Fact: Referrals for June 16-28 LIDS are in the mail

Need I say more ?

One month closer to our girl ...

It'll be 10 full months on Saturday that our file was logged in. Wow !

Congrats to all of the families that are receiving their referrals soon.

Happy Daddy's Day!

Well ,,,I think that I can honestly say that this will be our last Father's Day without Alyana.

We had a great day and spent a sunshine filled day with Grammy and Papa.

Ben presented his Daddy with a great book titled - " Why a Son Needs a Dad". It's a book of pictures and awesome quotes.

On the inside of the cover,


Ben wrote this -





He meant to say "My Best" and I didn't have the heart to correct him.

Needless to say, his Dad had a great chuckle over it.

I hope everyone has had a great day ( especially the Dad's).

Remember we are all one day closer to our girls .....

Let the Sun Shine In

We began construction on our home a week ago and the rain has NOT stopped.



We're not talking a little sprinkle here and there .....no ..... we are talking about a CLEAR and UNFORGIVING downpouring from the Heavens's above for 7 days straight !


Oh My ...




Here's hoping the rainbow appears soon.

I'm a Lucky Girl

Just came across this pic of my boys. I love this picture.

How Long Have You Been Waiting ?

You Know You've Been Waiting A Long Time To Adopt Your Daughter When ....




You've created a nursery ......



And dismantled it before she even gets here!




I'm throughly confused.

One post says to expect referral at the 12 month mark and yet others are saying brace for an 18 month wait.

They cannot all be right. I'll aim for the middle.

Regardless, it's true , we are packing and are offically "homeless" in a few days. We are really looking forward to building our new home.

Oh yeah, and doing the nursery for the 2nd time.

I'd say that that will help pass the time until referral.