ONE YEAR - ALREADY!!

Wow!! Hard to beleive we have been waiting for 1 year on the 18th of this month. Time has really flown by. Who would have thought that the wait time would stretch out this far. The wait has been good. In the year we have been waiting, Donnie and I have each turned a year older, Donnie had much needed knee surgery, and I have lost 30 pounds!! My weight loss is due to anxiety, and Donnie finally gave in to surgery. His origional plan was to wait till the day we got back from China to have surgery!! I could picture that!! Severe jetlag, a new baby, and taking care of Donnie.
And now the answer to the all important question that I know you are asking....When are you getting your baby? Well, that is the million dollar question. Currently we are approximately 84 days from where they are in the matching process, and where our paper work is. Our paperwork is dated Nov. 18, 2005, and they have matched up to Aug. 25. China is currently matching an average of 15 days per month. At this rate it is another 6 months. But God is STILL in control. This will all take place in His perfect timing. The best we can guess, we should get our referral sometime around March and travel around May. Our wedding anniversary (number 14) is in May and our goal right now is to be in China for our anniversary. Stay tuned for more updates. I will post some pics in a couple of weeks, and promise to try to blog more often. We will be setting up a real website when we get closer...details to follow.