One year ago today...

One year ago today someone in China received our dossier and logged it in... that's the day we got in line.

What we knew then...
1. We would get our referral in February 2007.
2. Travel in March/April 2007.
3. The name.
4. Thoughts of our first Christmas as a family.
5. We met the Tallacksens and the Venturas. Here's to good friends...
6. The Ventura's received their referral photo of Katelyn.
7. We stayed out of the chat rooms, but got info from the Tallacksens. Mellissa was very angry.
8. We needed to attend our parent training course.
9. The wait was getting longer and Mellissa was even more angry.
10. The Pfeifer's brought their daughter, Allison, home.

What we know now...
1. We have no idea when we will get our referral.
2. We have no idea when we will travel (see number one).
3. The name.
4. Anticipating our first Christmas as a family.
5. The Tallacksens and Venturas have come and gone. No not really, we still see them with THEIR children!
6. Katelyn is a ham.
7. We're now in the chat rooms (thanks, Mellissa). Now we're angry.
8. We attended our parent training course.
9. The wait is getting TREMENDOUSLY longer and we're getting even more angry.
10. The Tallacksen's brought their daughter, Sofia, home. Sofia is precious.

We celebrated our year wait by seeing Billy Joel in concert last night in Chicago. Today, we had Chinese food. Here are our fortunes:
Jennifer: You are going to have a very comfortable retirement.
Kevin: It is better to get something done late than never.

Not exactly the fortunes we were hoping to receive.

Here's what we've done in the past year:
1. Remodeled our kitchen.
2. Installed new windows.
3. Finished the landscaping.
4. Installed new flooring in our family room.
5. Painted the family room and kitchen.
6. Bought a crib.
7. Bought a dresser.
8. Bought a bookcase.
9. Bought girlie clothes.
10. Bought books.
11. Bought diapers (yes, we're stocking up).
12. Bought art.
13. Jenn got a new job.
14. Move Jenn's dad to Rockford.
15. Drank.
16. Went to Colorado to visit the Taulmans.
17. Started the blog.
18. Started the 100 wishes quilt.
19. Bought a camcorder.
20. Bought a king-size bed.
21. Jenn had knee surgery.
22. Started and finished our travel immunizations.
23. Celebrated 12 years of wedded bliss.
24. Celebrated our first Chinese New Year.
25. Read about the new CCAA rules (which will not impact us).

That's about it for us. Will post soon!