The wait continues...4 years 7 months 19 days since LID

The wait continues...we have been logged in 4 years, 7 months and 19 days. We starting paperchasing for our little one on October 30th, 2005. It has been a long road and many things have had to stay status quo while at the same time life did go on. Rumor Queen is predicting 32 day wait which will lead us to Nov. 14th for notice for our referral however, if it is another wait like the last batch of referrals our referral date will not be until Dec. 25th, Christmas Day. I surely hope not because I know that our agency will be closed and that would be such a bummer. So, we wait---

Parachute...

Today, like any other normal weekend, I was at the oriental grocery store with my mom and dad. Over the loud speaker the store normally filters in 80's and 90's karaoke type music with elevator type tones to the music. Many songs from artist like Jour*ney, El*ton John, and various other artists that I whole heartly still admit that I listen to from time to time. (I do love me a good eighties or ninties song especially when jamming to it driving down the beltway.) Then one of my favorite songs comes on... a song that Kai-Li used to love for me to sing to here. Now, those of you that know me, know that I do not have a good voice, in fact my husband goes running (and he does not run, trust me he is a self proclaimed foodie) when he thinks I am going to belt out a song. Though ,the sweet little girl that we had for almost a year, would look deep into my eyes, smile and coo as I would sing her this song by P*arachute, "She is L*ove, Love, Love, Love." I would long into her vibrant blue eyes, that were so true to the light, that I could see my reflection in the sky blue of her eyes. She would coo and bop up and down. Today and forever in my heart, that song has taken on a different meaning for me, than the group intended it for. But it is so fitting for the past year of my life and hopefully for this coming year, it will be the anthem that I sing for the girl that I fostered and our China baby that will join our family. Kai-Li was PURE LOVE... "She is LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE"