tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25888753.post115884916267330360..comments2021-04-14T00:03:53.550-05:00Comments on THE VIEW FROM TOAD COTTAGE: Beth Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699804487443359309noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25888753.post-1159928288854068182006-10-03T21:18:00.000-05:002006-10-03T21:18:00.000-05:00On the phones... whether your phone is tri-band or...On the phones... whether your phone is tri-band or not depends on your network in the US. some US networks (NOT veriz@n, but several of the other big ones) sell mostly tri-band phones and will tell you how to unlock your phone if you call them and insist. Otherwise you can buy a GSM phone there for about $50-100 or on the internet here. And Sarah was right about the sim card - they are pretty cheap (maybe $5-10) and usually require you to buy scratch cards for the airtime to call out from the phone. You can buy the phone and the sim card in the arrivals hall of the airport.<BR/><BR/>Good luck!amazedlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351100154577966345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25888753.post-1159564657821356832006-09-29T16:17:00.000-05:002006-09-29T16:17:00.000-05:00I found your site via Building a Family. I watched...I found your site via Building a Family. I watched your video two times and cried through it all (both times!!). I find your utterly insperational, your daughter is beautiful and I love how you have adopted a family. <BR/>You are really really inspirational and I will be praying for you each and every night. <BR/>I have just started the adoption process and would love to adopt from Ethiopia (as well as many other countries). Adoption is such an amazing way to build a family. <BR/>My blog is<BR/>http://aspecialfamily.blogspot.comCalico Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03640365330149203615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25888753.post-1159450999543040992006-09-28T08:43:00.000-05:002006-09-28T08:43:00.000-05:00What a wonderful story you have! Good luck to you ...What a wonderful story you have! Good luck to you and yours.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938107020757075468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25888753.post-1159444851578294502006-09-28T07:00:00.000-05:002006-09-28T07:00:00.000-05:00I wandered on to the site from A Little Pregnant -...I wandered on to the site from A Little Pregnant - the story posted there is wonderful in so many ways. Do you have that story posted here anywhere? <BR/><BR/>I've also thought of adopting - for just the reason in the story - that some child somewhere would be so happy to be saved by having a new mommy. But I always worried about the trouble of going through it, getting selected as not appropriate to adopt, all kinds of things. Your story helped me realize that those are things to just deal with and get over...that it's all worth it after all.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15606922510495018342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25888753.post-1159443248035575662006-09-28T06:34:00.000-05:002006-09-28T06:34:00.000-05:00You need to have a tri-band gsm phone which must b...You need to have a tri-band gsm phone which must be unlocked (there are places in the US where you can do it for about 5 dollars- check out little corner shops or anywhere where there is an expat population - and I know there are websites / email places that you can get a code to unlock). Then in Ethiopia you just buy a regular local sim card.<BR/><BR/>Good luck. Your family is growing and you are all getting so much out of each other. Love and happiness make the world go round.Sarah Mackenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04054433450594356987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25888753.post-1159368550279498972006-09-27T09:49:00.000-05:002006-09-27T09:49:00.000-05:00So glad she's okay. I have something along the sa...So glad she's okay. I have something along the same lines - irritable airways. Its basically a low-grade asthma and for me is triggered by a cold, allergies or rapid weather changes (and I live in Vancouver - don't like the weather: wait 15 minutes). Ventalin works on a short-term basis and provides fast relief. For more long-term relief, my doctor put me on an inhalable steroid - Qvar. Flovent is another one (dad's on it). You might want to look into that when she gets home. Of course, she may be 1000x better when she gets to a less-polluted environment.<BR/><BR/>I don't know anything about cell phones in Ethiopia - maybe your agency can help?<BR/><BR/>So happy for you.<BR/><BR/>(Oh and I wandered over here from Julie's)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25888753.post-1159365271575953192006-09-27T08:54:00.000-05:002006-09-27T08:54:00.000-05:00Just visiting your blog via Julie at 'A Little Pre...Just visiting your blog via Julie at 'A Little Pregnant'. I will now be looking in regularly to see how things go with you and your lovely family! <BR/><BR/>You and your daughters are very lucky! They appear to be lovely girls, with the classic beauty of their Ethiopian heritage. <BR/><BR/>You are doing a wonderful thing by the way in which you are keeping them in touch with their origins, and I wish you all the very best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25888753.post-1159362650831338562006-09-27T08:10:00.000-05:002006-09-27T08:10:00.000-05:00Heck for that matter, I could make mobiles for you...Heck for that matter, I could make mobiles for you! Email me if you're interested... creative@tiffanyard.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25888753.post-1159362186210093842006-09-27T08:03:00.000-05:002006-09-27T08:03:00.000-05:00Hi! I'd love to donate some artwork for the baby h...Hi! I'd love to donate some artwork for the baby home -- when are you leaving? I could paint some durable rolled canvases for you so they'd be easy to travel with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25888753.post-1159323242365270712006-09-26T21:14:00.000-05:002006-09-26T21:14:00.000-05:00We have bucket loads of ventolin here, and I've ne...We have bucket loads of ventolin here, and I've never heard of it being used for anything besides asthma. A lot of children develop asthma when they have a cold or flu and may need ventolin on a daily basis, at night time, before exercise or just when they're sick. Most children grow out of it by their teens.<BR/><BR/>My husband had chronic asthma when he was younger but has played sport, gone on long camping trips and was an active kid. Now he uses ventolin a few times a day and hasn't needed to go into hospital for years. <BR/><BR/>If you need any more information about asthma just google it and I'm sure there are many sites out there that can show you how to deal with it, if it becomes a problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25888753.post-1159317520363460112006-09-26T19:38:00.000-05:002006-09-26T19:38:00.000-05:00(Hi, perfect stranger wandering over from Little B...(Hi, perfect stranger wandering over from Little Bit Pregnant. Nice to meet you.) I just wanted to take a second to tell you that this story is so full of love - between you and Kali, with Kali's bio family, that you would maintain the relationship with the bio family, and that you would bring her sister home to you when there's need. I can't quite get over it. And your girls are so beautiful. I'm so glad you stepped out on faith to bring DD2 home to you. I'll be rooting for you. (p.s. - I often used Albuterol - aka Ventolin - as a child, for asthma. I remember that it tasted really awful, but it was not a signal of a big deal illness.)Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14581276727803441448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25888753.post-1159316990531018762006-09-26T19:29:00.000-05:002006-09-26T19:29:00.000-05:00Ventolin is Salbutamol/Albuterol. It's the stuff t...Ventolin is Salbutamol/Albuterol. It's the stuff they use for asthmatics to open their airways. I wouldn't worry about it. When you get your baby here, your doctor will talk to you about any treatment she might need for asthma.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408707293147281784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25888753.post-1159289323307640322006-09-26T11:48:00.000-05:002006-09-26T11:48:00.000-05:00YAY! I don't know about cellphones in Ethiopia, bu...YAY! I don't know about cellphones in Ethiopia, but I decorated The Kid's room in a jungle motiff. It was very cheap. I got paper bags and rolled them up into a long tube and then push pinned it on the ceiling to make it look like vines. I got a lot of beanie babies that went with the motiff at a garage sale (a whole bag for a dollar) and just put those on the walls with push pins.sourpatchbabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186559010895144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25888753.post-1159210609629606952006-09-25T13:56:00.000-05:002006-09-25T13:56:00.000-05:00Yay for you! I can't wait to find out when you wi...Yay for you! I can't wait to find out when you will go. I'll check with my Ethiopian connection to see what he says about cell phones. <BR/>Lots of love to you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25888753.post-1158893315914044422006-09-21T21:48:00.000-05:002006-09-21T21:48:00.000-05:00Thanks, Erin. The rainy season comes to an end tow...Thanks, Erin. The rainy season comes to an end toward the end of Sept. and Oct. Thank goodness! I am really relieved, but just want to get her home.<BR/><BR/>~BethBeth Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01699804487443359309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25888753.post-1158871697260303202006-09-21T15:48:00.000-05:002006-09-21T15:48:00.000-05:00So glad to hear DD#2 is well! I think ventilin is...So glad to hear DD#2 is well! I think ventilin is an inhaler of sorts -- I believe it is the rainy season in Ethiopia, and lots of damp weather can lead to wheezing. It certainly does for me!<BR/><BR/>Good luck on your trip,<BR/>eAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com