THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2007Fly from Fort Wayne to Chicago, then on to Beijing
Yesterday we had a conference call “travel meeting” for an hour or so to discuss last minute details with representatives from our agency as well as those we wi ...
Throughout this whole crazy journey, the ups and the downs, we have been surrounded by friends who have cared enough to inquire about the adoption progress (or la ...
(Nathan) Even with only a week’s notice that we were leaving with China, we really weren’t all that unprepared. Yes, there was much freaking out over some emerg ...
“We did it, we did it, I said that we would do it and indeed we did!” We have packed our bags to travel carry on only; one rolling suitcase and one backpack for ...
We enjoyed our last meal together this evening as a family of four…the last time we will have just two kids spilling food on the floor, the last time there wi ...
Nathan says he knows our baby is getting closer because I have moved into Labor Land: Barking orders, begging for ice chips. It didn’t take h ...
After two years of climbing the walls, it is currently beyond my comprehension that one week from now we will be climbing The Wa ...
We just got word from our agency that we have approval from China to travel to get our baby. This approval came in record time; no one was expecting it to come thi ...
We have decided on Eliana’s middle name! We were finally able to determine that when Hai and Bo are used together, they mean “the waves of the ocean”. So her ...
I’ll be posting this reminder again before we travel…but NOW is a good time to sign up to receive our automatic e-mail updates. We will be taking a laptop with ...
Happy 8th Month Birthday, Eliana! She is probably enjoying her egg yolk and formula today while she listens to the rhythm of the falling ...
Just recently I discovered that the musical group Watermark has a tune called “Eliana’s Song”, which just happens to be about the lead singer’s little girl name ...
We received some additional information on our dear Cheng Hai Bo. The paperwork was dated November 10, 2006, and the descriptions might read a little funny as t ...
When you have a graphic design artist at your disposal (not mentioning any names, but it rhymes with “Lathan”), putting together a little album to send to E ...
For those of you who wished you could have been a ‘fly on the wall’ during the days we received our referral, here’s a close look at what happened. ...
We will spend two weeks in China, with an itinerary that looks something like this:
My van just happened to drive to a Carter’s store last night. After all, the only clothing little Eliana has are those skimpy summer outfits ...
We’ve had a great Christmas season this year...a nice balance between keeping busy without being frantic. Bu ...
At least one of these “Chinglish” phrases ought to make you smile:
I have posted this once before, but its timeliness couldn’t be better. This poetic piece, written by another waiting-adoptive-parent, is worth a repeat. Enj ...
Over the past two years, we have purchased pink clothes. Schlepped the boys into one bedroom. Frilled up the other. Settled on a girl’s name. Shuffled our s ...
I printed out a sheet of paper tonight and started to get all misty-eyed. See, every once in a while I do tear up; it just happens to be w ...
Still passing the time while we wait for a referral. This week’s “Chidbit” has to do with architecture:
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I’ll be posting this reminder again before we travel…but NOW is a good time to sign up to receive our automatic e-mail updates. Whenever we post something new o ...
This last batch of referrals has brought a huge sigh of relief to our home. We now KNOW that we will be included in the next month’s set and FEEL like we have a ...
This week's “Chidbit” has to do with communal eating:
The news is in...We missed receiving a referral this month by One Day. One Day. The cutoff for matching babies with parents was September < ...
This week’s “Chidbit” (as I goof-called it to Nathan the other day) has to do with what time it is in China: