I Was Tagged

I was tagged by Welcome to the Happy House

~The rules are to link the person who sent this to you and leave a comment on their blog so their readers can visit yours.
~Post the rules on your blog
~Share 7 strange/weird facts about yourself
~Tag random people at the end of your post, linking their blog
~Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog

1. I love to paint children's artwork and created a huge (24 x 36) alphabet painting for our daughter's room.

2. I am obsessed with international travel and would like to say that I've visited every country on the globe (with a few exceptions). To date I have visited: Great Britain, France, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Thailand, Mexico, Belize, and Canada.

3. My office is bright orange and makes me feel happy.

4. I love to cook and not clean. (I blame part of it on my allergy to dust and the rest on my too messy hubby.)

5. I consider my cat as my first born daughter (she's 18 now...) and she's definitely a mama's girl.

6. Purple is my signature color. I always have a purple bathroom and carry a purple purse.

7. By the time our daughter comes home, I will probably be on Social Security! (or so I will feel...) Thank g-d for beauticians who hide it well!

I am tagging...
This Angel Child of Mine
Cote Check
Forestgirl

The newest member of the family

No, it's not a human or a pet. It's my new Mac Pro that I got today. The mac store had been trying to fix my old computer for the past 1 to 2 weeks to no avail. So, they upgraded me to the latest and greatest mac - the Mac Pro. I am using it now and love it! It's the new 8-core Intel based mac. What's not to love! The best part, it only cost me the initial repair cost. Now that's something to celebrate!!

Today's Bargain

Well, I know I'm a bit early in buying a diaper bag since we probably have at least 2 more years to go, but when I was at Target doing some shopping I found a Skip Hop diaper bag on clearance for $20. How could I pass it up?! (See bag below). It can be worn over your shoulder or attach to your stroller. It is even red - an important color in China. I will eventually also buy a packpack style one, but that one can wait a while...


I would also like to share a pix of my beautiful kitty. Her health has been deteriorating lately. But, she is like my first-born daughter... It will be sad when her time will come. She will be dearly missed.

Charting the bad referral history of the CCAA

Here is a chart that one of my "MaMa Sisters" created trying to figure out some sort of an estimate as to when we would get our referrals (The magic day when we get to see a picture of our future daughter. Travel is around 5 to 8 weeks later...). This chart is based on her LID of 7-22-06 (ours is 7-14-06).

Remember: this is only an ESTIMATE. It could be worse, but hopefully better than this... Keep your fingers crossed for us and say lots of prayers!

When will the bad news end?

Well, it's another bad day in the adoption world. They only matched December 15 through December 19, 2005. ONLY 5 DAYS!!

We thought all the slowdown was going to end when they got through the November 2005 dossiers, but were we wrong! At this rate, who knows how many more years we are still going to have to wait. 3 years? 4 years? I try not to think about it and get on with our lives. Better have a few more "last vacations alone" lined up...