July Referrals are Here

The CCAA released referrals through July 13th this time. Not the news we were hoping for, but certainly not the worst! We are hoping that they start to speed up now...but we've been hoping for that for months! Just to pass the time, check out the pictures of the new July referrals at this site... http://www.julydragonflies.com/Referrals/babies1.htm it does a heart good to see that there is a beautiful end to all of this waiting!

Lightning...rain...oh yeah!

Check out the lightning we had here in the valley last night! It was crazy... but beautiful. An inch of rain here and the best part...only 102 today! So...Shaun and I have been trying to break the dogs of sleeping with us since the professionals say it is better to get the dogs used to a new routine long before the new baby comes...but I have to admit, I broke my resolve during that crazy thunderstorm. They jumped up and snuggled right in...We are just a couple of pushovers. Back to square one tonight!

Air Conditioning...oh beauty

Well, I suppose that the point of the whole blog thing is to actually blog...I mean write. Shaun and I are sweating away the hot summer days here in Scottsdale.

My sister came down last week and left the children with us for a couple of days. Here is my impression of Caden, "I want to say NO!" then, after he receives a stern reply, "OH, I so funny!" I don't know how he does it, but it seriously is just about the cutest thing...I just find myself saying, "Want some chocolate or popcorn?" Man, I need to get it together before Ellie comes. Poor thing, she'll hear, "Want some soy nuts or carab nuggets?"

Seriously, we had a great time with the kiddos...the best part was when we all went to see Beauty & the Beast at our local dinner theatre. It was an absolutely fantastic performance and watching the kids faces was a memory I will never forget. Caden did quite well, even after putting all of his tomatoes in his water! His sister, Lucy, a fan of tomatoes, actually drank it but was not impressed with the flavor! For those of you in the PHX area, you should check out the play.

As far as adoption rumors go, the new is getting more and more positive. I am anxious to hear what China does this next week when referrals come out. It will give us a better idea of where we are at time wise. I found this funny graphic on another website and got a chuckle. We are now at code red. I repeat, we are now at code red. But after this week, we'll be back at blue...hmm. Hope ya'll can follow this stream-of-conciousness entry. love, c

The Dogs

Jake and Kata...waiting to be terrorized by their new sister!

Summer Heat...Stinky

So, coming back from Nova Scotia was a shock to the system...my goodness...THE HEAT! When we got home and saw the rumors that the Chinese adoption wait was starting to speed up the heat couldn't touch me...well, now that the rumors are taking a slight down turn, the heat is bearing down. UGG. Thank you air conditioning. Come on China! You can do it!

So, I decided that I'm going to spend these ridiculously hot months here in Arizona getting used to using the whole blog thing...so far, it really isn't too tough...I guess that means I am slowly becoming as computer savvy as a 12year old!

Shaun and I had a great time visiting family in Nova Scotia. It amazes me how beautiful the country and the people are. Thanks to all of our family for giving us such a great time and for letting me win once at 45s! :) Doesn't this picture look like it belongs in a magazine?

Ellie's room is all ready...can't wait to see her sleeping in her little crib and rocking on Wally, the pretty rocking horse that Grammy & Grampy gave her.

Journey To Ellie

Wow...here I am doing a blog...I'm not sure it's working...is it working??? It is working! So Shaun and I are working on this whole blog thingy...so new fangled for me, but it seems to be a great way to keep our family and friends up to date on the happenings in our life...and the biggest happening is our upcoming trip to China that will result in Shaun and I finally becoming parents! Hopefully I will have this internet thing down by the time we make the big trip and you all can feel like you're there with us!