I am so thankful to see some of the special people that are in Cali's life right now. I think these will be really special photos when Cali is older and wants to know some of her history.

Well as our wait continues, we did get updated photos of our cutie pie! I love the one of her pouting, she will fit in fine with her sisters. I spoke to Erin at our agency and I have got to say she has the patience of a saint. I think I am driving her crazy with "just one more question" She is going on a well deserved vacation next week. One of the pictures that we got of Cali she is looking at the photo album of our family that we sent her. I am assuming the man in the photo is her foster father. Interesting pictures of Cali's two families some what together. This may be closest we get in meeting her foster family. How thankful I am to them for loving Cali. God is so good.

36 weeks pregnant-sort of

When I was about 16 years old my mother told me "you can not be sort of pregnant" that was her "talk". Well here I sit "sort of pregnant". I am about 36 weeks along,just waiting to "go into labor". Some of my bags are packed and I am having contractions but the timing is not quite perfect. But I am indeed pregnant-sort of...

Travel in God's timing

I spoke to our adoption agency today. I know they will call me when they have our dates but I call them every once in a while I guess just to talk to some one who understands my emotions. Let's face it I am emotional as I was in my third trimester of pregnancy but I do not have a big stomach so people must think I am crazy some times.
Ten Top reasons travel in August or even September (not July like I hoped)
1.Peter can play his golf tournaments
2.Peter and Greg can go on their trip.
3.Tylar will attend college orientation.
4.Maybe gas prices will go down so air fares will go down.
5.If the summer is over air fares may be lower.
6.Olympics will be over.
7.The heat in Xiamen, China won't be as scorching.
8.Tylar did not miss graduation or state soccer tournament
9.Peter did not miss state golf tournament.
10.God is control...
OK I am trying to see the good in not traveling right now but I have to admit I HATE waiting. Whining is done for now...

Prayer request

If we receive our LOA (letter of acceptance) and TA (travel approval) in the next couple of weeks there is still a chance that we can travel to bring Cali home before the 2008 Olympics arrive in China. We did receive a letter (the brown envelope) from the American Embassy in China that they have received all of our documents! Please pray that if it is God's will that we can get the necessary papers so we can bring Cali home in July. At this point everything has been approved and we are just waiting...

Good night Lily and Cali

Well after a very busy two weeks we are trying to get back to some kind of a bed time schedule with Lily. Last night she did not want to go to bed and after she had exhausted all of her usual excuses of why she can not go to bed, she said through her tears "I can not go to bed because Cali is crying in China because she has a boo boo and she needs you Mommy" Well I could not agree with Lily more except right now it is me who has a boo boo on my heart and when Cali is in my arms it will be healed.