New Files Received at FOI! Is the stork on the way?

Well, yesterday Kim (our FOI friend from Saskatchewan, who is a great source of support and a godsend!) emailed me with some exciting news! Family Outreach received a new bunch of Waiting Children files. Since Dan and I are near the top of the list, we are pretty excited because that means that we could be matched in the next couple of weeks. FOI recieved 8 files, which is a little bit scary as there are currently 25 families in the Waiting Child Program with FOI. They had asked for 25 files to be able to match everyone, but only 8 came from CCAA. There are 4 boys and 4 girls. I guess who is matched will Depend on what the files say, families will be matched based on the special needs, ages and genders the families had requested. If there are no special needs that fit the ones we had stated we were comfortable with or if the children's ages are older than 18 months, we may not be matched on this round. We are so excited that it is difficult to sit still! (Except of course to watch Raptors ball!)

Hopefully we will have updates next week. Poor FOI, I would hate to be them at this moment. Everyone must be calling and emailing and waiting and wondering. Patience is something that is non-existant (going from our experience) at this point....

Happy 2007!

To all of our family, friends, blogger buddies and FOI family, our wish for you is to have a New Year filled with peace, love and happiness. To all of those who have arrived home with their children recently, enjoy this beautiful new year. To everyone travelling in 2007, all the best! We hope to travel with many of you.

Our New Years eve was so much fun. We stayed in and had a quiet evening with our friends Rob and Krista. We watched movies, ate (too much!) and instead of a traditional New Years kiss, Dan received a page from a client. All was good and he didn't have to go out. Luckily! We stayed up until after 1 a.m. watching the DaVinci Code and eating this amazing bacon and onion dip that Kris' Dad sent for us. So good, but hate to think of the calories involved!

Today was a quiet day as well. Just barn chores and taking down the Christmas decorations. Dan was a little upset today. He is in a funk about New Years and work. Hopefully we will be able to find another vet that will move here and help to alleviate some of the work stress issues for us both. Until then, we work hard, and look forward to the future. It was a little sad with the tree being down. We love the decorations on the tree. Most are home made and so precious to us. We will have to find a little tree and have it decorated next year for Chinese New Year. That way we can have a little one up for a month or two more, and celebrate that special holiday as well.

I started something new today. It is a secret exchange with another adoptive family in the States. They have the same DTC date as we do and every month the coordinator of the group picks a different theme and you trade gifts. Like secret Santa, but monthly. Thought it would be a good way to pass the time and to spread some joy to someone else. January's theme is mealtime for baby. We have a $15 limit, so it should be fun to do some shopping for that. My mind is already going with fun creative gifts!!!