Have been working on getting the kitchen, family room and hallway painted. Will be done by tomorrow. I would like to have the upstairs bathroom done before my surgery.
Four more days and our dossier has been in China for 8 months!. That means another 5 to 6 month wait, but we are on the downhill slide. I am looking forward to feeling so much better this trip. However, I am nervous about my surgery. Mark is in Denton, Texas for work. He will be home Thursday. He is taking Monday of for my surgery. PopPop is going to come down to be here for the surgery too.
I am participating in a cyber shower with the December DTC group. My partner has sent Gymboree Polka Dot dress and socks and 3 books from Amazon with ladybug themes. I had to send a gift to Canada. Not Cheap! $13.25 just to mail the package! It has been fun and has helped the time pass more quickly.
Tuesday, July 16, 2002
Saturday, July 6, 2002
July 6, 2002
All the firecrackers are done for this year. As we did not have Nicholas, we did not buy any fireworks. We actually spent the night at PopPop's. Lenora had a ban on fireworks, so it was very quiet there. We signed papers to have a realtor try to sell our house in Edmond. We also cleaned the house and brought home the last of our things from up there.
RaeAnne was playing with PopPop's canned foods and dropped one on her second toe of her left foot. The toenail is a pretty black and blue.
I am going to have surgery on July 22nd. After years of suffering with my ulcerative colitis, I am having my colon removed. It will be hard for Rae to understand why Mommy can't pick her up for a while. And it will be very hard on Mommy to be away from Rae while I am in the hospital. But the surgeon says I will start feeling so much better and be healthy by the time we go to China. I am going to have to hurry and get a bunch of my painting done in the next week. I don't think I will feel like it after my surgery.
RaeAnne was playing with PopPop's canned foods and dropped one on her second toe of her left foot. The toenail is a pretty black and blue.
I am going to have surgery on July 22nd. After years of suffering with my ulcerative colitis, I am having my colon removed. It will be hard for Rae to understand why Mommy can't pick her up for a while. And it will be very hard on Mommy to be away from Rae while I am in the hospital. But the surgeon says I will start feeling so much better and be healthy by the time we go to China. I am going to have to hurry and get a bunch of my painting done in the next week. I don't think I will feel like it after my surgery.
Friday, June 28, 2002
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.
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.
Sunday, June 9, 2002
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!
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!
Friday, June 7, 2002
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.
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.
Friday, May 31, 2002
May 31, 2002
Pam started RaeAnne's quilt! She has the top three rows pieced together and posted a picture on the website. It is going to be so pretty!
Referrals are coming in on the APC list today. People with April and early May 2001 DTC dates. That means there are 6 more months of referrals ahead of us.
We ate at McDonald's tonight. There was a set of grandparents there with their granddaughter from China. Her name is Megan and she has only been home about a year. She was a real cutie and 3 years old. Daddy had fun visiting with them. Daddy is still not too excited about the long trip back to China. However, I am ready to go now!!
Referrals are coming in on the APC list today. People with April and early May 2001 DTC dates. That means there are 6 more months of referrals ahead of us.
We ate at McDonald's tonight. There was a set of grandparents there with their granddaughter from China. Her name is Megan and she has only been home about a year. She was a real cutie and 3 years old. Daddy had fun visiting with them. Daddy is still not too excited about the long trip back to China. However, I am ready to go now!!
Thursday, May 30, 2002
May 30, 2002
My quilt lady has received the squares, has bought the border and back fabrics and will start on RaeAnne's quilt this week. It is neat, she has a website set up to post pictures of fabric and the lay-out of the quilts. I can watch as they go together.
Today I found a ladybug in our kitchen. RaeAnne calls them "baby bugs"! Many believe that ladybugs are good luck. Or I should say those who are adopting from China do. I have been rethinking KaeLynn's name. Have been thinking AshLynn sounds good. Hurry before I change my mind!
Today I found a ladybug in our kitchen. RaeAnne calls them "baby bugs"! Many believe that ladybugs are good luck. Or I should say those who are adopting from China do. I have been rethinking KaeLynn's name. Have been thinking AshLynn sounds good. Hurry before I change my mind!
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