Happy birthday to Daddy-to-be ...
and Poppie-to-be!
and Poppie-to-be!Love you both!!!
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Happy 2 Year Anniversary
It was two years ago today that we mailed our application to our adoption agency, Harrah's Adoption International Mission. I remember rushing to the mailbox that morning to put the application in it. We never, ever imagined it would be two years later and we'd still be waiting on our baby girl. Brian and my dad's birthday is tomorrow, and I remember telling both of them she'd be home for their next birthday. Little did we know what the CCAA had in store for us. We'll continue to wait, as long as it takes, and hopefully it'll be sooner rather than later.
In honor of our anniversary, here's a very sweet song from Steven Curtis Chapman.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=demRHgul2Zk
In honor of our anniversary, here's a very sweet song from Steven Curtis Chapman.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=demRHgul2Zk
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Top 10 Signs
I'm home sick today, so to entertain myself, I decided to post this to our blog. I came across this post a couple of months ago on a message board. It made Brian and I laugh out loud!
Top 10 Ways You Know You've Waited Too Long For a Referral From China:
10. You've stopped telling people you're adopting from China because chances are the next time you run into them you'll still be waiting. Done!
9. When someone tells you a far off date in the future as 12-18 months you think to yourself "wow, that's coming up so soon!" Done!
8. You know people who have had two kids in the time you've been waiting for a referral from China. Done! (It's very entertaining when these people choose Brian and I to complain to about how much trouble their children are.)
7. The last Olympics were happening when you started trying for a family and there's a good chance you'll be in China for the '08 Olympics there. Done!
6. You know couples who have gotten engaged, married and had a baby all while you've been trying to start a family. Done! (See #8 above)
5. You try out all the baby stuff on the cat to "practice"--and you take pictures to post on your website because there's no other news to report. If it weren't for Brian, I'd totally be doing this. Does posting pictures of yarn count?
4. You automatically convert the time to Beijing time in your head because you think maybe the CCAA is working on referrals. Done!
3. Your nursery bedding has been discontinued. The bedding hasn't been discontinued, but the furniture has been.
2. You've had to dust cobwebs off the changing table in the nursery. Done!
1. You'v e gone on your last childless vacation.....5 times!!! Done! We've actually lost count of how many "last childless vacations" we've been on.
Top 10 Ways You Know You've Waited Too Long For a Referral From China:
10. You've stopped telling people you're adopting from China because chances are the next time you run into them you'll still be waiting. Done!
9. When someone tells you a far off date in the future as 12-18 months you think to yourself "wow, that's coming up so soon!" Done!
8. You know people who have had two kids in the time you've been waiting for a referral from China. Done! (It's very entertaining when these people choose Brian and I to complain to about how much trouble their children are.)
7. The last Olympics were happening when you started trying for a family and there's a good chance you'll be in China for the '08 Olympics there. Done!
6. You know couples who have gotten engaged, married and had a baby all while you've been trying to start a family. Done! (See #8 above)
5. You try out all the baby stuff on the cat to "practice"--and you take pictures to post on your website because there's no other news to report. If it weren't for Brian, I'd totally be doing this. Does posting pictures of yarn count?
4. You automatically convert the time to Beijing time in your head because you think maybe the CCAA is working on referrals. Done!
3. Your nursery bedding has been discontinued. The bedding hasn't been discontinued, but the furniture has been.
2. You've had to dust cobwebs off the changing table in the nursery. Done!
1. You'v e gone on your last childless vacation.....5 times!!! Done! We've actually lost count of how many "last childless vacations" we've been on.
Friday, September 7, 2007
God Said "Ha"
Did you read yesterday's post? If not, you need to before you read this one. Here's what happens when B and I make a plan:
I've been working for over a year now in two nursing homes. The homes are around the corner from each other. I go to work early and leave work anywhere from 1:00 to 2:00 (usually). It's really a perfect situation. Every now and then I have to travel to another nursing home, but it's OK because not only do I get paid my "drive time", I get paid mileage. We've recently decided my mileage checks will go towards the one remaining credit card debt we have. Once again, it's pretty perfect. B and I have been talking a lot lately about how this will be a great setting for me once Bella comes home. I have tons of flexibility and the nursing homes aren't too far from our home. I might could even just work part-time and leave work earlier than 1:00!
Well....today God said "ha".
Around 2:00 today, our Area Manager informed us that we will no longer be providing services to one of the nursing homes I work in. After several years, the nursing home has decided to go with another company for it's therapy. Where does this leave me? It leaves me with a job, but driving all over north LA to get all my hours. It also leaves me with no "extra" mileage checks. It leaves me with a schedule that will be difficult when a baby gets here. Trust me, I know I'm lucky. One of my co-workers will no longer have a job, but it's just another example of of plan falling apart.
I've been working for over a year now in two nursing homes. The homes are around the corner from each other. I go to work early and leave work anywhere from 1:00 to 2:00 (usually). It's really a perfect situation. Every now and then I have to travel to another nursing home, but it's OK because not only do I get paid my "drive time", I get paid mileage. We've recently decided my mileage checks will go towards the one remaining credit card debt we have. Once again, it's pretty perfect. B and I have been talking a lot lately about how this will be a great setting for me once Bella comes home. I have tons of flexibility and the nursing homes aren't too far from our home. I might could even just work part-time and leave work earlier than 1:00!
Well....today God said "ha".
Around 2:00 today, our Area Manager informed us that we will no longer be providing services to one of the nursing homes I work in. After several years, the nursing home has decided to go with another company for it's therapy. Where does this leave me? It leaves me with a job, but driving all over north LA to get all my hours. It also leaves me with no "extra" mileage checks. It leaves me with a schedule that will be difficult when a baby gets here. Trust me, I know I'm lucky. One of my co-workers will no longer have a job, but it's just another example of of plan falling apart.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
A Quote
I'm currently reading My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. There's a quote in it that made me laugh out loud: "If you want to see God laugh, make a plan". That quote so describes the last three years of our life.
Monday, September 3, 2007
Referral Day
The CCAA announced the cut off date for the referrals scheduled to arrive this week. It wasn't two days like I was expecting; it was four. Four friggin' days of referrals. Pardon the bitterness, but when we started the process the CCAA was referring a month worth of dates at a time. Better luck next month.
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Another week has come and gone
Another week of working (B and T) and watching rumors (just T) has come and gone.
The biggest thing that happened in our house was the start of the LSU Football Season! LSU beat MS State 45-0! Brian and I both wore our LSU clothing and snacked on football food while we cheered on the Tigers. Hopefully, Bella will be cheering with us next year. Everyone is thinking positive that she WILL be here, so Mimi-to-be went ahead and bought her some LSU clothing too:
The biggest thing that happened in our house was the start of the LSU Football Season! LSU beat MS State 45-0! Brian and I both wore our LSU clothing and snacked on football food while we cheered on the Tigers. Hopefully, Bella will be cheering with us next year. Everyone is thinking positive that she WILL be here, so Mimi-to-be went ahead and bought her some LSU clothing too:
The second onesie says "Future Cheerleader". Brian said she can wear it, but it'll never happen. :)
A few more highlights for you:
- This week also marked the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The effects of the hurricane are still being felt throughout the state. Thanks to Katrina, we had a few more hurdles added to our adoption journey.
- Saturday, we went to the movies and watched Halloween. I probably should have waited until after Brian's upcoming trip to watch a scary movie. I'm going to be alone a couple of nights this week waiting on Michael Myers to appear out of nowhere.
- After the movie, we went to Boudreaux's for dinner. There was an Asian family there and they had a daughter who looked around one-year-old. We both became stalkers as we watched this little girl throughout our dinner.
- I'm now hooked on Design Star on HGTV. My favorite, Will, was booted off tonight. I have no idea who I'll vote for next week. Isn't it amazing this will be something I'll think about during the week? Maybe I need another hobby.
- On the referral front, it looks as if referrals could be arriving at adoption agencies this week. I'm bracing myself for a cut-off date of Nov. 24th. That's right....it looks like it will only be two friggin' days of referrals this month.
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