The matches have come out and CCAA matched referrals for two days in March. But, now we have only 53 calendar days left!
Notice the calendar to the left has been updated...
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Could it be true?
There's a rumor out there saying there's a very, very, very, very slight chance CCAA will get to March 24 in matching. The rumor is based on the near doubling of the orphanage fee. We should know, hopefully, by the end of this week if it's actually true.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Happy New Year... will 2009 be the one?
We think so. Emphasis on the word "think."
Not too much is really new on our end. We had a nice visit with Kevin's family in Springfield, MO over the Thanksgiving holiday.
Christmas and New Year's were both quiet and enjoyable without any travel. We spent the time in Michigan with colds. That's what we got for the holidays!
We both have decided to have a healthier lifestyle in 2009. So, we've been eating much better and exercising. In fact, we purchased the Wii Fit; now we just need the Wii! They've told us it's harder to find the Wii Fit than it is to find the Wii, so we bought it one day walking into Best Buy as they were unpacking. Of course, we have been on the hunt for a Wii without much luck.
There has not been much movement on the adoption; however, it seems as though we should get our referral this year. If you notice to the left of the site, we've added two calendars, March and April of 2006. CCAA has referred children to those families that were logged in through February 28, 2006. Our LID is April 24, 2006 (notice the yellow background with the ladybug on it.)
There are now 55 days until CCAA matches our LID. That's good news!
They are averaging six days of referrals every month. If you take 55 days and divide that by the average of six, we are looking at 9.2 months until we receive our referral. We are hopeful that our referral will come in September/October 2009. So, that's good news!
We've begun talking about starting the room as it seems like it's getting closer... and nine months isn't too far away. I'm sure it will fly by.
Our next steps are to continue saving for the referral. The orphanage fees have nearly doubled among other fees.
Not sure if you remember, but our file was lost between Illinois and Michigan. That has since been resolved. Honestly, we still don't understand how and why, but we were able to recreate a new file in Michigan; therefore, our original file is still MIA. While we're not happy about it, there's nothing we can do about it.
Please check back more often than you have, now, as we will be updating more frequently this year than last.
Here's hoping to a healthy and prosperous New Year!
Not too much is really new on our end. We had a nice visit with Kevin's family in Springfield, MO over the Thanksgiving holiday.
Christmas and New Year's were both quiet and enjoyable without any travel. We spent the time in Michigan with colds. That's what we got for the holidays!
We both have decided to have a healthier lifestyle in 2009. So, we've been eating much better and exercising. In fact, we purchased the Wii Fit; now we just need the Wii! They've told us it's harder to find the Wii Fit than it is to find the Wii, so we bought it one day walking into Best Buy as they were unpacking. Of course, we have been on the hunt for a Wii without much luck.
There has not been much movement on the adoption; however, it seems as though we should get our referral this year. If you notice to the left of the site, we've added two calendars, March and April of 2006. CCAA has referred children to those families that were logged in through February 28, 2006. Our LID is April 24, 2006 (notice the yellow background with the ladybug on it.)
There are now 55 days until CCAA matches our LID. That's good news!
They are averaging six days of referrals every month. If you take 55 days and divide that by the average of six, we are looking at 9.2 months until we receive our referral. We are hopeful that our referral will come in September/October 2009. So, that's good news!
We've begun talking about starting the room as it seems like it's getting closer... and nine months isn't too far away. I'm sure it will fly by.
Our next steps are to continue saving for the referral. The orphanage fees have nearly doubled among other fees.
Not sure if you remember, but our file was lost between Illinois and Michigan. That has since been resolved. Honestly, we still don't understand how and why, but we were able to recreate a new file in Michigan; therefore, our original file is still MIA. While we're not happy about it, there's nothing we can do about it.
Please check back more often than you have, now, as we will be updating more frequently this year than last.
Here's hoping to a healthy and prosperous New Year!
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Happy 14th Anniversary!
On Wednesday, we celebrated our 14th wedding anniversary. It's hard to believe we've been married for 14 years!
On Friday, we went up north and spent the weekend in Traverse City, MI. Here is the view from our hotel...
On Saturday morning, we went to the end of the Mission Peninsula. Here is the view from the Lighthouse...
After leaving the lighthouse, we stopped off to get a view of the colors and vineyards... Here's happy Jenn...
After Mission Peninsula, we spent time between many different towns... Elk Rapids, Charlevoix and Petoskey. Here is the view from Petoskey...
On Sunday morning, we woke up early and ate at the Omelette Shoppe & Bakery in Traverse City. OUTSTANDING!!! Then left there and drove to northwestern Michigan around Crystal Lake and sat on the beach of Lake Michigan and saw the Point Betsie Lighthouse...
After leaving there, we drove the remainder of the way home... through Manistee and Ludington. While those two towns were not as fun as the TC area, the drive was absolutely beautiful...
We had a lot of fun!
Enjoy the shots...
On Friday, we went up north and spent the weekend in Traverse City, MI. Here is the view from our hotel...
On Saturday morning, we went to the end of the Mission Peninsula. Here is the view from the Lighthouse...
After leaving the lighthouse, we stopped off to get a view of the colors and vineyards... Here's happy Jenn...
After Mission Peninsula, we spent time between many different towns... Elk Rapids, Charlevoix and Petoskey. Here is the view from Petoskey...
On Sunday morning, we woke up early and ate at the Omelette Shoppe & Bakery in Traverse City. OUTSTANDING!!! Then left there and drove to northwestern Michigan around Crystal Lake and sat on the beach of Lake Michigan and saw the Point Betsie Lighthouse...
After leaving there, we drove the remainder of the way home... through Manistee and Ludington. While those two towns were not as fun as the TC area, the drive was absolutely beautiful...
We had a lot of fun!
Enjoy the shots...
Saturday, September 27, 2008
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