19 months and 2 weeks since LID. Who would have thought that we still would not have our daughter after all this time? It was been almost 3 weeks since the last referrals. We get back the 3rd of July so hopefully we will start hearing some talk that week with a possible phone call early the following week. One can only hope!
We have taken this week off and we are at the cottage having a grand old time. We have not been here since March so Cara-Li is having a blast re-discovering all her toys. I, too, had to re-discover many things. Couldn't find a cutting board to save my life. My memory is not like it used to be! But one thing I didn't forget is just how wonderful this place really is. Life is so much easier and relaxed here. I can understand why this is where I do all my thinking. It is here, on the dock sipping coffee at 6AM while listening to the birds chirping, that I made up my mind that adoption in China is what was right for our family (my other half was on board long before me). And so here I am, 6 years later, sitting in the same spot with one daughter sleeping peacefully in her bed and another daughter somewhere in China waiting for her forever family.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Blah, blah, blah....
Well there hasn't been much to report these days. We are trying to keep busy, trying not to think to much about the next referral batch. That's still a few weeks away... one week down, three more to go.
We are getting ready for the summer. It is Cara-Li's last day at school tomorrow. It is very sad as most of the kids are heading off in different directions for Kindergarten and therefore making it more difficult to maintain their friendships. We are excited about heading up to the cottage though. We haven't been there since March. I do hope that we find a cottage still standing when we get there. We will spend the last week of June up there for a last vacation as a family of three. Hopefully, we will get our phone call the week we get back!
Cara-Li went to the dentist this AM and she has four wiggly teeth. How sad is that? My baby is going to lose her baby teeth! Mommy is NOT ready for this!
We are getting ready for the summer. It is Cara-Li's last day at school tomorrow. It is very sad as most of the kids are heading off in different directions for Kindergarten and therefore making it more difficult to maintain their friendships. We are excited about heading up to the cottage though. We haven't been there since March. I do hope that we find a cottage still standing when we get there. We will spend the last week of June up there for a last vacation as a family of three. Hopefully, we will get our phone call the week we get back!
Cara-Li went to the dentist this AM and she has four wiggly teeth. How sad is that? My baby is going to lose her baby teeth! Mommy is NOT ready for this!
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Bad news!
Quote from RQ:
June 6th, 2007
Update: November 7th is now an R5.
Based on referrals so far, November 7th is looking like the cut off.
Agencies are reporting that the pay-for-information site has not been updated, but a few agencies are verifying November 7th. I’ll give it an R4 at this point that the cut off is the 7th, and I will give it an R5 that the 11th is not included.
I GUESS WE ARE SHUT OUT!
I will crawl into a corner... someone come get me sometime after Canada Day.
June 6th, 2007
Update: November 7th is now an R5.
Based on referrals so far, November 7th is looking like the cut off.
Agencies are reporting that the pay-for-information site has not been updated, but a few agencies are verifying November 7th. I’ll give it an R4 at this point that the cut off is the 7th, and I will give it an R5 that the 11th is not included.
I GUESS WE ARE SHUT OUT!
I will crawl into a corner... someone come get me sometime after Canada Day.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Stork Watch June 2007
Quote from RQ Blog:
June 5th, 2007
One person is reporting that they got the call!!!!
Referrals are here for at least one agency!!!! Their LID is the 7th, so they got at least that far.
So apparently some people are receiving their referral calls and they all seem to have an LID of Nov. 7th. The cut-off date is still unknown however. This does not mean that they did not get past the 7th but perhaps that their agency did not have any other Nov. LIDs after the 7th. So, there is still a tiny glimmer of hope... very, very tiny.
This past weekend, a friend of ours had a 'Ladies Night Out' for a bunch of us girls at which she invited a tarot card reader as our entertainment. Anyway, I went in, he proceeded to do his thing with the cards. We were allowed to ask a question so he knew that we were adopting from China by the nature of my question. He quickly asked me if I had asked for a boy as all his cards indicated that we will be referred a boy. HA! That is too funny! We'd have to change the name of this blog to 'Our Journey to DiDi'. Didi is baby brother. We'd have a lot of splaining to do... to Cara-Li, that is!
June 5th, 2007
One person is reporting that they got the call!!!!
Referrals are here for at least one agency!!!! Their LID is the 7th, so they got at least that far.
So apparently some people are receiving their referral calls and they all seem to have an LID of Nov. 7th. The cut-off date is still unknown however. This does not mean that they did not get past the 7th but perhaps that their agency did not have any other Nov. LIDs after the 7th. So, there is still a tiny glimmer of hope... very, very tiny.
This past weekend, a friend of ours had a 'Ladies Night Out' for a bunch of us girls at which she invited a tarot card reader as our entertainment. Anyway, I went in, he proceeded to do his thing with the cards. We were allowed to ask a question so he knew that we were adopting from China by the nature of my question. He quickly asked me if I had asked for a boy as all his cards indicated that we will be referred a boy. HA! That is too funny! We'd have to change the name of this blog to 'Our Journey to DiDi'. Didi is baby brother. We'd have a lot of splaining to do... to Cara-Li, that is!
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Cutiepie!
Since there are no concrete rumours to speak of, here is a cute Cara-Li story.
As you know from my last post, we were robbed of our beautiful topiary trees right from our front door. They have yet to be replaced as they are backordered. So in the meantime, I decided to get 2 hanging baskets filled with vibrant red double impatients. Cara-Li and I hung them up and then headed up to the street for dinner with C, J and J. Upon our return, Cara-Li noticed that one basket was missing and started ranting ''They stole it, they stole it!'' But upon inspection, we found a big heap of broken pot and plant at the bottom in the front yard. I was, once again, devastated! But Cara-Li turned to me, hugged me and said, ''It's OK, Mommy. You still have me.'' What a cutiepie!
As you know from my last post, we were robbed of our beautiful topiary trees right from our front door. They have yet to be replaced as they are backordered. So in the meantime, I decided to get 2 hanging baskets filled with vibrant red double impatients. Cara-Li and I hung them up and then headed up to the street for dinner with C, J and J. Upon our return, Cara-Li noticed that one basket was missing and started ranting ''They stole it, they stole it!'' But upon inspection, we found a big heap of broken pot and plant at the bottom in the front yard. I was, once again, devastated! But Cara-Li turned to me, hugged me and said, ''It's OK, Mommy. You still have me.'' What a cutiepie!
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Mother's Day
How I love this day! We get to spend the day with our child(ren), we get to put our feet up and the weather is always great.
My day started on a rather sour note however. Last week, after much pondering, we purchased 2 beautiful topiary trees , planted them in urns and placed them on our either side of our door. Much to our chagrin, they were gone this morning... trees, urns, dirt etc. STOLEN, right from under our noses! Can you believe it?!? Cara-Li is beside herself telling everyone about our incident and insisting that we call the police. Poor thing! She is now afraid to leave anything outside.
Things picked up after that. Breakfast was prepared, apple turnovers were baked. Gifts were given. Cara-Li made this beautiful bracelet for me from Magic Dough at school last week. It is just beautiful! I wore it all day with pride.
Later in the day, as we were outside chaining our new urns to the railing (new topiary trees are backordered), Cara-Li's new babysitter drove by to drop off a gift that they had been working on all week. It is a beautiful pillow with Cara-Li's handprints on it. I just love it! I couldn't have asked for a better gift. Thanks L. for all your help with this project!
And now to report the latest early rumours. Rumour Queen has stated that she has heard from 2 sources that the next referrals (that will come probably first week of June) may go to November 16th - 21st. Remember, we are LID November 11th. I am NOT getting my hopes up as it can lead to disappointment. But one can't help but be excited when no one is looking!!
Happy Mother's Day to all!
My day started on a rather sour note however. Last week, after much pondering, we purchased 2 beautiful topiary trees , planted them in urns and placed them on our either side of our door. Much to our chagrin, they were gone this morning... trees, urns, dirt etc. STOLEN, right from under our noses! Can you believe it?!? Cara-Li is beside herself telling everyone about our incident and insisting that we call the police. Poor thing! She is now afraid to leave anything outside.
Things picked up after that. Breakfast was prepared, apple turnovers were baked. Gifts were given. Cara-Li made this beautiful bracelet for me from Magic Dough at school last week. It is just beautiful! I wore it all day with pride.
Later in the day, as we were outside chaining our new urns to the railing (new topiary trees are backordered), Cara-Li's new babysitter drove by to drop off a gift that they had been working on all week. It is a beautiful pillow with Cara-Li's handprints on it. I just love it! I couldn't have asked for a better gift. Thanks L. for all your help with this project!And now to report the latest early rumours. Rumour Queen has stated that she has heard from 2 sources that the next referrals (that will come probably first week of June) may go to November 16th - 21st. Remember, we are LID November 11th. I am NOT getting my hopes up as it can lead to disappointment. But one can't help but be excited when no one is looking!!
Happy Mother's Day to all!
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