It has taken 5 years of paperwork and inspections but Ilene Hopkins, a Chicago police officer formerly in the 13th District, is now a mom. Her new daughter waited for her arrival in China and they are U.S.A. bound.
While special needs children may require more efforts to keep them stress-free during the holiday season, people of all ages with or without special needs might find stress reduceres in at least some of Julie Martin's tips for planning ahead.
![CircusAndTheaterCollide](/sites/default/files/imagecache/small/when circus & theatre collide 2.jpg "Julie and Jeff are in lower middle during the first "Midnight Circus: When Circus and Theater Collide!"")
