Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Updated Our Homestudy: THIRD TIME!

Well, our social worker came for our homestudy update visit. She's nice but I just am tired of updating paperwork with no end in sight. Found out that my VA fingerprints at the police station here in Danville did not work so now they are sending me the card to go BACK to the police station and do it again.........everything that CAN go wrong DOES go wrong in this whole adoption mess........I'm not in a chipper mood today. I want it OVER and I want my BABY!

Saturday, July 19, 2008

A Quote I Found Today

The moment a child is born(adopted)
the mother is also born.
She never existed before.
The woman existed, but the mother, never.
A mother is something absolutely new.
~Rajneesh

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Thanks To Our Awesome Secret Pals!


















































Our ever-faithful secret pals sent us TWO boxes of goodies today! One box contained things related to the "birthday theme" including a birthday shirt, the book, Every Year On YOur Birthday, an autographed copy of the beautiful book Made In China, and a cute little memory book to keep track of each birthday. Oh we loved loved loved all of the stuff they picked out for us! The shirt is sooooooooooooooooooooooo adorable and I love the autographed book! Thank you for having it autographed "To Rebekah"! That is so thoughtful of you!!!!!!!!
The second box went with the theme, "Games To Play." and Pooh Memory, a little backpack with card games such as Go Fish, Doggie Match, etc., a Toys R-Us Travel pack with little games and activities, and the book, Pat-A-Cake And Other Games. You guys are just plain awesome! We are always surprised by what you pick out for us each month and the love you put in to each month's goody box! Thank you so very very very very much!!! We also loved the card and we offer our support during your "trying" time! Our agency also shut down and we have had to be moved over to their "sister" agency. We've been updated our homestudy that runs out at the end of the month and all the paperwork and physicals that go with that. Hang in there! I know we hear this all the time and sometimes just want to SCREAM if we hear it one more time, but I'm sure it "will all be worth it in the end when they place those babies in our arms." (Gosh I can't believe I just said that to someone!). Hang in there our dear dear secret pals!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sunday, July 13, 2008

New Fashions For Rebekah!




Well, Friday (July 11, 2008) I was at the mall just browsing and walking around after I finished my teacher workshop. I found a mega sale on summer baby clothes at J.C. Penney and just had to buy something. Of course I was careful not to spend a lot and I even bought size 12 month so Rebekah will be able to grow into these things eventually. I got a little summery looking onesie that is so adorable and a BEAUTIFUL blue seersucker top with matching pantaloons that has ladybugs on it! HOW ADORABLE! I don't buy a lot of baby clothes because I really want to wait until we get her and know her sizes and everything but every now and then I will see something adorable and just have to buy it.....yep, it's that mommybird "nesting" instinct that kicks in! hahahaha

Saturday, July 05, 2008

Lunch With The Shelton Family Today!

Well, today Doug and I drove down to Burlington, NC to meet The Shelton Family for lunch at The Cracker Barrel. What a wonderful time we had getting to know Tonja, Robbie, and their daughter, Caitlin! We had a great time getting to talk face to face with the friends that we made online and it is great knowing that they are only about 45 minutes south of us! Now if only we had been able to get Flissy and Mike to drive north! hahahahahahahahahaha

27th LID-iversary

Well today marks the 27th month that we have waited for China to match us with a baby........27 FREAKING MONTHS! No end in sight....as we speak they have made it up to Jan. 20, 2006 and we are April 5, 2006. Who KNOWS when they will get to our paperwork! I hate this wait more than I've ever hated anything in my life! It's stupid to make people wait this long to be parents. But, we're even crazier because we continue to wait and wait and wait and wait and wait and wait and wait and wait and wait........about the only thing we're parents to is dust-covered dossier sitting somewhere in China and a new pile of paperwork that we're having to renew now for the THIRD time. It makes me want to puke just thinking about it!

Friday, July 04, 2008

Happy Stinking 4th of July

Another holiday...no baby...

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Chelsea's 2nd Birthday





Well, today was our little cat, Chelsea's, birthday....she is two years! You can see that both Savannah (the gray cat) and Tabitha (the Calico) enjoyed her presents too! She really LOVED her soft mat that Doug got her (once Savannah got off of it!). Her favorite thing was her Tuna/Chicken Fancy Feast "Cake"! Yes, we are crazy about our cats! Can you just imagine how crazy we're going to be over a BABY?????????

Happy Canada's Day!

July 1st is Canada's Day which for them is equivalent to our Fourth of July! So happy birthday Canada and I hope all of our family (on Doug's side) has an enjoyable and safe holiday!!!!
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