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Thursday, May 31, 2007

Lake pictures from last weekend

My girl......at her favourite place.......The LAKE!!!


Hunter cruzin in his car!!


Hunter feeding his brother Brogan!!


Hunter in his "working" clothes!!

posted by Tao's Mommy at 5/31/2007 09:27:00 PM 11 comments

SPOILED ROTTEN

Back in April my mom (A.K.A Channing's grandma) went to Arizona for a holiday with her friend. Anyways, my mom REALLY likes to shop, and you will be able to tell aswell. This is all the goodies that she bought for Channing. Everything from underwear to bedding!!! She will be one of the best dressed kids around!!!

posted by Tao's Mommy at 5/31/2007 09:26:00 PM 9 comments

Secret Pal


Thank you so much Secret Pal for this months goodies. The package did arrive a few days ago, but I am just getting around to posting about it now. My SP sent Channing some cool little books, a beanie, a my little pony and some a cool magic amrker book...Dora!!! Thanks SP...was very sweet of you!!
Its so sad to think that our Secret Pal exchange is coming to an end. Only 2 more months left!! This months theme was Travel Toys, next month theme is Nursery gifts and then the last month is Toys. Now why would we have 2 months with pretty much the same theme? I have decided that for my Secret Pal I will do a SURPRISE theme instead of the TOY theme.....I hope she doesnt mind!! Anyways, I think the group has extended the exchange until the end of December, but since I have my referral I had decided to not conitue past what I signed up for. I LOVE receiving the packages monthly, I LOVE shopping for my Secret Pal, but I'm finding it so hard to focus on things latley since I have so much going on right now.

posted by Tao's Mommy at 5/31/2007 11:11:00 AM 4 comments

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

YES, YES, YES



CHINA SAID YES...........CHANNING IS ALL MINE!!!!!
Last night I received an email from my agency stating that CCAA is finished with my dossier and that the next step is for CCAA to issue me the famous Letter Seeking Confirmation from the Adopter ( I should have this letter within the next week or so). This is a formal letter asking if I still continue to wish to adopt this child....it needs to be signed by me and sent back to China. When this is done CCAA will issue the Notice of Coming.......that is my "ticket" to China!!!!!!!

posted by Tao's Mommy at 5/22/2007 04:31:00 PM 46 comments

Friday, May 11, 2007

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

Happy Mother's Day to everyone!!! Especially "Happy Mother's Day" to all the Mom's who are celebrtaing Mother's Day for the 1st time with their babies in their arms and too all the Mommies still waiting for their referrals. This is my 1st Mothers Day as a Mom (with only a picture of my sweet girl), but next year will be the BEST EVER since I will have Channing here with me in my arms!!!

For you mommies still waiting........I know you think referral day will NEVER happen.......but it will!!! The waiting stinks, it hurts, it seems to last forever, but once you see your babies face for the 1st time.......the wait and journey is all worth it!!! Keep hanging on........

posted by Tao's Mommy at 5/11/2007 10:57:00 AM 19 comments

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Still counting........

Today is my 9 month LID-iversary!!!! I sure hope I dont have to count to many more months......I'm more focused on counting the days of my LOA wait..........TODAY IS DAY 74!!!

Here is an update!!! Channing is doing great in China....she currently weights 30 lbs (good think I have been buying mostly size 4 in clothes) and wears size 7 & 8 shoes (love that I got her feet measurments). She can do basic crafts, can read some Chinese characters and is doing excellent in kindergarten!!! Hopefully I will get an updated picture of her real soon!!!

I'm HOPING to get my LOA (Letter of Approval from China) in the next 2 weeks.....fingers crossed!!! Once I get that letter then I have to sign it and send it immediatley back to China. A few weeks after they get the letter back, China will send me my TA/NC (Travel Approval/Notice of Coming).......so when will I be travelling??? I still have no idea, but I'm guessing between the middle of June to the middle of July.
The past few weeks have been rough. I have been battling some flu type thingy (I think related to STRESS......do we have STRESS when your adopting???)...I'm hoping I'm on the home stretch now to recovery. I have been keeping up with everyone's blogs......but I havent been so great on keeping up with the commenting!!!
In the next few days I'm going to head to the bank and order all my $$$$$ for China. Then I will be focusing on the "shopping" for China things. I have pretty much got Channing's room ready so now I want to start on her suitcase and get her packed. I want to get everything out of the way since its summer and I want to spend as much time at the lake as possible. The goal is to have everything packed so when my TA arrives I wont have much to worry about except getting the yard cleaned and last minute things organized for while I'm gone!!!
Ohhh.....for all my bloggy pals who have laptops (Tracy).......can you give me some advice on which is the best to get. I'm breaking down and going to buy one in a few weeks......(Carol if you reading this in Florida.....I want your advice)......I'm so not computer smart and need some help!!!!

posted by Tao's Mommy at 5/09/2007 03:12:00 PM 24 comments

Different Trips To The Same Place

DIFFERENT TRIPS TO THE SAME PLACE
by Diane Armitage

Deciding to have a baby is like planning a trip to Australia. You've heard it's a wonderful place, you've read many guidebooks, and feel certain you're ready to go. Everyone you know has traveled there by plane. They say it can be a turbulent flight with occasional rough landings, but you can look forward to being pampered on the trip. So you go to the airport and ask the ticket agent for a ticket to Australia. All around you, excited people are boarding planes for Australia. It seems there is no seat for you; you'll have to wait for the next flight. Impatient, but anticipating a wonderful trip, you wait, and wait, and wait. Flights to Australia continue to come and go. People say silly things like, "Relax. You'll get on a flight soon." Other people actually get on a plane and then cancel their trip, to which you cry, "It's not fair!" After a long time, the ticket agent tells you. "I'm sorry, we're not going to be able to get you on a plane to Australia. Perhaps you should think about going by boat." "By BOAT!" you say. "Going by boat will take a very long time and it costs a great deal of money. I really had my heart set on going by plane." So you go home and think about not going to Australia at all. You wonder if Australia will be as beautiful if you approach it by sea rather than air. But you have long dreamed of this wonderful place, and finally you decide to travel by boat. It is a long trip, many months over many rough seas. No one pampers you. You wonder if you will ever see Australia. Meanwhile, your friends have flown back and forth to Australia two or three times, marveling about each trip.Then one glorious day, the boat docks in Australia. It is more exquisite than you ever imagined, and the beauty is magnified by your long days at sea. You have made many wonderful friends during your voyage, and you find yourself comparing stories with others who also traveled by sea rather than by air. People continue to fly to Australia as often as they like, but you are able to travel only once, perhaps twice. Some say things like, "Oh, be glad you didn't fly. My flight was horrible; traveling by sea is so easy." You will always wonder what it would have been like to fly to Australia. Still, you know God blessed you with a special appreciation of Australia, and the beauty is not in the way you get there, but in the place itself.

posted by Tao's Mommy at 5/09/2007 10:04:00 AM 6 comments

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