlC98I_tBFMGfheCv-xD/s320/Brad+%26+flowers.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478577227997581906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQe6_eB-2Kh-aQce_q6uLunWnCtOrpopseZ6OH4SqlJU5mNY4eg2ho6I20-16YhjlfrD7g-FA1HoXtmfhc9sAGjbiFmPGYfC-8jZ8e_VPxlbgfmcuoiZLf2e9ipYAiuv_bNQyXxBpSupU3/s1600/Flower+game.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQe6_eB-2Kh-aQce_q6uLunWnCtOrpopseZ6OH4SqlJU5mNY4eg2ho6I20-16YhjlfrD7g-FA1HoXtmfhc9sAGjbiFmPGYfC-8jZ8e_VPxlbgfmcuoiZLf2e9ipYAiuv_bNQyXxBpSupU3/s320/Flower+game.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478577225679099570" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Connie introduced a game she played with these flowers when she was girl. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">The kids in the CP/Res Unit think it’s great, and just love picking a supply of flowers, <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>to play “dueling kings tournaments”.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">First they get a supply of flowers – they are similar to, but bigger than clover.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">They strip the stems in half, leaving the flower intact at the end.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Next<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>two kids “duel” with their “kings”.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">They flick the stems so they become entwined, and then pull.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">The winning “king” is the one who pulls the other flower off their opponents stem!</p>An Orphan's Wishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529604986905658925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083546697045956924.post-75514559800154232092010-06-03T08:50:00.000-07:002010-06-03T08:53:05.694-07:00Farewell Issac<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBd5A9MNLVoUSZ-healJNJaKvAskD-liAbPlm6303-6F0waVE7kixLydzJ3EtgL_rNfL9UHtMAun6d_KfRhkr1Y3Kq_lolK4J8aMYejrxeuwhWEh2I_ty5HlnIzG5bHl09Ce67YawSUGw/s1600/Isaac+Nov+20th++09+after+043.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVSZKkVR8gRtFZlzixR4pwESjGPnxfl60-9bpQ9o3d17iPb1HHSTQg_xvYR1cGBujzFFWloCYsHRnpSUFNtnJtFk2cM1mZFvbAByBzH2Cx916SHBa308N64bcQsEMiCFUE4zvUaRS2-Uc/s320/Issac+into+care.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478575944045442114" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal">After arriving in the Special Care Unit late last year, </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Issac has moved into a caring foster family this week.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">It’s been great to see his progress while he’s been with us.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>An Orphan's Wishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529604986905658925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083546697045956924.post-58855394500005053092010-05-30T20:32:00.000-07:002010-05-30T20:43:15.684-07:00Joey & the Gloves<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrJVcfBuweVCWC5QJWP2HwxM-GraXdQ2B0N7RdStcAEMl8URl-TeSj2FnPyYEG67lNau-C0DyhU2x4oboOWdoTsZtjBG3ilhXRzjsmFTG0jATLhWyzco2u_XQkMCUePfQrIoLN9004nRE/s1600/Joey+finding+gloves.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYmi8ZC0cR_x-f7hKXr8L-bhxV0yl2PVTd_3f1wKHJzuuuMSW32sTSYQTCK_poG_YUmbWU8WGXWDsbfc-26YnOxpV5_U2WLSMu-CjoSo_ElpG_fOvebestO9ugYxq0i9tTft_BNbaBvQQ/s320/Look+at+me.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477273491106348834" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Look what I found!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">No-one seems to be watching.......</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll just see if they fit.......</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Look at me!!!!</div>An Orphan's Wishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529604986905658925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083546697045956924.post-47462373692723410092010-05-27T04:47:00.000-07:002010-05-27T04:55:52.124-07:00Zai Jian!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQA_Mn3F0IFpgyI7ETxKfNFwYIx4y4EagokWHMKvwwSCY7na7v9LFvGVFrxb4qlUs3MgKyhgPNIwO2xpqYeanwfhJtlmFC38685NpMlshcCKa0tCr7zMiV1iVOq1NHJEel1qxlsx7N1hi/s1600/Isabelle+26-5-10+034.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWNi4NMfIlpYL7HYFPCiido2LHge4ZkTBVkRnWzlKmPJyjVqaluqXSMSMKJzGSyhns53bPpwgMSSpIqsLLldyKVWChhjWvCfvtRE0f_lQ3328iJqal4elVsseBt8GEtcDkIcoSI2SsV5_/s320/Benjamin+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475734164466611986" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Will you play with me?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Look, at me!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Peek-a-boo!</div>An Orphan's Wishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529604986905658925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083546697045956924.post-25703418468135128942010-05-24T19:55:00.000-07:002010-05-24T20:06:14.839-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8uyjfolQ7aylCP4Pc1tAACyTujWq5nFl_PpBxyZfzsp8eB-GfY51lergC_RUTNPwn0PQg-mXpuocggLMVfSmbY8HVByuZDhU6YW8t87ymyAqwYSxyTDMJn09qBc7uNaP7gf8RDmKU8vh/s1600/Gregory+feet+before.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXwQptX6dWyJlIpLNHOAEO6eO3sLaiQaOOuXPnvh4N66fSVxoIUyj8MzrJV1lEVlJvIVGAsCGG-VkyRzUqt2WnWemqX7q70B8gGBrnD62bP7Fww2WBx1gb8X8hs7AJ1ZZzfb2oSRbWU6R/s320/Gregory+in+Unit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475038503052127282" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Gregory arrived a couple of months ago, and has been settling in well. </div><div style="text-align: center;">He doesn't have Clubfoot, but casting will also help to get his feet into a good position.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This little guy is also deaf - so before his first cast, we demonstrated some casting on</div><div style="text-align: center;">one of our staff, so he could see it wasn't going to hurt.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It wasn't long before he had his casts on, and was back with his friends in the Unit.</div><div><div><br /></div></div>An Orphan's Wishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529604986905658925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083546697045956924.post-80427473227890199672010-05-23T18:06:00.000-07:002010-05-23T18:20:29.613-07:00Games<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifrTKaw1kjhCOPoqisI_L06SpqX4W67N8DRccaRCNjaQHJ9LVLyyFFxzVC5-3JmaAxjiMLJCVbuheMLsAtSCKgOraSj3WvgDX37obXu-7rC1TEJcD-2HBi5BxVlbWT8czRna8KW_5Yl-_I/s1600/Supervisor+%26+Brad.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifrTKaw1kjhCOPoqisI_L06SpqX4W67N8DRccaRCNjaQHJ9LVLyyFFxzVC5-3JmaAxjiMLJCVbuheMLsAtSCKgOraSj3WvgDX37obXu-7rC1TEJcD-2HBi5BxVlbWT8czRna8KW_5Yl-_I/s320/Supervisor+%26+Brad.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474639224339201970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiz0YG2grcudSrtFkfsIyPzcA11O4nX12yvx2lyEWgKBN1SlVMriO-KDl7w4rbb97bQvz0hgCj0OMqBl0RyzPUQeoMNrGTy7NChD5Cw7B_5KZXsMj0iKa98oXyZStMXuwVwnuqY1eiH5VS/s1600/Boys+%26+Carers+chinese+checkers.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiz0YG2grcudSrtFkfsIyPzcA11O4nX12yvx2lyEWgKBN1SlVMriO-KDl7w4rbb97bQvz0hgCj0OMqBl0RyzPUQeoMNrGTy7NChD5Cw7B_5KZXsMj0iKa98oXyZStMXuwVwnuqY1eiH5VS/s320/Boys+%26+Carers+chinese+checkers.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474639218909973730" /></a><br />There is nothing like a good game of Chinese Checkers.<div>Some of our boys are right into it at the moment, </div><div>and get the Carers involved too.</div>An Orphan's Wishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529604986905658925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083546697045956924.post-21911711884456117842010-05-21T19:37:00.000-07:002010-05-21T19:42:27.364-07:00Mobile again<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvNrrgjOfZwYHRkGouqX7X59iadyV1Be8kP9UFLD9GvDlf4WE7cXNxduEdQybSFs8xEm3BUx53q6G3XFIuRFB6WAfxbrs9dYpX69LYOjX4vUurGlreS4_4rfWQKywbmWbSeX3FAUSphAj/s1600/Cooper+043.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-IgON0I7uCaSNpw-W_EXwvpyyPxgdtO12g6LKr20oqm90qiSuUp4Js839qSpltL9QSl6TuCTpgEEPZW1wVNJ2RraF8tT1ap4NfNEnAowNytU6WiemAKg4DiDfs7iJ97VEPGhQUXBXbGA/s320/Coopoer+045.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473919052361513842" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">There's no stopping Cooper -</div><div style="text-align: center;"> he's learning to crawl as fast as his little legs will carry him!</div><div style="text-align: center;">He has Osteogenesis Imperfecta</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and recently had another broken bone. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Now that's healed there's no stopping him!</div>An Orphan's Wishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529604986905658925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083546697045956924.post-53193385412754706552010-05-20T19:00:00.000-07:002010-05-20T21:01:41.549-07:00Folding socks - Step by step<div style="text-align: center;">I know the beginning of this video is upside down,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">but, we thought you'd like it anyway.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Landon is determined to help the big kids</div><div style="text-align: center;">with folding the washing.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The video says it all.</div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyGT5UhxXm1LN5yGVv18eieFuBd51F1ZrtOaVarpss6F9fShTUmJtIJst5paaQ_BZ1GqBKJj2Agv60mAQPPrQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>An Orphan's Wishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529604986905658925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083546697045956924.post-14101380701879905732010-05-20T18:52:00.000-07:002010-05-20T19:00:04.522-07:00Brothers & Sisters<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHH40A4bw2ury1lSyoQZzz-r_euMZA0QczDPcewmdk-9vvmrUuOaQwPqEqYSDQ5y4_1OlI6XZ3ksXQcZC1wJubEppqfkrcPMDtyS4oizhnbon5Vl8CW2zfQFUENMij3b6s1-hfz7cN24hm/s1600/Brothers+%26+Sisters+playing.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHH40A4bw2ury1lSyoQZzz-r_euMZA0QczDPcewmdk-9vvmrUuOaQwPqEqYSDQ5y4_1OlI6XZ3ksXQcZC1wJubEppqfkrcPMDtyS4oizhnbon5Vl8CW2zfQFUENMij3b6s1-hfz7cN24hm/s320/Brothers+%26+Sisters+playing.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473536957720426706" /></a><br />We love to see the older children looking out for the younger ones, <div>and involving them in their games. </div>An Orphan's Wishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529604986905658925noreply@blogger.com0