"Holy Roman Empire Batman!"

Yes, that's a quote from an old Batman episode. I've been trying to work one into a post and finally found a way. Yes, I'm a dork. By the way, Batman (old school version) comes on the Hub channel. I love old t.v. shows.  The Hub channel also has Fraggle Rock, The Wonder Years, and Strawberry Shortcake episodes (and a lot more). It's like a t.v. time machine. Check your local listings for details. This is not a paid advertisement.

Now for a little bit of important information. Bulgaria has recently undergone a lot of major adoption reform. The adoptions were/are very back-logged because for a while Bulgaria processed very few adoptions. In 2008 there were only 5 adoptions completed. In 2009 there were 15. And  in 2010 there were 40, which was quite an improvement. It looks like things are on the upswing, and we couldn't be more thrilled. You can find all of these stats for Bulgaria and lots of other countries at http://adoption.state.gov/ if you feel so inclined. So please pray that things continue to improve there.

On the homefront, Andrew's sick. Side effect of being in daycare. He has horrible congestion, a cough, and fever. It's no fun having a snotty, hacking, sick three year old. Especially when he sneezes right into his hand, and then without missing a beat grabs your phone and says "here mommy, I'll hold this for you". Great Buddy, I'm going to hunt down some rubbing alcohol now. You just sit tight. In all seriousness though please pray he feels better (soon). We need some sleep in this casa.