You all know I'm hoping to raise an eco-baby and some of you suffer my occasional tree-hugger style tips for green living. Now I'm sharing with you the one and only clutter-my-inbox subscription I voluntarily requested. Go ahead, click up there on the shiny green apple - you know you want to! For you who like the idea of being green without being too crunchy, this site is definitely for you! The tips are short, sassy and perfect for those who prefer to be a lighter shade of green. There's even a coordinating blog for more entertaining tip talk, links and earth-goodness fun. Enjoy!Thursday, September 20, 2007
Bite Me!
You all know I'm hoping to raise an eco-baby and some of you suffer my occasional tree-hugger style tips for green living. Now I'm sharing with you the one and only clutter-my-inbox subscription I voluntarily requested. Go ahead, click up there on the shiny green apple - you know you want to! For you who like the idea of being green without being too crunchy, this site is definitely for you! The tips are short, sassy and perfect for those who prefer to be a lighter shade of green. There's even a coordinating blog for more entertaining tip talk, links and earth-goodness fun. Enjoy!
17 Months LID
We have been logged in at CCAA and waiting for referral for 17 months. When we started the process the wait was 8-10 months. The families currently receiving referrals were logged in 21-22 months. The wait continues to grow and our wait will continue to stretch further into the future. Our current guess is that we will receive referral Sometime between fall 2008 and spring 2009 - a guess based on pace of referrals over the past year. Obviously this is not an easy thing to wrap our minds around, considering there are many children in Chinese orphanages waiting for families.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
The Sichuan Diaries: A China Journey
The Chicago Tribune's current newsblog The Sichuan Diaries: A China Journey is a wonderful off the beaten path travel log that offers a glimpse into China's heartland. Follow along this amazing journey - start at the beginning by clicking on the week/day numbers on the bottom of the map on the blog's home page.
For centuries, China’s remote interior has churned with war, revolution, growth and collapse. Today, inland China is churning again. With the help of Chinese guide Zhang Xiaoguang, correspondent Evan Osnos and photographer Wes Pope are walking a stretch of inland China to discover what it is today and what lies ahead for China’s Heartland. Along the way, they will answer your questions in English and post some features in Mandarin, thanks to news assistant Lu Jingxian in Beijing.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Sunday Meme
From Singing Bird's blog I snagged this meme for some fun mid-month blogging:
Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line four, and write what it says.
"...it is the best joke in the world." from Beasts of No Nation by Uzodinma Iweala. The irony of this phrase is that this novel encompasses a very serious, violent and sad subject matter.
Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What can you touch?
Tuesday, the pretty, pettable, personable, precious pit bull. Oh, and did I mention putrid - yeow, she must have rolled in something...bath time!
What is the last thing you watched on TV?
Tivo'd Steeler game..woo hoo! Go Steelers!
Without looking, guess what time it is.
8:00 PM (not too far off, it's 7:42)
With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
Cleo kitty purring.
When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
I was out a few minutes ago to let Tuesday out and to check my recovering (hopefully) plumeria to see if needed to be watered.
Before you started this survey, what did you look at?
Email, other adoption blogs.
Did you dream last night?
Yes. In my dream my sister was getting suckered into buying a time share and I was trying to talk her out of it, saying that all the great dive resorts are not time shares - she was getting pretty annoyed with me. Then the alarm went off. I work on Sundays.
When did you last laugh?
I last laughed about 10 minutes ago watching Tuesday prance around the house with her new treat ball toy - she was so proud. She cracks me up!
What is on the walls of the room you are in?
Greenish-grayish-brownish paint. We recently redecorated the office and haven't hung anything on the walls yet.
Seen anything weird lately?
Yes - a little growth on my gum between my two lower front teeth and the little hole that is now there after removal. Good news is the periodontist said it's definitely not cancer and said it's something that's common in pregnancy (hey! I'm paper pregant, does that count?) or where there's been trauma that heals funky (more likey, I'm always poking my gums by accident with food).
What do you think of this Meme?
Grateful - I'm too annoyed with the pace of referrals lately to blog about anything directly adoption related so I'm lovin' the instant filler.
What is the last film you saw?
I watched Far From Heaven starring Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid. Gotta love tivoing from IFC.
If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy?
My house - I'd pay off my mortgage. I'd also buy a vacation home in some tropical scuba diving mecca.
Tell me something about you that I don’t know?
I'm lactose intolerant but didn't know it until I stopped eating dairy to reduce hay fever symptoms - oh, so that's what all those stomach aches diagnosed as stress were my whole life! No more stomach aches and other GI unpleasantries and haven't had prescription allergy meds for 10 years (and only OTC sudafed 4-5 times). Dairy is poison.
If you could change one thing about the world, what would you do?
Since Singing Bird is already taking care of the violence, I'll wave my magic wand for 100% sustainable, pollution free living world wide to eliminate hunger and ensure clean drinking water for all.
Comment to President Bush.
Don't let the door hit you in the *** on the way out, Georgy-boy!
Would you ever consider living abroad?
Yes! I think it would be an incredible experience. I'd prefer somewhere with an exotic edge and not all the comforts of home.
What do you want to say to God when you get to heaven?
I'd ask him how he's going to explain to the "one true religion" souls how the rest of us got here! Ha!
If you haven't done it yet, consider yourself tagged!
Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line four, and write what it says.
"...it is the best joke in the world." from Beasts of No Nation by Uzodinma Iweala. The irony of this phrase is that this novel encompasses a very serious, violent and sad subject matter.
Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What can you touch?
Tuesday, the pretty, pettable, personable, precious pit bull. Oh, and did I mention putrid - yeow, she must have rolled in something...bath time!
What is the last thing you watched on TV?
Tivo'd Steeler game..woo hoo! Go Steelers!
Without looking, guess what time it is.
8:00 PM (not too far off, it's 7:42)
With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
Cleo kitty purring.
When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
I was out a few minutes ago to let Tuesday out and to check my recovering (hopefully) plumeria to see if needed to be watered.
Before you started this survey, what did you look at?
Email, other adoption blogs.
Did you dream last night?
Yes. In my dream my sister was getting suckered into buying a time share and I was trying to talk her out of it, saying that all the great dive resorts are not time shares - she was getting pretty annoyed with me. Then the alarm went off. I work on Sundays.
When did you last laugh?
I last laughed about 10 minutes ago watching Tuesday prance around the house with her new treat ball toy - she was so proud. She cracks me up!
What is on the walls of the room you are in?
Greenish-grayish-brownish paint. We recently redecorated the office and haven't hung anything on the walls yet.
Seen anything weird lately?
Yes - a little growth on my gum between my two lower front teeth and the little hole that is now there after removal. Good news is the periodontist said it's definitely not cancer and said it's something that's common in pregnancy (hey! I'm paper pregant, does that count?) or where there's been trauma that heals funky (more likey, I'm always poking my gums by accident with food).
What do you think of this Meme?
Grateful - I'm too annoyed with the pace of referrals lately to blog about anything directly adoption related so I'm lovin' the instant filler.
What is the last film you saw?
I watched Far From Heaven starring Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid. Gotta love tivoing from IFC.
If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy?
My house - I'd pay off my mortgage. I'd also buy a vacation home in some tropical scuba diving mecca.
Tell me something about you that I don’t know?
I'm lactose intolerant but didn't know it until I stopped eating dairy to reduce hay fever symptoms - oh, so that's what all those stomach aches diagnosed as stress were my whole life! No more stomach aches and other GI unpleasantries and haven't had prescription allergy meds for 10 years (and only OTC sudafed 4-5 times). Dairy is poison.
If you could change one thing about the world, what would you do?
Since Singing Bird is already taking care of the violence, I'll wave my magic wand for 100% sustainable, pollution free living world wide to eliminate hunger and ensure clean drinking water for all.
Comment to President Bush.
Don't let the door hit you in the *** on the way out, Georgy-boy!
Would you ever consider living abroad?
Yes! I think it would be an incredible experience. I'd prefer somewhere with an exotic edge and not all the comforts of home.
What do you want to say to God when you get to heaven?
I'd ask him how he's going to explain to the "one true religion" souls how the rest of us got here! Ha!
If you haven't done it yet, consider yourself tagged!
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
September Stork Alert
Congratulations to all families logged in November 22 through November 25, 2005 on your long-awaited referrals!
4 days of referrals means there are now 145 LID days ahead of us to be matched. I really don't feel like discussing the prospect of if or when we will see referral. For the first month of this wait it was somewhat difficult to look at the referral photos on everyone's blogs without wondering if this is really ever going to happen for us.
4 days of referrals means there are now 145 LID days ahead of us to be matched. I really don't feel like discussing the prospect of if or when we will see referral. For the first month of this wait it was somewhat difficult to look at the referral photos on everyone's blogs without wondering if this is really ever going to happen for us.
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