Calendar for March 2006 (United States)

Friday, May 29, 2009

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Friday, May 22, 2009

Thursday, May 07, 2009

A special friend

How many months?

I can't get enough!

Still living in 2006

Another step closer!

A special Charlee moment!

Happy Birthday Sis!

Prom again!

Chase again!

A little behind!

I was a winner!

During this long journey I have found comfort in my friend. My friend that has given me hope, courage and the information to get me through this long process. This friend has been her every time I need her, even at 3am! This friend I am talking about is Rumor Queen. Now I know the RQ gets a lot of criticism but the truth is, what we we do without all the time spent and information she gives us. Something the I look forward to every month is her projection table. She gives her best guesstimate of what the future months of referrals look like. Now this info is based purely on statistics of pasts months and polls. So while it is not always right it at least gives us a little info about what the months ahead look like and for some of us hope. It was just recently that our LID is finally on the chart (about time!) Now with us having a LID of 3/29/06 you can look at the chart below and see what our chances are...

I am hoping that we will at least stay with the Small group and get our referral in Sept. We are hoping this is worst case senerio but it could always be Oct or Nov. In looking at the chart it gives me hope to see that Emma time is close. Thanks RQ!

38 Month LID Anniversary

I woke up earl this morning and hung out with Mike while he got ready for work. We decided to go to St@rbucks for a coffee since it was such a nice morning. As we sat there talking Mike realized that today was May 29th. Wow, another month of waiting. Every month I think how many more of these am I going to have to post? For the first time I am finally thinking that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Well, anyway it's happy 38th to us!

I just can't get enough of Tate. She is absolutely beautiful!
Congratulations to Lisa as she finally had Tate put in her arms forever this week!

I keep meaning to take a picture of my locker at work. Why you ask? Everyone in the OR has a locker and just like when we were back in high school we decorate them with personal stuff. When you walk around you see pictures of families, kids, grandkids and friends. On my locker I have 2 photos, one of Jack (my pup) and one of my Kozmo (my kitty) that passed away last year (just can't seem to take it down). The only other thing on my locker is a calendar. Not just any calendar, but a 2006 calendar. I laugh as I think about all the times someone makes a comment about my 2006 calendar. I hear, "hey it is 2007, 2008 and now 2009", "are you ever going to get an updated calendar?" or "are you ever going to take that down?" They have no ideal what that calendar means to me. My response to them is " You may be living in 2009, but I'm still here waiting in 2006!" To this I get lots of smiles and weird looks, but for me this is my daily reminder of how close (and at one point, how far away) we are to getting Emma's referral. Every day I look at the month of March 2006 and my eyes are always drawn to March 29th. I have memorized March, I know how many days are in front of 29th, how many of those are referral days and what day of the week each day falls on. For me this is a sign of hope that one day soon we too will get our referral and see Emma's face for the first time. Until then, that old calendar will stay on my locker to remind me that our time is coming.

| All of year | April>

We have been so busy with family activities (dances, graduation, birthday's, sporting events...) that I haven't given any updates on the adoption. This past week the latest batch of referrals came out. The referrals went from March 9 - March 14, 2006! 6 days closer! We are now 15 days away! Tomorrow is a big day for my special secret pal Lisa as she will finally have Tate in her arms. So stop by and see her beautiful daughter!

We wanted to send out a very special congratulations to Charlee for a very special award she received...
DANCE MAJOR OF THE YEAR

Way to go Charlee!
We love you and are so proud of you!

Happy Birthday Tommi!
We had a wonderful time today celebrating "Tommi Month"!
(For now it is still YOUR month!)
We love you!

Courtney and Trevor Prom 09

We wanted to wish Chase good luck at the State Track Meet tomorrow. His relay team qualified last week at Bardstown regionals. Go Cougars!

I am slacking on my posts so I will try to catch up over the next few days. I wanted to share a few photos of Chase's important day. How could our sweet little boy be all grown up and finished with high school? We are so proud of him and can't wait to see all of the great things that are in store for him. Congratulations Chase, we love you and are so proud of you!

Phases of the moon: 6: 14: 22: 29:

The big winner!

On Derby Day I was one of the lucky people to have the winning ticket for the Kentucky Derby! It paid $103.00 to win (what a long shot!) Now believe me there was no scientific thought to my bet, the truth is I bet the #8 horse Mine that Bird because #8 is lucky in China (why else!). I cashed 3 tickets at the races, all sporting the #8! Sometimes just having luck is better than knowing what you are doing!