We are TA!

Yeah! We just received our Travel Approval phone call from our agency. This means that the dates are narrowed to us leaving anytime starting Nov 11th (OMG!!!) and be back before Dec. 7th! We are coming for you, Joylin!
I am hyperventilating....Better start looking for the suitcase...

Many Thanks!

Thank you to all of those who are celebrating our "joy" and happiness with the news of our referral.
Thanks to the Puca Family for sending beautiful flowers.


Thanks to all of those people who are sending in quilt squares.

Thanks to Deanne and Darcy for patience as I waffle around shower or not.

Thanks to Michelle for making the quilt- I truly appreciate your skill and effort in creating it.

Lastly, thank you to Ch*Na for sharing one of your children with us- we feel privileged!

Waiting for TA

Just thought I would update people that right now we are waiting for our TA- Travel Approval. It is harder now that we have her darling face to dream at and now have her here.
I checked again with our agency to ask about an update. They did make the request on Sept 19, so it is hard to believe it is only a month. We would really love some information on her now- our data is from when she was 3 months old.

Hopefully I will have more to post soon.

It is a girl!

Announcing
Joylin
Mary-Sandra
Brillhart



We are so excited to share this news! After waiting for 4 years- it is finally happening! Isn't she a cutie?
Her DOB is Aug 2, 2009
From Tianjin CWI
Chinese name Wei Ya Yuan (means Ya-Elegant Yuan Park)

We hope to receive our Travel approval within 5-8 weeks. Home before Christmas! What a wonderful gift for us all!

A special song

I came across this music video by Stephen Curtis Chapman. I have always liked his music but this one had me really crying today. He had adopted and really understands so much of the emotional roller coaster about adoption, parenting, and living a good life. I also listened to his "Cinderella" song. I better leave the computer and do something else today....put this in your browser for a really nice song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=demRHgul2Zk&feature=player_embedded