Thank you Secret Pal

We got home from my Sister In Law's house for the holidays and to my surprise I received my first gift from my Secret Pal. I belong to a Yahoo Group called October DTC 2005 group and joined the secret swap they have. We are assigned a secret pal who will surprise you with a gift every month.

I was very excited to see what she had sent to me. I thought I would share with you what was sent. I would like to say thank you very much for the thoughtful gifts.

Checking In...

Hello Everyone,

I know it has been awhile since I have posted to my blog, but it has been a busy couple of months. I can't believe it has been two months already since we had our paperwork sent to China.

Unfortunately, it seems that the referral process has slowed down. Wouldn't you know it. There has been alot of changes at the agency that handles all the matching in China. They have also received a very high number of Dossiers. So what does this mean?

Well, instead of our 6 month wait for a Referral, we are now looking at an 8-9 month wait. That means possible travel to China in August or September. At least it is less than a year.

I keep thinking, next Christmas we will have Katy home. I will get to shower her with gifts. I can dress her up in a beautiful Christmas outfit and take her picture and send to all my family and friends. We can hang three stockings on the mantel. Maybe we can even get a real Christmas Tree, instead of the fake one we have put up the last 14 years.

I have done nothing yet to her room. Thought I would wait until after the holidays. I did receive the Chinese New Year Barbie's I sent away for and they are beautiful. I also bought a Christmas Ornament to commerate our wait this year for her. It is a cute little Panda, surrounded by a Quilt with Ladybugs on it. I put the tree up this year just so I could hang it the ornament.

Well, that is all for now. I will check in again shortly.

I wish everyone a Happy, Safe and Fun Holiday Season.