Referrals.... we didn't make it.

"The CCAA has finished the placement of children for the families whose adoption application documents were LID through September 8, 2005."

Well, I am bummed that we didn't make it, but not surpised. Our LID is September 13th so we will be in the next batch for sure. The referrals should come the first week in January. Then we will travel to China 2 months latter. So, we should be in China the first of March.

Colette

This is a picture of my mom and sisters (Julie & Ann).

Childhood Home

This is a picture of the house I grew up in. My Mom moved last spring to a smaller ranch style house. This week she closed on the sale of my childhood home. I have such fond memories growing up in this home. I was 6 years old when we moved to this home. My sister (Ann) and I thought we had moved to a mansion. It wasn't a mansion, but compared to our small home that we had moved from, we were "moving on up".

The home was filled with lots of family and friends. My dad had the office of his company in the house, so there were always employees and customers coming in and out.

The home had a laundry shoot and 2 stairways going up to the second floor... this gave us many hours of play. I'm sure my dear friend (Susan) remembers this!?!

I am so glad that Megan will have these memories. Yet, I'm sad for our baby girl in China that she will never know the home her mommy grew up in.

What comes to my mind most when I think of this house, the place I called home.... is LOVE.

Colette

Homestudy Update.... Finally

We started all of the paperwork for a homestudy update back in August. Then Terri the social worker came out to the house October 11th. And, finally I got the homestudy update in my hand November 8th. Everything takes so long in the adoption world. UGH!

Yesterday I mailed off the 1-600A to get re-fingerprinted and a new I-171 (I coudn't do this till I had the homestudy update) . I wrote a letter in there explaining the rush (our old one expires in December) and there is a possibility of us traveling the end of January. Hopefully they will let us get finger-printed soon. We have to drive all the way to OK City (2 hours away plus toll-roads) to get fingerprinted.

I haven't been sleeping well. Now that this is done maybe I'll be able to. Probably not, I have a feeling this might be the norm till I get the referral.

Colette

Saturday

I'm going to try and post my feelings on a daily bases. So, be prepared to be bored. HAHA

I am starting to get excited for our baby. I CAN'T WAIT!!!! I want my referral. Hopefully in a month. But, we are riding the fence on this one. We might miss the cut off and not get a referral for 2 months. But as my good friend (Susan) said... at least you will get it in 2 months. And, she is right, we are getting close. I can see the end of the rainbow.

Today is a Saturday and we have been watching the Huskers play football. YEA , they won! We are off to get a bite to eat then home to watch the Sooners play. GO SOONERS!

Colette

Nephew's Wedding

We were back in Nebraska for Mike & Erica's wedding. Congratulations to the happy couple!

Referrals

The CCAA has finished the placement of children for the families whose adoption application documents were registered between August 10 and August 25, 2005.

Ours were registered September 13, 2005. Hopefully we will get our referral in a month. If not the next month. We're getting closer

Colette