One day left
Tara getting a flavor of the area. Today's fresh catch...fresh scorpions!!
A couple of scorps, washed down with some squid and we are good to go.
This is what the trip was all about....one big happy family. Believe me, I am just as happy behind the camera.
Couldn't miss this opportunity. A nice store for dresses, shoes and salt shakers but it was the name that we truly loved.
This may be our last post in China. We have a very early start to the day tomorrow and a long bus ride to Hong Kong for our flight back home. We will continue the blog because so many people are now following it (nearly 1500 visitors a day). Thank you all. It's very special to us to have this connection with you all from around the world.
Tata for now. Perhaps a phone call later.
TTE
Greetings, Guests!
We will use this blog to share news as we move one step closer to Baby Rock each day.
For those who need a bit of background...
We decided to adopt a baby from China in September/October of 2005. After completing mountains of paperwork, background checks, fingerprinting, etc. (collectively called the dossier), we were officially on China's waiting list on April 14th, 2006. This moment of acceptance is called the log-in date (LID). This date is quite significant because families are matched with children according to LID. If you follow referral dates (the date a waiting child is matched with a waiting family), you will be able to see how close we are to being matched--at least in theory. When we started the process three and a half years ago, China was matching month for month, meaning one month of LIDs were taking one month to match. Now, unfortunately, one month of LIDs is taking about four months or more. So...we wait...we vent...we cry...we breathe...we hope...we believe.
*To our family and friends-
A huge hug and thank you for sharing our frustration and our joy as we practice patience and faith, knowing Baby Rock is just over the horizon.
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Tara getting a flavor of the area. Today's fresh catch...fresh scorpions!!
A couple of scorps, washed down with some squid and we are good to go.
This is what the trip was all about....one big happy family. Believe me, I am just as happy behind the camera.
Couldn't miss this opportunity. A nice store for dresses, shoes and salt shakers but it was the name that we truly loved.
We were in Nanchang 10 years ago adopting our first daughter, it has wonderful to follow along with your trip, it brings back wonderful memories, you have a beautiful baby and make a beautiful family. The Dawes Family
ReplyDeletewhat awesome pics again. I knew there was going to be a picture on there sooner or later of you guys eating something weird. Have loved waking up and going to bed with the blog. Hoping to have skype hooked up here in florida when you get back to Wis. Hard getting good help here to fix something. And we know the smile stays on your face even when you are sleeping. The three of you were meant for each other and are truely a great looking family. We love you
ReplyDeleteOkay, I knew you said you and Todd were adventurous, but I completely thought you were kidding about eating scorpions! I'm in awe of you for so many reasons!
ReplyDeleteBTW - I LOVE that you took Emmaxia to a shoe store...train her young!
Safe returns!
Barbara
That little yellow dress is adorable. Scorpians and coffee - what kind of example is that to set for your daughter?
ReplyDeletePost please: when are you back in Neenah? I remember from Aliisa that everyone's supposed to leave you alone for a while while she adjusts, but I'd like to know you're back, close to a Starbuck's...
All my best,
K