HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVE !!! enjoy your day
Crawling to China- LID- 10/1/06
Monday, January 28, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Happy Sunday
Tomorrow is Daves birthday. He has wanted to take a family picture for some time now but it is difficult to get the three of us together to have picture time. Today we were able to do that- so look back soon for the finished product... Dave has to get us beautified (photoshopped) first. Tonight we are going to Old Mission Tavern for birthday dinner. YUMM!!
Tomorrow is Daves birthday. He has wanted to take a family picture for some time now but it is difficult to get the three of us together to have picture time. Today we were able to do that- so look back soon for the finished product... Dave has to get us beautified (photoshopped) first. Tonight we are going to Old Mission Tavern for birthday dinner. YUMM!!
Friday, January 25, 2008
A sign from the Lady-bug!?
Last night I was looking at a beautiful book from a charitable organization called Love without Bounderies. the websight is www.lovewithoutboundaries.com The book features families and their adopted Chinese children, stories, pictures,etc. Anyway, while I was looking at this book dreaming of our someday referral, a lady-bug landed on the page I was reading. Now, if you don't know the lady-bug story it goes like this... a lady-bug is the Chinese adoption sign of good luck and when you see one it means a referral is coming. I know our referral is still a long way off, so what could I make of this sign.? I counted the spots on the lady-bug and (after 3 countings) came up with 17 each time. Now, I am not a superstitious person but I am willing to consider crazy things like a lady-bug landing on a book I'm looking at relating to Chinese adoption. As a result, I have decided to add a counter to the blog with 17 months as a hopeful time frame. Pray and keep your fingers (and toes) crossed.
Love to all
Last night I was looking at a beautiful book from a charitable organization called Love without Bounderies. the websight is www.lovewithoutboundaries.com The book features families and their adopted Chinese children, stories, pictures,etc. Anyway, while I was looking at this book dreaming of our someday referral, a lady-bug landed on the page I was reading. Now, if you don't know the lady-bug story it goes like this... a lady-bug is the Chinese adoption sign of good luck and when you see one it means a referral is coming. I know our referral is still a long way off, so what could I make of this sign.? I counted the spots on the lady-bug and (after 3 countings) came up with 17 each time. Now, I am not a superstitious person but I am willing to consider crazy things like a lady-bug landing on a book I'm looking at relating to Chinese adoption. As a result, I have decided to add a counter to the blog with 17 months as a hopeful time frame. Pray and keep your fingers (and toes) crossed.
Love to all
Monday, January 21, 2008
Last friday we made a roadtrip to Grand Rapids for re-fingerprinting. Did you know that fingerprints expire?! Explain that one to me!! The immigration employee told me that the records are destroyed every 15 months. Yeh right! The FBI destroying their own records, sure but citizen identification records -I don't think so. Anyway, the re-printing is complete and we will likely be doing it again in another 15 months. The wait continues.
Because of the excessive wait times we are exploring doing a special needs adoption if that would be possible. It would mean starting over with another agency because our agency does not have a special needs program with most countries. We would hope to do an interim adoption and maintain our dossier with China.
Stay warm- the temp here is in the single digits expected to last several days with lots of snow on the way.
all my best,
Kari
Because of the excessive wait times we are exploring doing a special needs adoption if that would be possible. It would mean starting over with another agency because our agency does not have a special needs program with most countries. We would hope to do an interim adoption and maintain our dossier with China.
Stay warm- the temp here is in the single digits expected to last several days with lots of snow on the way.
all my best,
Kari
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