Friends

We've been very fortunate to meet two very nice couples who are also waiting for adoption from China through Children's Bridge. Both reside in North Bay, and they sure do 'get it' when it comes to the highs and lows of this crazy roller coaster! They are in groups 271 and 278, so not that far from us.

We spent a superb evening visiting with them last night, traded lots of laughs, commiserated, and looked optimistically forward. What a very enthusiastic, positive, fun bunch! I can easily see our families getting together for joyous and energetic gatherings with our little ones long into the future!

Chinese New Year

Every year for the last 3, we've been going to a delicious 8-course Chinese New Year's feast. It's a super way to experience Chinese cuisine (amazing!), and to feel a little closer to Savannah. The restaurant also provides little red statuettes of that year's zodiac animal, so we've got a dog and a pig, and now, a mouse (too cute to be a rat). Interesting thing: unlike the other statues, the mouse has a couple of lucky accessories. A fortune cookie and a Chinese coin. It's also bigger than the other 2 statues. Could this be a sign that this will be the year we make our family complete? Hope so!