A Warm Thank You....

I want to send thank you's out to everyone who responded on our 35th LID post.
It really means the world to me that I have good friends through this wait. I am happy about one thing; I have been able to meet you all through your blogs and you being able to know me through mine. This is a true blessing.

I pray that Each and Everyone of us get to see our Daughters Faces Very soon.

Lesa

Happy Anniversary Mike!!!

I can't believe 29 years has passed! It seems only like yesterday to me.... It is hard to believe we have squeezed so many things into just 29 years. I can't wait to see what we are able to accomplish in the years to come.

You have been my rock and my Best Friend Ever!! I love you so much. Here is to many, many more years to come.


I love you!!

Lesa

A Day I have really Dreaded......

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For some reason I have really dreaded this day.... You see it is a day that should mean extreme happiness, but all I feel about it is totally the opposite.
You see, this is the day of our Third Year LID Anniversary!!!! I really had hoped and prayed so hard that by this day we would be celebrating our referral. Many of my friends have already traveled to China, but our day hasn't came yet.
We have even signed up for the Special Needs list December 08', and still we have waited 6 months for more heartache. We have asked for mild needs for our daughter, but it looks like everyone else has also jumped on this boat for a way to get their daughter quicker.

You know.... If it were me running the show; I would give the families with the longest waiting time a chance to get their child before some of the families that have just signed up for this route.

Most of all I just wish China would have mercy on all of us and start picking up the pace of the Referrals. They have slowed down so much that I have heard that those just now signing up are going to be waiting around 6 years. Good Grief!!! Life time is so precious and short that slowing this process down has put many in a spot. Our age is not getting any younger here.

The biggest thing that truly breaks my heart is when my 5 1/2 year old daughter literally pleads with us for her baby sister to come home. One of her phrases is "I miss Mylie". Just this past Wednesday she came over to me and just looked so pitiful... I asked her what was wrong and she started crying like someone she loved had died. I brushed back her hair from her eyes and asked again. Wendy looked up at me and said "I so want Mylie, I need Mylie... she was suppose to play with me. For this reason we are upping our age on our application. It is so sad to see her like this, and every little friend she has made here are either way to busy or on vacation this summer. I've managed to put her in some camps, but it really doesn't help at home.

Please, oh please China hear our plea..... We are so wanting our last one to come home.

Mike seems to think we will only be waiting one more year for non-special needs, but at this rate even the special needs route will be a year more; so we wait.

We had even tossed the idea around of adopting from Ethiopia and then waiting till our referral comes in for China. That won't work because by the time we raise the money for Ethiopia it will be time to travel to China. One other way we had thought was to drop China and just lose our money we have sunk into it so far and go to Ethiopia, but Mike is having a really tough time with that one as well.... So we WAIT.

You know the weird thing is that it only took a year from start to finish for Wendy, and only 6 months from our LID (Log In Date) to see her face. Never would I have dreamed we would be waiting longer than 3 years!!

Please think of us and say a huge prayer that things will pick up for all of us who have been waiting so long for our little ones.

Thank you for reading this long long post.

One Very Proud Mama Here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After a year of having graduated from College and a lot of odds and ends jobs. She has finally landed a wonderful position as a Drama Teacher at a school in Garland. This is not far from Dallas. Her daddy and I are so very PROUD of Her!!!!!!!!!! Finally a job with benefits, and every holiday the kids get. I couldn't be happier for my Lacy.
Now comes the hard part finding a place closer to work to live and getting up and making it to work on time. I hear they start at 7:30 am, but the good thing is they only go until 2:30 pm. Oh, how I don't envy her of getting up that early. I know she can do it when she thinks of the pay and benefits she will be getting. Plus not having to worry about looking for a job again for a long time.

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Sorry, this wouldn't add to the last post. I tried. ha... I guess there was just too much for one post. This was the best dance they did and the best we saw that evening. Of course we are slightly bias. lol
The crowed really liked this dance and the girls were having lots of fun with it. The one little one you can't see off to the far left was just doing her own little kind of kick since she was just so small. I hope Holly got it on the video camera, cause it was just so darn cute. Notice my baby is one of the center leaders!

Enjoy

Finally Recital photos and Video....

This is off of Mike's camera and at first it looked like he didn't get it recorded. It only showed a smidgen and then cut off. Then I tried once more and like magic the video came together nicely. Now mind you this is Mike taking these....

Our 35th LID....

I borrowed this from my friends blog. Debz, I hope you don't mind. I just can't seem to find neat things like this when I want them. Gee....)

Well once more the time has rolled around, and still no Mylie to look upon. Some days I feel like we are getting closer, but then others I feel like they are so out of reach. My China Sisters who are still waiting know what I'm talking about, and those who have waited a long time before receiving their referrals understand as well.

Here is hoping things will look up for us and everyone else soon.


Lesa

Oh My Word....

Is it already time to get Wendy ready for Dress Rehearsal???

So much has happened in a months time. We had our Dance Instructor taken from us. So many are still confused by this. One day we were happy and dancing and then the next week we were told to be prepared when we went to class.... The word was our teacher had decided to retire. HUM...) That was just too weird. Someone who had been teaching and leading their department at the College here for 23 years all of the sudden before Recitals decided to RETIRE? No way!!

Once off the phone with my friend I called the teacher. She told me that they gave no reason why, but they decided to let her go. They have a reason I'm sure... Not a good one and won't tell her why she was let go. She told me and the other moms that it was not her choice to have to retire. They hired someone from Ohio so you know they had planned this for some time. The teacher had been off work for 4 weeks due to surgery and was still keeping up even from the hospital. She and I have a feeling that this may have been it not to mention one mom who kept calling and causing trouble.

Why couldn't they just allow this teacher the courtesy of finishing her year with her kiddos and seeing them enjoy their recital?????? The once that are suffering right now are the children. Poor Wendy goes to practice and once home says I don't like that new teacher I miss Ms. L. I tell her I know I miss her too, but next fall we will be taking from her once again under a new location. We just love her so much.

Sad thing is this was Wendy's first year for Dance of any kind and she was just loving it. She has potential as her teacher has said. When a child is enjoying something so much and something like this happens you worry if it will make them not want to ever dance again. Luckily we have kept it pretty up beat. Ms. L was wanting all of us to stay up beat about things for the children's sake.

I plan on taking plenty of photos and video. My Wendy can dance! I just hope that she doesn't get stage fright. Wish us luck. The Recital is on Wednesday night; so more to come.....

Lesa

Happy Mother's Day !

First of all we want to wish our Mothers a Very Happy Mother's Day! I wish I could be able to see my mom and I know Mike would have loved to have see his. Even though we are so far away we love you both and hope you had a wonderful day.

Mom, so good to talk to you today. I'm grateful to my brothers for visiting you today. It is hard being the only daughter and being so far away. I love you very much!

I had such a wonderful week/weekend. Lacy came up from Dallas to be with us for her birthday/mothers day visit. Lacy's birthday was on the 4th, and of course Mother's Day being today. I was allowed to sleep in, and believe me I never do. I often wish I could, but today I did. Boy do I feel good today.
I was greeted by all three of my daughters this morning along with my husband with homemade French Toast sprinkled with powdered sugar and topped with big beautiful strawberries. YUM! This was a treat that Wendy came up with. Mike and she read the Bernstein Bears Mother's Day, and they have the recipe in it for French Toast. Wendy has wanted to do this for the past two years, but this year she got her way and helped prepare it with Daddy's help. Gotta love that kid! I asked if they used egg beaters and the reply was no, because you know Wendy loves to crack the eggs. ha
I love all of my cards from my family. That made my day!

Finally, Happy Mother's Day to all of my Friends who have just become new mommies! Sherry, just got her baby,Cassie, on the 3rd and is spending her first Mother's Day in China, Guangzhou. Susan is spending her fist Mother's Day with Maiya along with celebrating her and Maiya's birthdays today as well. What a treat to celebrate their birthdays together and that they land the day after Mother's Day. Lynn, is also spending Mother's Day with her newest addition T. Michele, just got her son Ryan and is spending her very first Mother's Day with him as well.
To all of my other China Sisters who have children and are waiting still waiting, or who have their children and are settling in. Not to mention all of my China Sisters who are still waiting and this is their first child....) Happy Mother's Day to each and everyone of you! May all of us who are still waiting be celebrating next Mother's Day with our new little ones.

Love you all!!

My Baby is 25 today!!

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My Sweet Lacy!!!!!!!!!!!! You were my first baby, and I was so excited to become a mommy. I had waited for you for a long time. Even though you weighed 8 lbs. 8 ozs. you were so tiny and fragile to me. So unlike having a baby doll.ha Well, that evening Daddy and I had a very special meal; since the hospital was brand new they were serving lobster! Dad and I even watched "Fiddler on the Roof" that evening and when he had to leave I continued watching it. For some reason I couldn't sleep. I guess I was so excited to have you. While the movie was playing they brought you in for your feeding. You know I wonder if that is why you were so in love with Musicals. hum...
I'm so excited that your birthday present is going to be going and seeing the "Fiddler on the Roof" with Topal. It couldn't have landed any more perfect.

Wish we were with you on your birthday. We will see you very soon, and we will all have a wonderful evening believe me!


We all love you!

Mom, Dad, Holly, and Wendy
not to mention all of our little animals.