Family Dreams

We are keeping this little blog to let our friends and family know of our experiences as we journey towards building our family through adoption. We are hoping to adopt from China, and plan on posting any information we can to keep everyone up to date, as well as any pictures that are important. We welcome any questions or comments, and they can be left by clicking the "comments" link at the end of each post. No question is a dumb question!!! We hope you enjoy our journey as much as we plan to.

Monday, March 06, 2006

Being poked and prodded...

Today was my day for my physical with our family Doctor. All went well, except there were a few tests that she did not realize had to be done. TB testing was one of those tests. So, I got a needle in the arm twice today, and had a 1 hour and 45 minute wait at the lab. But, the hard part is over and Dan gets to have his done tomorrow! Lucky guy! (Atleast he does not have to go through all of the yearly female testing too!) The bloodwork should be back fairly quickly, with the exception of the AIDS testing. That usually takes about 10 days before Dr. Magee will get the results back.

Our meetings with Joan went very well. It is difficult to open up about yourself that much. Who sits and talks in chronological order for 2 hours about their life? Dan wasn't sure what to say as he usually does not open up to anyone.

I flew to Edmonton in mid February with a friend to visit my cousin Mandy, and to go to the largest Scrapbook warehouse in Canada! It was so much fun, and I got to see the Chinatown area of West Edmonton Mall. There is not all that much there, but we saw some really cute outfits and some beautiful jade jewellery in one store. I just took a fleeting look....

Our renovations are coming along very well, and only have 2 closets left to be put in, and some trim upstairs. After that all that is left is the siding of the house. We are thankful that it is almost over. I have to touch up a lot of areas after the walls have been banged into. But, it is nice to have blinds and no carpet left in the house. And, alteast things will be all set and we don't have to worry about fixing anything up. Just have to paint 2 more rooms....

We recieved our marriage certificate. Once we get back the blood results and the fingerprints, the homestudy will pretty much be completed. Then we will start the paperwork for the Ontario government.

We are hoping to meet some families in the area that have adopted. We have met a couple on line and hope to meet with them soon.

Hope all is well with our family and friends!
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