Flap....flap....flap...

....that's the sound of stork wings somewhere bringing our referral to Canada!!!

WE'RE IN!!!!!!!

OMG!!! We are NEXT! We are IN!! I can't believe it...I can finally tell people...I can really make plans...I gotta go make some calls!!

New rumors...

...are saying that the 24th is included!! Now, when will the referrals get here and how long will it take my agency to call me??? We are going out to get a cellphone just for this occasion. Well, sort of...we don't have a cellphone and think we may actually need one at some point. Even our parents have cellphones. Alan's anti-technology rampage is coming to an end. Soon he may start using e-mail. Wish I was joking. I don't even want to tell him about TVs on airplanes LOL!

Holy smokes!

The rumors are starting already! I have never been one to sit on the rumor roller coaster during the adoption process, but I think this month may see some changes. The initial rumors are usually given pretty low ratings on the credibility scale and this one has a 2 out of 5. Actually, there are two rumors, both with the same rating. One rumor says the cut-off will be November 24 and the other says the some agency is telling their families that Nov 25 will be included. I'll consider myself officially in line for this ride month. I had better take a gravol.

Here's the proof from the CCAA website...

...maybe our time will be coming soon?!?!

A little vacation due West...

Alan made rather spontaneous plans to drive out to the Rockies last week. I had three days tagged onto the long weekend so we said 'what the heck!'. Can you believe I left my PC just as referrals were coming out? I survived and was pretty excited to learn when we got back that they had referred up to November 21. I'm not even going to speculate as to what that means for us... Anyways, I have decided that if I couldn't live on the East Coast then I would live in the mountains. I absolutely loved it!! It was my first time there. We are already planning our trip for next year. I still can't believe how the mountains affected me. I'm buying a lottery ticket tonight so I can have a chance of actually being able to buy a place out there!! LOL Here are some pics from the trip. We used Canmore as a basis for the first few nights. We hiked/explored around Canmore then we did day trips to Banff and Lake Louise. The last night we went to Kananaskis Village and stayed at a great hotel there. The hot tub definitely felt good after so much hiking for the current day flatlander. I forgot I had glutes!! ha ha After hiking the mountains though, I feel confident I can make it up the Great Wall without issue.

Sweet November...

...I think that maybe the name of this adoption journey!! Word on the street (the various Yahoo groups) is that we may hear some news in September and travel in November. Maybe I'll celebrate my birthday in China?? This year for my birthday I would like...a BABY with accessories!! ha ha