Doesn't look good for today...

Well, the rumor sites apparently got it wrong this time. Figures...just when it's our turn for the phone to ring! There have been no referral announcements online. Another waiting family with our agency "took one for the team" and contacted the agency this morning. As of 10:30ish this morning, they had not received referrals yet.

Oh well, looks like I'll just be a basket case for a few more days (hopefully not weeks).

Pass me the chocolate...

Nothing yet...

A quick scan of the rumor sites this morning did not turn up any referral activity. Usually, referrals hit Europe first. Last month, I think they hit on the same day as the US, so I was expecting to see a few announcements this morning...

Sigh.

Will staring at the phone make it ring? Maybe if we all stare at this photo with intense concentration, it will ring. Pity the telemarketer who calls here today....

I'm still hoping that the call comes today, based on rumors we heard last week .

Oh, and I forgot to share this EJ story. After dinner on Saturday night, we told EJ that we had a big surprise for her. Her eyes got really big and she said, "Did you get the call???" We replied that we hadn't. Her eyes got even bigger as she asked, "Are we getting a DOG?!?!?!?!" My reply: "We'll talk about that after we get the baby potty-trained!"

Then, we told her that we had been talking about it and we thought she might like to travel to China with us. She was speechless (for once)! And she jumped up and gave me the biggest hug and said "Thank you" through a bunch of tears. Then, I started crying. K just rolled his eyes and wondered how he will ever survive in a house with three females.

Rumor Update for Friday morning...

Today's rumor is this:

"So we have it from several sources that packages are expected and may even be in the US mail system as early as some point today. Of course they have many stops along the way--plane, truck, van--all the way to your agency. It is going to be tough to tell exactly when the packages will arrive but rest assured the stork is working hard for all of us and it is just a matter of time now. Saturday arrivals at agency doors is not known at this point but I would say it would be a very lucky agency who got them on Saturday. Monday noonish is looking a whole lot better."

Maybe Monday?

Online adoption sites are buzzing with rumors that the referral packages are on their way from China. At 1 PM today, it was reported that the matches were in the air! Then, a later post clarified that they were still on the ground in China but soon departing. IF these rumors are true, it is possible that The Call could come as early as Monday!!! Stay tuned...we'll try to post some news as soon as we have basic info from the call. Full details and photos will come later in the day.

Disclaimer: These are only RUMORS. No guarantee until the phone rings. If it doesn't happen Monday, just keep your fingers crossed for Tuesday. And please, there's no need for all of us to lose sleep over this...I'll be losing enough for all of us! (I slept in 5-minute increments between 3:30 and 6 this morning.)

Construction Completed!

I have finally finished the construction of E's desk! It has certainly been a learning project. Hopefully the next one will be easier to build and a better job. And as challenging as it has been I'd rather build the next project than paint this one! I will have to disassemble a lot of it to make the paint job look better and then get it all back together in E's bedroom. She'd like it to be a light pink color of course, but mom and dad think something more neutral will be the way to go.

The 100 Wishes Quilt top!

Hooray...the quilt top is DONE! Here it is...see if you can find your square!

And here's EJ relaxing on it...

Healthy Chinese Food?

This story made the news this week, discussing how Chinese food really isn't very healthy for you, thanks to all the fried food and sodium. Darn...I thought I could lose those last few pounds while in China. Of course, when I traveled to Moscow in the early 90s, I lost 10 pounds in 10 days - and I ate at least one meal a day at either McDonald's or Pizza Hut!