Summer Predictions!

Group 50 is due to leave shortly for China! Their 8 daughters are pictured here -- the parents photo-shopped this together to indicate that those girls are ready to come home!

The other happy news is that we are halfway through the monster month of log-ins (adoption applications) that were registered with China in November 2005. Once we get through those final two weeks of November 2005 and move on to December '05, Jan '06 and Feb '06, things will pick up. Those next 3 months were 1/3 to 1/2 the size of October and November 2005. And, as you know, we are March 06! Now only Group 51 stands between us and our match!

Our best guess now is that we will receive our referral in March or April and travel 4-6 weeks after that. While it is astounding that it will have taken two full years, I'm glad we are not part of the 16 months AFTER us that have been logged in and could wait 3 years or more. Perhaps after the Olympics (whenthe glare of the world spotlight on China is lessened), the wait will decrease.

In the meantime, on to a showing of Ratatouille this weekend -- Tyler's first real theater and popcorn experience!