CCAA Reviews Another Month

Wow 21 days to complete the review for the month of June 2006. How exciting for all the June LIDer's knowing they are finally approved. At least it is another milestone in the process to celebrate. Both May and June have been through the review room very quickly. Could this be a good sign for the future or are these just smaller months? Only time will tell but a girl can dream and I am dreaming of a speed up in referrals next if we could just get through November 2005.

Now the big question is will referrals go through December as some of the rumors are pointing to or will they stay on the track of 7 days and go to 11/21. Stay tuned were praying for December but also being realistic.

Madeline's First Sleep Over

We debated what is the appropriate age for a sleep over. Maddie has been begging me for her friend Abagail to come spend the night (both 3) and I have been reluctant until Monday night. I decided I would tackle this like having my own two daughters. How much work could it really be (ha ha). First we went to Wal-Mart and bought all the good stuff to eat gummies, pretzels, popcorn, ice cream etc. When we were shopping I felt like I was buying for teenagers.
That afternoon the girls got together they were both so excited the could hardly stand it. Then let the fun begin. The girls were angels for 2 days they played and giggled they are like two peas in a pod.

The best part was night time when they would go to bed, they would lay in bed and talk and talk and talk (I could hear them on the monitor I just laughed). Finally, about 11:00 both nights I told them they must go to sleep or we could not get up for the next days play date at the park and library.

I called Steve and told him I am even more ready now for Kinsey.

Brown Evelope

YIPEE!!! I went to the mailbox today and to much surprise we had our brown envelope (US Consulate General Guangzhou). I am so thrilled I have been reading so many posts and blog where people have been getting there envelopes with LIDs after ours and I was beginning to think we were skipped. Well with everything else going on we needed some good news. Still no computer (Dell is dragging there feet) they claim I will be up and running this week. I hope I am so far behind on posts, reading

yahoo groups, blogs etc.....

July 4th

Happy Independence Day!!!!!

We had a nice family day together and an nontraditional 4th meal no cookouts for us this year. We were suppose to have a get together but well sometimes the best organized plans we find are very unorganized. Poor planing I guess. But both family's had a great day though. We went that evening to see the fireworks in our neighborhood over the lake and met some friends from our neighborhood down there and Maddie had a BLAST. She was all over the place with the kids. She is sooooo not shy. The best was the weather there was a slight breeze and no bugs.

The cute line for the night was she told someone next to us she was "American but also I am Chinese"