tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371773172024-02-07T01:39:25.703-04:00The Priceless PrincessThis blog is for our family and friends so they can follow us on our life changing journey to our daughter waiting in China.A Mom- In-W8inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810624573971828000noreply@blogger.comBlogger215125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37177317.post-23801120834826973462009-12-10T21:05:00.003-04:002009-12-10T21:42:08.339-04:00Tomorrow Our Journey Begins!!!!Tomorrow morning we head to Toronto to begin the first leg of our trip to China and in the afternoon we will board the plane for the 13-hour flight to Trinity's homeland. Tonight we are staying in a hotel just outside of the airport and as I sit here typing I can hear the planes taking off every few minutes. It is really surreal to think that in about 7 short hours we will be on one of those planes!!! I am finding it very hard to express how I am feeling and I’m not sure that it has all really set in yet but I do know that we are ready and we are in for the trip of a lifetime!!<br /><br />Below is a letter that I have seen on a few other blogs and it is great information for family & friends so I thought I would edit it to suit our circumstances and post it here for all of you to read.<br /><br />Now I am going to try to catch a few zzzzz’s and I will send posts as soon as I can!!<br /><br /><em><br /><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">Dear Family and Friends,<br /><br />As we were preparing for the arrival of Trinity, we have learned that while decorating the nursery and stocking up on baby essentials is important, even more important is the emotional health of my baby. In her short life our daughter will have gone through more changes and life altering experiences than most adults could handle. Imagine how much harder the changes will be for her. While she may not consciously remember the events, she will still experience immense loss, including feelings of grief and trauma. Currently she is very attached to her foster mom and very soon Trinity will deeply feel the loss of her in her life. She's already experienced the loss of her birthmother and will soon experience the loss of familiar and comforting family as well as the sights, smells, and language of her birth country. Her world will turn upside down. She will struggle with feeling safe and secure and she may lack the ability to trust that we will meet her needs.<br /><br />We are prepared to meet her emotional needs so that she learns that we will always take care of her and we will always keep her safe. I covet your prayers for Trinity, Larry & I as she learns to trust us and pray that her little heart opens up to love me as her Mom and Larry as her Dad.<br /><br />We also need your support. In order to form a strong and healthy attachment we will allow her to regress so that she has the opportunity to go through all of the emotional stages with us despite her chronological age. Although it may appear that we are spoiling her, we have been advised that it is best that we meet every need quickly and consistently. Until she has learned that we are her parents, we will need to be her primary caretakers at all times. It is essential that Larry or I always hold Trinity, feed her, and do all of the nurturing. You may wonder how long this will take, but the timeline is different for every child. We will follow her lead and trust our instincts as her parents rather than worry about what society expects.<br /><br />We know many of you are going to want to meet Trinity, especially with it being the Holiday season but we ask that before you come to visit, please call to see if we are accepting company yet. We are not doing this to push any of you away or to be rude. We have all been waiting anxiously for Trinity to arrive but she has not been waiting for us. She may show her grief and confusion in many ways and we are prepared to help her through it and prove that we are a forever family and this truly is her last stop. We trust that as our family and friends you will help us to do what is best for our daughter, and I thank you in advance for your support and understanding.<br /><br />Thank you all for your corporation & patience…and remember it will not be forever.<br /><br />Love, Nikki & Larry</span></blockquote></em>A Mom- In-W8inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810624573971828000noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37177317.post-88819641192837127082009-11-21T22:13:00.004-04:002009-11-22T00:16:45.136-04:00Where Has The Time Gone?!?<div>Well our travel date is drawing near now and we have been very busy preparing the house and Trinity’s room for her arrival. I can’t believe how fast time has flown by and it seems like we still have a lot of things to get finished up before we go.<br /><br />Originally we had decided that we would do some fundraisers to help with the costs of traveling to China but it seems as though time has slipped away from us and in less than 3 short weeks we will be boarding a flight to pick up our little Trinity. With the economy issues lately and costs of everything rising, fundraising was going to help us meet the expense of this trip and lessen our financial strain upon return home. Due to Trinity’s cleft we will be looking at many trips to our local Children’s hospital once we are home and possibly some overnight stays in close proximity to the hospital.<br /><br />I have seen the ChipIn button posted on may other blogs that were doing some type of fundraising and decided to give it a try. I figured it couldn’t hurt right??<br /><br />AND just as a little incentive I will be putting all the names of the people who donate $10 in a draw for some great books. For each $10 increment you donate you will earn 1 ballot for the draw. (Books pictured below)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObkVLR9dWn70JFbcS7ckV-0KzLczMwJC_GSIM2zi3zB2O_f1BPz548NAt-0orGQ3pUCJAox1WkkFeWGFcIzUxli37o7SwK83LGOp3iJzHLplH0v9hj_cJnVNmWwLjRmas0Fx7/s1600/Book+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 376px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406775928340217954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObkVLR9dWn70JFbcS7ckV-0KzLczMwJC_GSIM2zi3zB2O_f1BPz548NAt-0orGQ3pUCJAox1WkkFeWGFcIzUxli37o7SwK83LGOp3iJzHLplH0v9hj_cJnVNmWwLjRmas0Fx7/s400/Book+2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHntfi0Do04kxUsfOgrG77lGA6pvvqUC5XNZALmiRbD1Ja5pt3Ir2o2f-cOYxkvRI6WCnvRTh1v-Y1FhFX-o2VdlGD2HHNSaD-z81n3KekaRYwHqzc1yDq3gO-62hBqAFtqekf/s1600/Book1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 376px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406775923327207442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHntfi0Do04kxUsfOgrG77lGA6pvvqUC5XNZALmiRbD1Ja5pt3Ir2o2f-cOYxkvRI6WCnvRTh1v-Y1FhFX-o2VdlGD2HHNSaD-z81n3KekaRYwHqzc1yDq3gO-62hBqAFtqekf/s400/Book1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />So if you feel so inclined to lend a helping hand we would be more than grateful for your support. I will post the ChipIn button below as well as on the sidebar of my blog. If you have any issues while donating please contact me and let me know. ChipIn allows you to pay securely with your Pay*pal account. Just click the button below and follow the simple steps to donate your desired amount.<br /><object width="250" height="250"><param name="movie" value="http://widget.chipin.com/widget/id/3a5864486a72d1ae"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="event_desc" value="Fundraising%20for%20our%20journey%20to%20Trinity%20and%20her%20arrival%20home%21%20%20Thanks%20for%20helping%20us%20make%20our%20dream%20come%20true%21"><param name="color_scheme" value="red"><br /><br /><embed src="http://widget.chipin.com/widget/id/3a5864486a72d1ae" flashvars="event_desc=Fundraising%20for%20our%20journey%20to%20Trinity%20and%20her%20arrival%20home%21%20%20Thanks%20for%20helping%20us%20make%20our%20dream%20come%20true%21&color_scheme=red" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" width="250" height="250"></embed></object><br /><br />If any of you great ladies in blogland could spread the word by doing a post to direct some traffic our way we would also appreciate it too! If you post about our fundraiser on your blog leave a comment and I will also give you a ballot to win the books. Every little bit helps!<br /><br />Thank you in advance to those of you who decide to “ChipIn”.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/109/588FE6916BA89CA6AF9DFF18C5836F07.png" /></a></div></div>A Mom- In-W8inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810624573971828000noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37177317.post-13926519423647773122009-11-14T12:52:00.004-04:002009-11-14T13:09:00.926-04:00THIS IS A TEST!!<blockquote></blockquote>Today I have my “Assistant Blogger” here for her first posting lesson. I know that Blogger has been blocked in China and therefore I will not be able to post updates from China myself but my friend Lisa is going to help me out with that dilemma. I will email her my updates from China and she will be updating my blog for me.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1FKFX1Kl1gv9GEIxoNUuPymfmsmZx2QkfWIye0I845Eo6j8xBY2pe7m_A386TPxHM7S9K52OipkEcIEpu0vWI7YnKYfFWNHybI1rlHo9KkzxijJQH62lCvzmAzBVWEOoHAbz/s1600-h/ArrivingHome.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 399px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404004206821896290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1FKFX1Kl1gv9GEIxoNUuPymfmsmZx2QkfWIye0I845Eo6j8xBY2pe7m_A386TPxHM7S9K52OipkEcIEpu0vWI7YnKYfFWNHybI1rlHo9KkzxijJQH62lCvzmAzBVWEOoHAbz/s400/ArrivingHome.jpg" /></a>A Mom- In-W8inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810624573971828000noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37177317.post-46711611305875661862009-10-29T18:44:00.003-04:002009-11-07T01:25:15.009-04:00Happy Birthday To My Hubby!!<a title="Click to customize this Kimi-Image with your own Messages and Photos on Imikimi.com!" href="http://imikimi.org/link/link_through/cOwS-12a" target="_top"><img border="0" alt="For Husband From Wife" src="http://images74.imikimi.com/image/images2_full/cOwS-12a.gif" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a title="Celebrate 7/4 - 4th of July! Anniversaries! Get Customizable Comments, Images, Animations, Photos, Frames and Graphics for MySpace, Hi5, Orkut, Friendster and Facebook @ Imikimi. com" href="http://imikimi.org/link/link_through/cOwS-12a" target="_top"><b></b></a></span><br /><br />We are having a lot of renovations done before we head to China so I have not been able to spend much time on my blog but I had to come on today to wish my wonderful husband a very Happy Birthday!!<br /><br />It is so great to know that next year he will get to hear “Happy Birthday Daddy” from our little princess! It just makes my heart so happy!<br /><br /><a title="Click to customize this Kimi-Image with your own Messages and Photos on Imikimi.com!" href="http://imikimi.org/link/link_through/cOwS-128" target="_top"><img border="0" alt="HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY LOVE" src="http://images74.imikimi.com/image/images2_full/cOwS-128.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a title="Celebrate 7/4 - 4th of July! Birthdays! Get Customizable Comments, Images, Animations, Photos, Frames and Graphics for MySpace, Hi5, Orkut, Friendster and Facebook @ Imikimi. com" href="http://imikimi.org/link/link_through/cOwS-128" target="_top"><b></b> </a></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/109/588FE6916BA89CA6AF9DFF18C5836F07.png" style="border: none; background: transparent;"/></a>A Mom- In-W8inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810624573971828000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37177317.post-48177576721244045682009-10-20T21:09:00.002-04:002009-11-07T01:14:42.979-04:00TRAVEL DATES RECEIVED!!!!Today Larry & I headed to Halifax to pick up our LSC (Letter Seeking Confirmation) and we finally know what our travel dates will be!<br /><br />Here is Larry making it official with his signature.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeBacA9pJGRgScDS8KBBvuB0rv1bEWLCk51tlDmJQj0eVnCawbJ7syZS7Yjm6br6__eR6YLmpTdJTf2uNd_kd67NGIPP6_x_aLzZqBwnOi_0rQ-ik2dCx_ZfAEVmwLXg2B-Li/s1600-h/October+-+09+00392.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401225153586172434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeBacA9pJGRgScDS8KBBvuB0rv1bEWLCk51tlDmJQj0eVnCawbJ7syZS7Yjm6br6__eR6YLmpTdJTf2uNd_kd67NGIPP6_x_aLzZqBwnOi_0rQ-ik2dCx_ZfAEVmwLXg2B-Li/s320/October+-+09+00392.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a title="Click to customize this Kimi-Image with your own Messages and Photos on Imikimi.com!" href="http://imikimi.org/link/link_through/cOwS-12l" target="_top"><img border="0" alt="Airplane" src="http://images74.imikimi.com/image/images2_full/cOwS-12l.gif" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a title="Celebrate 7/4 - 4th of July! Classics! Planes & Trains & Trucks! Get Customizable Comments, Images, Animations, Photos, Frames and Graphics for MySpace, Hi5, Orkut, Friendster and Facebook @ Imikimi. com" href="http://imikimi.org/link/link_through/cOwS-12l" target="_top"><b></b></a></span><br /><br />Larry, my Mom & I will be boarding a plane on <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">December 11</span></strong> to head to China and pick up Trinity and we will be heading back home on <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">December 23</span></strong>!!<br /><br />WOW!!<br /><br />Christmas this year is going to be so crazy AND we will finally have Miss Trinity home!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br /><br /><a title="Click to customize this Kimi-Image with your own Messages and Photos on Imikimi.com!" href="http://imikimi01.com/link/link_through/cOwS-12q" target="_top"><img border="0" alt="Dear Santa" src="http://images74.imikimi.com/image/images2_full/cOwS-12q.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a title="Celebrate 7/4 - 4th of July! 12/25 Christmas! Get Customizable Comments, Images, Animations, Photos, Frames and Graphics for MySpace, Hi5, Orkut, Friendster and Facebook @ Imikimi. com" href="http://imikimi01.com/link/link_through/cOwS-12q" target="_top"><b></b></a></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/109/588FE6916BA89CA6AF9DFF18C5836F07.png" /></a>A Mom- In-W8inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810624573971828000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37177317.post-40016683710684072632009-10-19T22:26:00.002-04:002009-11-06T23:35:54.566-04:00LSC IS FINALLY HERE!!!<span style="font-size:125%;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">YAY!! YAY!! YAY!! YAY!! YAY!! YAY!!</span></strong><br /></span><br /><a title="Click to customize this Kimi-Image with your own Messages and Photos on Imikimi.com!" href="http://imikimi00.com/link/link_through/cOwS-12e" target="_top"><img border="0" alt="U GOT MAIL" src="http://images74.imikimi.com/image/images2_full/cOwS-12e.gif" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a title="Celebrate 7/4 - 4th of July! Fun Comments! MySpace, Friendster, etc.! Get Customizable Comments, Images, Animations, Photos, Frames and Graphics for MySpace, Hi5, Orkut, Friendster and Facebook @ Imikimi. com" href="http://imikimi00.com/link/link_through/cOwS-12e" target="_top"><b></b></a></span><br /><br />I want to scream from the rooftops that we finally have our Letter Seeking Confirmation!!!! I am so relieved to finally know that we can get this show on the road!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/109/588FE6916BA89CA6AF9DFF18C5836F07.png" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>*This post and some others are going to be backdated posts as I have been a bit overwhelmed and got behind with my postings.</em> </span>A Mom- In-W8inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810624573971828000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37177317.post-38445761408488615772009-10-18T18:53:00.000-04:002009-10-29T23:38:20.112-04:00SURPRISE IT’S A BABY SHOWER…NOT an Estate Auction!!Yesterday I was the guest of honour at a surprise baby shower!! I was told I was going to an "estate auction" but NOPE...it was a BABY SHOWER!! I was so shocked!!<br /><br />I had a fantastic day and feel so bless to have such wonderful friends that share our excitement and joy of our little princess Trinity’s pending arrival!!<br /><br />I have so many pictures to share from this special day but I want to organize them in a slideshow and with chaos at our house right now as we prepare for major renovations I am short on time, but I do want to give you a peek.<br /><br /><br /><a title="Click to customize this Kimi-Image with your own Messages and Photos on Imikimi.com!" href="http://imikimi01.com/link/link_through/cOwS-12c" target="_top"><img border="0" alt="Baby Shower: It's A Girl" src="http://images74.imikimi.com/image/images2_full/cOwS-12c.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a title="Celebrate 7/4 - 4th of July! Baby Announcements! Get Customizable Comments, Images, Animations, Photos, Frames and Graphics for MySpace, Hi5, Orkut, Friendster and Facebook @ Imikimi. com" href="http://imikimi01.com/link/link_through/cOwS-12c" target="_top"><b></b></a></span><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff99ff;">~ THANK YOU ~ THANK YOU ~ THANK YOU ~ THANK YOU ~</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2HoPFNkvliILfiTjyOyevdwjS03bE2GJbsfE8K_p6mbqGRkIEO-RJf_jg10SKB64l5NspcY-9YVgwp_Xd1bO4jw4bK_XoJiUwJTquQQoTWhlunUyy_PK5I2h3f9FXfTBd0bDF/s1600-h/Thank+You+LB.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 327px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 235px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398231475622619922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2HoPFNkvliILfiTjyOyevdwjS03bE2GJbsfE8K_p6mbqGRkIEO-RJf_jg10SKB64l5NspcY-9YVgwp_Xd1bO4jw4bK_XoJiUwJTquQQoTWhlunUyy_PK5I2h3f9FXfTBd0bDF/s400/Thank+You+LB.jpg" /></a><br />What a wonderful group of ladies that took the time to contribute to a very special day in honour of Trinity<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Larry & I will never forget your generosity!</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/109/588FE6916BA89CA6AF9DFF18C5836F07.png" /></a>A Mom- In-W8inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810624573971828000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37177317.post-85614052198254139222009-10-05T22:52:00.003-04:002009-10-05T23:32:10.845-04:00MORE Updated Information & PICTURES!!!Well we didn't have to wait for Sunday, our report arrived from <a href="http://www.china-babies-dev.com/">china-babies.com</a> on SATURDAY!!!<br /><br />Here are a few of the pictures we received.<br /><br /><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d5445324f5449314f544d3d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: New Pictures of Trinity" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d5445324f5449314f544d3d0d0a.jpg" width="386" height="303" /></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=google&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" width="386" height="46" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="middle"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/slideshows" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox slideshow</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Misty was so nice and the service was very fast. I would definitely recommend them to anyone!!<br /><br />The information we received from them is absolutely priceless! I can never thank them enough for providing us with some of the missing pieces of Trinity’s life. Hearing how close she is with her foster mom and seeing her so healthy and well cared for puts our minds at ease as we wait for our travel approval.<br /><br /><blockquote><em><strong>Speaking of...<br /><br />HURRY UP CONFIRMATION & TRAVEL APPROVAL!!!!!!<br /></strong></em></blockquote><br /><br /><em>(We have received word that our LSC (Letter Seeking Confirmation) is going to be sent from China on October 8th.)</em><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/109/588FE6916BA89CA6AF9DFF18C5836F07.png" /></a>A Mom- In-W8inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810624573971828000noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37177317.post-5778868370950368162009-10-01T20:17:00.004-04:002009-10-03T08:17:35.959-04:00UPDATE, UPDATE, UPDATE!!!!!!!!Yesterday we received an updated picture from Misty at <a href="http://www.china-babies-dev.com/">china-babies.com</a>!!!!!!!!<br /><br /><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d5445324d7a41344f44513d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" alt="Click to play this Smilebox greeting: Trinity & Foster Mom" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d5445324d7a41344f44513d0d0a.jpg" width="386" height="303" /></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=google&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" alt="Create your own greeting - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" width="386" height="46" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="middle"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/ecards" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox greeting</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><strong><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff66;">Don't you just love that little wave!!!</span></blockquote></strong><br /><br />We have been working with <a href="http://www.china-babies-dev.com/">Misty</a> to get updated information and more pictures of Trinity while we wait. She emailed me yesterday to let me know that we can expect an update report from her on <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">Sunday</span></strong>!!!!A Mom- In-W8inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810624573971828000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37177317.post-10177587842008419202009-09-13T23:55:00.006-04:002009-09-14T00:30:09.087-04:00Our Daughter!! (Pictures & Name!!) ... FINALLY!!<em><blockquote><em>After 3 years for thinking we had picked the perfect name of our daughter…we saw her referral picture…the “name game” had just begun…</em> </em></blockquote><br /><br /><br />Over the last 2 MONTHS Larry & I have been deliberating...<strong>NOW</strong> we finally have her name…<br /><br /><br />So I have kept you all in suspense long enough. I must say some of you are more patient than others, lol!<br /><br /><br />So without further ado…<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993399;">Larry & I are over the moon with joy and very pleased to finally introduce you to our daughter…</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:180%;color:#ff99ff;">Trinity Elise Feng Harnish</span><br /></strong></span><br /><br />Below is a slideshow of her pictures. I hope you enjoy it!!!<br /><br /><object width="420" height="312" ><param name="movie" value="http://www.scrapblog.com/viewer/viewer_v2_embed.swf?scrapblogId=2181981&showShareButton=true&showShareInitially=true&showOnlyShare=false&partnerId=1" /></param><embed src="http://www.scrapblog.com/viewer/viewer_v2_embed.swf?scrapblogId=2181981&showShareButton=true&showShareInitially=true&showOnlyShare=false&partnerId=1" width="420" height="312"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/109/588FE6916BA89CA6AF9DFF18C5836F07.png" /></a>A Mom- In-W8inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810624573971828000noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37177317.post-73737488067963141132009-07-06T22:31:00.004-04:002009-07-06T22:43:27.844-04:00A Giveaway!!Michelle at <a href="http://www.scrappermg.blogspot.com/">Searching for Sophie </a> is having a giveaway in honour of her <strong>5-year blogging anniversary</strong>…also known as a <strong>Blogversary</strong>.<br /><br />Drop by her <a href="http://www.scrappermg.blogspot.com/">blog</a> for your chance to win some great prizes!!<br /><br />I am hoping to snag one of those adorable bracelets that she is giving away…would love to see one with “Maggie’s” REAL name on!!<br /><br />____________________________________________________________________<br /><br /><br />I still can not post pictures of “Maggie” yet but very soon!!!! We just have to finish up some more paperwork and send it off to our agency and then you will all get to see her!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3M-aJeYOucO3lYa5J83qtRrAZqNt6AbR02Pkk5WsHB9VyjdeyumwNLr9f67GMSXFSAaZBtRzKypZjT0KeO5ZJM_srjCpSRrXXnDFjUqsfWzjLCnLu_qZNZ7IZNnHdj0KYKob/s1600-h/Chinese-THANK-YOU-thumb.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3M-aJeYOucO3lYa5J83qtRrAZqNt6AbR02Pkk5WsHB9VyjdeyumwNLr9f67GMSXFSAaZBtRzKypZjT0KeO5ZJM_srjCpSRrXXnDFjUqsfWzjLCnLu_qZNZ7IZNnHdj0KYKob/s400/Chinese-THANK-YOU-thumb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355542459172785602" /></a><br /><br />Thanks so much for all your well wishes and congratulations!!! You are all a great support for us durring this amazing time.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh286TGwEgHlDIa75E4fFGfs8wMqBqvGcT9-YhHlIgG2oIBnrfi5mxm6GAaXSBE_FkXFZCdKh4gYgQf0mzMBUrk6lfdH9-M4mhLP2yy4jjpxcHBsIbXNt5VgGbQWUWzY-ShynCU/s1600-h/1eb1a68e.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 293px; height: 73px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh286TGwEgHlDIa75E4fFGfs8wMqBqvGcT9-YhHlIgG2oIBnrfi5mxm6GAaXSBE_FkXFZCdKh4gYgQf0mzMBUrk6lfdH9-M4mhLP2yy4jjpxcHBsIbXNt5VgGbQWUWzY-ShynCU/s400/1eb1a68e.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355541383242369778" /></a><br />A big welcome to all my new followers!!<br /><br /><br />I hope I don’t bore you to tears with my blabber…wait I know, your all just here to get a glimpse at our little cutie…well that’s ok, I can’t wait to show her off!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/109/588FE6916BA89CA6AF9DFF18C5836F07.png" style="border: none; background: transparent;"/></a>A Mom- In-W8inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810624573971828000noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37177317.post-31573394666495224712009-06-22T21:55:00.005-04:002009-06-22T23:16:31.910-04:00WE ARE PARENTS!!!!!!!Sorry for the delay in posting our exciting news but after the phone call of a lifetime on Friday, it has been a crazy whirlwind!!!<br /><br />We have been referred a beautiful little girl!!<br /><br />She is gorgeous! (But then maybe I am a little bias...)<br /><br /><blockquote>Her name is: <strong>Feng NianQiu</strong><br />Living in: <strong>Feng Cheng City, Jiangxi Province (foster care)</strong><br />Her birthday is: <strong>April 25, 2008</strong></blockquote><br />She has a cleft lip & palate, loves to play with her toys, looking at books and listening to music. I can’t wait to learn more about her and hold her in my arms!!<br /><br />I have not spoken directly to my agency since receiving her referral so I will be calling them tomorrow, until then I will not be posting pictures but I will give you a sneak peek…<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjOdt6ZlhjFUCk85f5wylyi4eQUtBv_dPW7-NAH3DKQqGZh8p_J-xl2r8fF7veZkEKYXb7W5cgJUHZzhwK9WdIL6CkQsSq8_krD8s0Rf4j_AnVPkeb_wc3svhQ3jQJslhFIyO/s1600-h/Love+Forever.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350336524550085490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 205px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjOdt6ZlhjFUCk85f5wylyi4eQUtBv_dPW7-NAH3DKQqGZh8p_J-xl2r8fF7veZkEKYXb7W5cgJUHZzhwK9WdIL6CkQsSq8_krD8s0Rf4j_AnVPkeb_wc3svhQ3jQJslhFIyO/s400/Love+Forever.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I will post more details as soon as I can.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMjkwVStlZrAaHjlAMj3PaiMRZiMcro9BmXgOddp_G-_n7oZH6SCk2aFnk_63bRmjJLw-U3geP0vHxfZTRzGeGt_sTWOY2Mw34lI727fFyePCZKdy-XRofPggq0iBpTNA6sdg/s1600-h/daisies.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350352520557069298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 85px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMjkwVStlZrAaHjlAMj3PaiMRZiMcro9BmXgOddp_G-_n7oZH6SCk2aFnk_63bRmjJLw-U3geP0vHxfZTRzGeGt_sTWOY2Mw34lI727fFyePCZKdy-XRofPggq0iBpTNA6sdg/s400/daisies.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjb7vxML8ZDnA5l5kXImh1P3v_JVrJi0gJLQL8ExZ1YklgthB5gjmqVt7btNN0uIkaUz-_Iw8_o-bm81JqJ2aCWIWV4uPeAdUnos3iKOmR9NKx7zTpeiloBh__X8xQi0MmeKd/s1600-h/fathers_day.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350355480554394482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 135px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 228px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjb7vxML8ZDnA5l5kXImh1P3v_JVrJi0gJLQL8ExZ1YklgthB5gjmqVt7btNN0uIkaUz-_Iw8_o-bm81JqJ2aCWIWV4uPeAdUnos3iKOmR9NKx7zTpeiloBh__X8xQi0MmeKd/s400/fathers_day.gif" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Happy Father’s Day to the best Daddy in the world!</span><br /></span><br />Larry, the timing of this referral was so wonderful! What an amazing Father’s Day gift, for you to see your daughter’s face for the first time on Father’s Day weekend!! I know you are going to be the best Dad to our little princess and I can’t wait until the first moment I see the two of you together…and every moment after that!! I hope you enjoyed your day!! Next year will be even better!!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/109/588FE6916BA89CA6AF9DFF18C5836F07.png" /></a>A Mom- In-W8inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810624573971828000noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37177317.post-53498811554613891672009-06-18T22:57:00.005-04:002009-06-18T23:19:24.701-04:00TOMORROW, TOMORROW, I Love Ya’, TOMORROW…<div align="left"><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">You’re only a day away!!!</span></em><br /><br /><br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/83chZPsYLbo&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/83chZPsYLbo&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">So…<strong>TOMORROW</strong> is the day!!!! The day we finally get to know who “Maggie” really is!<br /></span><br />I am feeling less anxious tonight than I was yesterday. Just knowing that tomorrow is THE day has relieved some of my stress.<br /><br />Today was tough until I finally got a hold of our Children’s Services office and got to speak to someone…at 3:45!!!!! ARRRHH<br /><br />Why are they never at their desk or just never pick up the phone whenever I call??!!??!!<br /><br />Apparently the lady that reviews the files was in meetings for 2 days and only got back to the office after lunch today…blah, blah, blah!! So she told me she would review our file and call me tomorrow.<br /><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348868717992667346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 99px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQaJfz2z1NLfs5kpwUiEjkSRdJ58YGOmHjdUls-nYZX5_wa9yd33Dl8JBxyH-L-NPhyphenhyphenUWytKDPZ-NkTZJIQXfrBety7V65M49CBs4lVepaNAhENO-Ihp_2p74eCJD8ScVR1rB/s400/faekissdivider.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><blockquote><br /><p><em><span style="color:#ffcccc;">“Maggie”, </span></em><em><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><br /><br />Hold on tight little one, tomorrow Mommy & Daddy will finally get to know who & where you are. We are both over the moon with excitement and anticipation. Tomorrow is going to be the first step to “us”…the 3 of us…forever. My heart beats fast whenever I think about what tomorrow is going to be like. Your Daddy & I have waited so long for this life-changing day.<br />Love you forever and always,</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><em><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Your Momma xoxoxo</span></em></p></blockquote></span></em><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/109/588FE6916BA89CA6AF9DFF18C5836F07.png" style="border: none; background: transparent;" /></a><br /><blockquote></blockquote>A Mom- In-W8inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810624573971828000noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37177317.post-61558972817144076572009-06-17T21:30:00.008-04:002009-06-17T22:38:50.118-04:00NO CALL TODAY :(I sat on pins & needles all day at work trying to will the phone to ring but every time it rang it was not the call I was waiting for. I almost had a heart attack every time it did ring though, lol!<br /><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong><span style="color:#66ffff;">This is a picture of me yesterday:</span></strong><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfuMQ01PD84xOX9LrzVJHHHuUa8KEvqKU8ZP8vekja9Uuws1HQ0JWNSZYnDOmwnxY-QHdJHpfC8JoCKK1JCaZeB9rW0MnHkJ14fU57tOzLqVnUdsXHbHyhyphenhyphen3WxZQTT34lX8h5/s1600-h/June+-+09+00372.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348487727104533218" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfuMQ01PD84xOX9LrzVJHHHuUa8KEvqKU8ZP8vekja9Uuws1HQ0JWNSZYnDOmwnxY-QHdJHpfC8JoCKK1JCaZeB9rW0MnHkJ14fU57tOzLqVnUdsXHbHyhyphenhyphen3WxZQTT34lX8h5/s400/June+-+09+00372.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#66ffff;">This was me today:</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvj5soFuRU8oiX_qOw-hilbGvC__oVnV7ctxfVc0dDsFtD4iJepDVq1FAjdn2EED4iXkOQKd5ftvm5lqGnfwBisHfg1F50f62dChc5yHgwU5TUj4X8ZJBWdZXifU6x_Qt2lV-j/s1600-h/June+-+09+00381.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348487738023783858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvj5soFuRU8oiX_qOw-hilbGvC__oVnV7ctxfVc0dDsFtD4iJepDVq1FAjdn2EED4iXkOQKd5ftvm5lqGnfwBisHfg1F50f62dChc5yHgwU5TUj4X8ZJBWdZXifU6x_Qt2lV-j/s400/June+-+09+00381.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I sent 2 emails to our local Children’s Services today and did not get a reply to either one! Tomorrow I will be phoning them and will keep doing so until I finally get to talk to someone that can give me some sort of information…even if it is to tell me they are still working on it. At least that would be something!<br /><br />Here is a picture of the set up we have in our office to record the moment the call comes! I will have still pictures (taken by Donna, seen in picture) and video (compliments of Mary’s webcam).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVZoP9MH2OcjqVEWXvHY_uMT_zbVIck_PYUoklZf8IgoZjxdzXvxocl4A_j8-zBDUtIZhopjjo0RZ7_pbxMuSnPQ9EuPQ12PTS7KN73ieDqcFwAGHpXX3b276bC6G10iRHlER/s1600-h/June+-+09+00367.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348488008009378242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVZoP9MH2OcjqVEWXvHY_uMT_zbVIck_PYUoklZf8IgoZjxdzXvxocl4A_j8-zBDUtIZhopjjo0RZ7_pbxMuSnPQ9EuPQ12PTS7KN73ieDqcFwAGHpXX3b276bC6G10iRHlER/s400/June+-+09+00367.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>We are so very blessed to have some of the most wonderful, caring friends. <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> The comments are so amazing that everyone has been leaving on my blog & Face*book. <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span> Your support and encouragement during all of our stressful days has been nothing short of amazing!! <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ANT8r_aUqP3Dhn4XGIeKUI_iaVoqHMQkI6OkyUsQ0_44AdrQ6-oS7i3GBVhkjGHIOBOjx0e5JRL79EV4M_IZSH2eZ_9uAHQ4aZMlRitDaD0y8V8ptcOF0dOqQgYqHk98_82H/s1600-h/line.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348489952860994850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 391px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 100px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ANT8r_aUqP3Dhn4XGIeKUI_iaVoqHMQkI6OkyUsQ0_44AdrQ6-oS7i3GBVhkjGHIOBOjx0e5JRL79EV4M_IZSH2eZ_9uAHQ4aZMlRitDaD0y8V8ptcOF0dOqQgYqHk98_82H/s400/line.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tonight I am starting to go over the immigration paperwork to keep my mind busy. And boy is it working!!! There is so much information and photocopies required it is crazy!!! Wow…I had no idea!<br /><br />My Mom & Larry went for their first shot of Twin*rix today. There are pictures but they are on my Mom’s camera so I will post the pictures another time. I am waiting until we get the call and I have some information to tell our doctor about “Maggie” before I go…which will hopefully be this week!!!!!<br /><br />My next question to all of you…how much do the Twin*rix shots hurt?????<br />I want to be prepared. My friend Mary is going with me to talk me through it so hopefully it won’t be too bad. Ugh, I hate needles!<br /><br />Oh well, I will do it because I LOVE my “Maggie” and will do whatever it takes to bring her home!<br /><br />Please keep us in your thoughts & prayers as we wait for the most amazing call of our lives! Every thought, prayer, good vibe or whatever is very much appreciated!!!!!!!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>~ Don't forget to read the post below and submit your guess for "Maggie's" age, special need, and province. ~ If you haven't done it yet come on…make your guess now!!!</em><br /></span><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/109/588FE6916BA89CA6AF9DFF18C5836F07.png" /></a>A Mom- In-W8inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810624573971828000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37177317.post-36740721632860947822009-06-16T22:12:00.011-04:002009-06-16T22:54:27.911-04:00Emotional Overload!So as most of you know we were not in the last batch of referrals...
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<br />Yesterday I received a message from Cathy at Children’s Bridge that she was looking for a copy of our provincial approval. (I was planning on sending this to her once we had a new one completed to amended the level/degree for cleft palate.) She insisted that she needed this right away for our file because she could not send out any referrals without a copy of this. She also said, <strong>“we have received more referrals”</strong> … So I called her back right away to let her know that I hadn’t sent the copy of our first provincial approval because we were in the process of completing an amended to it which I was planning on sending to them once it was finished. Of course she was not at her desk, so after calling MANY times in the end had to leave a message for her to call me back.
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<br />Today around 11:30am my phone rang and the call display said Children’s Bridge…this is when my day took the wildest turn ever!!!!!!!!!!
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<br /></em></strong></em></strong><p>So after my mini meltdown I dug out the approval letter and faxed it her and then called Larry. He was excited but still a little in disbelief that it is really going to happen.
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<br />Not knowing what the next phone call later in the day would bring I gave my camera to my co-worker/friend, Donna, so she could take pictures of me getting the call. Another co-worker/friend, Mary, brought her personal laptop in to my office and set it up so I could record the phone call with her webcam. Everything was ready…
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<br />So I kind of fumbled through the next couple hours and at approx. 2:30 Cathy called to let me know she was in touch with our social worker and NS Children’s Services and the wheels are in motion!!!!!! So tomorrow we will set up the cameras and webcams again to try to capture a special moment...guess we will just have to wait and see!!!
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<br />I feel like I am caught in an emotional storm!!!
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<br />This journey has been LONG but during the next few days a miracle WILL happen!!!!!! ♥
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<br />A girl under the age of 2 at referral
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<br /></strong>Clubfoot
<br />Cleft Palate/Cleft Lip
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<br />A Mom- In-W8inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810624573971828000noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37177317.post-74117907037505898642009-05-25T18:26:00.010-04:002009-05-25T19:11:48.139-04:00Here I sit…head spinning and time ticking!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWMWd2YsT8J6guFljywmaqx60Okcvk2Ytjt_w5137AtZbbppoplFE0RlmLIzMG2aZgQUHdu6r38cF-9XH6UsVYvHlTVBda-LgRqHYnNQidevl_Qy_9IEGxjyR3RerakU3NDn7/s1600-h/dizzy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339895703547146658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 191px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWMWd2YsT8J6guFljywmaqx60Okcvk2Ytjt_w5137AtZbbppoplFE0RlmLIzMG2aZgQUHdu6r38cF-9XH6UsVYvHlTVBda-LgRqHYnNQidevl_Qy_9IEGxjyR3RerakU3NDn7/s400/dizzy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Last week I made a phone call to my agency, just for some random questions … low and behold, part way through our conversation she says, “ oh by the way we received our special needs files for this summer”<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">WHAT!!??</span></strong><br /></span><br />I had no idea; I thought they weren’t arriving until later in the summer.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#99ff99;">There are <em>11 families</em> waiting on the active SN list with our agency and we are <strong>#6</strong> on the list.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;color:#99ff99;"></span><strong><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Now for a little Q & A:</span></em></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">Q - Are we close?</span><br /></span><strong>A - YES</strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff99;">Q - Is our referral in this batch of files?</span><br /><strong>A - POSSIBLY</strong><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#ffff99;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Q - When will we know?</span><br /></span><strong>A - YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE!</strong><br /></span><br /><blockquote><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">All I do know right now is that our little girl’s picture could be sitting on someone’s desk in Ontario as her crucial information is translated from Chinese to English. </span></blockquote><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff99;">Q - Are we “ready”?</span><br /><strong>A - UMMM…GOOD QUESTION!!</strong><br /></span><br /><blockquote><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">You would think after all these years I could confidently answer this question with a resounding “YES”, but for some reason now that we can see the light I am in a state of shock & panic! Every time I think about it I get butterflies in my stomach. I’m not sure if it is because it is getting close or because I am trying to guard my heart because of the unknown. As most of you know the adoption world is ever changing…you just never know when the rollercoaster could jump the tracks and get thrown off course!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">But seriously</span><em><strong>…“Are we ready?”…</strong></em>Well, there is still a lot of preparation & paperwork to do, appointments and arrangements to be made, and a nursery to finish…but <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>YES, YES, YES,</strong></span> in our heart of hearts we are more than ready for every single precious moment to come!!! Along with many friends & family!</span><br /><br /><br />_____________________________________________________________________<br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It seems I can go from a very boring, ho-hum life to a crazy hectic one with the snap of a finger. Along with all of the referral excitement I am also trying to complete the second part of the payroll course I was working on before. I am trying to get through chapter 4 and all of the assignments, essays and quizzes that go along with it before Wednesday because on the weekend I will be doing the mid-term exam. I also have 4 appointments this week after work and will be starting the immigration paperwork for “Maggie”. I would also like to fit in some time for exercise, eating and bathing sometime during this hectic week, lol!!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">How will I ever find enough hours in the day when Maggie gets here!?!?<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Now back to studying...time is ticking away…</strong><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtascOB4OtubtaFu0VZt2xe3qosusqzO9jyv9l6SuIh9hyphenhyphenX0nIcHnf18n0mAn6Fs77G9PIPXDol8KR2Ya-FLdIkj6vRv7s0BgqnUm_akQL8ufHwecZaM13CtpP3N1ODMY1O2zf/s1600-h/1_clock.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339892737305056386" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 249px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 350px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtascOB4OtubtaFu0VZt2xe3qosusqzO9jyv9l6SuIh9hyphenhyphenX0nIcHnf18n0mAn6Fs77G9PIPXDol8KR2Ya-FLdIkj6vRv7s0BgqnUm_akQL8ufHwecZaM13CtpP3N1ODMY1O2zf/s400/1_clock.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/109/588FE6916BA89CA6AF9DFF18C5836F07.png" /></a><br /></p></blockquote>A Mom- In-W8inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810624573971828000noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37177317.post-22510449115829703832009-05-10T17:31:00.010-04:002009-05-10T19:53:47.419-04:00Mother's Day & Emotions<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsozgWIgrwCUU6i6i1nMdeTYu39kAWelLJOs8EE9xDv93Sanma7n9kagwnsTNKTziT5IHNawOsuU9ZUkSTQTq1k8cMDR9XwxyYFt8g9va9ZrkhdaDG2eJOhJr7sBHWIzmmoas/s1600-h/happymothersdaymom09.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334332592732555602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 325px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsozgWIgrwCUU6i6i1nMdeTYu39kAWelLJOs8EE9xDv93Sanma7n9kagwnsTNKTziT5IHNawOsuU9ZUkSTQTq1k8cMDR9XwxyYFt8g9va9ZrkhdaDG2eJOhJr7sBHWIzmmoas/s400/happymothersdaymom09.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Today is Mother’s Day, a time to celebrate all the wonderful Mom’s out there!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuqNCWsMEWVXCW7ZUQ5iJFYEmNQ8I_4yLGx3w7puwFTkSpLkErH079t5MV3so_4emVkvHXQp8jfoT-GT0HmqY_nz0AKuZis8fo5COaAOVatOfPd1NvrAeLCrFz6bhA0QGr6Vz/s1600-h/Mothers+Day+2009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334329399145222210" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 295px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuqNCWsMEWVXCW7ZUQ5iJFYEmNQ8I_4yLGx3w7puwFTkSpLkErH079t5MV3so_4emVkvHXQp8jfoT-GT0HmqY_nz0AKuZis8fo5COaAOVatOfPd1NvrAeLCrFz6bhA0QGr6Vz/s400/Mothers+Day+2009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Today I celebrate my Mom,<br />she has always been,<br />my encourager,<br />my defender,<br />my teacher,<br />my supporter,<br />and above all…<br />my friend!<br /><br />Happy Mother’s Day to you Mom, one of the strongest women I know!!<br />Love you! xoxo<br /></span><br /><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4f5449784d7a63304e773d3d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" height="303" alt="Click to play this Smilebox greeting: Mothers Day 2009" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4f5449784d7a63304e773d3d0d0a.jpg" width="386" /></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=google&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" height="46" alt="Create your own greeting - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" width="386" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="middle"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/ecards" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox greeting</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizOmz6kEQYY6qgRo3KGa7HYAAwcrA_u-ns9RiBsFlTdr1JCHWIFw8isaPzVt7vbsLqIA-XCRxd5_HDC2Vxuyn6uTP7vR08Bk9n6T-LFJD5g4uHCX0Y1itrbivZvv70oh6-QI1d/s1600-h/line.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334335898430829170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 82px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizOmz6kEQYY6qgRo3KGa7HYAAwcrA_u-ns9RiBsFlTdr1JCHWIFw8isaPzVt7vbsLqIA-XCRxd5_HDC2Vxuyn6uTP7vR08Bk9n6T-LFJD5g4uHCX0Y1itrbivZvv70oh6-QI1d/s320/line.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is the first year that I feel really emotional about this day. The last few years for me it all seemed surreal, that one day I would actually be a Mom. I was hoping for it to happen, and happen fast but so many obsticals have slowed our process that it just seemed like a dream.<br /><br />Today I received my second “Mommy-to-be” Mother’s Day card for this year. The thought came to my head that this is probably the last Mother’s Day I will spend without my little Maggie here. Then the realization hit that she IS alive somewhere in China right now…and is probably no longer with her birth mom.<br /><br />So, today my heart is a bit heavy with the thoughts of Maggie and her birthmom and the sacrifices that were made.<br /><br />Maggie, my little princess, this is the last Mother’s Day you will spend without a Mommy. I am praying to see your precious face soon and long for the day I finally hold you in my arms, until then I will pray for peace and comfort for you and your birthmom.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEBp1bwG7w0-lrtxuP09eAu6M7mYXODcR2_eqzSBTpYoKb4xgeRuzEN8fKrH572qyGAw9PiwZNWDetpCaojot-58EI0sabFTsXoI9MxgGQ3OptBuEjZCZAsI-xL_j4nGjxUSm/s1600-h/Lg+Kisses.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334343834805654450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 318px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEBp1bwG7w0-lrtxuP09eAu6M7mYXODcR2_eqzSBTpYoKb4xgeRuzEN8fKrH572qyGAw9PiwZNWDetpCaojot-58EI0sabFTsXoI9MxgGQ3OptBuEjZCZAsI-xL_j4nGjxUSm/s400/Lg+Kisses.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><em>(If you click on this graphic it will open up larger so you can read it. Then just click the back arrow to return to this page.)</em></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ff99ff;"><strong>Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother.</strong></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>- Lin Yutang<br /></em><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother. </span><br /></strong><em>- Oprah Winfrey</em> </span></span><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/109/588FE6916BA89CA6AF9DFF18C5836F07.png" style="border: none; background: transparent;"/></a>A Mom- In-W8inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810624573971828000noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37177317.post-61816143816872595632009-04-11T22:05:00.004-04:002009-04-11T23:37:45.041-04:00Easter Greetings!!<span style="color:#ff6666;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Happy Easter to all of you!</strong></span><br /></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyatzaca9SscEMTgvvnXXNLpIYuYaVzwzQVHH0LWLpexS-JMai-pIsULXScAIkIpTCmmaMQv6KQrXMtm3MNRyJndkHghlMwAIUM3-yOXZS98ll0HZl5D1zrAc1tH6pxwBA-1YR/s1600-h/banner.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323642693599941730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyatzaca9SscEMTgvvnXXNLpIYuYaVzwzQVHH0LWLpexS-JMai-pIsULXScAIkIpTCmmaMQv6KQrXMtm3MNRyJndkHghlMwAIUM3-yOXZS98ll0HZl5D1zrAc1tH6pxwBA-1YR/s320/banner.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I hope the bunny finds you & you all enjoy a nice day with friends & family!</span><br /></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3v5ECI5SachTVD8QPY6ByD94EWg7PafJmdXyWa6CF2lTUBTwuaqoCs4wCsSl8oyQRjBcEnaL7Wq1vgwyIfL_1yBKx2Mr10HuDkGWcKVuFMdkuEzoKL5g5ATpT7KAoH9SA5l5/s1600-h/easter01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323642690306062466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 128px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3v5ECI5SachTVD8QPY6ByD94EWg7PafJmdXyWa6CF2lTUBTwuaqoCs4wCsSl8oyQRjBcEnaL7Wq1vgwyIfL_1yBKx2Mr10HuDkGWcKVuFMdkuEzoKL5g5ATpT7KAoH9SA5l5/s320/easter01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/109/588FE6916BA89CA6AF9DFF18C5836F07.png" /></a>A Mom- In-W8inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810624573971828000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37177317.post-48928032091828019092009-04-05T21:44:00.003-04:002009-04-05T22:09:24.737-04:00Time For Another HS UpdateWell the course I was taking has ended, <strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff66;">YAY</span></strong>!!!!!!<br /><br />After a lot of stressing & studying I passed my final exam with a <strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff66;">90%</span></strong>. I’m glad the course is over for now but we start the second part on April 20th, so we get a break but not for very long.<br /><br /><span style="color:#339999;">_________________________________________________________</span><br /><br />Larry & I go to Halifax tomorrow to amend our homestudy and submit the list of special needs we feel comfortable, capable and have the resources to deal with. Then we wait for approval from the Nova Scotia Government.<br /><br />It feels like it is taking forever to get to this point. Hopefully we will receive our referral in the next batch, possibly August or somewhere around there. I am excited and scared all at the same time.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.profilekiss.com/" target="_blank"><img title="MySpace Comments" src="http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee238/profilekiss/graphics/Day/Good_Week/good_week_aau.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/109/588FE6916BA89CA6AF9DFF18C5836F07.png" /></a>A Mom- In-W8inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810624573971828000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37177317.post-31453396341930560032009-03-22T22:32:00.002-04:002009-03-22T22:36:15.455-04:00Birthday Bowling Break!This weekend I took a little break on Saturday from the studying to go out for my birthday. My birthday is not until next weekend but I will need the whole weekend to study for my exam on Monday March 30. So we thought a break on Saturday for some fun would be a good idea. I had a wonderful evening with lots of fun, friends and laughter. We started the evening with some bowling and then headed home for a game of Cran*ium and a few snacks & beverages. Lisa & Jeff spent the night at our house so we finished off the evening with some games of w*ii … and finally caught some shuteye around 4pm!!<br /><br /><br /><object width="420" height="312" ><param name="movie" value="http://www.scrapblog.com/viewer/viewer_v2_embed.swf?scrapblogId=1621005&showShareButton=true&showShareInitially=true&showOnlyShare=false&partnerId=1" /></param><embed src="http://www.scrapblog.com/viewer/viewer_v2_embed.swf?scrapblogId=1621005&showShareButton=true&showShareInitially=true&showOnlyShare=false&partnerId=1" width="420" height="312"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />I had a wonderful evening and love all the thoughtful gifts from my friends. Thanks so much to all of you!! xoxox<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/109/588FE6916BA89CA6AF9DFF18C5836F07.png" style="border: none; background: transparent;"/></a>A Mom- In-W8inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810624573971828000noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37177317.post-79931676047896989762009-03-02T22:33:00.004-04:002009-03-02T23:21:53.529-04:00PARENT - Job Description<p align="left">~ A friend sent this to me and I thought it was cute enough to share. ~<br /><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsP1rtSGDlEcxjnI861zU3LR971mulItRmlUHNPdj9JThhpq6D-TLzkI-h6BwsQZbarA_JgDgG2-GyWdvIfgQjd3N3Avgy8AsRyaUC4PjWbv8MkUSsiwolvBTLoUsPhGt8dhN/s1600-h/WantAds.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308791620503089442" style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 114px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsP1rtSGDlEcxjnI861zU3LR971mulItRmlUHNPdj9JThhpq6D-TLzkI-h6BwsQZbarA_JgDgG2-GyWdvIfgQjd3N3Avgy8AsRyaUC4PjWbv8MkUSsiwolvBTLoUsPhGt8dhN/s320/WantAds.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1puFbxkWI06WV1c0bhffgHCivb61fzHib6ZOf9v4LHY3J99KKTsAg-zBFHCI0c97LYU_-mpkUU9xZV1Gtm3agOyd7D9UkYpftHEAkIa3X9_3IS12KvpojwlRbFMsHQ8gnnr4/s1600-h/ParentingU_1.jpg"></a></p><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1puFbxkWI06WV1c0bhffgHCivb61fzHib6ZOf9v4LHY3J99KKTsAg-zBFHCI0c97LYU_-mpkUU9xZV1Gtm3agOyd7D9UkYpftHEAkIa3X9_3IS12KvpojwlRbFMsHQ8gnnr4/s1600-h/ParentingU_1.jpg"></a></p><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1puFbxkWI06WV1c0bhffgHCivb61fzHib6ZOf9v4LHY3J99KKTsAg-zBFHCI0c97LYU_-mpkUU9xZV1Gtm3agOyd7D9UkYpftHEAkIa3X9_3IS12KvpojwlRbFMsHQ8gnnr4/s1600-h/ParentingU_1.jpg"></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br /><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">POSITION :</span></strong> </div><div align="center"><br /><em>Mom, Mommy, Mama, Ma<br />Dad, Daddy, Dada, Pa, Pop</em><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;">JOB DESCRIPTION :</span><br /></strong><br />Long term, team players needed, for challenging,<br />permanent work in an often chaotic environment.<br />Candidates must possess excellent communication<br />and organizational skills and be willing to work<br />variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends<br />and frequent 24 hour shifts on call.<br />Some overnight travel required,<br />including trips to primitive camping sites on rainy weekends<br />and endless sports tournaments in far away cities!<br />Travel expenses not reimbursed.<br />Extensive courier duties also required.<br /></div><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;">RESPONSIBILITIES :</span><br /></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQrF2linV1LrRwhjvs9CJtm6KsJK2Q1r6GTOIrrAouvH8nWdKKW2K0sHAutVrPe7Mlmj54jTdCWv6DcbMDc7IAcEIGsrbgirmkZuFQ51V6WLoW7np-0qy7vtlG8-LOmIRx3_K/s1600-h/stressmom.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308791618578420530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQrF2linV1LrRwhjvs9CJtm6KsJK2Q1r6GTOIrrAouvH8nWdKKW2K0sHAutVrPe7Mlmj54jTdCWv6DcbMDc7IAcEIGsrbgirmkZuFQ51V6WLoW7np-0qy7vtlG8-LOmIRx3_K/s320/stressmom.gif" border="0" /></a><br />The rest of your life.<br />Must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily,<br />until someone needs $5.<br />Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly.<br />Also, must possess the physical stamina</div><div align="center">of a pack mule and be able to go from zero</div><div align="center">to 60 mph in three seconds flat in case,</div><div align="center">this time, the screams from the backyard</div><div align="center">are not someone just crying wolf.<br />Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges,</div><div align="center">such as small gadget repair, mysterious ugly sluggish toilets</div><div align="center">and stuck zippers.<br />Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and<br />coordinate production of multiple homework projects.<br />Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings<br />for clients of all ages and mental outlooks.<br />Must be a willing to be indispensable one minute, an embarrassment the next.<br />Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a<br />half million cheap, plastic toys, and battery operated devices.<br />Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst.<br />Must assume final, complete accountability for the quality of the end product.<br />Responsibilities also include floor maintenance</div><div align="center">and janitorial work throughout the facility.<br /></div><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;">POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT & PROMOTION :</span></strong><br /><br />None.<br />Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills,<br />so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE :</span></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1puFbxkWI06WV1c0bhffgHCivb61fzHib6ZOf9v4LHY3J99KKTsAg-zBFHCI0c97LYU_-mpkUU9xZV1Gtm3agOyd7D9UkYpftHEAkIa3X9_3IS12KvpojwlRbFMsHQ8gnnr4/s1600-h/ParentingU_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308791616187445378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 151px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 162px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1puFbxkWI06WV1c0bhffgHCivb61fzHib6ZOf9v4LHY3J99KKTsAg-zBFHCI0c97LYU_-mpkUU9xZV1Gtm3agOyd7D9UkYpftHEAkIa3X9_3IS12KvpojwlRbFMsHQ8gnnr4/s320/ParentingU_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />None required unfortunately.<br />On-the-job training offered on a continually</div><div align="center">exhausting basis.<br /></div><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;">WAGES AND COMPENSATION :</span><br /></strong><br />Get this! You pay them!<br />Offering frequent raises and bonuses.<br />A balloon payment i s due when they turn 18 because<br />of the assumption that college will help them<br />become financially independent.<br />When you die, you give them whatever is left.<br />The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that<br />you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.<br /></div><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;">BENEFITS :</span><br /></strong><br />While no health or dental insurance, no pension,<br />no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and<br />no stock options are offered;<br />this job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth,</div><div align="center">unconditional love, and free hugs and kisses for life ...<br /></div><div align="center">if you play your cards right.<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#000066;"><strong>** AND A FOOTNOTE, THERE IS NO RETIREMENT -- EVER!!! **</strong><br /></span></div><br /><br /><br />Larry & I sent our “resume's” in over 2 years ago … we can’t wait to get the call & be accepted for these positions!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/109/588FE6916BA89CA6AF9DFF18C5836F07.png" /></a>A Mom- In-W8inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810624573971828000noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37177317.post-49846710538733303832009-02-24T22:07:00.005-04:002009-02-24T22:43:04.430-04:00Have You Flapped Your Jack* Today?<em><blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;">· In Canada, the United States, and South Africa, flapjack is another term for a thin pancake that is not only crispy, but slightly chewy as well. A largely defining attribute of a flapjack is its large diameter, commonly measuring 12" (30 cm) or more.</span></blockquote></em><br />Today is Shrove Tuesday* (pancake day), yum!! I will indulge any holiday that includes food … especially PANCAKES!<br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306556896344518178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 249px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2bJZO5vSk3_H0J_mSVXxNILq4mxViStCpfoEONg5e-CVIF7FYk3KKYLdwN81IOprOz46k18guIQ_EHOdGnGBgu4BOuzrdD30iiqiZWJiHwogW0WOaHSdP2LoTHSCwvrfQVe3/s400/pancakes778.gif" border="0" /><br />One of my co-workers, Danny (you may remember him from <a href="http://pricelessprincess.blogspot.com/2007/11/weekend-post-o-ramma.html">this post</a>) brought all the ingredients to work for making pancakes from scratch … YES, I said SCRATCH! At lunchtime Danny went to work in the kitchen making tones of pancakes. Of course, once the aroma of pancakes wafted throughout the office the taste-testers began to arrive. We were treated to apple cinnamon pancakes and real maple syrup.<br /><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Thanks for the tasty treat for lunch today Dan!<br /></strong></p><p>After I left work I came home to make some more pancakes, lol!! Guess I just couldn’t get enough!<br /><br /></p><blockquote><em><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>*Shrove Tuesday Traditions</strong><br />Among Anglicans, Lutherans and other Protestant denominations, and among cultures in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, this day is also known as Pancake Tuesday, as it is customary to eat pancakes on this day.<br />Pancakes and doughnuts are associated with the day preceding Lent because they were a way to use up rich foodstuffs such as eggs, milk, and sugar, before the fasting season of the 40 days of Lent. The liturgical fasting emphasized eating plainer food and refraining from food that would give pleasure: In many cultures, this means no meat, dairy, or eggs.</span></em></em></blockquote><p><br /><br />Here is a good recipe for some Good Old Fashioned Pancakes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbH2YZSkKxvSACGmTbTy1jzwHnIeZcZvmgdQd9Ko9E38oqrK1hpwrKhcGxVwmhxCoFvuQPTciSGzmEXLwWuGGSunNjU2QnBCPXLMzl5LRT_LmxLa7eWBNroj4lF_qqSq_ISEhZ/s1600-h/128752_f260.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306556743377204978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 205px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbH2YZSkKxvSACGmTbTy1jzwHnIeZcZvmgdQd9Ko9E38oqrK1hpwrKhcGxVwmhxCoFvuQPTciSGzmEXLwWuGGSunNjU2QnBCPXLMzl5LRT_LmxLa7eWBNroj4lF_qqSq_ISEhZ/s400/128752_f260.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />INGREDIENTS<br />· 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (sifted)<br />· 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder<br />· 1 teaspoon salt<br />· 1 tablespoon white sugar<br />· 1 1/4 cups milk (room temp.)<br />· 1 egg (room temp.)<br />· 3 tablespoons butter, melted (unsalted)<br />·<br />DIRECTIONS<br />1. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk, egg and melted butter; mix until smooth.<br />2. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Brown on both sides and serve hot. Enjoy!</p><p><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/109/588FE6916BA89CA6AF9DFF18C5836F07.png" /></a></p>A Mom- In-W8inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810624573971828000noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37177317.post-56831439328666890142009-02-18T19:51:00.005-04:002009-02-18T20:16:52.476-04:00Snow & Ice FestivalMy Mom emailed me a link about this AMAZING winter festival in Harbin, in China's far northeast. These are some of the most beautiful and breathtaking ice sculptures I have ever seen.<br /><br />The festival is over for this year but it would be wonderful to experience another time.<br /><br />Below is the link I received and a short video of the event.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/01/13/1742108.aspx">Click HERE for more about The Harbin, China - Annual Snow and Ice Festival</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/28636436#28636436" frameborder="0" width="425" scrolling="no" height="339"></iframe> <style type="text/css">.msnbcLinks {font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 425px;} .msnbcLinks a {text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px;} .msnbcLinks a:link, .msnbcLinks a:visited {color: #5799db !important;} .msnbcLinks a:hover, .msnbcLinks a:active {color:#CC0000 !important;} </style><br /><p class="msnbcLinks">Visit msnbc.com for <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/">Breaking News</a>, <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032507">World News</a>, and <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032072">News about the Economy</a></p><br /><a href="http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/01/13/1742108.aspx"></a><a href="http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/01/13/1742108.aspx"></a>A Mom- In-W8inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810624573971828000noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37177317.post-22612086635110982282009-02-15T23:26:00.003-04:002009-02-15T23:35:57.685-04:00Start A New Week With A SmileI found this video on You*Tube and had to share it. This little girl is absolutely ADORABLE!!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8eoSIjijkjE&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8eoSIjijkjE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Have a great week everyone!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/109/588FE6916BA89CA6AF9DFF18C5836F07.png" style="border: none; background: transparent;"/></a>A Mom- In-W8inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810624573971828000noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37177317.post-92008744336944374492009-02-14T14:33:00.007-04:002009-02-15T23:24:18.971-04:00Love Is In The Air<marquee width="95%" scrollamunt="8"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a title="Click Here for More Grpahics" href="http://newgraphicmyspace.com/graphic_page/graphics_code_24502992.html" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q157/graphic_code/get_well_soon_love_miss/vad1cc235009154_myspace.gif" border="0" /><br /></a></div></marquee><p><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmiDCqfvVe2E47GTurGS6l4Zdvh6hTLYMJNeNdmJcpW0CmaJIPZ3k32Xzl3B6S265dWEnMeVukEbh29edSI3FmvVgnfQ8oT6qRVvfe2xPJGpe3-lT747ViFaePvB8u8Zlg2i2/s1600-h/february_14_valentines_day_calendar.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302743695236147042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 370px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 245px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmiDCqfvVe2E47GTurGS6l4Zdvh6hTLYMJNeNdmJcpW0CmaJIPZ3k32Xzl3B6S265dWEnMeVukEbh29edSI3FmvVgnfQ8oT6qRVvfe2xPJGpe3-lT747ViFaePvB8u8Zlg2i2/s400/february_14_valentines_day_calendar.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Happy Valentine’s Day friends!!<br />I hope everyone has a wonderful day filled with lots of love.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></p><p><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></p><p><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></p><p><span style="color:#cc0000;"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></span> </p><p><span style="color:#cc0000;"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></span> </p><p><span style="color:#cc0000;"><span style="color:#cc0000;">______________________________________________________________________________ </span><br /></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgweH3pYPburJOcyFRmRnyxtT2_wk33gZvRH4zSsFIQ71yuLc1XckS2fWVP2IwiJLyEp80GOwlwyvJ9bMFgkBuoGrtfy7gzWSC-pKbCWMH6G8CkQBygivCDRfpAbEoy7oggbmN4/s1600-h/Valentines+%2709.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303220220884422338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 319px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgweH3pYPburJOcyFRmRnyxtT2_wk33gZvRH4zSsFIQ71yuLc1XckS2fWVP2IwiJLyEp80GOwlwyvJ9bMFgkBuoGrtfy7gzWSC-pKbCWMH6G8CkQBygivCDRfpAbEoy7oggbmN4/s400/Valentines+%2709.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><blockquote><span style="color:#990000;">To my magnificent husband:<br /><br />I'd like to take this time to say<br />just<br />how you make me feel.<br />Your smile brightens my darkest day<br />and makes our<br />friendship real.<br /><br />Every time you hold my hand,<br />I feel butterflies<br />take flight,<br />and I find myself missing you<br />each time you're out of<br />sight.<br /><br />Each morning when I awake,<br />you're the first thing on my mind,<br />and I'll protect the special bond we share<br />because true love is hard to<br />find.<br /><br />You're someone very special<br />and this I know is true.<br />I'm<br />happier than I've ever been<br />and I owe that all to you.<br /><br />I love you<br />Larry!<br />xoxo</span></blockquote><p><br /><br /><!-- Start: Pucca Funny Love - FreeGameAccess.com --></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://www.freegameaccess.com/play-pucca-funny-love.htm" target="_blank"><img height="80" src="http://www.freegameaccess.com/images/pucca-funny-love-sml.gif" width="100" border="0" /></a></td><td style="PADDING-LEFT: 0.5em" valign="center"><a href="http://www.freegameaccess.com/play-pucca-funny-love.htm" target="_blank"><strong>Pucca Funny Love</strong> - CLICK to see how Pucca finally gets to kiss Garu</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><!-- End: Pucca Funny Love - FreeGameAccess.com --><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; 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