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Well, hello there!

HI! Let me first introduce myself and the rest of my family!  My name is Jami (hi, Jami). I am married to Greg, a pediatric dentist.  Mother to Tre', 22, (an airline employee), Taylen, almost 19, (a college student), Kyson, 3, (a very active toddler), and Emi, 1, (another very active toddler)! We live in the great state of Nebraska...home of Husker football, Fairbury Hot dogs, and that is pretty much it! I know nothing about football and rarely eat a hot dog...unless it's at a football game.

                                           The above pictures is our family before Emi blessed us!
                                           My world!

There are many reason I have felt compelled to start a blog, the main one being adoption!  I think adoption is so important but yet feel there is so much to be learned and hopefully changed to make adoption much easier, less expensive and a much more pleasant experience.  More on that later.  The second reason I wanted to start a blog is to share things I love!  I mean LOVE!  We love to travel, eat and shop...ok, I like to shop...the hubs could go with out shopping...unless it's on Amazon. The third reason is just to share our mundane, everyday life...with hopefully a little humor, as that is how I try to live!    

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