Exploring Adoption: Summer Travels and TV Interviews

My family and I have been having a wonderful summer, doing a lot of traveling and "camping" in our vacation home on wheels -- our 29' travel trailer.

We were parked at a supermarket in Tillamook, Oregon, when a man approached our pickup and snapped a picture of it. I rolled down my window and asked, "Why are you taking a picture of my truck?"

In a charming accent, he answered, "I'm from Austria. I have never seen a truck this long before."

During the past month, we've:

Attended our niece's wedding in Vancouver, Washington
Camped at Birch Bay State Park, Washington
Camped at Pacific Beach State Park, Washington
Sent our 16-year-old son to basketball camp at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington
Camped at Confluence State Park in Wenatchee, Washington
Attended Creation 2008, where we enjoyed concerts by Jeremy Camp, Switchfoot, Skillet, and TobyMac
Played tourist in Chicago (why has no one told me that Chicago is such a great city for tourists? We loved it!)
Toured Notre Dame University in Notre Dame, Indiana (it's not actually in South Bend, as we had assumed)
Was a guest on The Harvest Show, a Christian talk show based in South Bend
Attended a family reunion at Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon
Camped at Fort Stevens and Beverly Beach State Parks, Oregon coast
Toured the Tillamook Cheese Factory in Tillamook, Oregon and had some delicious ice cream cones
Attended the Clark County Fair in Vancouver, WA with some Christianson cousins
Camped at Seaquest State Park, Washington and visited Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

Now we're home. Whew. I'm getting caught up on work and we're preparing for back-to-school. Of course, our kids have grown out of every stitch of their clothing, so a trip to the mall is in order.

On my blog at HeBlogsSheBlogs.com, I've been writing about the experience of being interviewed on a TV talk show. While I was on The Harvest Show, I talked about creating an adoption support network, and a few other adoption-related issues. My segment is 16 minutes or so into the show that aired August 7. Hope you'll watch it and send me your critiques!

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For more news and information about adoption, visit www.laurachristianson.com, and check out my Amazon Exploring Adoption bookstore.

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