Continued from last post.....

In my last post I talked about some of my favorite and important subjects I blogged about in 2006.

One of the subjects needing discussion is the nature vs nuture. When should children be taken away from bio-family and under what circumstances should they be pulled from foster family to be reunited.

Each case is different of course.

In one well publicized case the bio-grandparents said about their child living in foster care:

"Sure, they fell in love with him, and I'm happy for that … (but) blood belongs with blood," said Dawn Kurtz of Grosse Ile. "I will lay my life on the line for him and so will Papa."

More on that story:

In an unusual ruling, the high court has favored foster parents for adoption over birth family and sibling relationships. The grandparents have have full legal custody of two half siblings whose mother has since died of a drug overdose.


Some of my favorite blogs were the ones about K and our family.

This year she learned to climb on the fridge, cut her own hair, ride a bike and make snow angels.

And we travelled..... and my family travelled to us.

Overall it's been an interesting and mixed year. I'm looking forward to seeing what the New Year brings.