15 months

Oh look, here's another anniversary.

15 months down
4.5 to go???

I have my heart set on an early August referral. I know I said it could be September, and it could be, but since I have no idea, really, and I need something to hang my hat on, I choose to hang it on August.

Party Pictures

1. The Birthday Girl
2. Make this picture bigger and look at Jeffrey
3. Georgia and Nana
4. Cool new shades
5 Even the baby-on-the-way gets presents
6. OMG, are we a cute couple, or what?
7. Only part of the party spread
8. Happy Nana with Grandkids. Soon there will be FOUR!
9. My only good shot of Jeffrey

A Birthday tree? Oh, Yes!

"Georgia," you say, "Why are you posting a picture of a Christmas tree?"

It's not a Christmas tree! My sister and her family have made it home from Germany for a month's visit. And because my niece has a birthday this month, and my mother tends to go overboard, we had big blow-out shindig for the neice the moment they got out of the car! This is a picture of the birthday tree!!

Here's the kids and my brother-in-law as they pull up. Notice the wiped out look on my nephew's face. Poor kid. Long trip. But nothing perks kids up like PRESENTS!! It was like a mini-Christmas. I'm posting pictures, but none are really very good. Those kids are faster now and hard to pin down for a good photo.

I'm thrilled my sister is here this month. Adulthood and babies have made us much closer than we ever were as children and that's nice. Hopefully, we'll get a chance to really visit and catch up while she's here. I know they're here for the whole month, but this is one busy family. They'll be going between grandparents, in-laws, church family, friends, and mission work (the real reason they're in the states.)

The comings and goings of my sister's family will keep us on our toes and should make the month go by really quickly. A real distraction from the Adoption wait. They leave in early April and by then, I'll only have 4-5 more months of waiting for Zoe.

A bit more crankiness...

I've been more than a little cranky since the last batch of referrals. (Just ask Jeff...poor thing) The serious possibity of a September referral has jumped in front of me and it was quite a shock. Not sure what was shocking about it. Every month it moves back more, but I thought for sure. FOR. SURE. that August was the end. It couldn't possibly be any later than August.

But, no....

Once again another month (potentially) has been added to the wait. Now I don't think it could possibly be any later than September. There's no way. But next month, will I say October?

It's been a long time since the adoption wait brought me this far down. I know it's a cycle and it won't last forever, but it surely stinks right now.

Sunday afternoon at my house