Yes, we are still here...

Yes, we are still alive...busy as all get out... not too happy to not even have time to blog...

So 18 months LID(back on the 19th), 1.5 years,probably another year, give or take some time *insert eye roll here*.

With the wait time people wonder if we should switch, in a word...."NO!"

Our heart is with our girl in China, it would feel like she would be abandoned twice, no way we could do that.That is reason enough.

If we were to consider a switch, say to Vietnam, it would still take around a year, and domestic has a number of concerns beyond wait times for us so we aren't considering that. Other countries are saying they have shorter wait times, but a number of china bound folks are dropping out and switching so I suspect wait times will quickly become longer there also.

We know the China Olympics will be yet another delay, in some way, in the process...but when it all comes down to it, you gotta be true to your heart...

Dec 18 I get my final shots, should have been September, man in some ways time sure flies...

What else is new:

*Enjoying Survivor China, we have only missed a couple of them. Heroes has 1 episode to go, Office is effected by the writers strike... and the snow is falling so seems we will be hitting the moive watching trend again soon.

*Costco got the Welch's fruit snacks back(they had another brand for a couple months)- I did a dance of joy, those things are so darn good!

*Only have gift certificates to buy to finish my Christmas shopping, got the rest done, Yahoo!

*We have successfully resisted the urge to buy a pet, of any kind, 3 times in the last month and a half. We know it is the urge to nurture and care for something, ANYthing, that is driving it while we are waiting.

*Cara has made some solid decisions on paint color and we have purchased a bunch of stuff to decorate the house and will be changing the paint color at some point soon. The quest to complete this is nearly done!

Well, I smell Chinese food cooking upstairs for supper... must go "supervise" to ensure everything turns out okay ;)

A boy named S

Cara and I had the chance to meet face to face such a special and amazing little guy. He came to Canada through an international adoption and would be considered special needs...but once you meet him he is just special...period! Those of us with "normal" limbs moan and complain so much about what we CAN'T do, well a boy named S(named that way simply for privacy sake) does more at the age of 3 with his so called limitations(he has only one finger on one arm and only one toe on one of his feet) than kids his age. He is incredible, inspirational and just too cute for it to be legal! His smile will crack the hardest of hearts and his abundant love just carries you away to a wonderful bright place.

He was saved from a horrible, unimaginable place, the abuse and neglect he faced is undescribable, and to have the spirit he does...he is one special person that I know God will use in incredible ways, he has already impacted those in his circle of influence and that circle will just get larger as the sky is the limit for this little guy.

It was an amazing time to spend with his family and S and we can't wait to see their faces at the airport,along with our family, the day we bring Julia home. Their love and support for us as we have travelled, and continue to travel this adoption road is wonderful and we thank them again for it!

Hopefully they still love us. S asked me to show him some magic tricks, so I did some basic coin tricks with a dime, and then "infused it with magic" so that, in the presence of his parents I said," If you put this dime under your pillow, in the morning it will turn into a loonie!" He ran to his room and put it under the pillow right then. Knowing how smart he is, I bet there have been countless dimes since our visit under his pillow, so I wonder how much our short visit has cost the parents, LOL :).

late congrats

Late congrats to those who were matched up to Dec 8. A whopping 8 days this months...let's hope they break some double digits coming up!

Do you ever rework song lyrics?

I do all the time, I had an amazing experience at a personal development seminar where I had the chance to do that with a song. It was Keith Urbans "I Can Fly". With some easy word changes it became a song of worship. It was combined with a stetching...no shatering of personal comfort zomes that was incredible. The seminar, which is not relgious orietnated is Choicesseminars.com. WELL worth checking out. It will be life changing.

time....stands....still for no one
I know this is true
I've.....been.....stuck here waiting
then along....came.....you

You gave me back the love I had, the faith I lost, the life I knew
I wanna thank you for the love that you give me
and the sun that you put in my sky
but you don't know how much you've lifted me up
but I feel so alive....

That I could fly......
That I could fly......

There's no way I could have made it this far with.....out.....you
You came to me just when I needed someone to believe that I could make....it....through

You gave me back the love I had, the faith I lost, and the life I knew
I wanna thank you for the love that you give me
and the sun that you put in my sky
cause you dont know how much you've lifted me up
but I feel so alive....

That I could fly above the clouds
Fly so high we never come down
just you and I
I'm so in love....
with you.....
with you.....

yeah...

yeah I spread my wings....

You gave me back the love I had, the faith I lost, and the life I knew
I wanna thank you for the love that you give me
and the sun that you put in my sky
You don't know how much you've lifted me up
but I feel so alive.....

I wanna thank you for the love that you give me
and the sun that you put in my sky
and you don't know how much you've lifted me up
but I feel so alive...

That I could fly......
That I could fly......
That I could fly......
I could fly......

spread my wings

let me tell ya
I said I need your love
I need your love to
stay with me Jesus

oh I need your love
I need your love to
stay with me Jesus

oh I need your love
I need your love to
stay with me Jesus

yeah I need your love
I need your love to
stay with me Jesus

you and me side by side walking through the woods in the pale moonlight and it feels so good!