Thanks Jocelyn!

This gorgeous picture frame and a handmade card were sent to me by my dear friend Jocelyn. She is such a wonderful person! She thinks Layla's picture will look marvellous in the frame. I'm sure Jocelyn hit the nail on the head and there's no doubt Layla will be spoiled (But definitely not a brat). I wish Jocelyn and I lived closer to one another. It would be so much fun to shop, go to movies and have girl's night out with each other in tow. Most of all it would be amazing to raise our girls together. I'm thankful Joce is such a good friend. I value her friendship even if she didn't send me lovely gifts.

To My Outstanding August/Sept.2006 DTC Secret Pal

I've signed up to be a secret pal with another group of individuals whose files were DTC (The date your dossiers went to China)in August and September 2006. We agree to send gifts bimonthly based upon a theme through to June 2008. This month the theme was bathtime. Well, I hardly know where to begin with the descriptive praise for my secret pal. To say she is generous is an understatement. I am still overwhelmed by the thought and care that went into each and evry part of Layla's gift. She even wrapped all the gifts! You can see the ducky paper in the background of the pictures. Even the card is so cute with the the bums on the babies. The message inside her card said:
Krista,
I am so very excited to be your secret pal and be sharing this wait with you! Layla is such a beautiful name and I look forward to shopping for and showering her with lots of goodies! Wishing you a wonderful April...Your Aug./Sept.2006 Secret Pal.

The level of gratefulness on my part is not measurable. Secret Pal, I am blessed. Not just because your package held so many treasures but because your words and heart were in each special touch. Grazie,Merci,Thank-you.

My Winnings!

I received my second installment of Jocelyn's Workshop In a Box yesterday. The pages are phenomenal! You can tell she creates them from her heart and treats each set with the utmost thought and care. In my box was a prize I had won for correctly guessing the answer to a trivia question on Jocelyn's website. It's a set of lovely Stampin' Up Chinese characters(stamps). I cannot wait to use them in Layla's OHGWQ scrapbook. Merci, Jocelyn!!!

Thanks February Cyber Shower Pal!

This is late I admit it but the appreciation is still new. Layla received a beautiful princess frame from LaDawn Tucker in Missouri. I think a photo of Layla in a tutu will look so cute in this frame. Thanks a bunch LaDawn!

Thank-you April Cyber Shower Pal!!!

This adorable hooded, froggy towel was sent to Layla by Keri Young in Ohio. I think it's so lovely and I cannot wait to wrap my squirmy, wet, little girl in it. She also sent a lovely card which said:
Krista, Best of luck to you as you await the arrival of your precious daughter. The wait is so worth it! Hope she enjoys this cyber shower gift.
Thanks so much Keri!

30 Months

The latest rumour on the Rumour Queen site is that a European agency has told their clients that the wait will extend to 30 MONTHS!!! Deep down I knew it would probably be this long for us to hold Layla in our arms but never thought it would take this long just to see her picture. I don't know how to respond to this speculation. That time line would put us at the 4 YEAR mark for the adoption (not from LID). I feel helpless, it's out of my control. I gotta admit, I just turned 34 on Monday and this is not how where I thought I'd be at this age. I thought I'd have 3 kids by now. Who knows,maybe an adoption fairy is looking out for us and will light a fire under the butt of the CCAA and the stork will bring us the twin daughters we've requested.

Steven Curtis Chapman's "When Love Takes You In"

Get your tissues ready!

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AAH! Spring has sprung...I think

"It's a beautiful day in the neighbourhood, a beautiful day for a neighbour. Won't you be, won't you be, please won't you be my neighbour?" Okay, I'll admit it the sun does wild and wacky things to my brain. I feel like dancing in the meadow, frolicking with puppies,kissing babies (preferably my own). Wait a minute, yes that's right, how in the heck am I supposed to kiss my baby when the CCAA only refers 2 DAYS of LIDS!!!! Don't they know that spring is a time for renewal, optimism and joy?
For those of us who continue to wait and wait there seems to be very little of that going around. How do I communicate this asinine time frame to friends and family? I am eating, sleeping and breathing the wait and I can barely grasp the WHY behind it. I'm fairly educated and I've read all of the potential reasons why the time between LID and referral continues to widen...in a nutshell it doesn't matter. All that matters is that Layla should be in my arms pronto!