[sagewinna]

<p><span id="user_yui_3_5_1_1_1348002292766_1164"><img alt="joy.gif" id="user_yui_3_5_1_1_1348002292766_1163" src="http://files.mothering.com/images/smilies/joy.gif">    We went into the courtroom with our dd's bio sisters and their family, and we all finalized together. Then we celebrated with a picnic at the park with them, we gained a daughter AND a beautiful relationship between our two families. </span></p>
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<p><span>Josephine was placed with us from the foster care system when she was 25 months old, in June 2011, and we finalized September 2012. </span></p>
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<p><span>It is such a relief, and now we can leave the vitamins on the counter again. lol</span></p>

 

[queenjane]

<p>That is awesome! Congratulations!!! Thats great that you have a close relationship with the family of the other sibs.<br>
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[MountainMamaGC]

<p>Congrats!!!</p>

 

[marsupial-mom]

Congrats!

 

[Smithie]

<p><em><span style="background-color:rgb(250,250,250);font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;">Josephine was placed with us from the foster care system when she was 25 months old, in June 2011, and we finalized September 2012.</span></em></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:normal;">My head knows, rationally, that we are not going to finalize on a 15-month timeframe. But that doesn't stop me from praying for it, and I am SO SO HAPPY FOR YOU that you have finalized!!!</span></span></p>
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<p><span id="user_yui_3_5_1_1_1348784897362_2410"><img alt="jumpers.gif" id="user_yui_3_5_1_1_1348784897362_2409" src="http://files.mothering.com/images/smilies/jumpers.gif"></span></p>

 

[pumpkingirl71]

<p>Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!  I am so happy for you and your family!</p>
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<p>Now you could post pictures.  Just saying....<span id="user_yui_3_5_1_1_1348926310653_845"><img alt="joy.gif" height="39" id="user_yui_3_5_1_1_1348926310653_844" src="http://files.mothering.com/images/smilies/joy.gif" width="42"></span></p>

 

[lauren]

<p>Congratulations!!!!<span id="user_yui_3_5_1_1_1349055665425_2230"><img alt="jumpers.gif" id="user_yui_3_5_1_1_1349055665425_2232" src="http://files.mothering.com/images/smilies/jumpers.gif"></span><br>
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