June 28, 2002

     Our reunion in St. Louis was a great success.  We are already planning next years!  Of course, it will depend on when and referral and travel is.  We would really like it if everyone would come here.  I guess we will have to wait and see.

     I have been busy painting the kitchen and family rooms.  I am really pleased with the results so far.  I used a paint called Mountain Gloaming.  It is a real pretty purple.  Daddy even likes it.  Next will be the hallways and then off to our bedroom.

     We had such a good time in St. Louis.  All the girls are growing up to be such beautiful toddlers.  RaeAnne and Kira are the same size and seemed to hit if off as good buds.  RaeAnne was so good on our trip.  We gave up her ba-ba while there.  It was sort of an accident.  Somehow we lost her bottle.  So far so good, she does ask for it once in a while, but we are getting by without it.

     We are to get the photos back from Sears in July.  It was very interesting to say the least, trying to get 4 toddlers to sit still.  It was Christen's first time for professional photos. We were able to get 3 pictures in 30 minutes.  Oh well.  There is always next year.

June 9, 2002

     Tonight we watched a show on the Hallmark Channel called "Adoption".  The show tonight featured a couple from New York who received twins from China using New Hope-our agency!  We got to see Lin in China on the show.  I was pretty teary watching it.  It makes me feel closer-yet so far away.

     Tomorrow will be busy.  Cleaning, the air-conditioner people are to come fix our AC upstairs, the bug man will be here and I am going to start packing.  We found a mouse alive in the basement tonight.  Oh well, I thought city living was better!

June 7, 2002

     Pam has the top of RaeAnne's quilt done!  She is working on the embroidery.  I visited with Wendy Schoof and Kira last night.  They are excited about our trip.  We will be there this time next week!  We are sad and disappointed that Kim and her family will not be there or Heidi and Jade, but the rest of us will have a ball!

     Papa was here Wednesday to see us.  I visited with my Aunt Jo today and told her we will be going back to China.  She is excited and happy for us.  It doesn't sound like my Uncle John is doing very well.  I think he is in his 90's.

     Our air conditioner upstairs is giving us trouble now.  Fortunately it hasn't been too hot.  Only 86 degrees today.  I am coming down with a nasty sinus infection.  I hope to be well to go on our trip.