I’m hearing that TA’s from the most recent batch of NSN referrals are beginning to arrive.
Congrats to everyone who is so much closer to finally being able to buy those plane tickets!

One agency with LID’s of Feb 9 has informed their people they should get their referral in October. From what I can tell though, this is not something they have heard from the CCAA, they are just guestimating.
Two agencies confirm that matching has not yet begun.

Half the Sky has an opportunity to get some funding from American Express, but they need our help.
Funding received will go towards helping the child earthquake victims by funding four children’s recovery centers for two years. But they’ve got to be in the top 25 in order for that to happen.
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I don’t see any rumors of a cut off yet.
There is an interesting news story about the Chinese government opening up registrations for those wanting to adopt orphans from the quake. They make a note of saying foreigners can not apply.
 
 
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Thanks for the condolences, but I’m really okay. This is goodbye, but it isn’t completely [...]

I’m not going to be around much for a day or two. I should be able to check for rumors two or three times a day and report if I find any, but that is likely to be all I have time for.
A very dear man died and our family will be leaving town to [...]

Apparently not everyone has as much trouble finding tiny panties that don’t cost an arm and a leg as I’ve had. I’ve been making do with what was put away of GG’s, but have been looking for more small sizes for a while with no luck. I was pretty excited to find some yesterday.
Oh, I [...]