Wordless Wednesday

Updates

Friends I'm just going around in circles. It's been MEGA busy. Sorry I haven't gotten to everyone.

Sandy has her LOA!!!!!!

Debbie is GOING TO CHINA!!!!!!

I'm so happy for both of you!!!!!

Sandy has been on the sn waiting list for a long time. She has also had some tough times of it! I'm glad to see a HAPPY Ending to her long journey....keep the faith!!! Dreams come true! See Sandy's Daughter in Photo number 2!

Debbie has been waiting forever to go and get her little girl. She will always be special to us because she is from Shaanxi, Xianyang too! I just fell in love with this little girl when I went to adopt Emily! Can't wait to see her with her MOMMY!
See Debbie's daughter in photo number 1!

I hope we can ALL meet up with our babies sometime very soon.

Congratulations to Jane, Erik, and Connor.....Maddie is now HOME in America!!! Stop on by her blog......I need to get over there TOO!

Fliss is visiting her HOME TOWN, Australia...another on my to go list...I really want to go to Hawaii first!!! I hope Fliss is having a BLAST!!! I know she is because she is just a fun person, always makes me laugh!!!!!

My cousin-in-law is adopting from TAWIAN and she has accepted the referral of a 3 month old baby. They are waiting word to go and pick her up. She has the EXACT same sn as Emily...too wierd and HERE is something JUST WONDERFUL to note, I may be watching this little one while Mommy goes to work!!!! Emily will have a cousin to grow up with!! I think it's just great!!

Emily is still sick.....ugh!!!

Bruce's dad is once again in the hospital, and I believe he has accepted Hospice......been a very long road...........

So you see, I'm beat.....I'll be back soon!!!!

Hello

Checking in, Emily has been very sick. Strep throat. Well it's been a long rough week. She is on the mend now. We went to see the heart doctor yesterday. Emily got an excellent report. Her blueness is called "Swimming Pool Syndrome" by my doctor. He said it's just because she is cringing from the cold, and her fair skin. The 2 patches on her heart are fine. Everything looks excellent, he was very pleased. She is on the mend now, so hopefully we will back in the swing of things soon. I've been up for 3 or 4 days with not much sleep, so I'll catch up to everyone this weekend.......

BUSTED!

It's a good thing I love this child!!!

We won't even talk about the rest of the room!!!

Powerful Video....a Must See

Everyone needs to see this...................

Ladies,
I do not normally pass on links but this one is very important to the future of some of our children, Please view the video and pass it on to everyone you know. We need to be aware and prepared to fight for legislation to help these precious little people
Have a great day!

http://www.whatkindofworlddoyouwant.com/videos/view/id/408214





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Janet asked about the pictures

The first picture is my sons visiting our agency's orphanage. These children can't be adopted because they have family living in China, but these family members can't support their child. So our agency provides a home and education for them. My boys loved the visit because they got to play with the boys. Boys are allowed to play basketball, but not girls. The boys also learn karate and Hayden enjoyed playing with them. I should say the even though our Chinese is limited, my boys did very well playing with the children. I saw a lot of hand signals going on. The girls learn dance. Ok I won't comment, but my tomboy self doesn't deal with that well.
These children are 4 to a room. There is barely enough room to get in and out. Honestly I've seen bigger walk in closets. Yet I saw all of them getting along and playing together....can you imagine this in America? My kids have their own room and fight, fight, fight......we have much to learn.

The second photo is a school on a field trip. Everywhere we went in China the children all waved and said "Hello." My boys said "Ni Hao." Then they all laughed at each other. It was funny to watch them. They wear uniforms to school and darn it they look so cute!!

Wordless Wednesday

From Mother Teresa

Where there is great love,
there are always great miracles.

~ Mother Teresa ~


I believe that referrals can speed up.........who wants to join me?

And the award goes to..................

Thanks to Jonni for the nomination..........now I'm supposed to pick five blogs I love to read and they are supposed to pick five that haven't been picked and we all have to post the blog award.....ok sorry people I'm not good at this......

Well I'm picking people who are still in the Wait and inspire me with their strength!!

So without further delay.....................and no particular order!!

Catherine/Catherines Chatter........who is a wonderful inspiration to all of us! Even thought we have just met in blogland I feel like we have known each other for years!

Fliss/Fliss and Mikes Adventures...great friend, calls, listens to me whine, even when she is still waiting, she is thinking of me! I'm so proud to call her friend!
She will be just an awesome MOM!!

Amy/Amys Adoption Blog....Amy never lets life get her down! She has been a real inspiration to me!! She always has a great pick me up on her blog!

Kathryn/Journey to Emma Rose....Kathryn is just a wonderful person who is waiting for her little one. Sometimes life gets to her, but she keeps the faith!!

Sandy/Journey to Audrey...Sandy has had some rough ups and downs, but she doesn't let that stop her! She keeps on going!! Sandy does have her referral, but she is still waiting on final papers. Sandy and I have been thru a lot and I hope I've been there for her, as she has been for me!!

Ok folks I could only pick 5, so now it's your turn!!!!

Korea?

Ok a quick note before I must start work.....

We went to a sandwich shop yesterday...that is run by Asian Americans....
The lady asked if Emily was Chinese...I kinda looked at her funny and said yes.....

So she says "Excuse me, not to upset you, your daughter has brown hair." Well I knew Emily's hair was light, but figured it was due to lack of vitamins in China......

She tells me "She is what we call MIXED, she is part Korean I believe."

WOW!

Well she thought she had upset me, but I LOVED getting that info.... Emily was from Shaanxi...no where near Korea....I wonder, I wonder, I wonder......could her daddy be a Korean?

Picture is my brother with Emily...he was skinny all his life and used to pick on me about being chubby......LOL ...my how things change......LOL.....

Maddie Day!!!

Maddie is with her MOMMY!

Jane said Maddie is a little sick so everyone send your prayers. Jane's travel journal is password protected so I added some photos that she posted to the public on Flickr....hope she doesn't get upset with me!!!

Happy Day Everyone!!!!!!!

Maddie Day!!!

Are you holding your breath?

3:30 AM Sunday morning our time....Jane will hold Maddie for the 1st time in Shaanxi China!! I hope to be able to post a photo on here tomorrow!! I can't wait...

On another note...I've spoken to a couple of wonderful moms out there....you know who you are....and they have told me not to worry about Emily, that this may not be a big deal. I'm feeling better now....but I am still going to rest better after I talk to the doctors.....I know Emily is doing great because she has the energy of 3 children!!! I swear this child never sleeps!!!!

Any who....everyone have a wonderful weekend....I'm off to spend time with the wee ones at the park.............

Keep the faith, dreams really do come true....................

Emily

Ok now that Jane is safely on her way to China, I want to bring up the subject of Emily.

I've been finding that when Emily is cold, her hands and feet appear to be a little blue.

As you all know Emily is VSD/ASD repaired in China.

Well it's freaking me out to no end, and I made her an appointment at Children's Hospital on Jan 24th....they can't see her until then.

So now I sit and worry and pray I guess.

Bruce said I'm making something out of nothing and being one of "those" moms.
Well I hope he is right.

Jane has her wings on!

Well it has been a major big time crappy day with one exception!! Maddy is coming home folks! Yep! Jane leaves Wednesday morning!! Maddy is in the same orphanage as my Emily and we got to meet her in October in Xianyang, Shaanxi!!

So hop on over around the 13th to Jane's blog to see the Gotcha Day photos!!!!!

I feel like an Aunt!!!

The little one in the background belongs to Debbie and she is waiting on her final papers to go get her little girl!!!

Emily Talks

Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books

What is this?????????? Is she talking, or is it baby babble.......anyone know???????
She sings this all the time!!!!!

Wow 5 days.............

So I'm reading thru all your blogs and I just have to say....5 days!! How much slower can it get. Friends I don't know what to say. I feel guilty telling you what a wonderful Christmas it was for us because I know most of you are still waiting. I feel for all of you, I really do. Hubby and I switched to sn for this and many other reasons...... One biggie was that hubby is 46 and we are just getting old!!! Our sw put us down for as young as possible and we just couldn't see starting out with a baby at 40 and 46......Bless those of you that can do it!!! Emily has been home for 2 months and she is still not sleeping thru the night. She is 2 years old. I really feel like an old lady some days!! I could also see my oldest son coming home with his new baby while I was diapering his sister......

I don't want to make light of the situation at all. I love all you guys and I wish there was some wonderful thing I could tell you. I can say that there are babies, babies, babies, in China!! I saw them!! They can make up all the stories they want!!

I just found out a friend has turned to another country and she has her referral. What a wonderful blessing!!! The baby is just so cute. I can't say who, she doesn't want it public.....but she too was feeling the wait was going to destroy her dream of having a family.

I'm sending you all hugs, and I hope that this 5 days was just the year end China blues, and that February will bring many, many, many more referrals...............

PS..Emily thought the lights on my head were very funny......................

Back to Work

Well the vacation is over. Now it is back to work. Blogging will be slow around here for a while. I have 3 projects going at the moment and they are going to take some time. I am keeping up with everyone...so know I'm here!!

Hope this is the year for my April 2006 Lid Group. I can still remember my agency telling me that CCAA never goes over 10 months to referral.....wow........how things change.

We had a really nice Christmas. I'm having some trouble with the camera so pictures are coming.......

Here is an oldie....................