Vacation Photos.......Warning!!

Mother with Vacation Photos......this was our Mother's Day Trip to the beach, and I threw in a couple of fishing pictures that I took down at Dad's house. Dad is a waterman, and he lives on the Wicomico River. The fish is a Croaker. Yes he makes a croaking sound, like a frog. It's funny. Yes I ate that fish! My sister is sitting, I'm the one standing in the green shirt. She got to fish, I had to do bait.

Flooding in China

Friends, there is a flood going on in China. I didn't catch all of it, but thousands are homeless, and over 60 now thought dead. Guangdong was mentioned, and I know I spelled that wrong. Reason why I'm so upset is because we have friends adopting from that area. Ok so someone find some good information please!!!!

So much for rumors

Well friends so much for the rumors regarding the speed up. What did we get 6 days of referrals this time? I tell you for anyone new just starting out, please don't get your hopes up. My husband and I rode that dream for a long time. It only ended in heart break. We truly believed that Emily would have been home with us by now. I believed everyone that CCAA didn't want to get that far behind, I believed in this magical speed up. Well friends we are inching closer to 14 months now. CCAA is only to Nov 7th.....we are Apr 06....so still 5 months ahead of us and a month is taking 3 months...so we are not even hopeful about 2008 here. We are looking at the sn lists because Bruce and I are not getting any younger, and we have been thru a lot, no more like a ton of medical issues in our life time. I feel like I can handle anything at this point, but Bruce is still scared. Hayden had breathing problems for a while after he was born....well the child is turning 7 next month and I still catch Bruce going in there at night to check him. Although he wants you to think he is Mr. Toughguy..........he is just a teddy bear that crys at Disney movies......excuse me, gets an eyelash in his eye......boy I never knew you could lose that many eyelashes.........

China's push to Sn

There is a lot of talk lately about the fact that China is making it easier for sn adoptions. People are wondering if the nsn slow down is due in fact to China wanting people to take the sn route. I have to admit I have wondered this myself. We were LID nsn, but have switched to sn. When we started I admit, we didn't do our research. And I have to say that the people I talked to did not encourage me to look at sn. But since finding so many wonderful people and learning about their stories, I must say that I'm very happy with our choice. For those of you just starting out, I encourage you to research sn. These are truly amazing little people.

School Days

Lord, please let us get done with school! I'm so tired of dragging the kids to the bus. They want to be done!! And I do too!! Can't wait until next week when they can sleep in!!

More later, gotta run!

Tagged...10 Favorite Memories

Well Stacy said if we read her blog to consider ourselves tagged. We have to name 10 of our favorite memories......

10. Saw the originial Star Wars Movie with my best friends. I think I was 12.
9. Got my puppy Kelly for my 10th birthday. He was a yellow Lab! LOVED him.
8. My mother and I used to pick Blue Crabs and make crabcakes for extra money when
I was young. I remember we used to sing while we did it. Some of the songs
were made up, and we used to laugh. I miss her. She died 10 yrs ago.
7. My Aunt Josie used to try to teach me to sew. I was left handed and it drove
her crazy. She told me to learn how to cook....hee hee
6. Seeing my oldest son Anthony for the first time. He had the biggest Blue eyes.
5. Holding Hayden for the first time...he was 13 days old. The doctors didn't
expect him to live. He is now 6 yrs old, and healthy!!
4. Watching Anthony age 4, spoon feed Hayden at age 6 months. Very Messy!!
3. Leaving physical theraphy for the last time with Hayden age 3!
2. Hearing the doctors after 9 hours of surgery on my dad..."We got the tumor."
1. Bruce and I telling the boys they were getting a baby sister from China!

OK!!! Now it's your turn!!!! TAGGED!!!

All is Quiet on the Adoption Front

Someone please catch this damn bird!!!!

Well you don't want to know about my week...but here are the highlights. We are in a terrible financial place. I've lost some clients, I've been helping my dad out, and can't do this right now due to number 1, we found termites in the backyard, and dare I say lastly, my fridge decided to die. Thankfully because of the financial situation we did not purchase many groceries this week! Now at least I have a reason to grill out tonight!!

Well no pity wanted here........take care, I know things will get better!!!

Referrals will be here soon for the November families and I'm going to think about that....not my problems!! TGIF!!!!!!!!!!!!!