Backus/Wilcox Family History

We continue to choose the road less traveled. Our stories started in New York and Michigan. We took an detour to New Jersey, and had a most excellent adventure to Ethiopia. In July, 2013 we moved our family from Detroit to Texas. People can say a lot about us, but they can't accuse us of being boring....

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Detroit Woodward Dream Cruise

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A nice day has turned into a gusty WET one - but still fun.  Luckily some nice people are around to help hold our tent down -  - lost our do...

Happy 1st Birthday K

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I want to wish a Happy 1st Birthday to little "K" - granted they didn't know your birthday - so we chose today with much consi...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Fight Leukemia - join MY personal cause

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Seriously - if you want to read more about my mom's story - THIS blog is the place to do it - you can read my tears if you start back i...
Monday, August 15, 2011

thankful for other adoptive families

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I was just posting on FB tonight that I'm falling for S - well then i get to the yahoo email - this is where I check the yahoo groups - ...
Friday, August 12, 2011

Will this time work? -yes a new referral

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Ok - we accepted another referral last night - for a beautiful little boy "S" that is about 4 months old.  Was so hoping to help p...
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Saturday, August 06, 2011

Keeping the Faith

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Today I was reading another blog - and its posts from other agencies stated that what happened to us has possibly happened to other families...
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Tuesday, August 02, 2011

#1 - Again

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Yep - we are officially #1 on the wait list - AGAIN - but this time I believe IS the time for our child's referral to truly be ours.  I ...

Fresh Air Children - they need your assistance

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The Fresh Air Fund has been able to find 650 of the 850 host families we need. Right now there is just one week left for us to place the rem...
Sunday, July 24, 2011

Our agency

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Our agency is just really awesome - to actually respond to things on a weekend and help us out through all the craziness - NOT many if any w...
Saturday, July 23, 2011

anonymous commenter

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to the anonymous commenter - I"d love to talk to you privately - please email me at gmbackus@hotmail.com  I'd like to find out wher...
Thursday, July 21, 2011

Ugh- not good

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Ok- just read another blog - so to have court you must have a letter from the government agency - if its not there, the judge still sees you...
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More confusion with closures

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Ok- I found this new blog -  http://etorphanage.blogspot.com/  - it lists a lot of the agencies communications - pretty scary - sounds like ...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Referral and K updates -he'd be 11 months today

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Well the other family and I heard from the agency today - they have sent an agency rep that is in country (any agency must have offices and ...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011

New term - adoption miscarriage

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All thank you for the prayers, thoughts, you name it - I can't express how much it helps.  As two friends have told me today - this is ...
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Monday, July 18, 2011

Loss of our referral - please pray

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Hi all - well sad news today - the ET gov't is shutting down MORE orphanages  15 in the last few days.  Well one is from the south where...
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