What to talk about?

I have about a bazillion things floating in and out of my mind right now so there is really not one thing I want to talk about. I think if I start talking about one subject it could easily lead to another and another and another and that will just seem like mush to me and most certainly to you. I decided instead to fill in the blank as I feel this may be the only way to slow down my brain.

I'm supposed to answer the following questions with just one word. Here goes:

1. Where is your cell phone? ....................pocket
2. Your significant other?.......................love
3. Your hair?....................................long
4. Your mother? .................................miss
5. Your father?..................................frustrating
6. Your favorite thing?..........................many
7. Your dream last night?........................none
8. Your favorite drink...........................virgin Pina Colada
9. Your dream/goal?..............................Mother
10. The room you're in?..........................Baby's
11. Your children?.....................................love
12. Your fear?...................................many
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years...........home with kids
14. Where were you last night?...................home
15. What you're not?.............................patient
16. Muffins......................................blueberry
17. One of your wish list items?.................perfect yard
18. Where you grew up?........................... O-town
19. What you read last........................19 minutes
20. What are you wearing?........................casual
21. Your TV?.....................................off
22. Your pets?...................................Ace
23. Your computer? ..............................busy
24. Your life?...................................complicated
25. Your mood?...................................depends
26. Missing someone?.............................mom
27. Your car?....................................runs
28. Something you're not wearing?................earrings
29. Favorite Store?..............................Banana Republic
30. Your summer?.................................okay
31. Like someone?................................yes
32. Your favorite color?.........................none
33. Last time you laughed........................5 pm
34. Last time you cried?.........................5 pm

Probably not very interesting but some of those made me think. Consider yourself tagged "if you want to." Karen, Stacie and Lori, I better see this on your blogs soon!!

It's a Fright!!!

Okay I don't know if I have ever done this before on my blog, so here it goes...actually I'm quite nervous to do it because I don't know if I'll enjoy the results. (Blowing my breath out now) I'm going to post how many more days until my referral date. I know I may be a bit premature doing this, but a lot of friends are posting theirs because they are getting closer to their referrals.

I posted my LID anniversary's before and kind of got bored with doing that, but if any of you out there are interested we are coming up on our 26th LID anniversary on October 11th. For those that don't understand China adoption talk that means our dossier has be in China for 26 months now.

Here is what I've dreaded...there are officially 183 more days until our referral. That is actual days weekends and holiday's included. I just find it so much easier to not worry about certain days getting a certain number of referrals. I just take the total amount of referrals from the 183 days left before our referral. Typically the CCAA refers 5,6,7,9 and once in a blue moon 12 days of referrals. Here are my scary numbers:

Actually I just tried to work out all the numbers and I was getting answers I just can't deal with right now suggesting at worst referral in 2011. I just need to think positively, not worry about numbers. Concentrate on hope, attrition rates and pray for my little one to get here as soon as possible. I never in my wildest dreams thought that we would have been still waiting at this point in time. I think Lyssie Lou who was almost nine when we started this and now is 11, has given up hope of ever "actually" having a little sister.

Too Many Birthday's

In our Family we have a lot of birthday's starting from July until January. In fact I think they are all in that time frame. Dianne and Whitney's birthday's are in July, mine and Lyssie Lou's are in August, Mike and Shannon in September. Ted's is in October I think, and I also think Russell's is in November along with Tanner and Ethan. Scott is in December and Steve's is in January. Fall is a crazy time for us. Over the weekend we celebrated Shannon and Mike's birthday together. It was a great time. Dianne made Cafe Rio dinner yum, yum. I'll include some pics from the party.

Scott & Dianne

Evan (my cute newest nephew)

Tanner & Ethan (my cute older nephews)

Ted and Whitney

Sorry Whitney, I just had to post this picture...you made it too easy to do it. LOL

A GREAT flick!!

I'm not sure whether guys would like this show, but I loved it. Rented "August Rush" tonight and it just made me cry. I'm not sure if I'm just a bawl baby, a wimp or just emotionally exhausted. I thought it was just an excellent movie. Oh well it doesn't really matter anyway. I just wanted to recommend it to people who haven't seen it.

On another note, Scott and I cleaned out our soft sided swimming pool. Talk about disgusting! We turned the filter off a few weeks ago when the interest in it started dwindling and since that time the bottom turned an ugly shade of green-brown. I don't want to know what that stuff was other than algae, but there were GIANT dead bugs of all kind. Huge bumblebees, dragonflies, water skeeters, grasshoppers and who knows what else inhabited that water. Ewwww. Needless to say I am not going to be happy about putting that up next year for the kiddo. Maybe she won't remember next summer...yeah right. Scott came in the house with an outline on his leg of green goo. Yes gross I know.

I just found out that some local China waiting mom's are getting together soon for lunch. I can't wait to see everyone and catch up. I hope a lot of people show up. It should be soooo fun.
I'm off to bed as it's midnight and I'm having to think twice about what I'm saying and writing.

A Fishin' we will go

Labor Day weekend we went up to Grampa's Cabin for some semi-campin' and fishin' fun. Once we got all the cousins their together they had a blast. With all cousins included we had 7 kids under the age of 12. Lyssie Lou, Haley and Carly always have fun together while Jackson, Dylan and Garret play like champs. Avery, the littlest gets along with everyone especially because the older girl cousins love to play mommy with her. She, of course is the perfect baby!! A great time was had by all.

The kids rode 4 wheelers, played in the sand, took walks and went fishin. The following pic is with some of the cousins in the boat with uncle Cary and Grampa. The boat was full to the gills.


On another note...I just found out that a friend dear to my heart received an answer to prayer and was able to bring her baby girl home. I am so happy for my friend. Her daughter is beautiful and she reminds me of why I still wait for Emma. Congratulations!!