Elisabeth and Tom Rankin can't imagine one second without their son, Wallace. He is everything they've ever wanted--and so much more. Like all parents, Elisabeth and Tom experience many twists and turns as they embarked upon parenthood. Join them on their life-changing journey as they adopt their son from Russia and return home where hilarity and heartbreak begins. Share their joy and setbacks as Wallace struggles with behavior and faces setbacks at school while showing his parents that he's more than just a child with special needs, he's strong, tenacious, bright, and hysterical. Through the ups and downs of parenting, adoption, and foreign travel, Tom and Elisabeth learn the most valuable loving a child is the greatest love of all.
A wry and touching look at the adoption of a special boy from a master of the dad joke. From sad to hilarious with stops at absurd, it was a good short read.