April 24, 2002

     I have all my quilt squares cut and in the mail.  The sponsorship money is off to the agency's.  New Hope sent us a letter that they are going to increase their fees by $650.00,   It is always something!  It is getting closer to June and our reunion.  We have been busy making plans via email.  We are going on a riverboat cruise, to see the arch, the zoo, baseball game and to have the girls' photo taken.  I can't wait!  I have also joined the Secret Pal exchange on the December group.  Work is getting better, still wish I could just work part-time.  Jody and I are going to have a garage sale in less than 2 weeks too.

     I have been wondering a lot lately, has KaeLynn been born?  I am getting so anxious to go back to China!  I am also nervous about taking RaeAnne back.  I hope she travels well.  I have been thinking about her and I flying to St. Louis to see how she travels.

     Side note here:  I have really been hoping that KaeLynn or Dalton is born in May or June!  It was be nice to have a spring or summer birthday.

April 13, 2002

     I volunteered to be the treasurer for the Dec2001DTC group to sponsor two children in China for one year each.  We are using Half the Sky and Holt.  I have been busy gathering and keeping track of the money.  Plus I just joined two more quilt swaps!  Then I was sick Thursday and Friday.  Now RaeAnne is running a fever and coughing.  We are both on antibiotics.  We had another cyber shower on both the November and December groups.  It is fun to have these things to keep me busy during the wait.  I am not happy with my job, so this gives me something to look forward too.  Our weather is warming up.  We are supposed to hit 80 degrees tomorrow.

March 24, 2002

     We attended the From China With Love Easter Egg hunt yesterday at the park.  RaeAnne was excited to see the Easter bunny until she got close to him and saw how big he was.   Then she would have nothing to do with him again.  But she did have fun hunting for eggs.   There were a couple of babies there who have only been home a couple of weeks.  I can't wait!  RaeAnne had fun with the babies.

     More quilting pieces are coming in.  I have about 80 squares for each girl.  I need about 150 per girl.

     There are a couple of families here who I have been in contact with that want to adopt from China again.  I think that is great!  I am so excited to go back for a sibling for RaeAnne.  I know there will be days she will wish I hadn't, but someday she will understand.

     We are 4 months into the wait.

March 1, 2002

     I was dreaming early this morning that we had received our referral!  Is this a red thread?  RaeAnne interrupted my dream with a nightmare of her own.  Today at work my blood pressure was extremely high for me.  My co-workers insisted that I go to the emergency room to be checked out.  Of course, everything was okay.  It was a wasted trip.

     Tonight we are having a winter storm move into Wichita.  The wind chill is to be below zero.  The wind is to be strong and cold all weekend, so we will probably stay in the house all weekend.

     Daddy is on his way to Arkansas to buy his "new" car.  Hope the weather doesn't get too bad so he can make it home.  I have contracted with Pam Smith to make our two 100 Good Wishes quilts.  I joined another swap so will have to get busy cutting fabric.  The quilts are going to be so pretty.  I hope the girls like them as much as I am going too.

     We are now over 3 months into the wait.  That hopefully means about 10 more months.  It will be interesting to see KaeLynn's birthdate.  Is it March 1st?

February 16, 2002

     Brian Higgins calls.  He has pictures from inside the babies rooms at Guigang.  RaeAnne is in one of the pictures!  We are so thankful this man took the time to track us down!  This is an amazing red thread to me.  Our weather this weekend has been in the 50's and 60's.  Winter?  Weather!  RaeAnne is finally getting over her cold, but now I have it!

     That is RaeAnne in the front pink walker.  The earliest photo we have of her!!

February 10, 2002

     We had a cyber shower in our NovDTC group.  Everyone met in the chat room to open gifts.  We received a Winnie the Pooh outfit and rattle.  RaeAnne and I went shopping today at WalMart and bought a cherry outfit and hat and I got RaeAnne's Valentine's Day gift.  A Barney VHS and a red outfit.  Very windy today!

February 9, 2002

     We attended the Wichita Chinese Associations New Year Party this evening.  Lots and lots of beautiful children there.  Mark and I has several beauties picked out.  We decided that our next child would be born in the year of the horse which starts on the 12th of this month.  Now we will wait and see if we are right.  We are leaving the year of the snake-that is what Daddy is.  Mommy is a dog.

     Our weather is very windy with some snow and rain mix.  RaeAnne and Nicholas had a good time at the party.