Happy 36 Month "3 Year" LID Anniversary

Note the date above and the date in the header at the top of my blog and you'll notice that today is our "3 Year" log in date anniversary. Wow, now this is an anniversary that we never thought or expected to celebrate. Are we actually celebrating?? Well yes, we'll be having dinner with my sister, brother-in-law and my nephew and niece. Cornbeef and cabbage, a belated St. Patty's Day dinner where we can also celebrate this date as well.
So... how much more of a wait do we have? Ever hear of the saying "so close, yet so far...."?, well that sort of sums it up. There are 16 LID's left till it's our turn.
We are hopeful that we will receive "MR's" referral very soon, very soon, very soon....my mantra very soon, very soon!!!!!
Have a great day!!!!

Log In Date Update

Just a quick post to update where we are in regards to our log in date. As of March 2nd of this month, the Chinese Center For Adoption Affairs (CCAA) has completed matching referrals for log in dates up to March 6th, 2006 . As our log in date is March 22nd, 2006, there are now only 16 LID's left till it's our turn to receive our referral. How much longer?? That depends upon how long it takes for the CCAA to match referrals for those 16 days. If they match 4 days a month, then we are looking at a referral in June, if they do more than 4 than we could see Marissa Renee's face sooner. If they do less than 3 days.... well we'll deal with that as it comes.

A Difficult Time

I have tried to post many times, but have found it too difficult. The last several weeks have been so hard both emotionally and physically. My work load at my job multiplied in a very short period time, with project deadlines looming. I take my job very personally, and often times find myself lying awake at night, unable to sleep, worrying about one thing or another.
During this time, I also found out that a dear, childhood friend was very ill. She ultimately lost her valiant battle with cancer and passed away last week. I have been so sad, trying to come to terms with many things. Losing my friend so young (she was only 48 and with young children) is a tragedy in it's self. My heart goes out to my friend's husband and family, my thoughts and prayers are with them constantly.
I'm also dealing with guilt. I had not seen my friend for almost a year. How I wish that I had called and been in contact with her. I did not know she was ill again, I should have known, a good friend would have known.
A lesson to be learned....if you have a family member or friend that you have not called, written, or had contact with in a while, get in contact with them. Let them know how much they mean to you, let them know how much you love them and care for them. Don't let so much time pass, that one day you just run out of time.