January 29, 2002

     Referrals have been coming in on the APC website.  It is exciting to see the announcements.  The parents are so excited and happy.  One couple was really surprised by a boy!  Most of the babies are under one year of age and some are only 6 months.  We have had our paperwork in China for 69 days now.

     I am starting to feel more comfortable at my job now.  And getting up 5 days a week is starting to get easier.  We are finally having some wintery weather here.  Freezing rain which is to turn to snow.  RaeAnne almost fell down on the ice tonight.  It really did surprise her.

January 26, 2002

     Lots of time has passed since I have had time to write.  I started a new job on the 3rd.  I am working full time at the Cancer Center of Kansas.  It has been a real adjustment to work 5 days a week.  Plus giving chemotherapy is so different from working in a hospital.  RaeAnne has had to make her own adjustments going to daycare.  She would cry everyday when I drop her off.  Mom wanted to cry all the way to work and just turn around and take her home!  It is starting to get easier.

     I have joined the NovDTC2001 quilters group.  The goal is to swap squares and wishes with our other members and then make a 100 good wishes quilt.  This is a Chinese tradition.  I wish I had known about this when we were waiting for RaeAnne's referral.  I will also swap squares with the DTC group to get enough.  Then I will have to learn how to sew them together.  Working full-time cuts into my free time.

     I have also seen my gastroenterologist who put me on some new pills for my colitis.  I hope this is the right combination