World Adoption Day 2022

Today, November 9th is World Adoption Day. Most of you know that I am adopted. I was adopted at the age of 6 months into the Greenfield family. Since last year’s annual adoption day post:  Elaine and I met two of my birth siblings and their spouses in person in Alberta. The picture at rightContinue reading “World Adoption Day 2022”

My Adoption & Genealogy

In addition to birth siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles and other relations, I discovered I am related to some famous cousins as I dig into a cool tool on familysearch.org. I have also discover that I have a 4th cousin 1x removed at the end of my own road and had no idea until her brotherContinue reading “My Adoption & Genealogy”

Friends, Cousins, Sisters & Brothers, Oh My

Elaine and I made an 11 day whirlwind trip to Alberta at the beginning of April. From home to Kitchener to Calgary to Banff to Calgary to Fort Saskatewan to Edmonton to Calgary and back to Kitchener then home. Our rental car was a Dodge Charger, so the driving was fun.  The first weekend wasContinue reading “Friends, Cousins, Sisters & Brothers, Oh My”

Moose’s Adoption Journey

World Adoption Day is November 9th. Check out http://www.worldadoptionday.org for more information.  This year was an exciting one on my adoption journey to find my birth families.  My sister Jill came from Texas to visit us in Muskoka. For many that wouldn’t be an unusual thing, though it maybe in Covid times. For me itContinue reading “Moose’s Adoption Journey”

She Chose Life for Me!!

World Adoption Day is coming up on Monday, November 9th and I want to thank a woman I never got to meet.  I need to thank my birth mom for giving me life. Many of you know that I’m adopted. My birth mom was Elizabeth Madge Osmond. She had other options after discovering she wasContinue reading “She Chose Life for Me!!”