Sunday night cyber-party
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things
Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings
These are a few of my favorite things
Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Silver white winters that melt into springs
These are a few of my favorite things
When the dog bites
When the bee stings
When I’m feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don’t feel so bad
I love this song. I love most of the songs from The Sound of Music, but I thought this one might get us started out on the right foot tonight. My favorite things are:
My daughter’s laughter
My husband’s arms
The warm sunshine while lounging in the pool
The entire family in the bed on Saturday morning - pets and dolls included
Autumn with the beautiful colors
Spring with new green popping up and out everywhere
While we watch for the CCAA site to change tonight, anyone else want to share your favorite things?
October 29th, 2006 at 7:55 pm
Laughter that comes right from the belly. Uncontrollable laughter that makes everyone else join in….
October 29th, 2006 at 7:58 pm
belly laughs from my kids
puppy breath
a crackling fire in the fireplace
butterfly kisses
a snuggle and cuddle before bed…
Good luck August Lids
Tiffany
11-17-05 LID
October 29th, 2006 at 8:02 pm
RQ - well, you are my favorite thing right now….but one of my favorite songs is from Oliver Twist. I sing it all the time and think of her. Oliver (an orphan) is singing this song as he is dreaming of a mother.
Where is love?
Does it fall from skies above?
Is it underneat the willow tree
That I’ve been dream of?
Where is she?
Who I close my eyes to see?
Will I ever know the sweet “hello”
That’s only meant for me?
Who can say where she may hide?
Must I travel far and wide?
‘Til I am bedside the someone who
I can mean somethin to …
Where…?
Where is love?
Who can say where…she may hide?
Must I travel…far and wide?
‘Til I am beside…the someone who
I can mean…something to…
Where?
Where is love?
October 29th, 2006 at 8:06 pm
Oooh I think my favouritest thing would have to be the feeling of a small, just bathed..little person all warm and sweet scented, snuggling into the hollow under your chin and on your heart. Arhhh lovely!!
I am in Sydney Australia…it’s 8:05 am in China, 11:05am in Sydney and I am hitting that refresh button on the CCAA website!!
Come on Referrals!!
All the best
Rachel.
October 29th, 2006 at 8:07 pm
Belly laughs for SURE
Sleeping when it rains with the windows open
Cuddling with my puppy at night, and I guess my husband too, LOL
Spring and Fall
The first home high school football game
ANY Cincinnati Bengals game
Talking withmy daughter about “serious” stuff
Spending time laughing with my best friend.
Spending time with my mom and sisters
Swimming in the summer with all our neighborhood friends
October 29th, 2006 at 8:07 pm
A few of my favorite things are:
1. Shopping with my Mom for “Way too much clothes” for my China-Baby-To-Be
2. A day off from work during the week
3. A nice fall day
4. The Rumor Queen, of course
October 29th, 2006 at 8:10 pm
Music: about anything “non-commercial” created by Jean-Michel Jarre or Peter Gabriel. In my car right now: a french canadian album (in english ;)) : Think of you (Gregory Charles).
In general: seeing wild animal live (I saw a lot of things around the world and here in Canada). Especially those I call “mes amis” (my friends). They are birds I feed every day. Some eats in my hands. It is the perfect “zen” experience for me.
I am also a “photo freak” (I love “photo safaris”). :)! My best picture ever was taken with an old camera (One I bought for 15$. The one with the “magik cube” as a flash… do you remember that?). I took a picture of a whale “breaching”. No zoom. I was at 10 feet max of It on the ocean. Magical.
October 29th, 2006 at 8:12 pm
Hi all,
“lmr” posted something at the end of the “Thirteen Hours” thread (the one just before this one), and I think it’s one of those must-read posts (actual information from an inside-china perspective, from waiting parents who apparently have direct contact with the matching room). The message is closer to what the CCAA has been telling agencies officially since last May. At any rate, it’s one of those nuggets of hard info that so many of us come to this site hoping to find. Just wanted to point out it was there to those who might have missed it. As for The Sound of Music, whatever happened to Friedrich? To a 14-year-old in the 80s, he was simply delicious.
October 29th, 2006 at 8:12 pm
Oh puppy breath! yes, I love me some puppy breath.
Lazy Sunday mornings
Sitting in my daughter’s room and just imagining kissing her belly and cute baby toes…someday
Dunkin Donuts coffee
A good snow storm
October 29th, 2006 at 8:13 pm
A few of mine:
My son’s laugh, fresh peaches, the smell of the ocean, my husbands voice, old broken in jeans, snow days………
October 29th, 2006 at 8:14 pm
A few of my favorite things:
Crock pot meals in autumn
Gardening!
A great book
Assembling a library for our child
Throwing a ball for the dog
Jackets! Clearly my drug of choice!
October 29th, 2006 at 8:17 pm
I love my dogs when they are sleepy and snuggly and my husband for being the sane one during this wait!
October 29th, 2006 at 8:21 pm
Oh, I like this one. My favorite things……..
A babies babbling, Definitely puppy breath, waking up with my husband next to me, my kids crawling in bed to snuggle in the morning, rainy days when you can stay in to read! and I always loved the way the sheets smelled at my Mom’s house. She is gone now and I miss that so!
October 29th, 2006 at 8:22 pm
to loveherso
I have practically worn out my VHS of Oliver watching it so many times in the last 15 years. (That one and Annie. What’s with the orphan movies?) Anyway, I cry every time he sings that song. I expecially love the line “Will I ever know the sweet “hello†That’s only meant for me?”
Here’s a thought that came in church this morning. Every minute, every daty, every week, every month we have waited for our dear ones not only brings us that much closer to them, but is something that no one can ever take from us. We will never go backward in the wait, only forward. We will never get farther away from them, always closer. We are each moment that much closer to holding the babies that are already ours in our hearts.
October 29th, 2006 at 8:22 pm
Okay, so I have a million favorite things that have to do with my daughter’s silly laugh, my son’s smile, my dog’s kisses, my husband’s hugs, but let’s get a little light hearted here for all of those ladies out there who are dying to say it but just won’t………………………..
When you find a great pair of leather shoes on sale in your size.
When your fat jeans are just a little too loose.
When you finally manage to parallel park that beast of a car of yours into the parking spot and there’s still 30 mins left on the meter.
When the mailbox contains more Birthday cards than bills.
When you hold the door open for someone and they say thank-you.
When you dig down in the bottom of your purse to find a quarter and find a $20.00 bill instead.
When the sales clerk gives you an extra 10% off today even though the sale actually ended yesterday.
When the dog actually comes in when you call him.
Well, that took me a few minutes….time to hit “refresh”.
Elizabeth
October 29th, 2006 at 8:26 pm
Can I tell you I bet I’ve seen the Sound of Music at least 50 times! I love that song…and the movie. My parents used to take me to the Drive-In to see it. (i’m old) They were huge Julie Andrews fans. That was a lifetime ago. Favorite things of mine include that first smell and sip of morning coffee… reading a great book in a favorite chair… gentle breezes… Friday afternoons… hugs from hubby… feeling the bond of a group of folks deeply in love with children they’ve yet to meet.
I’m praying we see AOA ~~~~~
LID 01-13-06
October 29th, 2006 at 8:26 pm
My favourite things are…..hearing my children tell me they love me, family game night when it’s snowing and a nice fire in the fire place , the warmth of my husband in bed on a cold night.
October 29th, 2006 at 8:26 pm
Staying up late to finish a good mystery, and this experience reminds me of that.
October 29th, 2006 at 8:28 pm
I keep a book of inspirational quotes, verses from songs and other things I come across. At different times they mean different things to me. Right now with all the election stuff going on my favorite is by Ghandi:
“Be the Change you want to see in the world.”
My other favorite thing in life is the amazing laughter of my five year old daughter. Her laughter can cheer up any bad day!
Hoping for great news tonight!
Jenn
LID 12/5/05
October 29th, 2006 at 8:29 pm
My daughter was just laughing so hard she snorted! I love that. Buster.
October 29th, 2006 at 8:31 pm
Babydreamer, thanks for sharing your thoughts from this morning. That’s absolutely perfect!
October 29th, 2006 at 8:33 pm
the first snow of the year
my husband’s giggles
spending time with my nieces
watching kindergarteners at work skipping down the hallway
being in the mountains
warm chocolate chip cookies
a nap on a rainy Saturday
October 29th, 2006 at 8:33 pm
Oooooo…I just love this stuff!!
Ok…here goes:
Watching the first big snow fall.
Shopping in Blowing Rock, NC
Working on Weddings
Watching Family Guy with my husband…I love his laughter!
Fly Fishing on the Watauga River
Receiving an actual letter in the mail from friends
Sunsets on the beach…actually anything at the beach.
My Chow Chow Abby!
Ok…what time is it in China now?????? Come on Come on Come on……..
October 29th, 2006 at 8:33 pm
Long walks with our dog
a Caribbean beach
chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven
a child’s face as you sing “Happy Birthday” to them
the sound of the ocean
a good greasy burger
a good haircut
when my 2 year old niece asks me, “How’s your life going?”
laughing until something comes out of my nose
BBQing in the summer
the smell of a fireplace
teddy bears
October 29th, 2006 at 8:37 pm
my favourite things?
how much room do I have here? LOL
right at this moment, I have to say they are the people who are supportive and understanding, music, photography, the idea that i’m going to be a father (and my wife a mother), and most importantly my most favourite thing is my daughter that we’re hoping to see info and pics of in the next day or two. :)
cellule, Peter Gabriel is one of my favourite musicians and inspirations. Thanks for mentioning him!
this is one bit of one of his songs that I have posted on a wall in my music room:
‘at my request, you take me in…in that tenderness. i am floating away, no certainty…nothing to rely on, holding still for a moment.
what a moment this is. for a moment of forgetting. a moment of bliss.”
October 29th, 2006 at 8:38 pm
most definitely puppy breath, especially if I get to take the puppy home!
Fannie May chocolate toffee
a snow day — no school but also no grading, planning
camaraderie like this
October 29th, 2006 at 8:39 pm
Love this!
The smell of my baby boy’s hair and the lack of it.
Definately DUNKIN DONUTS coffee
Cool Autumn days.
Having my DH home from work and just hanging out.
October 29th, 2006 at 8:40 pm
It’s hard to beat the Sound of Music, but here goes….
Unconditional love from my dogs, complete with big sloppy kisses (OK, DH too I suppose).
Really fast roller-coasters.
Playing bagpipes with the band and watching people cry as we play Amazing Grace.
Dusk scuba-diving…all the critters start to come out.
Greeting the morning after a cold-front blows through. OK, give me a break! I live in south Texas!
Greeting wee trick-or-treaters on Halloween.
Mac ‘n’ cheese.
The “click” when my biking-shoe cleats engage.
Referrals before they are expected!!!!!!
October 29th, 2006 at 8:41 pm
“I love you Mommy” from my son.
A warm fuzzy purring cat in my lap.
Macaroni & cheese.
Sipping wine on lounge chairs on a lovely fall evening, watching our son play in the sandbox.
Peanut butter ice cream.
Jumping in a bounce house.
Taking a hike where all I see & hear is nature.
Sleeping in on a Sunday morning.
October 29th, 2006 at 8:42 pm
The smell of rain
Crisp fall days
The smell of cookies in the oven
Going home (we live away from family)
My husbands sense of humor
last …. but most important!!!
click below to see my sweet angel
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/4allardsinchina/
October 29th, 2006 at 8:42 pm
Oh I love this, I keeps saying yes, yes that too is my favorite. I love dogs that play, the laughter of children being silly, my husband, the ocean, warm cookies, fires, the snow that hushes a city, the Christmas lights, Christmas songs, and babies feet. A good laugh with friends, and a nice hug when you need one.
Then I love it when … I get my way.
October 29th, 2006 at 8:43 pm
Oh, yall are good!
*I love the sound of my husband opening the door when he’s home from work.
*Waking up in the middle of the night and going in to lay down beside my children because I can and they’re so warm and snuggly and STILL!
*The smell of a little boys that have been playing outside. *Biting my tongue when I should–when the urge to say what I want to say passes, now that’s a sweet victory.
*Hearing my children say, “I love you”–it’s so sincere and pure.
*And Psalms….They’re so right-on, all the time. There’s one for every mountain top and every valley I’ve ever been on or in.
*And yes, Brielle’s mom, all you amazing, selfless people that inspire me and motivate me every day to be a better person.
Love,
MamaC
3/10
October 29th, 2006 at 8:43 pm
-listening to my children sing when they think no one is listening
-feeling the soft kiss of my youngest
-listening to my eldest tell his REALLY bad jokes
-family dinners
-waking up surrounded by my family
-taking a LONG walk
-spending girl time with my sisters
-watching family movies
-watching football on Sunday… yes, I am a woman
-the movie Grease
-looking at wedding pictures with my husband… 17 years ago
-rocking my kids in the rocking chair
-laughing and wrestling as a family
-camping
-finding money in the pocket of my freshly washed jeans
-bike rides
-hearing my kids say I love you to each other
-late night laughs with my sorority sisters
-catching my husband watching me when he thinks I don’t know it
-REFERRAL PICTURES!!!!!!
LID 8/24/05 and believing that this is our week.
October 29th, 2006 at 8:44 pm
This mayn seem like a silly question but what does DH stand for? Dear Husband is the only thing I can think of.
Ok Stop laughing at me!
October 29th, 2006 at 8:46 pm
not laughing at you….with you!!!
you’re right it’s dear husband
October 29th, 2006 at 8:47 pm
Some more favorite things.
Hearing the wind blow through the leaves
Any day it is snowing and I am at home
Hearing from my realtor that my house has sold after the 130 showing that we have had!!!!! (I am still waiting to hear that)
October 29th, 2006 at 8:48 pm
Wow! I was right!!!! I knew that masters degree would pay off some day!
October 29th, 2006 at 8:48 pm
Excuse me, these are so intimate things, let me share them with you in French:
la douceur de la joue de mon fils cadet
les étoiles et les planètes dans les yeux de mon fils aîné
le dos des nuages vus d’un avion
le musée d’histoire naturelle de new york
la largeur du fleuve Saint-Laurent
l’odeur des feuilles mortes
celle longue attente vers ma petite
que je partage avec vous
Merci! Thank you!
October 29th, 2006 at 8:49 pm
oh fun!!
talking with friends on the phone
SNOW DAYS
purring kitties on your lap
my DH (dear husband) getting things on his honey do list actually done!
sunsets in the mountains
butterflies
kids laughing
ice cream sundaes
October 29th, 2006 at 8:49 pm
I might be able to do mine in pig latin?!
October 29th, 2006 at 8:49 pm
RQ thanks for the inspiration, my adorable 11 year old daughter was reading over my shoulder(as she often does when she knows I’m checking on RQ site) we saw the words to “Favorite Things” and we both broke out into song!! we both LOVE “The Sound of Music” My daughter-without a doubt a VERY favorite thing!!!!! What’s a cyber-party without karaoke?? Another favorite thing tonight would be AOA!!!! LID 11-24-05 we are getting closer every day!
October 29th, 2006 at 8:50 pm
How about the song from “An American Tale” when Fifel is separated from his family?
Somewhere out there, beneath the pale moonlight,
Someone’s thinking of me, and loving me tonight.
Somewhere out there, someone’s saying a prayer
That we’ll find one another, in that big somewhere out there.
And even tho’ I know how very far apart we are,
It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star.
And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby,
It helps to know we’re sleeping underneath the same big sky.
Somewhere out there, if love can see us through..
I can’t remember the rest of the song right now…can someonw help me out? It will really bother me until I know the rest of it.
October 29th, 2006 at 8:50 pm
Oh, I love that song too!! Our daughter “Sophia” has a beautiful hard cover book that features this song throughout!!
Some favorite things:
Snow storms
Thunder storms
Listening to the rain outside
Chocolate chunk brownies
A great book
“Stay at home” days!!
Traveling
When my husband cracks himself up!
BIG hugs from Miss Sophia
~Can’t wait to see her hug her baby sister like that!! : )
Jenni
October 29th, 2006 at 8:50 pm
swimming in the lake in Muskoka (now an ancient memory already!)
a walk with my dog on a windy but sunny toronto fall day
practicing with the kids at school in the choir for the Remembrance Day assembly - singing their hearts out about
PEACE - and my school is the most diverse in Toronto!!maybe even on the planet!
knowing referrals are on their way - Does Canada get them the same time as everyone posting from the US????
Hopefully in the next 2 days!!
AOA!,AOA!AOA!
October 29th, 2006 at 8:52 pm
This is so sweet. Great idea. Puts everyone in the right frame of mind.
I could probably come up with a list but here are the two that immediately came to mind-
The look I get from dh that lets me know how much I am loved.
And the belly laughs of my 4 year old students. You know the laugh I’m talking about. The one that makes you think they are about to wet their pants. LOVE IT.
October 29th, 2006 at 8:53 pm
Just bought a few bags of treats for the tricksters and I’m dipping already. Ugh. So, chocolate? As I get older, our home with my family. Kids on fair rides. It feels like I’m witnessing a happy snapshot in the life of a family. People that stand up for something they believe in with grace and dignity and make a difference. Great live music with friends. Holiday dinners in my parent’s warm house and the pre-eats touch football game on the street with my growing family. Solving a problem that I wasn’t sure I could solve. Watching our boy. When dreams get fulfilled. (Ok, just one more leeetle bar won’t hurt, will it? They’re soo small.)
October 29th, 2006 at 8:55 pm
“I Love You Mom!” , for no particular reason.
-T. Murphy, Atlanta
October 29th, 2006 at 8:55 pm
My favorite things: The phone ringing and it is my husband(He travels for his job), my daughter getting a good night’s sleep and being happy when she wakes up, chili, taco soup, a pair of shoes that do not hurt, pantyhose that fit, Target, my family, memories of my mother, getting my favorite perfume for Christmas, and the love of Jesus Christ. Hope we hear something soon, I would love that referral picture. Have a good night.
October 29th, 2006 at 8:55 pm
If you eat the chocolate with a diet soda the calories cancel each other out!!!
October 29th, 2006 at 8:55 pm
Oh I love Julie Andrews!!! She’s on my list of favorites.
Talking with my husband about any of life’s interesting moments;
Sunbathing at the beach in the summer and boogie-boarding on really big waves
Fog rising off the river and walking in the fog;
The smell of freshly cut grass and the smell of rain;
Finishing a really good book and still feeling like I am in the story;
The many colors of autumn;
Crisp nights filled with sparkling stars;
The way everything looks after a fresh snow or ice storm;
Scary movies (NOT Gory!);
Puppy breath (it’s been awhile since I’ve enjoyed that– geriatric dog breatch isn’t so great LOL);
RQ, RQ, RQ!!!!
Most favorite– a speed up in the referral process! Please, Please, PLEASE!!! With sugar on top and everything!
October 29th, 2006 at 8:57 pm
Things I love…
Baby Magic on a freshly bathed baby
The feeling you experience when you’ve just finished cleaning the whole house
Curling up on the couch with a warm blanket on a cold winter day and channel surfing with NO TO DO’s.
The relief you feel when a debt is paid off
Morning hugs from my second graders after a weekend break (it’s like they haven’t seen me for months)
The sound of my Yorkie (Bentley) scratching at the front door when I come home from work
A voice mail from my niece or nephew saying, “Aunt Sammi, can we come down?”
Sitting down to Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner with my family all around me
Standing on the balcony of my favorite resort and listening to the ocean waves crash against the beach
A good book
Waking up on a winter morning to a Snow Day (No School)
A crackling fire
A clear night sky where all constellations are visible
Yankee Candles (any flavor)
Walking into my daughter’s room, winding up her mobile and rocking and imagining life when she comes home
October 29th, 2006 at 8:58 pm
Now, this is what life is about! Some of my favorite things are:
Hearing my twin 14 year old daughters laughing together.
When my 28 year old son calls me from New York to tell me all about his life (even the things I don’t want to know, haha).
Hearing the garage door opening in the middle of the night because I know that my husband is safely home from work.
The smell of cinnamon and spice in the air from my oil burner.
Fried chicken–I just made some and it was delicious.
Hearing the phone ring and seeing on the caller I.D. that it is my 91 year old grandmother (she raised me and is my mom in every sense of the word). Knowing that in a very short time this long wait will be over and I will have another child to love and watch grow. Playing backgammon with my husband has to be up on the top of my list too. We play every single day and we have made up our own rules and it is soooo much fun. Let’s hope that we see some good news on the CCAA site tonight.
October 29th, 2006 at 8:59 pm
Easy one, watching my children sleep.
October 29th, 2006 at 9:02 pm
And if I rip the bags open, combine them in one big bowl, those few were never missing!
October 29th, 2006 at 9:02 pm
Some of my favorite things:
playing with my boys
kisses and hugs from my youngest
snuggling with my boys…including my husband
a good thunder/lightening storm
hot chocolate with whipped cream on a cold fall/winter morning
a good book
bubble baths
Pride and Predjudice (the BBC version…Love Colin Firth)
and best of all having my husband home and out of harms way
October 29th, 2006 at 9:03 pm
What a great thread!! I agree with a lot of these.. Here are a few of mine.
* Football!! Guess what I’ve done today..
* Seeing my wonderful hubby after I’ve been at my parents’ house for a week
* Being met at the door with lots of love and kisses by my 2 fave dogs
* Sitting in my parents’ pool with a book in one hand and a drink in the other( alcoholic or nonalcoholic)
* Today when my 4 year old niece came running to me after getting out of the car and jumping into my arms to give me the biggest, bestest hug in the ENTIRE world!!
* afternoon naps
* anything cheese or cheese flavored
* reading
* the internet, esp. RQ!!
Claire
LID 10/10/05
ROA!!! Come on CCAA!!!!
October 29th, 2006 at 9:03 pm
Wow you guys said all the good stuff! All I can think about is seeing that referral date so this is too much thinking for me right now.
–I do love the sound of the ocean with the faint noise of my children playing in the background.
–the belly laughs of our friend’s little girl from China
And…
I just have to say that for the last 8 months or so since I found this site, my favorite things are the RQ and the community of great people here! And of course my awesome hubby and children.
LinPatton3– I have a chow mix puppy named Abby too!
October 29th, 2006 at 9:06 pm
Sebago, your sweet angel is just that, thanks for sharing your beautiful picture. jfk
my favorite thing would be to receive our TA tomorrow!!
October 29th, 2006 at 9:08 pm
GrammaG,
Then we’ll be together,
Somewhere out there, out where dreams come true.
I think that is the way it ends
October 29th, 2006 at 9:08 pm
Another Sound of Music Fan here.
A few more of my favorite things:
-My daughter’s Smile, dimples and laughter!
-Watching the snow pile up outside
-Family time at our cabin with my DH and DD
-Girlfriends
-Skiing down a groomed black diamond in the Rockies
-Hot Fudge and Mint Chocolate Chip
-A great Cabernet
-Good news from the CCAA
Off to hit refresh! Cheers…
October 29th, 2006 at 9:08 pm
RQ, what is your LID?
October 29th, 2006 at 9:12 pm
Love this thread– it’s inspired me to post for the first time! These are a few of my favorite things:
- when my dogs fall asleep cuddled together (what my husband affectionately refers to as ‘a pile of dogs’)
- that my then three-year-old niece thought her favorite character in the Sound of Music’s name was “Weasel”
- waking up late on a lazy Sunday morning to my sweet husband smiling and saying, “Good morning, Sugar”
- when he follows that up with, “I already made coffee”
- the first morning cold enough to put on a sweater
- my living room when I’ve just changed the furniture around
- jeans that fit perfectly, and when its cold enough to wear them with my favorite pair of boots
- when they play all songs I like at church
- a really good estate sale find
- reading my friends’ posts from China
- when more referrals than expected arrive (hasn’t actually happened since I began obssessively watching referrals, so I just assume it would be a fave :)
12/05 LID
October 29th, 2006 at 9:12 pm
The hubby is upset because I left him out of my favorites. What a baby! So, here goes. Things I love about my husband…
The baby soft feeling of his freshly shaved face
The smell of his cologne, no matter what kind he’s wearing
Running my fingers through his hair after it’s been buzzed
Scratching his back while we lay in bed and him scatching mine
The way he pats his stomach and says, “Look at this!” after a good home-cooked meal that I’ve prepared
Watching him cheer or yell as the Steelers win or lose
Sitting beside him at a UK basketball game and cheering on the Cats
Walking hand in hand together and feeling his strong hands
The way he makes me feel so safe when I’m with him
The proud look in his eyes when he talks about our daughter waiting for us in China
Sitting in the stands and watching him coach his middle school basketball team…he really loves those kids
Laying beside him in bed listening to him breathe as he sleeps
Sorry Babe! I’d never intentionally leave you out.
October 29th, 2006 at 9:14 pm
Never written before but seems as good a time as any.
My DH and I are moving to a new house tomorrow and although the complete chaos of moving and utter excitement of maybe receiving our referral in the next day or 2 is making me almost lose my mind, reading about everyone’s favourite things is keeping me going.
My list includes:
My dh’s hearty laugh at the silliest joke on tv
The thought of kissing my daughter good-night on the forehead
Knowing that my oh-so-cute beagle will love her as much as we do
Eating lots of sour cream and onion chips
Knowing that everyday my dh will tell me how much he loves me without ever asking
LID Aug 16 ‘05
crossing my fingers for us all!
October 29th, 2006 at 9:16 pm
RQ, nevermind. I just read it in “about us”
October 29th, 2006 at 9:17 pm
My favorites are:
The fact that my 13 yr old daughter still calls me mama and wants to be tucked into be at night (I am cherishing that as long as I can).
My two cats purring and cuddled next to me.
My husbands touch.
Dreaming about my daughter to be in China.
Florida State Football.
Tim McGraw.
Florida sunshine.
October 29th, 2006 at 9:23 pm
Okay is it just me or has the whole format on the CCAA websight changed? The dates haven’t changed but it looks different. Does it look the same to you all?
October 29th, 2006 at 9:25 pm
* Listening to my son pray at dinner, “… and please watch over Hope where ever she is tonight, keep her safe and help China hurry up and get her to us. And please help me get through these vegetables.”
*My support team, family, friends, church, My MOM & Rumor Queen!!
*Looking at baby clothes, in pink!
*Okay I LOVE my sewing machine too!
October 29th, 2006 at 9:26 pm
My mom and I would clean the house on Saturday afternoons. Then we would go to the grocery store and buy groceries. Of course, we would fill the cart with lots of junk food. We would return home, pop popcorn, and curl up on the couch with popcorn & a movie. One of my favorites was The Sound of Music. One of my favorite things……memories of my childhood. Thanks RQ for making this wait much easier for all of us. LID 12/20/05
October 29th, 2006 at 9:29 pm
On a scale from 1-10 how certain are we that they will update CCAA board tonight?
this is my first week with RQ…and last week we thought they would update it…didn’t know if tonight was a sure thing or just hoping….
October 29th, 2006 at 9:29 pm
My Favorite things:
–80’s Music (usually hair-band)
–Playing trucks, cars, trains with my boys
–Imagining what it will be like to be able to play Barbies, house, kitchen with Ava
–Buying pink!!
–My loving husband who is my best friend!!
–Sleeping in past 7:30 am
–Spending time with my mom
–Warm choc. chip cookies with cold milk
–Pizza (hot or cold)
–a long walk outside (remember I live in MN so this only happens 6-8 months out of the year)
October 29th, 2006 at 9:31 pm
mmmmm…….Colin Firth in P&P
October 29th, 2006 at 9:35 pm
Colin is tasty
Anyone know if these puppies have even been mailed? It sounds like a lot of staying up for something that might not even be in the mail.
October 29th, 2006 at 9:37 pm
-remembering the second I got my referral for my first dd in 2001…an absolutely wonderful feeling!!!!
-being told by my dd that she loves me about 50 times a day.
-getting an extra hour of sleep last night!
-houses where the plumbing actually works
-getting a snow day (once in 25 years!!!)
-roaring fires
-winning the lottery (I can always hope!)
and of course, THIS SITE !!!!!
Snick :)
October 29th, 2006 at 9:37 pm
babydreamer,
Ain’t he purty?
October 29th, 2006 at 9:37 pm
MMMMMmmmmmmm! Warm Chocolate chip cookies with milk!!
MMMMmmmmm! Anything chocoloatey and warm with milk! How could I have ever forgotten that!
Girl’s day out with my friends!
Lunch filled with appetizers, good wine, and dessert (who needs an entree?).
Working on things for my daughter– wherever she may be– painting her nursery, writing in a journal for her, working on her quilt– nesting as DH calls it.
October 29th, 2006 at 9:38 pm
Colin Firth dipped in warm chocolate!
October 29th, 2006 at 9:41 pm
the wieght of my standard poodle’s head on my lap
playing my violin
making music with elemntary school kids
sudoku puzzles
my friends at church
listening to my son laugh
teasing my dad
October 29th, 2006 at 9:42 pm
great poem and song. Julie Andrews is timeless. Hopefully all will be blessed with an update on the CCAA site shortly with an agressive improvement in the dates!!! I’ve eaten a lot of STRESS chocolate while waiting for our other 4 children to come home from China and the 5th is not any easier and I’m 40lbs heavier unfortunately ! :-)…
October 29th, 2006 at 9:43 pm
A few of my favorite things:
-listening to my boys talking to each other at night after I have tucked them in, when they think we are not listening.
-the sound, smell and warmth of the ocean
-acupuncture, which I am in desperate need of about now
-a good book and cozy blanket
-a smiling child
-hearing the words “I love You” from my hubby, kids, parents
-RQ and my computer
-sunrise and sunsets
-Dunkin Donuts coffee
October 29th, 2006 at 9:43 pm
Today some of my favorite things were:
**This was my last day of work! I am ‘retiring’ to be a mom at home.
**A ladybug landed on my windshield while I was working, right by my face, and looked at me! (gotta mean my TA is on the way!)
**I was wishing for a bit of snow on my last day of work, while at my favorite spot in the forest. There was supposed to be no chance of this—but it snowed!!!!!
:-) happy in WA
October 29th, 2006 at 9:46 pm
So many favorite things.
I love the feeling on Sunday nights, when Monday is a holiday
When my 8 year old little boy comes home from school and I am outside watching him come down the road from the bus stop yelling to the top of his lungs…”MOMMY…MOMMY…MOMMY!”
October 29th, 2006 at 9:48 pm
A few of my favorite things:
*Goodnight kisses right before my kids fall asleep
*Freshly bathed and baby lotioned kids
*Hearing I love you mommy
*The comfort of my husband’s arms
*movie night-everyone in our bed eating popcorn and drinking cocoa
*riding around looking at Christmas lights(listening to the kids shout with excitement)
*the magic of Christmas morning
**** And of course, Seeing the CCAA site updated to show tons of referrals were just sent!
LID 10-27-05
October 29th, 2006 at 9:48 pm
Hugs from my 17 year old son who is 6 inches taler than me, when he doesn’t pull away
Girl time with my 16 year old when she walks through the mall and isn’t embarassed to hold my hand.
My 12 year old’s belly laughs and when he leans unconsciously leans against me when we are watching tv together.
My husband’s undershirts b/c they smell like him and they are soft and worn against my cheek.
Baby anything like their chubby feet, pastel clothes, books, hats, tiny socks, lullabys, soft skin, noses and double chins.
Dryhing a baby off after a bath and giving them a “baby massage” with Johnsons Baby lotion (the kind in the pink botte) I love the smell of that stuff!
Thunderstorms
Warm sugar cookies straight out of the oven
Thanksgiving
My Grandpa
Oh- and Sting and Matthew McCouneghy’ abs and voice (Spelling?)
Meg
LID 9/29
October 29th, 2006 at 9:49 pm
This is the best most amazing group ever!! I’m pulling for you all and just can’t wait to see those referral announcements!! RQ — you are amazingly wonderful!! I don’t know how I would have gotten through this process without this site! July 25, 2005 LID, Leaving 11/24 to bring home our baby #5, Zoe!! (First adoption but baby number 5!!)
Oh, and what do I love the most — well, I have to say hearing my children laugh, watching them love and most of all, their hugs and kisses!!!
October 29th, 2006 at 9:49 pm
Hello RQ and everyone. This is my first entry. I have been following for a couple of days now. Enjoyed everyones response as we wait for the referral news from CCAA.
Have a question as not sure what some abbreviations mean. What is DTC? I have a LID date of 9-16-05, but not sure what my DTC would be unless it would be the date our dossier was sent to China. Also, what is TA?
Know this is for SN (Special Needs) referrals but not sure what it means. This is terrific that everyone gets together to wait the time out and talk about it. LID 9-16-05.
October 29th, 2006 at 9:50 pm
Somehow I hit the wrong key while typing my last post. So to continue…
I also love when my 21 year old, who in the Navy calls just to see how I’m doing.
I love when my husband is watching Extreme Home Makeover and acts like he has something in his eye when I know that it is really a tear.
I have an autistic child and I truly love his innocence and his big laugh.
October 29th, 2006 at 9:51 pm
Hi. I just found you guys this weekend. I’m LID 11/16/2005. As far as ladybugs go, for her first Halloween I dressed up my first daughter from China as a ladybug. It can only mean good things. Holding out hope for all of you August 10ths and beyond. I’m thinking some of September, too!
October 29th, 2006 at 9:53 pm
JerseyGirl
ROTFL and crying, you are so funny
My dh says he is going to have to take away my computer privileges if I can’t hold it down. :-)
October 29th, 2006 at 9:55 pm
Getting into a warm bed on a cold night
A big snow storm and staying in your PJ’s all day
Sunday naps after Church
Reading a good book in bed at night
Christmas!
the beautiful colors of Autumn
making home made pizza on Friday nights
When my kids tell me they love me (and they are 21 & 18!)
The beach!
A shower after being on the beach!
When our little boston terrier Bella sleeps under the covers
My husband who is my best friend
Laughing with my sister as only sisters can
Having my parents get to see their grandchildren grow up!
The tatoo I am going to get of the Chinese symbol for “LIFE”, which will symbolize our baby in China
October 29th, 2006 at 9:56 pm
nicurn, babydreamer, JerseyGirl…
…have you seen the beautiful baby blues of the most recent Darcy? Not bad, not bad at all and a voice like silk.
October 29th, 2006 at 9:57 pm
I have a good feeling about tonight. Saw a whole bunch of ladybugs today! (Well, they were camped out on my grandmother’s turnips munching on the aphids that have destroyed her garden, but LADYBUGS, nonetheless! :)
October 29th, 2006 at 9:59 pm
This is great! But I have so many!
- falling snow, fall leaves, new growth, ocean views, walking in the country
- terms of endearment from my children - the latest “you’re the bestest mommy/daddy I ever had” said with a hug
- long deep talks with my husband
- running scared (shrieking and laughing while being chased) through the really scary haunted house with my childhood friend last week
- dancing before God & music
- people who like to go deep and be genuine
- ice cream
- freedom to be goofy
-psychology
- watching people make positive life altering decisions
- Francine Rivers’ “A Voice in the Wind” and “An Echo in the Darkness”
- when people show courage to be authentic and not just follow the crowd
- the sparkle in my son’s eye & my daughter’s sweet nature
October 29th, 2006 at 10:02 pm
My six dogs
My wonderful mom…hope I am as good of a mom.
My job/babydoc
Rumor Queen…of course
P.S. I took care of the real nanny to the Von Trapp family
when I was an Intern..totally cool!!
October 29th, 2006 at 10:05 pm
the smell of a campfire on a crisp camping evening.
sunrises, the day is full of possibilities at that point
October 29th, 2006 at 10:07 pm
Nicurn, yes he is pretty easy on the eyes…
and rich (as Darcy)
that’s one of my favorite things…rich guys
InterestedLurker, no haven’t seen the new one. He has to be something to follow THE Mr. Darcy.
October 29th, 2006 at 10:11 pm
seeing my girls smiling faces in the morning
Having my best friend and DH always by my side
walking to the beach every day
our hundred year old home leaks and all
the smell of DH
hearing my mom stomp in the front door
a glass of wine after a hard day
when something unexpected reminds me of China, like a smell
waiting to see the face of our third
October 29th, 2006 at 10:12 pm
lost my post somehow
trying again
Nicurn, yes he is easy on the eyes,
and rich (as Darcy)
that’s one of my favorite things, rich guys
InterestedLurker, no I haven’t seen him yet, but he must be something to follow THE Mr. Darcy
October 29th, 2006 at 10:13 pm
kdmommydoc Says:
October 29th, 2006 at 10:02 pm
My six dogs
WOW!!!! Ok so I have to know what kind of pups and what are their names??? Our dogs are like our children..may seem silly to some…but they are our life. However we just lost one, our lab Bogey, because he ate an entire bath towel!!! God love him…in the past he had also eaten part of a Christmas Tree…his leather collar and an ENTIRE SHOWER CURTAIN right off the pole!!! Now it is just DH, me and Abby our Chow…waiting on Sianna!
October 29th, 2006 at 10:16 pm
My DH, my mommy, my kitties, the first 8 yrs. of my life, the ocean, chocolate, August sunsets in Paris, anywhere/anytime in Europe, making others laugh, shopping for gifts, great food.
ThreeBlueSteps, I found Friedrich for you:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0358749/
And, yes, there’s always Colin…
October 29th, 2006 at 10:18 pm
My favorite things…
The sound of our boys laughing with each other
Watching a family movie together in front of the fireplace
The color of the changing leaves in the fall
The smell of my DH
Watching the children sleep
The smell of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies
Having this site and fellow waiting families to lean on
Family vacations
Christmas
Hearing “I love you, mommy”
LID 9/15/05
October 29th, 2006 at 10:28 pm
Waking up and realizing that it’s Saturday morning…the whole weekend ahead. Sitting in the living room on Christmas Eve with no lights on except the tree lights. Hearing rain on our skylights in the middle of the night while I lay in bed. Crisp, beautiful Colorado autumn days. Watching it snow while sitting curled up, preferably with a fire going and a good book. The smell of a good meal cooking. Hearing my husband laugh when he talks to his best friend on the phone. Crawling into bed together every night. And yes, puppy breath.
October 29th, 2006 at 10:30 pm
First time poster here, but very, very long time fan of the Queen. A few of my favorite things:
* Campfires with s’mores
* Watching the northern lights
* Big hugs from my nieces & nephews
* Jumping off the back of the boat on a hot summer day
* Lightening bugs
* Autumn leaves crunching under my feet
* My DH’s eyes
* The first snowfall of the season
* Hanging out with my mom and dad on their porch
* Seeing wildlife while walking in the woods
* Traipsing through the snow to find the perfect Christmas tree
* HG-TV
* The dream of becoming a mom
Best wishes to all Aug Lids-Thinking and hoping for you all.
–JVH
LID 10/28/05
October 29th, 2006 at 10:32 pm
My favorite things:
- Long walks holding hands with my wife,
- Quiet talks on the beach as the waves lap at our feet,
- The smile on my daughers face when she batts her eyes at me and says… “Daaaaddddd”,
- Family and cuddle time in bed on a snow day,
- Thanksgiving dinner with family,
- Opening up the Christmas gift my wife selected for me,
- Playing ball with our golden retriever,
- Warm cider on a cold winter night,
- The smell and warmth of a bonfire on a fall night,
- Ahhh - haaa moments from my students,
- Buying clothes for our daughter to be….boy is that fun, even for a DAD!!
- Listening to the laughs from the other room as Snoopy and the Great Pumpkin play on a DVD,
- Sharing dreams with all the parents waiting with us!!
- Thanking God through song at church, especially at Christmas!
- Reading updates from RQ knowing that the day we are united with our daughter is one day closer!
October 29th, 2006 at 10:34 pm
wow, what a joy.
Favorite things:
Being asked to think about them and realize how many there are
standing on the scale and seeing the number go down
cuddling just bathed babies in their blanket sleepers
soft tummies, just not my own!
TRUE empathy- giving it and getting it
holding my fathers hand- so big and strong, yet soft and gentle. I held it my whole life and held it while he died in March. sigh.
Imagining seeing Sara and holding her the first time
Holding my boys the first time
Kissing my husband at our wedding and realizing how much I love being his wife
tasting a kiss from someone who has been drinking scotch (this is an old memory, ok?!!)
Our Waldorf School community
snow days and lounging in pajamas - being snowed in and having a fully stocked fridge and everyone home safe
Listening to big orchestral sounds
the beach at 4 PM
New England
Everyone who loves me
and of course, being part of the one and only RQ community
October 29th, 2006 at 10:35 pm
My favorite things:
Watching our kids play and act silly
dates with my DH
S’mores at the beach
tea parties
reading before bed…”Thorn in My Heart” is so good
backpacking
shopping with my girls
baking
scrapbooking
Third Day
Chris Rice
A couple of hours ago my daughter asked me my favorite things in the WHOLE WORLD. I said “Hmmm…Jesus and My family….” She says “Real nice Mom, you like “Cheez-Its” more than your family?
October 29th, 2006 at 10:45 pm
My favorite things:
Watching our kids play and act silly
Dates with my DH
S’mores at the Beach
Tea parties
Reading in bed ….(”Thorn In My Heart” is so good)
Shopping with my girls
Scrapbooking
Backpacking
Road trips
We were riding in the van tonight and my six year old who was in the back seat asked me what my favorite things were in the WHOLE WORLD. I said “Hmmmm….Jesus and my family” She says “Nice Mom, you love CHEEZ-ITS more than your family?!”
October 29th, 2006 at 10:46 pm
Watching my husband and daughter play with polly pockets on the floor
My daughter’s piggy kisses
Listening to my daughter sing in the backseat of the car
scrapbooking our lives
Seeing my daughter’s smiling face as she crawls in the bed with us every morning
My daughter telling me that she is thankful for me
**Hoping that my husband gets the best 40th birthday present ever this week***
October 29th, 2006 at 10:49 pm
Seeingred- the Cheez-its comment just cracked me up!
I love this thread, so many things I love are on these lists. I will add hearing my 9 year old DD tell me she is happy I am her mother, my 6 yr old son telling me he loves me so much he could explode, hanging out with my Mom and two sisters when we can just talk about anything and everything without worry of judgement, getting a card in the mail for no reason just because someone is thinking about me, the smell of fall, caramel/candy apples, picking pumpkins at Hubers, and dreaming of my daughter who waits for us in China.
Dana LID 2/28/06
October 29th, 2006 at 10:50 pm
Oh and I have to agree….. Colin Firth…right after he gets out of the pond…..the only Mr Darcy in my eyes!!!!
October 29th, 2006 at 10:53 pm
My Favorite Things….
Watching my boys playing together
Spending time with friends
Napping on my mom’s couch after Thanksgiving dinner
Playing our annual family Kickball game
Having my 8 year old ask to still be his “room parent” in school
Taking a long walk on a cool autumn day
Snuggeling with my guys while watching a movie and eating microwave popcorn
The way my dog (Harley) cuddles up with me in bed whenever DH is away
Knowing that I WILL have a daughter!
October 29th, 2006 at 10:54 pm
I can’t believe there’s already been 110 comments and I just got here.
I got some readin’ to do…
Please, please, let us see through the 25th….
I’ve seen ladybugs like crazy today and have been ‘nesting’ like crazy (much to the chagrin of my 12 year old, who bore the brunt of mom insane cleaning)….
and I don’t clean for nothin’ so let’s see the 25th!!!
PLEASE?????
Mary
8/25/05…hangin’ on by a thread…
October 29th, 2006 at 11:00 pm
Hey Mary!! Good to see you!! I hope and pray that we see the 25th for you too!
Jenni
October 29th, 2006 at 11:05 pm
sorry double post!!
October 29th, 2006 at 11:10 pm
Favorite Things:
Ice Cream
Sunshine
Thunderstorms
the smell of coffee. bacon and toast mingled together like at my grandfathers house in Green Bay when I was small
The beach on Florida’s not so “forgotten” coast, the Colorado
Mountains (Eldora- the one place I can remember feeling still)
Good memories, good friends, kissing,
getting up early when you don’t have to.
Family, the doggers(85 lb lab, shepherd, Chow mix, named Augie, two Dauchshund Champ, with the sweetest love, and Charm)
Gardening, working on my house (its paid for!)
The list goes on and on…knowing that I am one of the fortunate ones and trying to remember that on the bad days.
Sleep tight, good night to you all….
Hoping for a wonderful surprise (at least through 8/24 / 05)when I wake up.
ADE
LID 8/26/05
LID
October 29th, 2006 at 11:14 pm
Today at the bullseye store my 10 year old came up to me with a shirt he just HAD to have. It had a wish list written on it.
The first thing on the list said
-my new sister
Talk about making a mama cry. It was beautiful. I am so lucky!!
LID 8/24/05… riding the fence and ready
October 29th, 2006 at 11:15 pm
i love her. i love him. i love him. …i love them. Her smiles, laughs, skipping and dancing. .. his cuddles, warmth and struts. ..his smile, touch, voice, intelligence…our connection. .. and….i love the anticipation of baby.
,,,thank you RQ for starting this love fest …we all have lots and lots to be grateful for…
October 29th, 2006 at 11:15 pm
Okay, now I’ve read through some of the posts…
My favorite things..
-a rainy day, warm fire, and board games with my boys (that would be DH, DS1, and DS2)
-the crunch of leaves in the fall
-getting away with DH for some precious couple-time
-having one-on-one time with each of my boys
-Christmas snow
-eating popcorn and watching Christmas specials with my boys
-a Good Book
-family walks in the woods
-CHOCOLATE
-DH’s eyes
-DH’s quiet humor
-DS1 & DS2’s smiles
-faster internet
-the smell of baking cookies
-chocolate chip cookie dough
-finding clothes that fit and I can afford
-a clean house (this one I don’t see too often)
-a good canoe trip
October 29th, 2006 at 11:15 pm
A few of my favorite things:
*When I talk to my mini-Schnauzer and he tilts his head and lifts his ears with a look in his eye that says he understands. *When I’m the only one who gets my DH’s joke and laugh out loud while others look on w/ a puzzled look on their face.
*Coffee, tea, a glass of wine and unhurried time shared with a dear friend.
*Singing my favorite Hymns at church
*Quiet time listening to good music
*Any time spent with dear family & friends laughing & laughing & laughing
*Getting anything disorganized, organized :)
October 29th, 2006 at 11:17 pm
Hi Jenni!
Good to ’see’ you tonight!
Hopefully we’ll both have some celebratin’ to do soon!
At least you should…I’m still teetering on the fence…
October 29th, 2006 at 11:20 pm
Some more:
-Christmas music
-Watching my kids’ faces light up when we walk into church on Christmas Eve, and it’s all decked out for the first time.
-doing Christmas cards
-wrapping the last Christmas present
Okay, can you tell what’s been on my mind today? I just realized how close we are to Christmas, and I have some shopping to do….
October 29th, 2006 at 11:25 pm
-Sunday drives, any road trips
-Long talks with my son (Just listening & being so proud of the person he has become.
-Snow days off work & School. We curl up with a blanket, drink hot chocolate and watch movies and open the blinds and watch it snow.
-My husband holding me & long walks.
-Long bathes with candle light and soft music
-Chocolate..
-All the lights out and just the Christmas lights on.
-Spending time with friends.
-Fall leaves on the ground
-Smokey mountains & The Ocean
-Listening to my son play guitar
-a good Romantic Movie
October 29th, 2006 at 11:27 pm
The first time you hear the magical word, “Mommy”.
October 29th, 2006 at 11:38 pm
The words, “Touchdown Arkansas!”, Calling the Hogs with my husband & son, the sound of a can of coke being opened, holding a child’s hand (probably one of the sweetest sensations here on Earth!), when my dogs sigh, knowing my husband loves me & my son thinks (incredibly) that I am cool. Colin Firth’s not bad, either…
October 29th, 2006 at 11:41 pm
I love autumn & going for long walks in the crisp air, shopping, getting back into a warm bed after I let my dog out in the morning, having movie nights at home with my DH, dark chocolate (the darker & more bitter the better).
Also, if any of you know who Chris Rice is, he has a song that has become my adoption wait theme song. It’s called ‘Smile’ & here are the lyrics:
How far are You?
How close am I?
I know Your words are true when I don’t feel them inside
Still I believe You’ll never leave
So where are You now?
You’re all I have
You’re all I’ve known
Your breath is breathing in my soul
Still I am gasping, aching, asking,
Where are you now?
‘Cause I just want to be with You
I dream about Your promise to return
I just want this waiting to be over
And I wake up hangin’ on Your every word
I just want to be with You
For now my feet are planted here on earth
And it helps to know the Day is getting closer
And it helps to know the day is getting closer
But every minute takes and hour
Every inch feels like a mile
Till I won’t have to imagine
And I finally get to see You smile!
My journey’s here, but my heart is There
So I dream and wait, and keep the faith, while You prepare
Our destiny, till You come back for me
Oh, please make it soon!
October 29th, 2006 at 11:42 pm
-have you ever smelled a newborns breath?
-have you heard the sound of autumn’s first winds?
-have you ever laughed so hard with your family that you thought you’d spit or pee or worse?
-what about the Christmas morning?
-First bikes rides - first lost tooth? First anythings!
I’m so full from reading all your comments.
Isn’t it amazing that all of our favorites have to do with our
families! Wow….it must be Thanksgiving tonight. I’m just glad this is more than sock swaps and packing lists.
God bless you all tonight - praying for the best of news.
October 29th, 2006 at 11:43 pm
Here are the top ones, in no particular order:
Getting ready for Kayli! (Of course: first grandchild!)
My seven children - the four who were born to me and the three who each married one of them.
Having them all home any time they can be here.
Thanksgiving and all the love and laughter of that day.
Old friends.
New friends.
Preparing Christmas gifts for our adopted angels from the Angel Tree, and the fact that my adult children decided a few years ago that we should do that instead of exchanging gifts with each other!
Hot weather, but when it gets cold, just staying home with the fireplace going and those I love with me.
Chili or soup with homemade bread on a cold day.
Sweet iced tea - yes, I’m from the South.
The Christmas Eve service at church.
Almost any kind of music - there are so many things musical that move me to tears!
Knowing that my children grew up to be wonderful people, that they are grounded in their beliefs, and that they care about others.
My siblings and their special families.
My mother, who is in a nursing home in the last stages of Alzheimer’s and is the most precious, loving soul I have ever known.
My stepfather, who helped raise us and has cared for my mother in the most amazing ways in the nine years since her diagnosis.
Last but not least, my husband, who has tolerated all my moodiness and craziness through 36 years of marriage and remains kind, faithful and special!
October 29th, 2006 at 11:44 pm
The quietness of skis gliding over powder
The crack of a bat at the first warm baseball game of the season
Singing my favorite praise songs
Snuggling with my husband on the couch
Christmas morning at Mama’s with my whole family complete with our traditional breakfast
Hugs
The realization that so many friends and family are extremely interested in our adoption process
Walking in the quietness of the morning with our dog
And I could go on and on…
~KM
October 29th, 2006 at 11:51 pm
It’s not often in my life that I am without words but…here I sit with tears running down my face and a lump in my throat. You guys are amazing!
I’ll add..
the amazing gift of being able to teach for a living
my two sweet cats that have been with me through the darkest days
picking apples in NC
walking on the beach in the winter
home made apple pie
being able to go home to New England
Laying in bed bundled up on a cold night with the window open
holding a sleeping baby
the laughter of my high school students
good friends
Riverdance…Live!
changing leaves of autumn in New England
the sound of bag pipes
ice cold watermelon on a hot day
the inexpressible joy of knowing that I will see my daughter’s face next month.
October 29th, 2006 at 11:54 pm
my daughter’s head in the cradle of my neck when she’s sleeping on my shoulder
my dog licking my face when he wants us out of bed to take him for a walk
the expression on my 3 year old daughter’s face when she is washing her hair
my DH cooking up a gourmet meal for me
my daughter’s face when she is trying to think of a particular word
laughing with my sisters
laughing with my girlfriends
watching my DH and daughter watering plants together, carving a pumpkin tonight
October 29th, 2006 at 11:58 pm
Katri, your post reminded me of a really loving thing my husband did when my daughter lost her first tooth. My daughter Jacqueline lost her first tooth and while she was brushing the rest of them, her tooth fell down the drain. She was so upset, so she wrote the tooth fairy a note that said, “dear tooth fairy, my tooth went down the drain, i really did lose it I promise, so would you please still leave me $5, or $10 or $20?” My husband came home from work (he works nights) and took the entire drain apart under the sink and found Jacki’s tooth and put both the tooth and $20 under her pillow. Needless to say, she believed in the tooth fairy for a very long time! I thought that was such a sweet thing and I wanted to share it with you all.
Loraine
LID: 8-30-05–waiting no so patiently for AOA!
October 30th, 2006 at 12:09 am
I love it when after 15 refreshes you press f5 one more time and see the CCAA website changed….then your spinning your tires so fast to get back to RQ and alert everyone because you want to be the first, and you’re never the first, cause RQ’s #1!!!!! I love visualizing this whole internet wait as a made for tv movie!!! I’m Meg Ryan…please!!! And the dudes that are so awesome here are like Mel Gibsons or who ever they want to play……I just love the idea that real life is better than a movie. Who’d ever thought of this crazy script anyway. Real drama. Real life. Real rumors.
October 30th, 2006 at 12:10 am
Here’s my list
- the smell of a baby’s head, a delightful mixture of Baby Magic and powder
- a wood fire for sight and smell
- snuggling with my boys &DH on a stormy night (lots of thunder and lightening) in my huge king size bed.
- coffee and a in-law b!+ch session with the girlfriends
- a unexpected kiss from one of my little men
- a flourless chocolate cake with Champagne
- the first garden tomato of the summer still warm from the sun.
- flannel PJ’s and sheets
October 30th, 2006 at 12:15 am
Well this will have to finish playing out in my dreams…cause I gotta go to bed!!!
Thanks to RQ and everyone who made this night awesome with all their favorite things! Oh and the tooth fairy story…PRICELESS!!!!
May we all wake up to BABIES BABIES BABIES!!!!!!!!!!!
Nite!
October 30th, 2006 at 12:15 am
browneyedgirl——-I LOVE a good in-law b**ch session, I could do that all night—that’s a great one!!
—P.nut!
October 30th, 2006 at 12:18 am
OK, I have just started reading through all these wonderful posts, but tonight, after a long weekend alone without my dh and without an update from CCAA, my favorite thing is having 135 beautiful comments to read about people’s favorite things. What a lovely way to end the weekend!
And, as a first time parent-to-be, I know a lot of these lovely things are finally just around the corner for us…
October 30th, 2006 at 12:20 am
- watching our first baby - our dog, run “off leash” in the surf w/my DH running along…pure bliss
- Watching my DH walk through the door after a long day and still (after almost 17 years) see me and SMILE
- Sunday mornings, hang’n w/good coffee, the paper, a nice warm blankie
- my Mom’s wisdom, unconditional love…
- Phone calls from my sister so far away…just to say HI and I love you
- my big brother
- a great bottle of wine w/my bestfriend
- a weekend w/my gals
- never grow tired of walking down the street and my DH reaching for my hand…simply…but so special
- entertaining for family and friends…I love to have our house full of friends/family, conversation, good food, laughter, stories
- Thanksgiving w/my family and extended family…I love Thanksgiving…the food, the family, friends, eating too much, eating too much again…
- I love the Holidays…all of them!
- Christmas…
October 30th, 2006 at 12:31 am
One more thing to add to my list:
The RQ community. You are an amazing group of people and I am humbled to be a part of you. You have made me laugh and have made me cry and have offered a shoulder and advice when I have needed it. And after reading everyone’s list so far, you have made realize just how truly blessed I am, which is something during this wait that I tend to forget, and for that I offer you all a heartfelt thank you. May God bless you all.
October 30th, 2006 at 12:44 am
Here are a few more favorite things:
- DD’s giggles and laughs (when she tells a “new” joke again and again)
- DH’s cuddle (without DD between us)
- DCat’s bonking against my forehead in the morning
- Watching DH and DD running on the beach together (while I take pictures)
- Warm tropical wind at sunset
- Snuggling in a warm bed when its cold outside
- A job well done
- Amazing red and orange sunsets of home
- Driving along Skyline from work to home
- (Ummmm) Chris Cross’ ‘Sailing’
Making this list, it reminds me of the things that are really important. I think I have what it takes now to complete this wait race. I need to focus on what I have and what I need to change before our next DD comes into our lives. I wish you all a restful and peaceful night and rest-of-wait.
Thanks RQ.
K.
October 30th, 2006 at 12:46 am
My favorite things:
Waking up in the morning to my husband’s smile
My niece saying I love you Auntie M!!
Making homemade bread
Smelly bassett hounds that warm your lap and lick away your tears
Christmas carols
Tulips poking out of the snow
Finger painting with kids
The smell of play dough
Grey’s anatomy
Rainy Oregon days
I hope that you August LIDS get some great news tonight!!
October 30th, 2006 at 12:47 am
My Favorite Things!
*Holding/Snuggling a kiddo/baby that has just woke up!
*Snoozing with a kiddo/baby.
*A house filled with loud happy kids.
*My 3 little boys
*My Husband!
*Homemade Chicken, vegetable, barley soup on a winter day.
*The smell of dinner cooking.
*Christmas Music especially the Ray Coniff Singers and Johnny Mathis.
*Tropical Vacations
*Hot Baths
*Girl Weekends
*Coffee, Bagel and a walk on the beach
*Sleeping in
*Pajama Days
*Yes, and RQ
Ziggy
LID 6/6/06
October 30th, 2006 at 12:58 am
Her are some of mine:
* sunny fall days
* waking up only to discover that you have another hour until the alarm goes off.
* movie popcorn
* tax refunds
* synergy in conversations
* magical dinner parties where everyone sits around the table laughing and sharing stories for hours.
* stimulating discussions
* seeing children when they get excited about something
* finding the perfect gift for someone you love
* having your very own concerts in your car (where you are the star)
* raw cookie dough and diet coke for breakfast
* asking my 3.5 year old niece what she wants for her birthday and hearing that she would like a computer so she can check her e-mails (maybe she’s checking the CCAA too)
* watching someone with great passion sing
* daydreaming about becoming a mom
October 30th, 2006 at 1:02 am
My Favorite Things
*snuggling with my DH and two dogs
*the sound of crashing waves and fog horns
*sitting by a warm fire
*long walks in the woods
*my mom’s chocolate chip cookies
*the first leaves of spring
*Mackinac Island in the summer
*RQ
October 30th, 2006 at 1:07 am
My favorite things–
a little bagel with my cream cheese
my daughter dressed up like a princess
Christmas
really cheesy hairbands- primarily Poison
people who “get it” with adoption
fall
coming home to a clean house ( I think that happened once)
the fair
fair food
Clemson Tiger football
Hide and Go Seek with my daughter, who tells you where to hide and then finds you
the refresh button
Patsy Cline
LID 7/26/06
October 30th, 2006 at 1:09 am
*rain on the tent fly while cozy in my sleeping bag
*my cat’s purr
*everything about my daughter - her smile, her laugh, the way she touches my face, the curve of her little bottom, the things she says….
*oatmeal with apricots
*watching my daughter skate
*reading in bed
*dim sum on Sundays
October 30th, 2006 at 1:17 am
80’s music
Dancing in my bedroom when noone is looking
My sons dimples
How both my DH and DS whistle all the time
Hearing my DS singing in the shower
naps
old friends
the beach
singing(even though i couldn’t carry a tune in a bucket)
having a reason to get dressed up
laughing until you cry
that my dossier should be off to China tomorrow or Tues.
October 30th, 2006 at 1:28 am
I guess we often as mostly women forget the one important love our lives…ourselves.
Kudos to us all for being strong, insightful, PAITIENT, loving and most of sharing and caring. It is what makes us loveable too.
My DH is the true love of my life and will go join him now in sleep. Love to you all and let’s hope for some referrals.
October 30th, 2006 at 1:29 am
I guess we often as mostly women forget the one important love our lives…ourselves.
Kudos to us all for being strong, insightful, PAITIENT, loving and most of all sharing and caring. It is what makes us loveable too.
My DH is the true love of my life and will go join him now in sleep. Love to you all and let’s hope for some referrals.
October 30th, 2006 at 1:30 am
sorry for the duplicate…
goodnight
October 30th, 2006 at 1:45 am
*snuggling with my DH and two dogs
*the sound of crashing waves and fog horns
*sitting by a warm fire
*long walks in the woods
*my mom’s chocolate chip cookies
*Mackinac Island in the summer
*the first leaves in the spring
*RQ
October 30th, 2006 at 1:47 am
Are we still holding out hope that the change on their website will happen tonight? I have been away watching a show and see everyone is still on a positive spin!!! Yahoo to the RQ for getting us off in a good direction!
October 30th, 2006 at 1:49 am
*snuggling w/ my boys.
*snuggling w/ my Golden Retriever and Maine Coon cat
*hot bubble bath with a good book
*campfires
*camping with my family
*the beach*
*the woods
*riding horses in the fall
*”girl time” with girlfriends
*college football
*college campus walks in the fall
*feeling on top of things (work, schedules, home)
Good night….
October 30th, 2006 at 1:50 am
what time is it in China? Anyone know?
October 30th, 2006 at 3:02 am
* going back in time and listening to all U2’s album, each of one bringing back memories
* watching my husband playing drums in his band
* going to concerts
* caraibean sea
* holidays, holidays, holidays
* walking in the park with my husband after a tought day at work and chatting
* photography and now scrapbooking
* books, books, books
* going to Dublin for a few days because this city makes me feel happy
8:00 AM in Brussels, and still no update
Iseirinne
Lid 9 nov 05
http://www.waitingforyou.be
October 30th, 2006 at 3:16 am
Just past midnight in Colorado and wondering if I am going to last much longer. RQ have you gone to bed?
October 30th, 2006 at 3:57 am
NEW POST ON CCAA WEBSITE ! Only in Chinese … Can anyone translate ?
See news, Oct. 27th …
RDT
October 30th, 2006 at 4:26 am
I just got up to check the site and I can’t figure out the post either. It looks like the brginning has dates of 10/16 and 17.
October 30th, 2006 at 4:31 am
According to lmr (see previous entry ‘Thirteen hour’) the post is about a conference
Iseirinne
http://www.waitingforyou.be
October 30th, 2006 at 4:33 am
I figured out the google translate thing and it is about an “orphan and disabled children in special education and health development seminar held in Shanghai.” Sorry my eyes are working well enough to see the other post..Back to bed now.
October 30th, 2006 at 7:22 am
LinPatton-about my six dogs
Sorry, I went to bed, I was on call. I have Sammie, a diabetic Keeshond, Precious, a rescued keeshond, Tippy, jack russel, Ginger, a chihuahua, Buddy and Cody are mutts…all are house dogs…they are the loves of my life. Sorry to hear about Bogey. We can not wait for referrals…..
October 30th, 2006 at 8:18 am
What the heck … no change to the CCAA website! Here’s hoping we hear news of referrals being receieved. AOA!!!
October 30th, 2006 at 8:20 am
No changes yet - sigh-.
Pleaaaaaaaaaase !!!!! I want a good rumor ! Can’t take this anymore…..
LId 8/23