Just Do It

Here is a fun spoof commercial for Nike featuring Tom Cruise. Love him or hate him, you have to admit he works hard for his money.

**Update To Wee Little Piggies

The last round of referrals included some young babies. Today I found out that one of the babies in that group is only 5 months old. She was born November 14th.

I have some carrots in my refrigerator that are older than that.

Dan's Pregnancy

Ok, you know how we have been waiting for a really long time for our referral? Well, we have been waiting for a really long time. In fact by the time we meet Harper for the first time we could have given birth to two babies... Consecutively.

Dan isn't handling his "pregnancy" well. He is grouchy. He has graciously saved all his vacation time at work preparing for our eventual travel and he is still waiting. After the latest round of referrals he decided that was it. We were going to take a trip.

Dan's parent are letting us use an extra timeshare week and Dan searched to find a place that was available on such short notice. After a few failed attempts he found something that would work. Aruba. We leave May 20 and we can't wait.

As of now we still don't know when we will get our referral. I don't think it will be while we are away... but who really knows. I suppose we will have a back-up plan in case that happens.

All I can say right now is that Dan is a lot friendlier and his ankles don't seem nearly as swollen anymore.

Wee Little Piggies

Some of the other adoption agencies have recieved their packet of referrals already. Some people have posted the news about their new children and I was very interested to see that some of these babies were born in the middle of October... which makes them about 6 months old. Last year the average age of the babies at referral time was 8 to 10 months.

Hmmmm, that gives me something to think about.
 

The Tooth and Nothing But the Tooth

CCAA has confirmed that all LID dates through June 6 have been matched. As of yesterday CCAA's referral packet was in San Fransisco on its way to Colorado. Referral calls will most likely be made Friday or Saturday.

Oh, you ask, what does that mean for you? We still don't know, but really isn't that the way it always is?

Switching subjects, Cubbie is having a little dental work today. We are hoping for a nice white smile and some fresher smelling breath. Oh yeah, for Cubbie, too.

 

Antsy For Rumors?

Rumors say that CCAA will be sending out referrals anytime now. The rumored LID dates that will be covered are May 31st through June 6. Our agency has said that LID dates will include May 31st and the first week of June.

We are June 15 and will not be in this round and still not sure about the next round of referrals that should be sent out at the end of May.

My Magic 8 Ball is broken so I have no idea if these rumors will play out to be fact or fiction. Damn you, Magic 8 Ball!

Manimals

Because they're not babies anymore.

 

Hoppy Easter Everyone!

Deadline

Happy Tacks Day... uhh Tax Day!
(Although I think these are officially called push pins.)

I Carry The Q-Tip Because I Can

Do you ever feel like you are walking down the street in your simple white dress, with your sprig of hair a little on the flat side, while carrying a giant q-tip for no reason, when an enormous hand reaches up and grabs you by where your ear would be if you had ears?

That is how I feel today. 

Wee Willie Winkie

Wilson is home and resting comfortably when he is not searching for vast piles of food which he is not supposed to feast on yet.

His surgery went well, his eyelids are now in the proper place, but still a bit swollen. His corneas were debrided and will hopefully now heal.

We will be putting ointment in his eyes twice a day until his follow-up visit four weeks from now.

For the moment, Wilson isn't quite as handsome as he normally is, but I was expecting him to look a lot worse when we were able to pick him up this afternoon, no weird collar or pirate eye patches.

He is in really good spirits and seems like himself. Hungry.

Domo Konnichiwa

I realized this morning that it has been almost a week since I last created an entry on our blog. It has been a busy week, but frankly in regards to the adoption we have no new news. (Which is fine right now, I seem to be in a very Zen-like state so it is truly not bothering me.) I have tried to think of funny stories, but nothing super funny has happened this week. I guess you could say it has been downright uneventful.

Wilson’s surgery is Monday, CCAA is very quiet right now, we had a little snow this week, but it has since melted, the sun is not shining, and we have adjusted to day-light savings time pretty well. I think that just about sums it up.

Now for a subject change… this is a definition from: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Domo-kun (どーもくん) is the mascot of Japan's NHK television station, appearing in several short stop-motion sketches. Domo-kun, a strange monster-like creature born from an egg, is short, fuzzy and brown with beady black eyes and an open mouth revealing pointy teeth. He lives in an underground cave with Usajii, a wise old rabbit, who loves to watch TV and drink astringent tea (in Japanese, "Usagi" = rabbit and "Oyaji" = older man). The name "Domo" was acquired during the second episode of his show in which a TV announcer said, "Domo Konnichiwa" (roughly translatable as "Hello indeed!"). Domo's favorite food is seasoned beef with potatoes and he has a strong dislike for apples (an unexplained mystery in his DNA). Domo is known to pass gas repeatedly when nervous or in a bad mood.

I love Domo.

I've Got Some Work To Do!

Dan's mom sent me some really great "photoshopped" pictures that she found. They are really cool... Mine seem to need a little more work!
Here are just a few of them. Enjoy.

My Mom Likes Stale Peeps

Well Peeps (that means people, Mom; not the creepy marshmallow things), the rumors were true and CCAA only matched LID dates of May 26 through May 30. That sounds bad. It sounds even worse when you hear that there were only three business days (and LID dates) during that time. Ouch. No one predicted that happening. It also means it is even harder to predict what will happen next. So… I guess we will wait. One thing I have heard many people say is, “You’ll do anything for your child.” If that means wait, we will wait. I believe it will happen sometime, I just have to be patient. (Which is easier said than done when you are well into your fourth trimester.)

I just hope that we will be signing her up for kindergarten rather than her AARP card.

On a brighter note, it gives me more time and fodder to post to my blog! (You know you love it.)

Me and Ruby McGee

Jenny, Don and Ruby came up to visit this weekend. During their visit Jenny made the comment that Ruby hasn't appeared in our blog yet.

I thought to myself, that is weird. I spend a lot of time with Ruby. Sometimes we are with Jenny and Don sometimes we are not. I am not even sure if Jenny and Don know just how much time Ruby and I spend together...

Perhaps I have been lackadaisical in my Ruby postings. Perhaps Jenny and Don don't think that Ruby and I get along well.

Maybe because I don't have a dog, Jenny and Don think that I am a weird "cat person".

To be honest, Ruby and I have been keeping our friendship on the down low. We didn't want to leave anyone out or hurt anybody's feelings.

Well, to everyone who is reading this, I love dogs. I love dogs very much and Ruby is one of my very good friends.

And if this doesn't prove it I don't know what does.

Ruby and I are cool like that.

Karen and Kevin's Inner Child

Karen and Kevin's inner child is a girl! Yippee! They already have good pictures of her on their blog. Even if you are not pregnant, you can still find out about your inner child by taking this quiz. The following results are mine... Your Inner Child Is Surprised

You see many things through the eyes of a child. Meaning, you're rarely cynical or jaded. You cherish all of the details in life. Easily fascinated, you enjoy experiencing new things.

How Is Your Inner Child?

I Caught You A Delicious Bass

Last week I received this sweet pen in the mail thanks to Karen and Kevin.
I caught you a delicious bass is one of my favorite quotes from the movie; as it turns out, it is also a website!

I am off to draw a liger* now with my sweet pen.

Deb: "What are you drawing?"
Napoleon: "A liger."
Deb: "What's a liger?"
Napoleon: "It's pretty much my favorite animal. It's like a lion and a tiger mixed. Bred for it's skills in magic."

Wilson Update: Eye Do Declare!

Wilson had his appointment with his prestigious doctor yesterday. His doctor was great, diagnosed him right away and made us feel better that Wilson will be fixed. (Well, he has already been fixed… I guess I should say repaired.)
Wilson is scheduled for a face-lift April 10th. We think he will look ten years younger.


We were considering having his nose done at the same time, but we thought THAT might look weird.

When Will I Get My Ass To China?

There is also a joke about a “slow boat..,” but I thought that would be too obvious.

Our adoption timeline is slowing down. There are some rumors, although not official, that are probably true and disappointing. Some agencies have gotten information that at the end of March, CCAA is going to match LID dates of May 26- May 30. (Not even May 31st) That leaves us not in this upcoming referral group and perhaps not even the next referral group; maybe even longer. We can’t even predict a worst case scenario because everything so far has been very unpredictable. For the past few months CCAA has been referring fewer and fewer LID dates. All we can do is wait and see. Travel in July is seeming like a better bet and unfortunately a lot more humid. Grrrr!

Does a Gummi Bear Poo in the Woods?