I bet you're all wondering what's happening with our adoption. Well, join the group!! I haven't heard a thing yet about a new referral, whether it'll be a girl or a boy, or when we should expect it.
On a brighter note, there has been a few I 600 approvals lately. Hopefully, things are looking up for the time being? We can all hope!!!!!!!!
Remember to check my earlier posts for ways you can help the Vietnam adoption process...write your congress people, sign the petition, say a prayer, light a candle!
Hopefully, I'll be able to post an update soon!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Friday, March 28, 2008
Three Things I'm Thankful For
So, here are the three things I'm thankful for today:
1) Kleenex
2) Nyquil shooters
3) Vick's Vapo Rub
Things I could live without:
1) Stuffy noses
2) Feeling hot and cold at the same time
3) Whoever gave me this damn cold!!!!!!!
1) Kleenex
2) Nyquil shooters
3) Vick's Vapo Rub
Things I could live without:
1) Stuffy noses
2) Feeling hot and cold at the same time
3) Whoever gave me this damn cold!!!!!!!
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
It's My Birthday!
It's my birthday today!!!! Even though I wish I could have spent my 34th birthday in Vietnam, it's been a pretty good time. :) My mom turned 70 on Saturday, so we had a family dinner at her house, and I, ah....celebrated a bit. HA!! Nothing like doing tequila shots with your nephew. It was great!! (Don't worry...he's 22). My niece Samantha the Baker, made me a gorgeous cake. I'll have to post photos later. It looked like a Tiffany jewelry box, and was DELICIOUS. She's great. She remembered my absolute favorite cake flavors. White cake, Bavarian cream, and raspberry. Oh, it rocked.
My hubby gave me an aquamarine bracelet, and took me shopping on Monday. I got jeans and a couple of shirts and some jammie-jams. And, last night, I had a slumber party at my friend Shelly's. She made me a drink called 'scooby snacks,' and I kind of got the gist of majong. And I got to see videos of my little friend Angela when she was a baby. Shelly's brother gave me a bottle of Chanel Chance perfume. Awesome stuff. Today, I got my nails done and ate waaaaaaay too much Chinese food. But...there's always room for more cake..............
Gotta go raid the fridge!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Bug Luv
Just a little somethin' somethin' my hubby sent to me on Valentine's Day. I thought it was appropriate to post it on Wednesday - 'Hump Day'... ;)
Monday, March 17, 2008
Please Sign a Petition
By now, you are all aware of the adoption troubles in Vietnam. If not, please read some of my later posts, even from just a few days ago.
Right now, there is an online petition to try to help bring order to the chaos. Please take a second to clink on the link, read the information, and sign the petition. All signatures are anonymous, as in no other signers can see who is on the list. Also, a page will pop up asking for donations. Please be advised that you do NOT have to donate...the money goes towards the ipetitions website, NOT Vietnam adoptions.
Please take a second to sign...there's power in numbers. POWER TO THE PEOPLE! :)
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/AmericansforVietnamOrphans/
Right now, there is an online petition to try to help bring order to the chaos. Please take a second to clink on the link, read the information, and sign the petition. All signatures are anonymous, as in no other signers can see who is on the list. Also, a page will pop up asking for donations. Please be advised that you do NOT have to donate...the money goes towards the ipetitions website, NOT Vietnam adoptions.
Please take a second to sign...there's power in numbers. POWER TO THE PEOPLE! :)
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/AmericansforVietnamOrphans/
Sunday, March 16, 2008
NORM!!! Nope, BOO BOO!!!!
Remember Cheers? And when Norm walked in, everyone yelled out his name? Of course you do. So, Friday night, I'm feeling sad, antsy, just plain blah. Mike comes home from work and we decide to go for a ride. Since I was the one driving, I had to decide where we would go. I'm thinking, where the heck should we drive to??? The car seemed to point itself to Hibbing, about 30 minutes away, where Shelly's restaurant is. It's also where Mike works, and he just drove home from there, but he didn't mind.
We get to the restaurant, and I walk in. Shelly and about 3 other people who work there all noticed at the same time when I walked in and yelled out, "BOO BOO!!!!" (my nickname.) The whole restaurant turned to look, like a celebrity just walked it. Yeah, it rocked.
Lemme tell you, did THAT do wonders for the ol' ego!!!!!! :) Oh, it's great to be loved. ;)
We get to the restaurant, and I walk in. Shelly and about 3 other people who work there all noticed at the same time when I walked in and yelled out, "BOO BOO!!!!" (my nickname.) The whole restaurant turned to look, like a celebrity just walked it. Yeah, it rocked.
Lemme tell you, did THAT do wonders for the ol' ego!!!!!! :) Oh, it's great to be loved. ;)
3 Things I'm Thankful For Today
My posts have been so filled with doom and gloom lately. I really need to stop and think of the things I am thankful for right now. So, as of Sunday night at 10:30 pm. I am thankful for:
1) The clean bedding we just put on the bed and how nice and fluffy it feels.
2) My new Dooney & Bourke purse I got today...not just because it's really really cute, but for what it represents. It is my birthday present (not until March 25) from my friends Peter and Shelly, and it's one of the nicest, most generous gifts a friend has ever given me.
3) My snoring hubby lying next to me in bed, along with my five Yorkies, who are also all cuddled and snoring. :) All 6 of them are just so warm and cuddly!!! :)
That felt good. I gotta do this much more often.
1) The clean bedding we just put on the bed and how nice and fluffy it feels.
2) My new Dooney & Bourke purse I got today...not just because it's really really cute, but for what it represents. It is my birthday present (not until March 25) from my friends Peter and Shelly, and it's one of the nicest, most generous gifts a friend has ever given me.
3) My snoring hubby lying next to me in bed, along with my five Yorkies, who are also all cuddled and snoring. :) All 6 of them are just so warm and cuddly!!! :)
That felt good. I gotta do this much more often.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Bring Our Children Home
I'd like to take a moment and ask that you find time in your busy schedule to visit the website: http://bringourchildrenhome.org. This site was created by a group of potential adoptive parents struggling to complete their adoptions and families.
This site has a great many resources, including background information on the trouble occuring right now with Vietnam adoptions, sample letters to personalize and send to your congressmen, information on government committees that may be able to help out this cause, and updates on the progress thus far. I can guarantee that this group has made some headway, and some high government officials are taking notice.
The time has come for action, Folks. Take a moment to see who your Senators and Representatives are (there's a link on the website to help you with that) and take a second to send them a letter. We need to let as many congressmen as we can know about the situation, and that this problem needs to be remedied for the sake of the children, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Once you read through the website and understand all the issues involved, I urge you to run out and tell your family, friends, neighbors, e-buddies, bowling league...anyone who'll listen and act with compassion. Let them know about this website and how they can help. All it'll cost is a small amount of time, and a stamp. But, it could make all the difference in the world. Literally.
THANK YOU.
This site has a great many resources, including background information on the trouble occuring right now with Vietnam adoptions, sample letters to personalize and send to your congressmen, information on government committees that may be able to help out this cause, and updates on the progress thus far. I can guarantee that this group has made some headway, and some high government officials are taking notice.
The time has come for action, Folks. Take a moment to see who your Senators and Representatives are (there's a link on the website to help you with that) and take a second to send them a letter. We need to let as many congressmen as we can know about the situation, and that this problem needs to be remedied for the sake of the children, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Once you read through the website and understand all the issues involved, I urge you to run out and tell your family, friends, neighbors, e-buddies, bowling league...anyone who'll listen and act with compassion. Let them know about this website and how they can help. All it'll cost is a small amount of time, and a stamp. But, it could make all the difference in the world. Literally.
THANK YOU.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
How I Feel
This is how I'm feeling lately...like a mushroom...left in the dark and fed....well, you know the rest.
No News
So, you're all probably wondering what's new in our adoption process. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. We haven't heard anything since our referral was taken away. So, we just wait.
Somedays are hard. Lately, with not hearing anything about a new referral, or what the future holds, it's been incredibly hard. Also, I have found out that two people close to me think they are now pregnant. One of whom is Angela's mom, Shelly. She's such a sweet lady, and tells me not to worry...she has two children (and another on the way), so I have two children. :) It's very sweet, but, not quite the same. She means so well, though.
I think I need a vacation!!!
Somedays are hard. Lately, with not hearing anything about a new referral, or what the future holds, it's been incredibly hard. Also, I have found out that two people close to me think they are now pregnant. One of whom is Angela's mom, Shelly. She's such a sweet lady, and tells me not to worry...she has two children (and another on the way), so I have two children. :) It's very sweet, but, not quite the same. She means so well, though.
I think I need a vacation!!!
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Daylight Savings Time
Don't forget....Daylight Savings Time starts this weekend!!!!
Damn...that means I lose an hour of sleep, doesn't it?????
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
So Incredibly Sweet
For those of you who have read my blog, you've read about my little friend Angela. She's the four year old daughter of my friend Shelly. Shelly and her husband just opened a new Chinese buffet restaurant. Usually, I would spend time with Angela and watch her, but wasn't able to when my mom was ill in December and recooping in January. Due to this, and thinking I would be travelling to Vietnam this Spring to adopt my own child, Shelly decided it would be best to send Angela to China to spend time with her grandmother. With opening the new restaurant, Shelly didn't have the time to watch Angela. Also, Angela has a little sister in China and could spend time with her, too.
So, Angela's been in China since January. And I have missed my little friend! Today, I saw Shelly for the first time since we lost our referral. Shelly felt so badly for me and her and her husband asked if it would make me feel better if I went to China to pick up Angela. They would pay for my ticket! I thought this was just incredibly sweet. Even if I didn't go to pick her up, Shelly told me that if having Angela here would make me not sad, she would bring her back. She just didn't want me to be sad.
Sometimes, in the midst of all the sadness and ugliness, a person can truly see the beauty of friendship.
Sigh......tearing up again........this time, for friendship.
So, Angela's been in China since January. And I have missed my little friend! Today, I saw Shelly for the first time since we lost our referral. Shelly felt so badly for me and her and her husband asked if it would make me feel better if I went to China to pick up Angela. They would pay for my ticket! I thought this was just incredibly sweet. Even if I didn't go to pick her up, Shelly told me that if having Angela here would make me not sad, she would bring her back. She just didn't want me to be sad.
Sometimes, in the midst of all the sadness and ugliness, a person can truly see the beauty of friendship.
Sigh......tearing up again........this time, for friendship.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Thank You All
I want to take a moment tonight and thank you all who have sent me your kind thoughts, wishes, and prayers. They have meant so much. I never realized how something like this could hurt so badly. But, to know we have so many people thinking of us and praying for us eases the pain.
I wish I had a decision to post, but right now, I just don't. One minute I think I know what we are going to do, and feel positive about it, and then the next minute, it just feels wrong. Right now we're weighing two options: A) submit new applications for Vietnam stating we will take the referral of a boy; B) submit new applications for Vietnam stating we are sticking with taking a girl.
Those of you who aren't in the 'know' are probably wondering why it is such a difficult decision. First of all, Mike has always said he only wants ONE child. I want a girl, therefore, we have asked for a girl. However, I feel time is growing extremely short for adoptions from Vietnam. I am just unsure if we would get a referral for a girl, and stil have enough time to finish the adoption before the Vietnam program stopped altogether. Therefore, we need to consider accepting a boy.
I know boys are great, too. I really do. However, we have invested financially and emotionally for the past two years in the idea that we would have a daughter. I have a huge wardrobe built already for a little girl. Furniture, toys, high chair, car seat, all for a little girl. So, enter yet another plan. Adopt a little boy now from Vietnam, and still wait out a girl from China. Sounds good, right? Well, Mike does not want two children. Again, in my mind for the past two years, I have seen us with one child. Also, if we adopt a boy from Vietnam, I don't want him seeing all this stuff we've bought for a little girl and have him thinking he was a second choice.
I thought I had it figured out today. After talking with Mike, we would take a referral for a boy, and then wait to see what happens with China for our girl. In the meantime, we could see what it was really like to be parents, and whether we could handle two children. I felt this was sound reasoning. And now tonight, all I can think about is this isn't right...this isn't the baby girl I thought we would adopt from Vietnam.
I feel like I am being selfish. And perhaps petty. We need to make a decision quickly, also, because time is a factor. And yet I feel paralyzed to make a decision. I am still so grieving the little girl we were promised. I try to tell myself that I knew all along this could happen. But, she felt so right. She already felt as if she fit into our family like a missing puzzle piece. And now I have to find a different piece to fill that spot. I'm just not sure I can do it.
But again, (I'm rambling here...) thank you all so much for the comforting thoughts and prayers. Please know they are truly helpful and mean the world. Peace be with you all tonite.
I wish I had a decision to post, but right now, I just don't. One minute I think I know what we are going to do, and feel positive about it, and then the next minute, it just feels wrong. Right now we're weighing two options: A) submit new applications for Vietnam stating we will take the referral of a boy; B) submit new applications for Vietnam stating we are sticking with taking a girl.
Those of you who aren't in the 'know' are probably wondering why it is such a difficult decision. First of all, Mike has always said he only wants ONE child. I want a girl, therefore, we have asked for a girl. However, I feel time is growing extremely short for adoptions from Vietnam. I am just unsure if we would get a referral for a girl, and stil have enough time to finish the adoption before the Vietnam program stopped altogether. Therefore, we need to consider accepting a boy.
I know boys are great, too. I really do. However, we have invested financially and emotionally for the past two years in the idea that we would have a daughter. I have a huge wardrobe built already for a little girl. Furniture, toys, high chair, car seat, all for a little girl. So, enter yet another plan. Adopt a little boy now from Vietnam, and still wait out a girl from China. Sounds good, right? Well, Mike does not want two children. Again, in my mind for the past two years, I have seen us with one child. Also, if we adopt a boy from Vietnam, I don't want him seeing all this stuff we've bought for a little girl and have him thinking he was a second choice.
I thought I had it figured out today. After talking with Mike, we would take a referral for a boy, and then wait to see what happens with China for our girl. In the meantime, we could see what it was really like to be parents, and whether we could handle two children. I felt this was sound reasoning. And now tonight, all I can think about is this isn't right...this isn't the baby girl I thought we would adopt from Vietnam.
I feel like I am being selfish. And perhaps petty. We need to make a decision quickly, also, because time is a factor. And yet I feel paralyzed to make a decision. I am still so grieving the little girl we were promised. I try to tell myself that I knew all along this could happen. But, she felt so right. She already felt as if she fit into our family like a missing puzzle piece. And now I have to find a different piece to fill that spot. I'm just not sure I can do it.
But again, (I'm rambling here...) thank you all so much for the comforting thoughts and prayers. Please know they are truly helpful and mean the world. Peace be with you all tonite.
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