Very cool happening today.
Not my day at work because that thoroughly sucked...
but the little 'present' left on our section of our agency's website.
the 'Pre-Placement Packet Download'! woohoo!
just some info on what has been basically happening with our Dossier since we sent it...(as if we didn't know already...it made it through the Review Room back in like...jeez I forget...it's been awhile...so it's been sitting in the Match Room forever too...HA!) and more importantly what we can expect when the big day comes and we get our referral. All the planning and info we need to have between now and then...but mostly for after referral.
The cool part of this whole thing is that they only make this available when you're usually 1-2 months from referral. And considering we were told it was next month...this just furthur validates that to me...as well as gets me more excited. Which, by the way, is something I haven't let myself get for quite awhile now considering the 'ride' we've been on.
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we're so glad you could attend, come inside, come inside...
Okay...so we're a couple of silly people living in Colorado who adopted a beautiful Spicy-Girl from WanZhou, ChongQing, China who is every bit as silly and unbelievably remarkable and amazing to us.
We began our red-thread journey in ernst early 2005, LID on 8.10.2005, and received referral on 11.3.2006. Gotcha Day on 12.11.2006.
and our lives have never been the same since.......
Autumn Rose ChunLan: Spicy-Girl Stories
Welcome back my friends...to the show that never ends.
we're so glad you could attend, come inside, come inside...
Okay...so we're a couple of silly people living in Colorado who adopted a beautiful Spicy-Girl from WanZhou, ChongQing, China who is every bit as silly and unbelievably remarkable and amazing to us.
We began our red-thread journey in ernst early 2005, LID on 8.10.2005, and received referral on 11.3.2006. Gotcha Day on 12.11.2006.
and our lives have never been the same since.......
Autumn Rose ChunLan
About Me
Some of ms. Autumn's favourite things
- Dinosaur Train on PBS
- her blue and red beta fish 'Bear'. She feeds him and talks to him everyday.
- her canine buddy...Capt. Jack Barkness
- her JCCC class. or as we say "chinese school".
- playing and learning on her Leapster2
- practicing writing
- pre-school and being with her friends
- puzzles...puzzles...puzzles!
- spelling out words and trying to read
- taking pictures with her camera
- Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort. She's actually getting quite good at several things!
4 comments:
TG-
I soooo understand the excitement about the download. I got mine as well, and I have to say that it was the first time in over 20 months of this journey, that I actually cried. The reality of it finally hit me because I, like you, recognize that the agency does not allow the download unless you are 1-2 months from referral.
Thanks for all your postings on RQ. Your humor and optimism are refreshing.
AOA, AOA, AOA
thanks laureen!
i have to say it's been great to be involved in chat and discussions with people who 'get it'. It's helped to keep my sanity throughout this wait. I don't know how my wife manages to keep her wits about her (although I have a feeling she has her moments on her own...lol)
it's been alittle surreal still...thinking of seeing the pic of our babygirl and the info on her in possibly just another 6-7 weeks. I hold on to a small thread of hope they make it to us this time around, but realistically know it's a long shot. There is still a part of me and the wife that isn't quite sure of if it'll really happen when they say because this wait has been so up and down and uncertain. I think after this group coming up (if we indeed aren't in it..lol) it will finally finally hit me that it's going to happen.
todd
Howdy. I read your recent comment with the lyrics to Tai Shan on the Rumor Queen site and had to post. I mean, how many Adoptive-parents-of-Chinese-babies-who-are-big-Rush-fans are you going to run into during this life? Maybe we should start a yahoo group . . .
My wife and I just received our referral at the end of July and will be traveling in September. I had given up on putting a Rush song on our blog (never mind adding one to our upcoming DVD) because I was quite certain the wife would veto any such selection, but now I will go back and give Tai Shan a try. Hmm. . . I only have Hold Your Fire on vinyl; guess I'll have to hit the record store. Can this be considered an "adoption related" expense?
Gordon
Gordon-
never hurts to try and claim that as an adoption expense. ;) let me know how that works out and i might give it a try!
And congrats on your referral and upcoming trip! that's very exciting! awesome!
I have to say the only thing keeping me sane throughout this wait (even though we're almost to referral finally) is the fact that I've been keeping myself busy with getting things ready around the house, working on that DVD, and working on music in general. But, I couldn't think of anything I'd rather be doing (other than some hiking and photography..lol)
Enjoy this next phase of your journey and one more thing:
I think your wife would totally 'get it' if you use that song...I know mine did. It's really quite fitting. :)
todd
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